透過生活來學習 Learning Through Life

Learning Through Life

　　透過生活來學習

Boredom is not a real problem; if we look closely we can see that the mind is always active. Thus, we always have work to do.

　　厭倦並不是真正的問題──如果你看清楚的話，你會看見心一直在活動。因此，我們總是有事情做。

Relying on yourself to do little things-like cleaning up carefully after the meal, doing chores gracefully and mindfully, not banging on kettles-helps develop concentration and makes practice easier. It can also indicate to you whether or not you have really established mindfulness or are still getting lost in defilement.

　　靠你們自己去做細微的事，例如：餐後小心仔細地打掃，得體地、正念地做事，不要碰撞水壺，如此能夠協助我們增長定力，也能使修行更得心應手。這樣能看出你是否確實有在長養正念或仍然迷失于煩惱(雜染)之中。

You Westerners are generally in a hurry; therefore, you will have greater extremes of happiness, suffering, and defilement. If you practice correctly, the fact that you have to deal with many problems can be a source of deep wisdom later on.

　　你們西方人大部份都很性急，因此，你們將會擁有極大的苦、樂和煩惱。如果你正確地修行的話，你必須去克服許多問題的事實，不過，這將是未來甚深智慧的根源。