藥和水果 Medicines and Fruit

〖藥和水果〗

別跟那些不修行的人生氣，不要評論他們的過錯。只要時時勸導他們，當他們的心靈增長時，自然會來求法。好像賣藥一樣，我們宣傳我們的藥，那些有頭痛，胃痛的人自然會來服藥。不要我們藥的那些人，別去強迫他們，他們如同仍未成熟的青澀果實，我們不能強迫他們成熟、甜美——就順其自然吧！讓他們自己長大、甜美、成熟。如果我們這樣想，心就會釋然。因此，我們不必去強迫任何人，只要宣傳我們的藥就夠了。當有人生病，他們自然就會來買的。

Medicines and Fruit

Don’t be angry with those who don’t practice. Don’t speak against them. Just continually advise them. They will come to the Dhamma when their spiritual factors are developed. It’s like selling medicines. We advertise our medicines and those with a headache or stomachache will come and take some. Those who don’t want our medicines let them be. They’re like fruit that are still green. We can’t force them to be ripe and sweet — just let them be. Let them grow up, sweeten and ripen all by themselves. If we think like this, our minds will be at ease. So we don’t need to force anybody. Simply advertise our medicines and leave it at that. When someone is ill, he’ll come around and buy some.