| 清海無上師以英文講於法國巴黎歐洲禪三 2007.08.23 |
這是一個關於阿拉伯人的故事。有一個人名叫穆罕默德，他是伊薩的兒子，他和當時的教會領袖是非常要好的朋友，他是個大人物，一直都很富有，並且廣受眾人尊敬。他思維敏捷、口才絕佳、辯才無礙，所以當時他的地位凌駕於眾人之上。
有一天，他高高騎在馬上，他的坐騎上裝飾著各種珍奇的布匹和美麗的毯子，披金戴銀，叮噹作響，有很多侍從隨侍在側。每個人都崇拜他、讚嘆他，浩浩蕩蕩的隊伍十分壯觀。眾人互相探聽：「這個人是誰？如此體面風光、氣派奢華。」但這時一位步履蹣跚的老婦人說：「噢，不，那是個窮困的人，他並不富有，因為阿拉沒有賜福給他，所以他才會這麼虛榮。」
伊薩之子穆罕默德聽到之後，立刻從華麗的馬背下來，承認這的確是他的問題所在。從那時以後，他摒棄了所有公開炫耀和追求財富的欲望，過著謙卑簡樸的生活，專心致志修習上帝的真理。
他很幸運，是嗎？他很幸運，因為他知道自己有問題。知道自己有問題的人就可以解決問題；認為自己沒有問題的人，就會帶著問題往生。
http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/ch/news/191/
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Better to Know of the Problems
than to Think You Have None
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
European 3-Day Retreat,
Paris, France August, 23, 2007
(Originally in English)
This is a story of one of the Arabian people. There was a man called Mohammed, son of Issa. He was one of the very good friends of a commander of the religious order of that time. He was a big one, always very wealthy and respected by everyone. He could think very well, and he could talk very well. He was eloquent. So he was above everyone else at that time.
One day, he was riding on his horse. The horse was bedecked with all kinds of beautiful cloth and beautiful carpet and gold: “clink, clink.” Accompanying him were a lot of attendants. Everyone worshipped and praised him, and it looked like a very grand procession. So the people were asking each other, “Who is this man, so dazzlingly bedecked, so well mounted, so rich, so magnificent?” But then one of the old women who was hobbling along said, “Oh no, that is a poor man; he is not rich. Because Allah has denied him favor, that's why he has such vanity.”
After hearing this, Mohammed, the son of Issa, dismounted at once from his gorgeous horse and admitted that indeed, this was his condition. And from that moment, he abandoned all desire for outward show and wealth, and lived a humble and simple life devoted to God’s knowledge. He was a lucky guy, yes? He was lucky that he knew he had problems. The one who knows he has problems will be cured of problems. The one who thinks he doesn't have problems dies with problems.
http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/eng/news/191/
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