关卡 林钰堂

是非轻重因人异,各逢其关便卡住;
执小忘大遂退转,了然因缘恒祝祷。

学佛退转者往往皆因心系琐事,又陷入自心妄念罗织之中。一经卡住,便难脱出。各择其途乃因缘如此。吾人唯有经常祝祷佛慧早开,早得出缠而已。

                     二○○七年四月廿二日
                     养和斋    于加州


Stuck Yutang Lin

Right or wrong, light or heavy, it varies with people.
Each one comes to his pass and becomes stuck there.
Grasping to pennies and forgetting pounds, they regress.
Seeing it to be causally so, we constantly pray for them.

Comment:

People who regressed on the Dharma path usually were mindful of trifling and trapped in a web of their own illusive thoughts. Once stuck there, it would be difficult to escape. Each one chooses his or her path; it is only natural and causally so. We can only pray constantly for their sooner enlightenment and emancipation.

Written in Chinese and translated on April 22, 2007
El Cerrito, California


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