Practice and Abide
阿蘭若處，
皆由菩薩善業所生。
隨意自在，敬順無失。
世間上有一種人在寂靜的行持，享受甘露妙法，在佛法方面修行非常好的人。還有一種就是具有功德，普受眾人恭敬的人。
這兩種人都非常值得世間上的人們的尊重，假若同時其足兩種功德，則比較圓滿。只具足其中一種功德，也是值得稱讚和隨喜。無論在寂靜處修持，或者是在人群中饒益眾生，又何嘗不是阿蘭若處嗎？
淨心離染斷有漏 發心常修無上道
不涉塵緣少牽墨 覺照不斷常精修
行持：精行、精進…自己一生中陰霾的塵障，就在這經行之中，全部會過去的。
薄霧的清晨，
佛寺的大殿顯得安靜祥和，
小沙彌端了一盆山中的野果，
恭恭敬敬地放在供桌上，
小沙彌心中想著：「這些會不會太簡陋了?」
這時，菩薩慈祥的話語在他的心中響起：
「不管你擺什麼，只在你是否能呈現性起力在法界中。
供養要誠心，供入法界，不管什麼，都好。」
資料來源：心靈甘露(三)，隆門圓通法師著。英文翻譯：張惠平。
Practice and Abide
All the aranyas (cultivation sites of monks) arise from the good Dharma of Bodhisattvas and are unrestrained, smooth, and flawless.
Some people are practicing and abiding quietly and enjoying the sweet dew and wondrous dharma. Some of them are good cultivators of Buddhism, and others are virtuous, respected people.
These two kinds of people are worthy of a respect. It will be more perfect if one possesses both. But if one possesses only one of the two, he is still worthy of a praise. Whether one cultivates in a quiet place or benefits sentient beings in the crowds, he is actually in the aranya.
One should purify his mind, stay away from contaminations, and sever his flaws.
He also has to form an aspiration to cultivate the Supreme Principles often.
He should avoid getting involved in the mundane affinities and should worry as little as possible.
He should perceive and illuminate continuously and cultivate diligently.
Practice and abide. Be diligent, and all the obstacles in your life will be over.
In a misty morning, the main hall of the temple seemed quiet and peaceful. A novice carried some fruit picked in the mountains and put it on the offering table reverently. “Is this too simple,” he thought. At this moment, the compassionate Bodhisattva told him, “Whatever you put, what counts is whether you can manifest the nature–arising force in the dharma realms or not. Making offerings takes sincerity. Whatever is used as an offering in the dharma realms is ok.”
Source: Sweet Dew for the Soul (Vol. III), Written by Master Shih Longmen Yuantong. Translated by Huei Ping Chang.