质与量　林钰堂

心纯质实量堪荷，众寡随缘恒进行；
越份强撑难长久，纷杂酬对已俗流。

跋

修行弘法，质当务实，量宜适荷。保持纯真志愿，行径朴实，负荷适量，则不论处境时局，一任众寡随缘，皆得以持续进行。虽然真实，却过份勉强，则无以长远。纵使门面风光，盛极一时，奈何忙于宣传、应对，无暇静修；能不流于世俗常情圈内者几希！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○一年八月廿四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Quality and Quantity　Yutang Lin

Pure intention, solid practices and carriable load,
Despite changes in situations, will always go on.
Overexerting endeavors could not be long lasting;
Engulfed in busy social activities is plain worldly.

Comment:

Dharma practices and services should be solid in quality and manageable in quantity. Maintaining pure aspiration, solid and plain approaches and proper amount of load would ensure continuation of progress on the path despite changes in environment and supports. If the load is overexerting, even though the intention is pure and the quality solid, it would not last for long. For those that appear to be popular and famous, nevertheless there is no leisure for practice in solitude because of too many social and propaganda activities, then they could hardly escape the fate of becoming players of worldly games.

Written in Chinese on August 24, 2001
Translated on August 28, 2001
El Cerrito, California

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