融通两边 林钰堂
不落两边行中道，两头落空何去从？
融通两边便活转，可进可退随缘渡。
跋
前作〈开合自在〉更有深一层之意义。佛法常云“不落（对立之）两边”，而以合乎空性之行止为“中道”。但是一般对空性难以悟达，遑论证入。若为“不落两边”，难免实则“两头落空”，而不知何去何从。故当暸解空性不落两端而融通两边，因此合于空性之中道行止即是可进可退之活用。明乎此，则无所执，而随缘渡生，示以此等透彻之了悟。
二○○七年五月廿七日
养和斋 于加州
 |
|---|
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yutang Lin"
To: "Hao Wang"
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:43 AM
Subject: Two New Poems in Calligraphy_两首新翰墨：开合自在、融通两边
Disciple Wang Hao had received the two new works related to the
seals he carved.
弟子王浩已经收到和他所刻印文相关的两件新作。
He appreciated the validity of my advices, and will make the
revisions accordingly.
他了解我的指导是正确的，并且将会依之来做修正。
He requested that I wrote these two poems in Calligraphy, so I did
and attached them.
他提请我亲书这两首诗，所以我也写了并且将它们附呈。
This email is Bcc to all on my list.
此电邮以密件传给我名单中所有的人。
Attain Enlightenment Soon!
祝早成佛！
Yutang
钰堂
To Unify Dual Sides Yutang Lin
Walking on the Middle Path without fallen into the dual sides,
Lost on both ends, whereto should one approach or stay away?
Once dual sides are unified one would turn around only lively,
Salvation moves can go back or forth depending on occasions.
Comment:
My previous work "To Open and Close at Will" contained a deeper significance that is to be revealed here. In Dharma it is often said that one should not fall into the extremes of either side of a duality, and that actions and non-actions that are in accordance with the philosophy of Blank Essence (Sunyata) constitute the Middle Path (between the two extremes). Nevertheless, ordinarily it is rather difficult for people to comprehend the significance of Blank Essence, not to mention to attain its realization in deeds. When Buddhists attempted to avoid falling into the extremes of two sides of a duality, in fact often they could not escape from falling into failure on both sides, and then they would not know where to approach to and where to stay away from. Therefore, we should understand that Blank Essence does not fall into the two extremes of duality and yet it does unify the two opposite sides of duality. And hence, actions and non-actions of the Middle Path that are in accordance with the philosophy of Blank Essence are simply lively behaviors that can move forward or backward, left or right, depending on the circumstances. Once this is comprehended, one would not have any specific grasping, but just spend the rest of one's life in salvation activities as situations arise and allow, so as to reveal such thorough comprehension of the essence of Dharma.
Written in Chinese and translated on May 27, 2007
El Cerrito, California
[Home][Back to list][To Unify Dual Sides]