Page 10 - YBAM 50th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

主编的话 A Word From The Editor

50周年 A meeting held 50 years ago, a decision made ‘In those days, I travelled to Taiwan entirely at
my own expense to invite Venerables to tour
50 years ago, initiated the journey of Malaysian
纪念特刊 Buddhist youth leading the development of Malaysia to promote the Dharma. I would
never spend a cent of YBAM money.’ Today
Malaysian Buddhism. The meeting held that
year, and that very decision, no one would
the Malaysian Buddhist community can have
主编的话 envision its path, until now. This is the vision of the change to know a lot of foreign Venerables,
it was all the compassion and effort of some
that generation of Buddhist youth, seeing the
longer-term development of Buddhism requires
the participation of youth. Buddhist leaders during those years to
popularise the Dharma learning and education.
薛振荣 ‘Children from poor families have to step up Every generation of YBAM’s leaders, adhering
to this principle, have funded the Buddhist
early. Because of lack of money, we need to be activities out of their own pockets.
more tenacious and persistent in undertaking
the cause of Buddhism.’ The predecessor Many years ago, I met with a State Executive
A Word From The Editor was helpless, but he assuredly stated his Council Member. During our conversation,
determination to promote the Dharma in YBAM. he kept asking about the organisation and
Sek Chin Yong I was young at that time, but I remember those operation of YBAM, including how to solve the
words that were inexplicable to me. leadership transition problem when YBAM’s
leaders need to step down after the age of 40.
五十年前的一个会议、五十年前的一个决定， “当年，我都是自费飞机票与住宿，前往台湾邀 Youth, the newbies of society, often have to strike He also tried to understand our income and
开启了大马佛教青年领航佛教发展五十年。当 请法师大德前来大马弘法。我绝不花马佛青一 a balance between family, career, and life. At financial management. ‘The state government
年的那个会议，还有那个决定，任谁也没想 分一毫。”今天大马佛教界会认识这么多国外的 a stage where social connection and financial has a piece of land, I strongly encourage
过，可以走到今天。这是那一代佛教青年的远 长老法师，都是当年一些佛教领导“但愿众生的
见，看到更长远的佛教发展，需要青年的参 离苦，不为自己求安乐”的悲愿悲行，让大马的 foundation still need to be strengthened and YBAM to apply it because I am not worried that
与。 弘法教育普及开来。每一代的马佛青领导，都 stabilised, Buddhist youth need to put in more the land will become private property. After all,
在秉持着这样的原则，自己掏腰包，推动佛教 effort than the others to serve the Buddhist you all will step down from the leadership after
“穷人家孩子早当家。就是时常缺钱，所以我 工作。 community. the age of 40.’ The organisation and operation
们才需要更坚韧不懈定地承担起佛教事业。”前 of YBAM is the reason he encouraged us with
辈是很无奈，却很笃定地道出他在马佛青这组 多年前会见某州行政议员。言谈间，他不断问 For 50 years, YBAM relies on the perseverance great confidence.
织，对推动佛教工作的坚定。当年年纪小，这 起马佛青的组织运作，包括如何解决四十岁以 and effort of each generation of Buddhist youth.
番话，我是似懂非懂地记下来。 后就得从马佛青卸下来的传承问题。他也尝试 Every generation faced the same dilemma of We do not have a strong financial foundation,
了解我们钱财收入与管理模式。“州政府有一 insufficient funds for organising activities. The but we have religious sentiment, we put energy
青年，社会的初哥，往往在家庭、事业与生 块地，我非常鼓励马佛青去申请，因为我不担 ‘Dharma Walk’ was held every three or four and time into it. We have high people turnover,
活，得取得平衡点。在社交人脉与经济基础仍 心，这块地会变成私有。毕竟四十岁以后，你
有待加强与稳定的阶段，佛教青年在办佛教工 们都会从领导层卸下来。”马佛青的组织运作， years, however, the amount raised was only people come and go, this like flowing water,
作，往往都比其他佛教社群来得更吃力。 让他非常放心地鼓励我们。 able to cover less than ten months of expenses. the previous generation is replaced by a fresh
Buddhist youth have been finding ways to set of people. Reminiscent of Master Hsing
50年的马佛青，靠的是每一代佛教青年的坚持 我们没有雄厚的财务基础，我们有一颗愿意付 achieve the greatest results with the least Yun’s words in ‘Hear Me Out: Messages from a
与努力。每一个年代，都同样面对办活动资金 出精力与时间的宗教情操；我们流动性大，人 amount of funds in organising activities. Our Humble Monk’, ‘Because of poverty, you have
不足的窘境。每三、四年办一次的“护法行”， 来人往，但这就是一个继往开来，后浪推前浪 network is not too broad, and at the same time, to push yourself upward, you have to work
所筹到的款额，只能应付不到十个月的开销。 的活水。想起星云大师在《贫僧有话要说》的 we are still stabilising our very own financial harder, you have to be diligent, you have to
佛教青年在办活动的当儿，还得需要想尽办 一段话：“因为穷，你要奋发向上，你要辛勤努 foundation. strive for the upstream, and you have to aspire
法，用最少的资金，取得最大的成果。我们人 力，你要精进不懈，你要力争上游你要发心光 to shine. Without poverty, how can you discover
脉不算太广，更面对还得扎稳自身经济基础的 大常住。不穷，这许多力量怎么会出来呢？”， For 50 years, YBAM has always focused on your unique powers of manifesting?’ These
状况。 是激励了我们，也道出马佛青这50年每一代人
的努力与坚毅。 education and training. Regardless of whether words inspire us and illustrate the perseverance
50年的马佛青，一直都以教育与培训为我们 it is Dharma propagation, culture, or youth, we and effort of each generation of YBAM over the
的主要方针。不管是从弘法、文化、青年等方 50年的马佛青，再怎么面对资金来源的压力， can hardly proceed further without education past 50 years.
面着手，我们都离不开教育与培训的工作。可 却只一直坚守岗位，以青年为领导，建设这一 and training. However, education and training
是，教育与培训的工作，却是百年树人的努 天空下的大马佛教。 need long and patient effort; the tasks cannot For 50 years, no matter how much financial
力。不是一代人就能完成，更非三、两年间， be completed within a single generation, and stress YBAM faces, it always persists in the
就能看到成绩。所以，往往这样的工作，吸引 the results cannot be seen in two to three years. same direction, Buddhist youth in developing
不到护法或大众人士的青睐，因为没有立竿见 Therefore, these activities often fail to attract Malaysian Buddhism.
008 影的显著效果。 donors and the public because there is no 009
significant effect that can be seen immediately.

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