March 11-17

Sun,11st

• 了凡先生早年被雲谷禪師稱為“標準凡夫”，是因為了凡先生命運已被高人算定，所以沒有妄想執著。今人連“標準凡夫”都算不上啊， 人類真的是非常可憐，多數人不知天命，在一生中辛苦求索，不知不覺造下許多罪業。雲谷禪師又說“命由我做，福自己求”，凡夫的命運是可以通過斷惡修善改造的。
• 今天在超市裡買水果，拿起一個蘋果發現有些爛掉了——本想放回去，可是我想起蔡禮旭老師講到楊老師的故事，她為了幫助賣水果的老太，專門挑不好的水果。我拿起的蘋果還是可以吃的，既然都拿起來了，就隨緣買回家吧。
• Master Chow said that I'm closer to my inner self. I didn't really get it, I'm actually wondering how far is it to get to my inner self...
• 跟隨老師真的非常重要，這樣一個人在進步的過程中會更容易的消除障礙。

Mon 12nd

• was thinking of the story posted by Master Chow, it was about poverty and the hard life that a poor little girl and her family have experienced. 
• just listened to 了凡四訓講記by淨空法師，there was a saying that "what people experience in their life are all consequences of their karma. "
• when you linked those two above, what your logic has been telling you? "they suffered poverty because they deserve"? i just cannot accept this saying which is just an excuse of not lending a hand.
• but such a saying is somehow true in terms of causality...im a bit confused,however my life experience so far, doesn't allow me to think deeply, i leave this question to the future.

TUE 13rd

• 繼續昨天那個關於poverty的故事。孟子關於立命有一段“不貳”之說：夭壽不貳，夫夭與壽，至貳者也，當其不動念時，孰為天，孰為壽？細分之，豐欠不貳，然後可立貧富之命；窮通不貳，然後可立貴賤之命；夭壽不貳，然後可立生死之命。人生世間，惟死生為重，曰夭壽，則一切順逆皆該（包括）之矣。
• 法師曰何為立命？貧者安於貧，富者安於富，貴者安於貴，賤者安於賤，各得其所，彼此互助合作，此乃真知天命耳。
• 老問題：難道遇見世間人的苦難，認為他們應該如此？這絕非聖賢的道理。
• 那麼更深的意思在哪裡？我想到“無常”，這該和“不貳”之說有些關聯。

• today my italian friend showed me the way to Hehua Temple. 

WED 14th

• 前去荷華寺拜佛懺悔。可以燒香，寺廟分文未取。本打算捐一些，卻未曾見大陸寺廟普遍的功德箱。
• 進去大殿，已然覺得自己不受慣常思維的控制了。感覺有一種很神聖的氣息將我的意識托起在空中。
• 跪在蒲團上，合掌。在心中悉數曾經犯下的無明過錯。不知不覺拜了好多拜，不知何故竟潸然淚下。
• 除了參拜之前的悔過，確實在參拜的過程中什麼思維活動也沒有。
• 這樣結束之後，心裡感到很踏實。

SAT 17th

•  Dear Master, this reminds me of the story you post last week, it was about poverty, a little girl and her poor family in India. I didn't comment on that story but was thinking of it for a week.. Was what they suffered because of karma? and for example if an evil person has been punished, people's attitude is like "he deserves". People believe in cause and effect. Then we reconsider the story of poverty, many people may just show their ignorance and say it is karma. but when one can help, why not? and why is 'karma' an excuse of ignorance? i just cannot accept that. Karma exists, but it should not be an excuse for not lending help.

  
  
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  As i have said before the scene of proverty it could happen to you in the past and in your future rebirth. It is a reflection for you to realise. Of course you still need to help them knowing that it could their karma. We need not have to say to anyone. Only the teachers can use this incident to wake up their students to do good and accumulate merits for their practice. But to me it is a dream that I have just experienced because there is no right and no wrong. Even If i am poor or rich, i just remain as what I am. You have asked a good question and my answer may be wrong, please bear with me. Thanks.