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行者妙言
The Quips of a Follower of Buddha
 

行者妙言

妙观当今学佛潮,庙宇林立遍山腰;
香客蜂踊寺内外,几人能忏把业消。
天下世事全知晓,自身半点未得到;
尖嘴利舌言巧便,文理字间空称号。
若无修证莫言教,指东说西乱花招;
那时无常临其间,云天叫地也徒劳。
寻觅经论研玄妙,明得万古喻今朝;
何出轮回了生死,亲证般若名相抛。
资粮具足方定道,专一精进是决窍;
若能不离三根本,定得圆融菩提道。

 

The Quips of a Follower of Buddha

Look at today’s tide of learning Buddhism: temples stand in great numbers all over the mountainside;
Pilgrims swarm into and around temples, but few of them can sincerely repent to eliminate bad karmas.
Some boast that they know everything in the world, yet they attain nothing at all;
Some speak deceiving words in the name of convenience and expedience, but they just play on words.
If you have no real achievement, you shall not sermon or play tricks by deliberately confounding right and wrong;
Otherwise it would be too late to repent when the ghost of impermanence comes.
It is useless to seek ancient books, study mystic omens, or even know everything about every dynasty;
To break out of samsara, you must personally prove the perfection of wisdom and not be deceived by phenomena.
The Bodhi way can only be achieved with sufficient sambhara, and the key is to persevere in efforts with one dharma;
If you keep at the three essentials, you will certainly attain the most perfect wisdom.