大专佛青的定位

撰稿人： 陈志伟 Tan Chee Wei
2007-06-02


在当下，放下一个我执，扛起一份责任；
一个醒觉，一份投入，进步已经悄悄的在发生了

Let us put ourselves down, take up the challenge!
A piece of awareness or a moment of involvement could drive the way to improvement.

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要谈大专佛青的定位，就先确认大专佛教青年（大专佛青）是一个社群吧。作为佛教徒个体，修福修慧、断烦恼就是本份，这里就略过不多着墨了。
虽说马来西亚的大专佛青拥有让全世界所有的青年组织羡慕的人力资源和相对健全的组织运作（全国大专佛青协调委员会 – 简称IYBCC）。但，这份骄傲是属于前辈们的；延续了三、四十年，我们还能靠沾这一分光混浑多久呢？建设我们一直坚持的充满智慧、慈悲与感恩的社会，大专佛青的责任、功能可不小。我们当前的义务应该是设计一个渠道和空间引导它把力量完全的发挥出来。这一部份，马佛青是肩负着一定的使命，义不容辞的在护航。

真诚沟通建立力量和理念

大专佛青运动的重要性在于，在最单纯的学生时代里，用最真诚的沟通、磨合来建立起一股有共识、有默契、有沟通的力量和理念。我们就是期许这样的团队力量可以颠覆未来，展现出无限的感召力，教育新生代如何突破思想的框框，走出盲点，用柔和的方式带领大众完成佛教徒的使命。对于佛教社群而言，大专佛青运动的成功表示在各民族、各宗教、甚至是政治和政府的未来领袖们心目中确立了佛教的社会形象和位置。这几年内就靠这一批又一批的大专佛青在踏入社会后善用新的理念，结合各方面的力量，以更清新的精神面貌建设社会。护法爱教正是需要这样的信心和条件。

表面上，全国大专佛青社区服务计划成了大专佛青和社会结合工作的最鲜明代表；实际上，是佛教界在个人教育方面的成功例子之一。从青少年时代的佛教教育，地方性佛教会本身的基业，社会对佛教的接受程度，还有大专佛青多年来的基础，都为这一个示范奠定了很好的成功条件。话虽如此，不难发现这些中坚分子其实都来自少数的几个佛教单位。这凸显了马来西亚拥有很好的佛教教育体制，但无法扩大，基层后勤工作做的着实严重不足。这是一个恶性循环。这些年不断有些声音关于中学佛学会、大专佛学会生存空间的争议涌现。虽说这并不可能完全地被解决，但还是需要适度的给与关注和跟进。这对大家而言是一种考验。要想维护佛教和信众们的利益和权利，我们就必须更清楚宪法、政策的制定和内容，也必须更加积极地全程参与。至少我们应该善用大专佛青的优势学习如何正面的取得官方的联系，建立正常的沟通和对话的桥梁，甚至更深一层的积极参与国家社会的建设工作。

拥有理想并自我提升

往前走，大专佛青其实还需要有理想、有憧憬。人最怕就是没有梦想；没有梦想就对生命没有期待；没有期待、没有希望就不会有前进的力量。空洞的个人，结合起来也只是空泛的假设、不置可否与猜测。试问以这样怯弱的心力，可以为这个社会、为佛教提供怎样的回馈和保护呢？想要接引更多的人，成就更多的善缘就必须更好地体现出佛教的精神面貌和社会形象，让佛教徒充满着生命力和热诚。更多人才的加入也会酝酿出更有生命力的社会形象，吸引更多的人，形成一个良性循环。

生活营，禅修活动，佛学班都为大专佛青提供了绝佳的自我提升的机会。这看似完美的组合如果说还欠缺些什么的，那肯定是IYBCC 的运作和思想工作营（全国大专佛青发展工作营）的相互配合。IYBCC是大专佛青运动的真正搞手，而思想工作营则是大专佛青运动的心脏。在大专圈子里推动研讨性质的活动是迫切的，通过研究和探讨才可以得到更深入和更准确的信息和经验。至少我们也需要有人去研究才可能知道，自80年代开始多少间新佛教会注册成立了、多少间的中学佛学会被解散了、怎样的佛学班才能细水长流等等。至少我们也应该研究一下大专法令，了解一下可为和不可为之间的微妙关系。如果思想工作营得以恒常的跳动、运作，不断地酝酿出扎实的内容来丰富IYBCC，大专佛青运动是绝对可以跨出很大、很大的一步；大得可以让你、让我都感觉得到。

慎记，组织只是我们的工具而已，计划只是我们的手段，追求的是我们共有的那一份理想和期待；坚持只是因为我们都有使命感。走两步退三步，会不禁质疑让佛教徒引以为豪的大无畏精神和精进力都到哪儿去了？在当下，放下一个我执，扛起一份责任；一个醒觉，一份投入，进步已经悄悄的在发生了。前进吧，大专佛教青年！期待未来和大家一起努力的日子。与同修们共勉之。

The Positioning of Buddhist Undergraduates in developing the Malaysian Buddhism

To ponder on the positioning of Buddhist Undergraduates, we have to at first recognize the Buddhist Undergraduates as a community. The very basic task a Buddhist must do is to cultivate wisdom and eliminate worries. So do the Buddhist undergraduates, therefore we shall put aside this.

The Malaysian Buddhist undergraduates owned the resources that the world admired and a complete organization i.e. IYBCC, but it was the effort of the seniors. How far can we go after 30, 40 years? To build a society with wisdom, compassion & gratitude has been the mission of the Buddhist undergraduates. The main task now is to establish a mechanism to develop the undergraduates. Thus the support of YBAM is important.

The importance of Buddhist undergraduates’ movement depends on the sincere communication and co-operation during the student years in order to foster better mutual understanding. Such understanding will nurture a strong team-work sprint and collaboration towards accomplishing the vision. The movement of Buddhist undergraduates has prepared a pool of future leaders and youth to contribute to the Buddhist community when they graduated.

The National Undergraduate Community Service Program is one distinctive feature of integration of the undergraduates with the society. In fact it is the success story of Buddhist education at individual level: the Buddhist education at adolescent level, effort by Buddhist societies, the acceptance of the society towards Buddhism and the strong foundation in the Buddhist undergraduate movement. However, this has not been effectively capitalized, the source of young leadership still come from very few organizations. There are various feedbacks on the establishment and survival of Buddhist societies in the secondary schools and varsities in recently years. To overcome the problems and to continuously protect the rights of Buddhist, we must be fully aware of the constitution of the country and the government policy, as well as to actively participate in the process. We should strive to establish a formal channel to convey our messages to the government. Direct participation in nation building is one important factor we must consider.

The Buddhist undergraduates must be ambitious and visionary, one could hardly move forward without aim and expectations, what more of building the nation or to protect the Dharma? To encourage more youth to learn the Dharma, the undergraduates must first develop themselves.

Camps, retreat activities and Dharma classes are very good self development tools for the undergraduates. The operation of IYBCC and the Buddhist Undergraduates Development workshop further compliment any shortcomings that may arise. IYBCC is the main player of Buddhist undergraduate movement, and the Buddhist Undergraduates Development workshop is the heart of Buddhist undergraduate movement. There is an urgency to conduct studies and discussions among the undergraduates to collect information accurately and to gain knowledge from others’ experiences. It is through research that we know how many Buddhist societies had been established since the 80s, how many Buddhist societies had been dismissed in the secondary school, how we can maintain Dharma classes etc. We should at least study the Universities and University Colleges Act to understand the rationale between what can be done and what can’t. If the development workshop is operating and effective, it will help the IYBCC to grow more vigorously.

Bear in mind that the organization is merely our tools, strategic planning is the route to achieve our mission. Let us put ourselves down, take up the challenge! A piece of awareness or a moment of involvement could drive the way to improvement.

Strive on, Buddhist undergraduates! Looking forward to work with you again!

摘自《佛教青年》第116期会讯
Berita YBAM Vol. 116