2010年8月17日 星期二

精进不为难

好多年前的一个下午,依稀记得那是在我爸爸离世后不久,在洪福寺的大菩提树下,师父交给我一份影印的<佛说无常经>.这是我第一次的接触.手拿着这意义深重的经文,有许多不明白的内容,什么三西二五理圆明,七八能开四谛门等等,对我这个初学来说,都是新鲜的!
看我什么都不懂得的一张面孔,慈悲和蔼的师父不厌其烦的讲解,我则站立一旁静静的吸收.
<佛说无常经> 首先赞叹佛法僧的功德,然后逐一的道出了世间一切万物的无常相.
虽然这一遍经文不长,但却很重点的告诉我们为何佛陀出生于世,老病死是如何的实不可爱,实不光泽,实不可念,实不称意.
还在生死轮回的我们,是不是牢固地起了颠倒见? 是不是看来看去还觉得这世间好可爱,就处处留恋的不想出离?
名利地位的你争我夺,感情的难分难舍,等事过境迁,因缘改变,一切都不同以往。这时只有迷执中造下的业,如影随形。
在学佛的漫漫长路,愿我在闻思修慧上,能按步就班的学习。希望自己能够在种种有限的因缘条件下,能随缘尽份的用功,但不太疲累。
很喜欢成佛之道大乘不共法章里形容的精进度--胜解坚固力,欢喜休息力,能修于四力,精进不为难。
愿以此来勉励自己。

2010年8月10日 星期二

It's a small world after all

Just came back from H.K. last night.
It is now the summer holidays in H.K. as well as in China.
The streets of Hong Kong were exceptionally overcrowded with locals as well as foreigners. Almost every step we made we must be careful not to step on somebody's shoes in front.
While we were walking the busy streets of H.K., a thought came across my mind.
Looking at the great amount of people all around,I was thinking it must be truly unlikely to bump into somebody we know .
Yes, we did not meet anybody familiar until we went to the Sea World.
The Sea World was another place packed with people from all over the world.
We missed two live dolphin shows due to the intensive crowding,and when it was time for the last show at 5pm, we started our walk to the vast open-aired theatre slightly before 4pm.
I happened to lead the line of procession of 5, and we finally found the best row of seats and sat down.........
I turned my head around to look at the guy next to me, and oh my, to my astonishment and disbelief, next to me sat Vicki , from POT Penang!