东想西想　林钰堂

东想西想
就好比走路歪歪倒倒

想来想去
　 不是自己这样　自己那样
　 就是别人如何　别人怎样
绕来绕去
　 只在小小的圈子里团团转
不但没走出一步
更谈不上　走上菩提道

就算想的是法理、法务
留在东想西想里
走起来还是牵牵挂挂
难免东倒西歪

好好的念佛、持咒
自净其念吧
本净的念　自然不杂
走在菩提道上
可带劲呢

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

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Thinking This and That　Yutang Lin

Thinking this and that
Is like walking waveringly hither and thither

As thoughts move this way or that way
　　Either about one's this or that
　　Or on others' such and such
As thoughts twine and wind
　　They circle round and round in a itty-bitty loop
Not only have they not stepped out a pace
Not to mention, walking on the Bodhi path

Even when thoughts turn on Dharma teachings or activities
As long as one is submerged in thinking this and that
One will walk with ties and baggage
And could not help waver hither and thither

Concentrate on solid practice of chanting Buddha's epithet or mantra
And thereby purify your thought
Thoughts originally pure will naturally remain unmixed
Thus walking on the Bodhi path
Will yield sturdy and vigorous steps

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

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