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Change a Perspective, And You Will Find Sunshine Above the Dark Cloud

1/10/2020

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​​When Confucius and his disciples were trapped around the realm of Chen and Cai, they ran out of food after seven days.  ​His disciple Zi Gong managed to buy some rice after going through much trouble.​

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Impermanence Is Like a Meal - Be It Salty or Light, It Is Fine.

1/10/2020

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When living in the physical world, we often have a lot of worries - worrying about price inflation, worrying about our health, worrying about our children's future, etc. All sorts of worries make us anxious.​

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不善的念头会伤己    Unwholesome Thought Hurts Only Ourselves

1/10/2020

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心像一条流动的河,无数的念头刹那生灭,相续不断。​
Our mind is like a flowing river, where countless thoughts come and go continuously, without any stops.

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悲能拔苦    Compassion Can Relieve Suffering

1/10/2020

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​有一个弟子的父亲去世了,之后的日子里,每当他一想到父亲含辛茹苦地养育他的那些点点滴滴,心里就会很痛苦。
A disciple’s father died, and since then, whenever he thinks of all the effort his father spent to raise him, he feels the pain of losing his father. 

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有爱就有痛苦    Love Comes With Suffering

1/10/2020

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我们求取所爱事物过程中,往往伴随着苦,在生活的压力下,内心渴望顺境却遭遇沉重打击的滋味只有自己最清楚。
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​​The process of acquiring what we love is frequently accompanied by suffering. Under the stress of living, only oneself knows how it feels to be hit hard with frustration when longing for favorable circumstances.

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为什么话不能说绝?    Why Should We Avoid Speaking In an Absolute Manner?

1/10/2020

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佛门很讲究惜言。何谓惜言?就是说话要留有余地,因为话说绝了就没有退路了。
Buddhism emphasizes on treasuring our words. It means to avoid speaking absolutely, otherwise, there would be no room for flexibility.​

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斧在口中    Words Like Swords

1/10/2020

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​脏话称为“恶口”。有一篇《最好勿学吹口哨》的文章,大意是:1786年,法国国王路易十六的王后到巴黎剧院看演出,观众里有个年轻人向王后吹了两声口哨。
Swearing refers to Harsh Speech in Buddhism.
There is an article called’ Better not to whistle’. According to the book, back in 1786, when the queen of King Louis XVI of France was watching a play at the Palais Garnier, a young man in the audience whistled at her twice. 

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禅师,您长个了    Chan Master, You Have Grown Taller

1/10/2020

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一个人见到禅师,看了一会说,“禅师,你最近好像长个了?” 
Someone visited a Chan master. After looking closely at the master for a while, he teased, "Chan Master, It seems like you have grown taller recently!?"​

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很多人都有幻听   So Many People Are Experiencing Auditory Hallucinations

1/10/2020

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一位母亲一直在说她的儿子如何不好,问法师该怎么办。
​A mother kept complaining about her son and asked a Buddhist Master for advice

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好事不如无    Doing Good Is Not As Good As Nothing

1/10/2020

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赵州禅师讲:“拜佛是好事,好事不如无。”拜佛是好事,好事怎么不如无事呢?
​​Chan Master Zhaozhou said: ''Bowing to the Buddha is great. Yet non-doing is better.'' How come? 

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