六十亿分之一的烦恼　林钰堂

三界内的众生
无形的不计其数
有形的难明其数
但是各有各的烦恼
却是一样的

学佛的人
难以企及佛菩萨的胸襟
眼界往往不及所有有情
但生为人　自然易于思及同类
眼前在地球上
已经超过六十六亿人了

当我们在为自己烦恼
或为自己圈内的人烦恼
若能认清
这些都只是人类烦恼大海中
六十亿分之一的烦恼
或许可以帮助我们
由烦恼中醒转
将私人微不足道的烦恼看淡
转而尽心尽力为全人类　所有有情的觉醒
而祈祷　而进修　而弘扬佛法

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 二○○八年二月八日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 养和斋　　　于加州

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Sorrow of One Six-billionth　Yutang Lin

Sentient beings in the Three Realms of transmigration
Formless ones cannot be counted
Ones with forms can hardly be all counted
And yet each and every one has sorrows
That is all the same

For people aspiring toward full enlightenment
'Tis difficult to reach the openness of Buddha's mind
And hence often not all sentient beings are in their sights
But as human, naturally 'tis easier to think about their kind
Right now on this earth
There are already over six point six billion human beings

When we are engulfed in sorrows
For ourselves or others in our small circles
If we could realize that
All these sorrows are simply
One six-billionth of the ocean of human sorrows
This might help to awaken us from sorrows
So that we would release grasping on personal minute sorrows
And instead, whole-heartedly and fully devoted
To pray, to practice, and to propagate Dharma
For all human beings' and even all sentient beings' enlightenment

Written in Chinese February 8, 2008
Translated on February 11, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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