病亦助道_Illness as Helpful Practice

病中易體眾生苦，觀攝眾病以代受；
陳年積障順帶清，復健過程強體能。

跋

行者雖病不忘修，體會眾苦每加深；
觀想身苦攝眾病，願以己受減彼痛。
整體動員除垢障，潛藏積弊一併除；
一旦復元體能增，煥然邁進登道途。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○六年六月廿二日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Illness as Helpful Practice in Calligraphy

----- Original Message -----
From: Yutang Lin
To: 'firstname lastname'
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:51 AM
Subject: RE: 病亦助道

Good understanding and request. I will write them.
善解且善求。我會寫它們。

This email is Bcc to all on my list.
此電郵以密件傳給我名單中所有的人。

Detong， find the file numbers.
茶桶，找出此檔案的編號。

Attain Enlightenment Soon!
祝早成佛！

Yutang
鈺堂

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From: firstname lastname
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:28 PM
To: Yutang Lin
Subject: 病亦助道

吾佛　金剛蓮華佛慈座:

佛安！

弟子去年七月發覺目病〈白內障、青光眼〉至今，深受其苦，實難為人知，死不是不怕，但最怕的還是瞎了，我的眼科醫生一再告戒我，不要以為動手術就可恢復視力，很難說的，聽得我心如墮黑暗地獄，驚怖不已。曾一度整個人倒下，連工也無法做了，老天好像知我不是最怕死，我最怕就是眼睛瞎了，偏偏眼睛就出了問題，我一直相當照顧眼睛，中藥如杞菊地黃或明目地黃常服，但最後還是出了問題，業力可畏。我讀了慈尊的「病亦助道」、「發病」，心裡好過多了，尤其是那一句「淨化身心長遠事，鍥而不舍便安渡」讓我知道以後的日子要怎麼做，心裡才漸漸定了下來。眼病的苦，也讓我確實知道「病中易體眾生苦，體會眾苦每加深，行者雖病不忘修」，但願六道所有的病苦眾生，心住「心無掛礙，無掛礙故，無有恐怖，遠離顛倒夢想，究竟涅槃」那摩觀世音菩薩，我佛無盡慈悲。我也因此病緣，故向慈尊提請「病亦助道」、「發病」二首佛偈作為「浴塘游詠」墨寶，以資激勵病苦眾生向上向善，菩提不退，堅固道心。我也在此乞請金剛蓮華佛無盡慈悲，幫六道病苦眾生和我代禱，乞求所患疾病早日痊癒，離苦得樂，早日成佛。

在此謹祝我佛金剛蓮華佛

如意吉祥

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　弟子　羅文英提請與乞求代禱
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　17-03-2007
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　馬來西亞

Illness as Helpful Practice　Yutang Lin

During illness it is easier to appreciate sentient beings'sufferings.
Use visualization to absorb illnesses of beings to suffer for them.
Blockage accumulated over years is cleared away along with ill.
The process of recovery will enhance one's physical capabilities.

Comment:

Even in sickness a practitioner will not forget to practice Dharma.
Thus appreciation of sentient beings' sufferings might go deeper.
Visualize the suffering experienced absorbed all illnesses of beings.
May one's own endurance help reduce the sufferings of all others.

Mobilization of the whole-body functions clears away ailments.
Hidden accumulated ailments all cleared away along with this.
Once recovered one's physical capabilities became enhanced.
Resume steady steps forward on the path with a fresh look.

Written in Chinese on June 22, 2006
Translated on July 2, 2006
El Cerrito, California

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