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Sunday, December 2, 2007
如何找回自己 how to find your true self?
i like to read Buddhist books especially when they are on self-awakening, actualisation... somehow it gives me a peace of the mind and also constantly reminds myself to 'let go' of things that are bothering me.

I like this story. Its a short and simple story but i like the meaning.

以前有四位和尚在修“不说话的禅”並指定一位道行较差的小和尚守蜡烛。突然吹来一阵风，这位道行较差的小和尚大叫一声“蜡烛，被风吹倒了”，另一位回头就骂“你不晓得我们在修不说话的禅？”第三位也忍不住地接着说“既然这样，你怎么又说话了呢？”
第四位和尚很得意地说“还好，我什么都没说。"
这四位和尚虽然在修不说话的禅但一样在迷失自己.

禅宗四祖-道信禅师在14岁时出家。他一见到三祖僧灿禅师时便说”但愿大师慈悲，教我解脱的法门。三师祖便问他“是谁把你绑起来？”当时还是小沙弥的四师祖便说“没有人绑我啊。”
三师祖就说“那你要求什么解脱呢？”这时四师祖就开悟了。

The fourth master became a monk when he was 14 years old. When he first met the third master, he asked 'Can you teach me the way where i can seek release?'
The third master asked 'Did anyone tie u up?'
He was puzzled and said 'Erm, no.."
The third master then said 'Then why do you need to seek release'
The fourth master was then enlightened.

Did you get the meaning of the story?
We are always bothered by 1 thing or another..so we are tying ourselves up. If we release the knots ourselves, we wouldnt be bothered by those problems.
Just like..i always say 'if trouble never comes to us, why go and invite trouble?' Just like some people....who chooses to be a third party in a relationships, who choose to fall in love with difficult people, who choose to keep in contact with a sticky ex, or people who choose to be negative at work.. why do these people choose to invite negative energy and thus unnecessary trouble? i really dun understand why.

As a Buddhist, what we are more afraid of is 执著, loosely translated as stubbornness. It is like a piece of ice. And how do we turn the ice into water? It is all in the mind.
Release all your stubbornness, be calm and take things as they come.
Troubles all came from 'Thinking abt the Past, Thinking abt the Future, and thinking abt the Present'
If you cant do anything abt all these, why do we keep holding on?
Of course, saying is always easier than done. but hope we can all learn from this :)


posted @ 5:14 PM