從愛心出發

編號： 725 日期：2001.12.22, 23 地點：美國佛州小中心 性質：打禪 用語：英文

清海無上師以英文講於美國佛州小中心 2001.12.23（DVD#725）

我們修行人並不是坐在那裡就好，還有各種事情要做：要研習教理、要遵守戒律、要打坐，還要去看師父--這是額外的發紅。此外，我們還要把所學的教理付諸實行，把我們靈修所獲得的智慧和力量加以運用，把修行進步而發展的慈悲心發揮出來。

所以我們不是只有坐在那裡不動而已，還有做很多事情：我們有打坐、有想念最高的上帝、與內在至高無上的力量溝通，除此之外，我們也保有高尚的道德情操，努力做個好人、好男孩、好女孩。而當我們與內在的靈性力量溝通後，又發展出更多的愛心、慈悲心和智慧，所以我們生活簡單，過得更舒服自在。生活簡單的話，我們就不需要像以前那麼辛苦工作，反而賺得更多，因為省一塊錢就等於賺一塊錢。

你們現在生活比較簡單，就算從事同樣的工作，也比以前更有錢。或許有的人會從事比較輕鬆的工作，因為他們懂得安排自己的生活，不管生活情況如何，都感到很滿足，物質欲望不會日益坐大。事實上，東西越多，只會帶來更多麻煩，讓人更頭痛和浪費更多錢而已！為了賺更多錢，就必須做更多工作；做更多工作，就得付出更高的健康代價，消耗更多時間與精力。結果我們的時間沒有用來打坐，沒有用來致力於好的事情，卻浪費在賺錢上。賺了更多錢，又要繳更多稅，而且工作業務太多的話，就必須花時間照顧更多事情，付更多錢給會計師。

現在我們生活比較簡單，就會有更多時間；有更多時間，就可以多打坐、多發展智慧，還可以多參與慈善工作，為我們自己和周遭的人帶來更多快樂。有更多時間，也表示說工作比較少，所以身體會更健康，而且會有更多時間與家人相聚，如此一來，我們的婚姻和家庭會更加幸福美滿。

修行帶來這麼多好處，如果全世界的人都知道的話，他們就會放下一切來打坐，跟隨我們的生活方式，因為這真的是我們唯一應該遵循的生活方式。我們並不是捨棄其他方面，而是只要遵循這種生活方式，其他方面也會獲得改善，還有生活上各種以前沒空做的事情，現在都可以獲得提昇。

你們工作比較少的話，身體會更健康，還可以多省一些錢；有多一些錢，有時候就可以去參加打禪，回復自己的靈性等級，並恢復健康。省下來的錢，又可以拿來幫助別人。以前你認為自己沒錢做慈善工作，現在到處都看得到你們的愛心活動：你們幫助美國、阿根廷、智利、阿富汗、非洲等等地方，雖然你們賺的錢和以前一樣，卻可以為世界各地提供援助。

你們不只是有能力幫助別人而已，又可以保留時間給自己，彌補因忙於工作或忙於服務世界而疏於照顧自己的地方，然後你們又變得更有智慧、更仁慈、更溫柔親切，更有愛心、包容心、諒解心，好多、好多美好的事物降臨在你們身上！你們內在和外在都變得越來越富有，連外表也變得更好看，青春常駐，少病痛，即使生病，也會很快復原。

各方面變得這麼美好，就是因為你們過的是理想的生活方式，這是唯一的生活方式，也是天國的生活方式。遵循天國的生活方式，找到內在的天國，一切將隨之而來，這才是真正實踐聖經與佛經的教理。我們唯一要做的，就是把教理付諸實行。

佛陀強調慈悲、智慧和愛心，這些你們都具足了。耶穌強調找到內在的天國，當然，還要愛你的鄰居、愛你的敵人等。找到內在的天國，意思是說得到大智慧，達到天國的等級；與天國溝通，意思是說像上帝一樣有智慧，或至少和上帝差不多，或是越來越接近上帝，這些你們也都做到了。聖經所提到的、所要求的、所強調的，你們都做到了。你們越修行，成果就越多，難怪你們看起來這麼快樂！ 

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As practitioners, we don’t just sit there. We have all kinds of things to do. We have theories to study, we have precepts to keep, and we have meditation to practice. We have the Master to see, and that’s a bonus. But we also have to put what we learn into action, to exercise our wisdom and power of spiritual achievement, and the compassion we develop along with our spiritual improvement.

So we do many things; we don’t just sit there. We do sit there, contemplate the most High and connect with the power within ourselves, which is the highest of all beings. But then we also keep our moral standards high, being a good person, a good boy and a good girl. And then, from the spiritual power inside, we also develop love, compassion and wisdom so that we live a more comfortable life and a simple way of living. And from simple living, we don’t have to work as hard as before, but we earn even more because one penny saved is one penny earned.

Now you live more simply and have more money than before, even though you work the same job. Or maybe you work a less busy job because you can organize your life; you can be contented with whatever life gives you, without wanting more and more things that cost you more trouble, more headaches and more money. More money means more work; more work means more health consumed, more time consumed, more energy wasted. Instead of having time to meditate and to direct our energy to good causes, we have to waste it on earning money and paying more taxes because we earn more or have to take care more, paying more to the accountant because we have too much work.

So now that we have a simpler life, we have more time, and more time means more meditation, more wisdom. More time also means more charitable actions and more happiness for everyone around us and for ourselves. More time also means less work, more health and more time for family members, more happiness within our marriage and family.

So much good comes out of this spiritual practice. If the whole world’s people knew, they would forsake everything to do meditation and follow our way of life, because this is really the only way of life that we should follow. It’s not that we forsake every other way of life, but by following this way of life, we improve in every other way of life, and we enhance all kinds of other ways of life that we didn’t have time for before.

Therefore, when you work less, you have more health and that saves even more money. More money means you can go on retreat sometimes and recuperate in terms of your spiritual standard and your state of health. And then the money you save you can use to help other people. Before, you thought you didn’t have enough money to even do charity work. But now, look! You do it everywhere. You help America, you help Argentina, you help Chile, you help Afghanistan, you help Africa.

You help everywhere, and with the same amount of money you earned before. Not only can you help, but you can have time for yourself so that you can even recover yourself for anything you lacked during the busy hours of working and serving the world. And more and more you become wiser, kinder, more affectionate, more loving, more tolerant and more understanding. So much more has become of you! You become richer and richer, both inside and out. And you also look even better. You stay young longer and have less illness, and even if you have an illness, you have a quick recovery.

Everything is so good just because it’s a good way of life and the only way of life, the Kingdom of God’s way of life. Follow the Kingdom of God, seek the Kingdom of God, and everything will come into fulfillment.

This is the practice of the Bible and the Buddhist doctrines. There is nothing else to do but to practice it. The Buddha emphasized compassion, wisdom and love. You have it all. Jesus emphasized the Kingdom of God, of course: Love thy neighbor. The Kingdom of God: Love thy enemy. The Kingdom of God means you have wisdom. You achieve the Kingdom of God; you contact the Kingdom of God, meaning you’re wise like God or God-like at least, or moving toward God, more and more toward God. You have it all. Whatever the Bible names, demands, or emphasizes, you have. The more you practice this, the more you have it. And that’s why you look so happy. 

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