一如佛在　林钰堂

俗说　敬神如神在
我们　拜佛如佛在
其实佛是无时无处不在
在尚未体会之前
只好说一如佛在了

已经示寂的祖师
似乎不在了
实修笃行的弟子
却往往不断得到教示
因此恭敬遵循
一如佛在

若是信心缺裂
如何补救
佛无计较
只要真心修忏　一如佛在
便得复圆

跋

此作之灵感，原只有前两段。尚未张眼，忽见下文：
晓艳：“（一图示一缺裂之心），如何补救”
因此续以第三段。这又是佛无时无处不在之例证。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○七年十月廿八日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Just as Buddha Were Present　Yutang Lin

It is commonly said, pay homage to gods as gods were present
For us Buddhists, we worship Buddha as Buddha were present
Indeed, Buddha is absent at no time and no where
Before we realize this through our own experiences
We can only say, just as Buddha were present

Gurus and patriarchs who had entered Nirvana
May seem no longer present
And yet disciples engaging in solid practices and deeds
Often continue to receive their timely instructions
Hence disciples remain respectful and observant
Just as Buddha were present

In case faith had been bleached and chipped
How to remedy the situation
Buddha sustains no accounting
Only need to repent sincerely, just as Buddha were present
Then faith will be restored completely

Comments:

The inspiration for this work originally came with only ideas for the first two stanzas. Right then, before I opened my eyes, I saw a vertical line of Chinese characters as follows:
Xiao Yan (name of a disciple): "(an image of a heart with a chip and cracks), how to remedy"
Therefore, I added the third stanza. This serves as an example of the omnipresence of Buddha.

Written in Chinese and translated on October 28, 2007
El Cerrito, California

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