無念而行_Acting without Thoughts

一般皆習於依念而行
深入修行者
　或可止念而行

其實世事之變遷
　　命途之演進
豈是意念所能完全預料
更談不上隨意掌控

一心循法而行
難免遭逢種種世俗的誤解與對立
甚至突如其來的壓抑與打擊
種種的困擾又非理喻可解
這樣的考驗與磨鍊
反而容易促成無念的心境
　　（因為思念無用，世間無可貪求）
可以一心地修法

修行不要挑境遇
而是要在任何際遇下
修一心為法、為眾生
從而遠離私心之顛倒夢想

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○九年十二月十四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　　於加州

Acting without Thoughts　Yutang Lin

People usually are accustomed to acting by thoughts
Advanced practitioners
May be able to act in the absence of thoughts

Indeed the transformation of matters in the world
And the evolution of personal circumstances
Could not be fully predicted by wishes and thoughts
Not to mention to be controlled at will

Single-mindedly acting in accordance with the Dharma
Couldn't help to encounter all sorts of
Worldly misunderstanding and antagonism
And even sudden oppression and pounding
Furthermore, all such predicaments cannot be resolved by reasoning
Such trials and drilling could nevertheless
Readily promote a state of mind that is free from thoughts
(Since thinking is futile, and nothing worldly is worth pursuing)
But congenial to single-mindedly practicing Dharma

To practice Dharma one does not choose circumstances
But, instead, under any circumstances
Practice single-mindedly for Dharma and for all sentient beings
Thus one will stay far away from self-centered deluded daydreaming

Written in Chinese and translated on December 14, 2009
El Cerrito, California

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