修菩提心　林钰堂

已有两位佛友提请
长养菩提心的仪轨
其中一位还梦见
我是穿着白衣的比丘　发白光
带着无奈的表情说
有人求　不传会使　上师及三宝不悦
而授以一物

长养菩提心的方法
就是时时刻刻心在一切众生

能够这样
就不会被自我的圈子所局限
也不会纠缠在一些人事的是非中

心在一切众生　眼光无限开展
从众生的形形色色　种种遭遇
自然智慧渐长
从众生的苦楚不断　悲惨际遇
慈悲油然而生　成为精进修行的动力

至于我的无奈　并非出于不情愿传法
只是因为深知
一般人太难做到了

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年元月十四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Cultivating Bodhicitta　Yutang Lin

Already two Buddhists asked me to compose
A ritual for cultivation of Bodhicitta
One of them even saw in a dream
That I appeared as a monk in white robe, radiating white lights
With facial expression of reluctance, said that
Upon request for Bodhi teaching, not transmitting it would incur
Displeasure of Guru and the Triple Gem
And then passed down something to him

The way to cultivate Bodhicitta is
To set mind on all sentient beings all the time

When one is capable of remaining thus
One will not be confined by self-centered circles
Nor will one become entangled in messy human affairs

Mind set on all sentient beings, view expands boundlessly
From varieties of beings and divergences of their encounters
Naturally wisdom evolves gradually
From incessant sufferings of beings and their tragic situations
Compassion emerges spontaneously, and becomes the sustaining force for diligent Dharma activities

As to my reluctance, it was not due to unwillingness to transmit teachings
Simply it arose from a deep understanding that
It would be too difficult for ordinary people to achieve

Written in Chinese and translated on January 14, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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