自检行实　林钰堂

智悲开展执潜消，正道难明需慎勤；
事相所役入歧路，习染转深难出缠。

跋

学佛一事，根本上在于自心是否确实智悲开展、执着消减。至于世间之荣枯、好恶，与修途上之长进，实际上毫不相干。修行者应多注意此点，务实而不虚浮。若勤于事相，甚至成为争执，则误矣！在“佛法”、“菩提”名义下，造业而不自觉，徒然增添轮回中之习气与污染，而与解脱之目标，背道而驰，惜哉！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○○年元月十七日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Reflecting on the Real Import　Yutang Lin

Wisdom and Compassion expand while attachment dwindling;
Right path being difficult to discern one should be careful and diligent.
Driven by formality and worldly concerns is going astray;
How could one be liberated with ever deepening habits of pollution?.

Comment:

The path of enlightenment is essentially a matter of cultivation of wisdom and compassion through reduction of attachment. As to prosperity and fame in the worldly circles, that is completely irrelevant to progress on the spiritual path. A practitioner should pay particular attention to this point so as to engage in real cultivation instead of superficial activities. If one were busy with matters of formalities and even to the extent of engaging in arguments, then that would certainly be a mistake. Under the labels of "Dharma" and "Bodhi" one is creating personal karma without being aware of its real import; consequently worldly habits and pollution are piled up and pulling one away from the goal of enlightenment. What a pity!

Written in Chinese and translated on January 17, 2000
El Cerrito, California

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