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CONTENTS 内容
I 4 Zen Stories with Wisdom Lessons 四个带有智慧课程的禅宗故事 1
Video 视频 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veJX4Q6pVUo&t=3s
II The Wise Boy Sujata 聪明的男孩 Sujata 14
Video 视频 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5W5lC-gbm4&t=3s
III Concentration 专注 26
Video 视频 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzikpNjZ484&t=3s
IV Medicine for Anger 治疗愤怒的药物 38
Video 视频 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYCv4UK-Ekc&t=4s
V The Billionaire 亿万富翁 50
Video 视频 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHhtfBxV9g&t=3s
Note: Hokkien Narration for all the Videos
注：所有视频均附闽南语旁白

四个带有智慧课程的禅宗故事
1

1 The Stonecutter 石匠
“What?” A Stonecutter once cried. “A mere rock is more powerful
than I? Well, then I wish to be a rock.” Whoosh! In a matter of
seconds, he was standing tall upon a mountainside. He barely had
time to rejoice in his fine figure, however, when he heard strange
clipping sounds proceeding from his feet.
“什么？” 一个石匠曾经哭过。 “一块石头就比我强大？好吧，那
我想成为一块石头。” 嗖！几秒钟的时间，他就站在了山腰上。
然而，他还没来得及为自己的好身材而高兴，
就听到脚下传来奇怪的咔嚓声。
2

He looked down and, to his dismay, he saw something disturbing.
He found a tiny human being sitting there engaged in cutting chunks of
stone from his feet.
"What?" he shouted. "A puny creature like that more powerful than an
imposing rock like me? I want to be a man!“
他低头一看，令他沮丧的是，他看到了一些令人不安的东西。他发现
一个小人坐在那里，正在从他的脚上切下大块的石头。“什么？” 他
喊道。 “像我这种比巨石还要强大的小生物？我要做男人！”
3

So he found he was once again a stonecutter going up into the
mountain to cut stone, earning his living in sweat and toil but
with a song in his heart because he was content to be what he
was and to live by what he had.
于是，他发现自己又是一个石匠，上山砍石，靠汗水和辛劳谋生，心
里却唱着歌，因为他满足于做自己，活出自己所拥有的。
Reflection 反射
* Beware of the danger of Greed, Ego and wrong
thinking.
* Fools think ‘The Grass is Greener on the other side.’
* Wise ones practicing contentment are happy and
peaceful.
* 谨防贪婪、自我和错误思维的危险。
* 傻瓜认为‘另一边的草更绿。’
* 修行知足的智者快乐安宁。
Happy Stonecutter
快乐的石匠
4

2 The Zen Master’s Cup 禅师杯
“Oh! Oh! It’s Terrible!” cried the monk-on-probation who
had just cracked the Zen Master's favorite
(and valuable) drinking cup.
The frightened youngster went to the Zen Master and
asked, “Why must there be death?”
“哦！哦！它是可怕的！” 刚刚打碎了禅师最喜欢的
（也是有价值的）水杯的见习僧哭了起来。
吓坏了的少年走到禅师面前问道：“为什么一定要死？”
5

2 The Zen Master’s Cup 禅师杯
The Master answered, "Death is natural. It comes to all persons and things. We
should not greet it with fear or meet death with anger. Why do you ask?"
"Because, Master, death has come upon your cup.“
The Master remained calm, equanimous,
seeing the impermanence of all conditioned things.
师曰：“死是自然的，人事万物皆有，遇死不惧怕，死不嗔，问何故？”“因
为，师父，你的杯中已临死。” 师父保持冷静，平静，看到所有有为的事物的
无常。
Reflection 反射
* All conditioned things arise and fall. They are
impermanent and subject to decay and death.
* Do not crave, attach and cling to worldly transient things
(and people). They will sooner or later separate from us.
* Ignorance, greed, craving and attachment are the root
cause of Dukkha.
* 所有有为的事物都会生起灭去。它们是无常的，会腐
烂和死亡。 * 不要贪爱、执着和执着世俗短暂的事物
（和人）。他们迟早会与我们分离。 * 无明、贪婪、
贪爱和执着是苦的根本原因。 6

3 The Wise Shepherd 聪明的牧羊人
Traveler: "What kind of weather are we going to have
today?"
Shepherd: "The kind of weather I like."
Traveler: "How do you know it will be the kind of weather
you like?"
旅行者：“我们今天会有什么样的天气？”
牧羊人：“我喜欢的那种天气。”
旅行者：“你怎么知道会是你喜欢的那种天气？”
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3 The Wise Shepherd 聪明的牧羊人
Shepherd: "Having found out, sir, that I cannot always get
what I like, I have learned to always like what I get. So I am
quite sure we will have the kind of weather I like."
牧羊人：“我发现，先生，我不能总是得到我喜欢的东西，我学会了总是
喜欢我得到的东西。所以我很确定我们会有我喜欢的那种天气。”
Reflection 反射
* Wise ones know this: “If things can be changed for the
better, then we should try our best to do it. If things are
inevitable, then learn to accept them peacefully.”
* Nothing is certain of a future happening. Wise ones,
SEEING this, live peacefully with the ups and downs of life.
* 聪明的人知道：“如果事情可以变得更好，那么我们
应该尽力去做。如果事情是不可避免的，那就学会平静
地接受它们。” * 没有什么可以确定未来会发生。智者，
见此，安然度过人生起起落落。
8

4 A Young Warrior’s Challenge 年轻战士的挑战
There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he
still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation
extended far and wide throughout the land and many
students gathered to study under him.
曾经有一位伟大的战士。虽然年纪大了，但他依然能够击败
任何挑战者。他的名声传遍了全国，许多学生聚集在他的手
下学习。
9

One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to
be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an
uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait
for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then
would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted
with him in a match beyond the first move.
有一天，一个臭名昭著的年轻战士来到了村子。他立志成为第一个打
败大师的人。除了他的力量，他还有一种不可思议的能力，可以发现
并利用对手的任何弱点。他会等对方先出手，露出弱点，然后以无情
的力量和闪电般的速度出击。除了第一步之外，没有人能在一场比赛
中和他在一起。
10

Much against the advice of his concerned
students, the old master gladly accepted the
young warrior's challenge. As the two
squared off for battle, the young warrior
began to hurl insults at the old master. He
threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours he
verbally assaulted him with every curse and
insult known to mankind. But the old warrior
merely stood there motionless and calm.
Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself.
Knowing he was defeated, he left feeling
shamed.
老师傅不顾学生的建议，欣然接受了年轻武士
的挑战。两人开战时，年轻的武者开始辱骂老
主人。他往脸上扔泥土和唾沫。几个小时以
来，他用人类所知的每一种诅咒和侮辱口头攻
击他。可老武者只是站在那里一动不动，很平
静。终于，年轻的武者筋疲力尽了。知道自
己被打败了，他羞愧地离开了。
??? !!!
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Young proud
warrior verbally
abusing old
Master.
年轻骄傲的战
士辱骂老师傅。
11

Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the
students gathered around the old master and questioned him. "How could
you endure such an indignity? How did you drive him away?"
"If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it," the master
replied, "to whom does the gift belong?“
有点失望他没有和那个张狂的青年交手，学生们围在老爷子身边，质问他。 “你
怎么能忍受这样的屈辱？你是怎么把他赶走的？”“如果有人来给你礼物，你没
有收到，”师父回答，“礼物是属于谁的？”
Reflection 反射
* A wise person has calm, patience and endurance. He does
not react to insults and other verbal abuses hurled at him.
* It’s the one who uses wrong speech who suffers in his mind.
Wrong speech has bad karmic consequences.
* "To win without violence is the greatest victory!"
* 聪明的人有冷静、耐心和耐力。他不会对向他投
掷的侮辱和其他辱骂做出反应。 * 说错话的人心里
受苦。错误的言语会带来恶果。 * “不以暴力取胜，
就是最大的胜利！”
A mind of
equanimity,
not reacting to
verbal abuses
from others.
一颗平和的心，
对言语虐待没
有反应从别人
那里。
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我们都可以从禅宗中学到很多佛法。
我们都可以发展智慧，是的，我们可以！
The
End
结束
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
YouTube Video (Hokkien Narration) at the Link:
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Q6pVUo 13

聪明的男孩 Sujata
一个有生命教训的故事
来自本生经 352
14

While dwelling at Jetavana, Savatthi, the Buddha told this story
concerning a landowner who had lost his old father. On the death of
his father, they say, the landowner continued lamenting, quite unable
to shake off his grief. The Buddha, with His psychic power, perceived
in the man a capacity to attain to a Stage of Sainthood.
佛陀住在舍卫城只园时，讲述了一个失去老父亲的地主的故事。他们说，在
他父亲去世后，地主继续哀叹，无法摆脱他的悲伤。佛陀以他的神通，觉察
到这个人有达到圣地的能力。
15

When the Buddha went on His alms rounds in Sāvatthi , He came to the
landowner’s house. He then sat on the seat prepared by the grieving man for
him. The Buddha then said to the man, "Lay Brother, art thou grieving?" and
the man replied, "Yes, Reverend Sir, I am."
The Buddha then said, "Friend, wise men in the past listened to the Words of
Wisdom, and when they lost a father, they did not grieve." The Buddha then
told the grieving landowner this ancient story
about the wise boy Sujata.
佛陀在舍卫城布施时，来到了地主家。然后，他坐在悲伤的人为他准备的座位上。
佛陀对那人说：“居士，你在悲伤吗？” 那人回答说：“是的，先生，我是。”
佛说：“朋友，过去的智者，听了智慧语，失去了父亲，不悲伤。” 佛陀然后告诉
悲伤的地主这个关于聪明的男孩 Sujata 的古老故事。
16

Once upon a time when King Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, a
baby boy, a Bodhisatta was born in the home of a landowner. The
parents named him Sujāta. Sujata, his parents and his grandfather
lived happily in their home in Savatthi.
When Sujata was a young boy, his grandfather died.
曾几何时，布茹阿玛达多国王在贝拿勒斯统治，一个男婴，菩萨出生在一个
地主的家里。父母给他取名为Sujata。 Sujata、他的父母和他的祖父在他们
位于 Savatthi 的家中幸福地生活着。当 Sujata 还是个小男孩时，
他的祖父就去世了。
Varanasi
(Old name – Benares)
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Sujata’s father from the day of the old man’s death, was filled with
sorrow. After taking the ashes of the deceased from the place of
cremation, Sujata’s father erected an earth-mound in his garden and
deposited the remains there. He would visit the mound daily and stay
for hours, wailing and lamenting at the old man’s death. He did not
bother to bathe, could not eat or sleep
and did not attend to his work and his business.
Sujata的父亲从老人去世那天起，就充满了悲伤。将死者的骨灰从火葬场带
走后，Sujata的父亲在他的花园里竖起了一个土堆，并将骨灰存放在那里。
他每天都会参观土堆，并待上几个小时，为老人的死悲痛哀悼。他懒得洗澡，
吃不下睡不着，工作和生意也不做。
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Sujata, the young Bodhisatta, on observing this, thought to himself ,
"My father ever since the death of my grandfather goes about
overwhelmed with grief. He is in great pain. No one, I am sure, except
myself has the power to help him and relieve him of his grief.
I will find a way to deliver him from his sorrow.”
年轻的菩萨须生陀见此，心想：“我的父亲自从祖父去世后，悲痛欲绝。他
非常痛苦。我敢肯定，除了我自己，没有人能帮助他。让他从悲伤中解脱出
来。我会想办法把他从悲伤中解救出来。”
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Sujata set off from his home and went to the country side. Upon
seeing a dead ox lying outside the city, he brought grass and water
and placing them before it, wailed loudly, “ Oh, my dear ox, wake up,
wake up! Eat and drink, eat and drink.“ Many who passed by were
shocked to see this. One man who knew Sujata’s family, said to him,
“Friend Sujāta, are you mad? Why do you offer grass and water to a
dead ox? It cannot wake up!”
But Sujata did not answer him; he continued wailing.
Sujata从他的家出发，前往乡村。看到城外躺着一头死牛，他拿来草和水，
放在它面前，大声哀号：“哦，我亲爱的牛，醒醒醒醒！吃喝吃吃喝喝。”
许多路过的人一位认识Sujata家人的人对他说：“Sujata朋友，你疯了吗？
为什么给死牛献草和水？它不能醒来！”
但是Sujata没有回答他。他继续嚎啕大哭。
20

So, the family friend went to seek out Sujata’s father . He told the
grieving man, "Your son Sujata has become mad. He is giving grass
and water to a dead ox." On hearing this the landowner ceased to
grieve for his father. He went in haste to meet with his son Sujata. He
cried, "My dear Sujāta, are you not in your sober senses? Why do you
offer grass and water to the carcass of an ox?
It is dead. It cannot come back."
于是，家人的朋友去找了Sujata的父亲。他对悲伤的人说：“你的儿子
Sujata 疯了。他正在给一头死牛吃草和水。” 听到这话，地主不再为他的父
亲悲伤。他急忙去见他的儿子Sujata。他喊道：“亲爱的须陀，你不是清醒
的吗？你为什么要给牛的尸体供草和水？它已经死了，它不能回来了。”
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Sujata looked at his father and said, “Father, the ox still has a head and
body, and you tell me it cannot come back. Grandfather has died and
has been cremated. He has no head and body now. Then father, why
are you still spending hours crying and lamenting at his ashes in our
garden and refusing to bathe, eat and carry on with your work?”
Sujata看着他的父亲说：“父亲，这头牛还有头和身体，你告诉我它不能回
来。祖父已经去世并被火化。他现在没有头和身体。那么父亲，你为什么
还要花几个小时在我们花园里为他的骨灰哭泣和哀悼，拒绝洗澡、
吃饭和继续你的工作？”
22

On hearing this, the father of the Bodhisatta Sujata thought: "My son is
wise. He knows the right thing to be done both for this world and for the
next. He did this to give me wisdom and relieve me from suffering.”
And he said, "My dear and wise son Sujāta, you have made known to me
that all existing things are impermanent. Henceforth I will not grieve. You
are one so special a son, so wise and compassionate.
Come let’s go back home.” From that day onwards,
Sujata’s father became more peaceful thanks to Sujata the Bodhisatta.
闻此，须弥菩萨的父亲心想：“我的儿子很聪明。他知道为这个世界和来世做正
确的事情。他这样做是为了给我智慧，让我摆脱痛苦。” 他说：“我亲爱而睿智
的儿子 Sujāta，你让我知道所有存在的事物都是无常的。从此我不再悲伤。你
是一个如此特别的儿子，如此聪明和富有同情心。来吧，我们回家吧。”从那天
起，善生的父亲在善生菩萨的帮助下变得更加平静。
23

Buddha the Master having ended the story, preached the Truths of
Dhamma to the landowner who had listened with full mindfulness.
At the conclusion of the Truths the landowner attained
the First Sage of Sainthood – A Sotapanna.
And The Buddha said, “At that time I myself was Sujāta.”
上师佛陀结束了故事，向全神贯注地聆听的地主宣讲了佛法的真理。在真理
结束时，地主证得第一圣圣——A Sotapanna。
佛陀说：“那时我自己就是须弥陀。”
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佛法反思
Practice the Dhamma well to SEE the
arising and falling of all conditioned
things.
好好修习佛法，以观察一切因缘法的生灭。
The root cause of
Dukkha or suffering is
ignorance and craving.
This is removed by
wisdom and non-
attachment.
苦或苦的根本原因是无明和
贪爱。这是由智慧和不执
着去除的
5 Reflections to be done
Frequently
1 I am subject to aging
2 I am subject to ill health
3 I am subject to death
4 I will be separated from
everything that is dear to me
5 I am the owner of my actions.
Whatever I do, for good or for
evil, to that will I fall heir.
5 经常做的反思
1 我容易老化
2 我身体不好
3 我受制于死亡
4 我将与我所爱的一切分离
5 我是我行为的主人。无论我做
什么，无论是好是坏，我都会成为
继承人。
With Metta,
Bro.
Oh Teik Bin
The End
(结束)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5
W5lC-gbm4
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专注
禅宗故事
有反射
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After winning several archery contests, the young and rather boastful
champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an
archer. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency
when he hit a distant bull's eye on his first try, and then split that arrow
with his second shot.
在赢得了几次射箭比赛后，这位年轻而自负的冠军挑战了一位以弓箭手着称的
禅师。这位年轻人在第一次尝试中击中远处的靶心，然后第二次射出那支箭时，
表现出非凡的技术熟练度。
专注 - 一个禅宗的故事
27

“There,” he said to the old Zen master, “see if you can match that!”
Undisturbed, the master did not draw his bow,
but rather motioned for the
young archer to follow him up the mountain.
“那里，”他对老禅师说，“看看你能不能比得上！”
师父不动声色，没有拉弓，
而是示意年轻的弓箭手跟着他上山。
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Curious about the old fellow's intentions,
the champion followed him high into the mountain
until they reached a deep chasm spanned
by a rather flimsy and shaky log.
好奇老人的意图，冠军跟着他高高地进了山，直到他们到
达了一个由相当脆弱和摇摇欲坠的原木跨越的深渊
29

Calmly stepping out onto the middle of the unsteady
and certainly perilous bridge,
the old master picked a far away tree as a target,
drew his bow, and fired a clean, direct hit.
平静地踏上摇摇晃晃的肯定是危险的桥的中间，老夫子挑了
远处的一棵树为目标，拉弓，干净利落的直接一击。
30

"Now it is your turn," he said as he gracefully stepped
back onto the safe ground. Staring with terror into the
seemingly bottomless and beckoning abyss,
the young man could not force himself to step out onto
the log, no less shoot at a target.
“现在轮到你了，”他说着优雅地走回了安全地带。少年惊恐的盯着那看
似无底又招手的深渊，无法强行踏上木头，更不敢向目标射击。
31

"You have much skill with your bow," the
master said, sensing his challenger's predicament,
"but you have little skill
with the mind that lets loose the shot."
“你的弓很有技巧，”师父察觉到挑战者的困境说道，
“但你的头脑没有什么技巧可以让你投篮。”
The mind has to be trained
to be strong and steady –
able to concentrate and
focus.
必须训练心智变得坚强和稳
定——能够集中注意力。
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~
“专注” - 一个禅宗的故事~思考
“Pride Goes Before
A Fall”
The Ego in us will lead
to much suffering
or Dukkha.
“骄傲在堕落之前”
我们的小我会导致很多苦
或受苦。
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~
A disciplined mind is a
crucial element in
mastering an art
or any human skill.
有纪律的头脑是掌握
的关键要素一门艺术
或任何人类技能。
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~
A calm, steady mind
with great mindfulness
and concentration is
most powerful.
一颗沉着冷静的心以
极大的正念和专注
是最强大的。
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~
“Mind is the forerunner
of all things.”
Train it well with
meditation.
“心为万物之先导。”
通过冥想练习
很好地训练它。
36

May we grow in
non-conceit,
mindfulness,
concentration and
wisdom.
愿我们成长不自负，正
念，
专注力和智慧。
The End
结束
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M
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治疗愤怒的药物
反思的故事
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On one occasion, the Buddha was sitting with some of His disciples.
One of His disciples asked Him, “Lord how can we control our
anger?”
The Buddha said, “Let Me tell you a story. By listening to this story
you will learn to control your anger and you will be more peaceful.”
The story goes like this:
有一次，佛陀和他的一些弟子坐在一起。他的一个门徒问他：“主啊，我们
怎样才能控制我们的怒气呢？”佛陀说：“让我告诉你一个故事。通过听这个
故事你会学会控制你的愤怒，你会更加平和。”故事是这样的：
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Once upon a time there lived a quarrelsome woman in a village.
She used to get angry over little things. In anger she used to say
a lot of abusive words and when her anger subsided, she would feel
very sorry.
Her whole family was upset due to her uncontrollable bad temper.
There was always an atmosphere of quarrel in the family because of
her.
从前，在一个村庄里住着一个爱争吵的女人。她过去常常为一点小事生气。生气
的时候她常说说了很多脏话，当她的怒气平息后，她会感到很抱歉。由于她无法
控制的坏脾气，她全家人都很不高兴。家里总是因为她吵架的气氛。
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One day a wise and compassionate monk came to the door of that
woman on alms round for his food.
After offering some food to the monk, the woman told the monk
about her problem.
She said, “Oh Wise One! I get angry very quickly. I could not
control my anger even if I wanted to. Please tell me of a way so that
I can control my anger.”
一天，一位睿智慈悲的比丘来到那个女人的门前，托钵供养他。给和尚一
些食物后，女人把她的问题告诉了和尚。她说：“哦，聪明人！我很快
就会生气。我想控制也控制不住自己的愤怒。请告诉我一个方法，让我
可以控制我的愤怒。”
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The monk took out a small bottle of medicine from his bag and gave it to
her.
The monk then said to the woman, “This bottle contains the medicine for
anger. Whenever you get angry, put four drops of the medicine on your
tongue and keep it in the mouth for 10 minutes. Do not open the mouth for
10 minutes, otherwise the medicine will not have any effect. You have to
follow this mindfully for 7 days.”
和尚从包里拿出一小瓶药递给她。和尚又对妇人说：“这瓶里装的是怒药。
每当你生气时，将四滴药滴在舌头上，含在口中10分钟。 10分钟内不要
张嘴，否则药不起任何作用。你必须在 7 天内牢记这一点。”
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Saying this, the monk left the woman’s house.
The woman started using the medicine as instructed by the monk.
In just seven days, she lost her habit of getting angry.
After seven days, when the monk came again to her door, the
woman fell at his feet and said,
“Oh, Wise One! Your medicine has done wonders to me!
说完，和尚就离开了女人的家。女人按照和尚的指示开始服药。短短七日，
她就改掉了生气的习惯。过了七日，比丘再次来到她门前，女人俯伏在他
脚下说：“哦，聪明人！你的药对我产生了奇迹！
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I don't get angry anymore because of taking your medicine. There
is now an atmosphere of peace in my family.”
Upon hearing her words, the monk smiled and said, “Daughter,
there was no medicine in that bottle. In fact, it was filled only with
water. You have not controlled your anger by this medicine but you
have controlled your anger by keeping quiet.”
我不会因为吃了你的药而生气了。现在我家里有一种和平的气氛。” 和
尚闻言，笑道：“女儿，那瓶里没有药。事实上，它只装满了水。你没
有用这种药控制你的愤怒，但你通过保持安静控制了你的愤怒。”
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After telling the story, the Buddha explained,
“Anger can only be controlled by the angry person through
keeping quiet.
An angry person speaks unwholesome abusive words. This
will spark resentment and quarrel and the anger does not
dissipate. So, you see, an effective cure is silence when
anger arises in the mind.”
讲完这个故事后，佛陀解释说：“生气的人只能通过保持安静来控制愤怒。
一个愤怒的人说出不健康的辱骂的话。这会激起怨恨和争吵，而愤怒不
会消散。所以，你看，当愤怒在心中升起时，一种有效的治疗方法就是
保持沉默。”
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If we look into our life, we will find that often there are moments in our life when we
get angry and lose our composure.
When someone gets angry, his mind stops working properly and his mouth starts
talking in anger.
When the person speaks unwholesome abusive words for which he will regret later,
the angry person not only commits mental violence but he can also commit physical
violence or aggression. This is unwholesome action and generates bad karma.
如果我们审视自己的生活，我们会发现，在我们的生活中，常常会有生气和失态
的时刻。当一个人生气的时候，他的头脑停止正常工作，他的嘴巴开始愤怒地说
话。当这个人说出他以后会后悔的不健康的辱骂的话时，愤怒的人不仅会实施精
神暴力，还会实施身体暴力暴力或侵略。这是不善的行为，会产生恶业。
ANGER
反思评论
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The mental states of anger will not last… they will pass. So, it is wise to
remain silent in those angry moments. Watch the mind mindfully. Let states
of calmness and composure arise. This will check to prevent unwholesome
speech and action arising like lying, slander using harsh abusive speech,
quarrels, aggressive or violent behavior and fights.
So, whenever you get angry, always keep calm, ‘Take a few drops of the
medicine called
SILENCE and close your mouth for some time.’
You will be saved from much trouble and Dukkha or suffering.
愤怒的精神状态不会持续……它们会过去。所以，在那些愤怒的时刻保持沉默是
明智的。正念地观察心。让平静和沉着的状态出现。这将检查以防止不善言行
的生起，例如说谎、使用粗言秽语诽谤、争吵、攻击性或暴力行为和打架。所以，
每当你生气的时候，一定要保持冷静，‘吃几滴叫沉默，闭上你的嘴一段时间。
你将从许多麻烦和苦难中解救出来。
Watch
the
Mind
观
察
心
灵
Calm
and
Compose
the
Mind
冷静和镇定头脑
Wrong Speech
* Lying * Malicious Speech
* Harsh Speech * Gossip
错误的演讲
* 说谎 * 恶语 * 恶语 * 八卦
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Many years ago, I posted a PowerPoint Presentation (in English) on
“Ways to Conquer ANGER”.
You can check out the Presentation at:
许多年前，我发布了一份关于“战胜愤怒的方法”的 PowerPoint 演示文稿
（英文）。您可以在以下位置查看演示文稿：
https://www.slideshare.net/ohteikbin/ways-to-conquer-anger
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对两首法经的思惟
Dhammapada
Verse
233
Dhammapada
Verse
234
法
经
第
233
句
Guard against anger erupting in your
mind; be restrained with your mind.
Abandoning mental misconduct,
practice good conduct with your mind.
尽管他诵读圣典，但不照此行事，那粗心
的人就像牛群，只数别人的牛——他不分
享圣行的加持。
The wise are controlled in bodily
action, controlled in speech and
controlled in thought.
They are truly well-controlled.
虽少诵圣典，却行教法，离贪、瞋、痴，
以真智解脱，不执着此世或其他世间，
实受圣命加持。
法
经
第
234
句
With
Metta,
Bro.
Oh
Teik
Bin
The End 结束
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYC
v4UK-Ekc
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亿万富翁...一个发人深省的故事
50

Once a billionaire was invited
for an interview in a TV
Program called
“Finding Happiness”.
The interviewer asked, “Sir,
what was the time when you
felt happiest in your life?”
At this, the billionaire replied,
“I have gone through four
stages of happiness in life
and finally I understood the
meaning of true happiness.
曾经有一位亿万富翁受邀接
受电视节目
’寻找幸福’ 的采访。
面试官问：“先生，你觉得
你一生中最快乐的时候是什
么时候？”
对此，亿万富翁回答说：
“我经历了人生幸福的四个
阶段，终于明白了真正幸福
的意义。
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The First Stage was when
I was working
successfully in the
business and corporate
world where I
accumulated great wealth
and resources.
At this stage I was very
happy but I didn’t get the
happiness I wanted.
第一阶段是我在商
业和企业界成功工
作的时候我积累了
巨大的财富和资源。
在这个阶段我很快
乐，
但我没有得到
我想要的快乐。
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Then came the Second Stage
when I started collecting
valuables like all sorts of
jewelry and rare items like
expensive paintings
and antiques.
However, soon I realized
that this sort of things is also
temporary and the luster and
appeal of precious things
doesn’t last long.
然后是第二阶段，我开
始收集各种珠宝等贵重
物品和昂贵的画作和古
董等稀有物品。然而，
很快我就意识到，这种
事情也是暂时的，珍贵
的东西的光彩和吸引力
不会长久。
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Then came the Third Phase. It
was when I got a huge project.
At that time I had control over
95% of the petroleum supply in
my country and also became
the largest ship owner in Asia
and Africa. I had power, fame
and influence in the business
and political world.
But even at that time
I did not get the happiness
that I had imagined.
然后是第三阶段。那是我
接到一个大项目的时候。
当时我控制了我国95%以
上的石油供应，也成为亚
非地区最大的船东。我在
商界和政界拥有权力、名
望和影响力。但即使在那
个时候，我也没有得到我
想象中的幸福。
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Then came the Fourth Stage.
It was when a friend of mine
asked me to buy some
wheelchairs for disabled
children. At the of behest of my
friend I immediately bought
those.
My friend insisted that I must go
with him and hand over the
wheelchairs to those disabled
children myself. Because he
insisted again and again I agreed
and got ready and went with him.
然后是第四阶段。就在那
时，我的一个朋友要我为
残疾儿童买一些轮椅。在
我朋友的要求下，我立即
买了那些。我的朋友坚持
要我和他一起去，自己把
轮椅交给那些残疾儿童。
因为他一再坚持，我同意
了，准备好和他一起去了。
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When I reached that place,
I gave the wheelchairs to all
those disabled children myself.
When I was handing over them
those wheelchairs, I saw a
strange glow of happiness on
the faces of these children.
Later, I saw them all sitting in
those wheelchairs and moving
around, having fun.
The scene was as if we were all
at picnic spot and they were all
sharing their happiness.
当我到达那个地方时，我自
己把轮椅给了所有那些残疾
儿童。当我把那些轮椅交给
他们时，我看到这些孩子的
脸上洋溢着奇异的幸福光彩。
后来，我看到他们都坐在那
些轮椅上，四处走动，玩得
很开心。现场就像我们都在
野餐地点，他们都在分享他
们的快乐。
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At that time, I felt real
happiness inside me. When I
was about to leave the place,
one of those disabled kids
came over to me and
grabbed my legs tightly.
I leaned over and asked him,
“Do you need anything else,
Boy? Just let me know. I will
get it for you.”
那个时候，我的内心是
真正的幸福。我正要离
开的时候，一个残疾的
孩子走过来，紧紧地抓
住了我的腿。我俯身问
他：“你还需要什么吗，
男孩？告诉我，我会帮
你拿的。”
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The kid replied, “No, I just want
to remember your face so that
when I meet you in heaven, I can
recognize you and thank you
once again.
This answer not only shocked
me but also completely changed
my outlook towards life. At that
time I felt I was truly happy and
realized what real happiness is.
I learnt this invaluable
LIFE Lesson:
“Bringing Happiness to Others
brings True Happiness
to oneself.”
孩子回答说：“不，我只是
想记住你的脸，这样当我在
天堂遇见你时，我能认出你，
再次感谢你。这个答案不仅
震惊了我，也彻底改变了我
的人生观。那个时候我觉得
自己真的很幸福，也明白什
么是真正的幸福。我学到了
宝贵的人生课程：
“给别人带来快乐，
给自己带来真正的快乐。”
TQ
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关于幸福的一些明智的说法
1 Happiness springs from doing good
and helping others. Plato
幸福源于做好事和帮助他人。
2 Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love,
compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is
these which provide both for our happiness and others’ happiness.
Dalai Lama
真正的幸福在于爱、同情、耐心、宽容和宽恕等精神品质。因为
正是这些为我们和他人的幸福提供了幸福。
3 I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw
that life was service. I acted and behold,
service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore
我睡着了，梦想着生活是快乐的。我醒来，发现生活就是服务。
我行动起来，看到，服务是快乐的。 59

反思的佛法课程
2 Sensory pleasures, so transient,
do not give real happiness.
感官上的快乐，如此短暂并不能带来真正的快乐。
1 True Happiness lies within the heart and mind.
真正的幸福存在于内心和头脑中。
3 The root cause of Dukkha or Unsatisfactoriness
is Ignorance, Craving and Attachment.
苦或不满足的根本原因是无明、贪爱和执着。
4 Selfless Giving and Service cuts
the Ego-Self … Joy then arises.
无私的给予和服务切断了自我…喜悦随之而来
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The
End
结束
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM
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