修養和平   林鈺堂  簡繁轉換 - 繁體

 

 

祈願世界和平是常見的祝禱。如何導致,則眾說紛紜。

共業要改善,需要從個業改過遷善做起。我以為無從要求他人如何行止,只能自己在日常生活中,不斷修習在種種境遇裡如何表達、溝通以及舉止、應對,以達到人際的和睦。這樣,就是在個人範圍內對和平的基礎努力。

為人設想而謙讓,給人方便。不強調自是,而包容他人的選擇。這是我體會的修養和平的原則。

當我們努力修養和平,此種目標順應了佛、菩薩的慈悲,則在冥冥中自然會得佛慈無可限量的加持,而使得周遭的因緣改善。

 

二〇二四年二月十二日
養和齋    於加州

 

 

 

 

Cultivating Peace

Yutang Lin

 

Praying for world peace is a popular well-wishing. As to how to achieve it, opinions abound.

To improve common Karma, it is necessary to start with remedying individual deeds. I think, there is no way to demand how others should behave, but one can, in daily life, constantly practice how one expresses, communicates, behaves and responds to achieve harmony in social environments. Thus, one endeavors within personal sphere to sustain the foundation of peace.

Be considerate of others and yield to convenient others. Not emphasizing one′s view but being receptive to others′ choices. These are principles of cultivating peace that I have become aware of through experiences.

As we endeavor to cultivate peace, this kind of goal is in accordance with the great compassion of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and hence, in inconceivable ways, boundless blessing born of their compassion will work toward improvement of our circumstantial conditions.

 

Written in Chinese and translated into English on February 12, 2024
El Cerrito, California