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〖木材〗

假如你不花點心思去訓練你的心，它就會隨著它的本性，依然粗俗野蠻。心的本性是可以訓練的，所以它才能有利地被應用。就拿樹來說吧！如果我們將樹原封不動地擱在那兒，我們永遠也無法利用它們來蓋房子，更不能將它制造成建築房子所需的木板或其他材料。總而言之，若有木匠想要蓋房子，他會先去尋找樹木，在取得原木材料後，再加以有利地應用。那麼，在很短的時間里，他就可以蓋起一棟房子了。

禪坐與心的增長也是如此。你必須對這顆未經訓練的心——如同你會去森林里取自然狀態下的樹，加以訓練，這樣，心才會對自己更細膩、更清明，而且更為敏銳。

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If you don’t bother to train your heart, then it remains wild, following the ways of nature. It’s possible to train that nature, however, so that it can be used to advantage. This is comparable to trees. If we just left trees in their natural state, then we would never be able to build houses with them. We couldn’t make planks or anything of use to build houses with. However, if a carpenter came along wanting to build a house, he would go looking for trees in their natural state. He would take raw material and use it to advantage. In a short time he could have a house built. Meditation and developing the heart are similar to this. You must take this natural, untrained heart as you would take a tree in its natural state in the forest, and train it so that it is more refined, more aware of itself, and more sensitive.