“看破，不说破" "See-Through It, But Don’t Point It Out Directly"

所谓“笑人易，自省难”。人不容易看到自己的缺点，往往看到的都是别人的问题。

As the saying goes, “it is easier to laugh at others than to reflect on one’s own flaws.”It is more likely for people to see others’ faults that to realize their own problems.

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有一次，一位弟子犯了错，师父就把弟子和当家师，一起叫到禅室里，开始批评当家师，使劲地批。看到师父这样做，弟子很得意地看着当家师，“平常老管着我们，你看你也有今天”。

当时，当家师态度非常谦和，对师父的批评一直在说“好的，好的”。

后来，弟子发现，师父一边批评当家师，一边用眼神瞥他。弟子就开始想：这是为什么？再一想，“哦，原来师父批评当家师的那些事，都是我干的”。

那一瞬间，弟子觉得非常惭愧，因为他当下悟出了一个道理：师父保护了我的面子，虽然这个面子不值得保护，但他在我最需要保护的时候保护了我，也教育了我。另外，从这件事，我也学会了将来怎样与人相处，怎样对待他人。

​在佛家看来，这叫作“看破不说破”。

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​One day, a disciple made a mistake. The master called the disciple and the monastic manager to Meditation Room and began to reprimand the monastic manager severely. Seeing what his mater was doing, the disciple gloated at the monastic manager, thinking, ”Look at you, who always keep a rein on us. Now, it serves you right.”

At that time, the monastic manager was really humble and mild, keeping replying “yes, yes,” in face of the master’s stern reproach.

However, after a while, the disciple found that the master glanced at him while reprimanding the monastic manager. The disciple began to think, why? On second thoughts he realized,” Oh my goodness, the wrong things my master reproaches him for were actually done by me. ”

At that moment, the disciple felt really ashamed as he immediately had the epiphany: “the master saves my face though my face is not worth saving. The master protects me when I am most in need of protection, and it is an education. In addition, from this act, I learn how to get along with people and treat others in the future.”

​The story above explains what is “seeing through it, but don’t point it out directly” from the perspective of Buddhism. In worldly games, many people even do not know such wisdom in the world. However, if they devote themselves to study, and practice it diligently, gradually they will make it out.