銳利的刀 Sharp Knife

〖銳利的刀〗

當我們說心停止時，是指好像已靜止一樣，不會到處波動攀緣。譬如我們有一把銳利的刀，如果我們毫無選擇地隨意亂砍石頭、磚塊、玻璃之類的東西，刀子很快就會鈍掉。我們必須只砍有用的東西。

心也是一樣，如果我們放任我們的心，讓它亂跑，追隨無用的妄念或情緒，心很快就會因為不得休息而疲憊。如果心沒有力量，智慧就不能升起，因為沒有力量的心等于一顆沒有定力的心。

Sharp Knife

When we say that the mind stops, we mean that it feels as if it’s stopped, that it does not go running about here and there. It’s as if we have a sharp knife. If we go and cut away at things randomly, like stones, bricks and glass, without choosing carefully, our knife will quickly become blunt. We must cut only those things which are useful to cut. Our mind is the same. If we let our mind wander after thoughts or feelings which have no use or value, the mind will become weak because it has no chance to rest. If the mind has no energy, wisdom will not arise, because the mind without energy is a mind without concentration.