清海無上師以英文講於美國洛杉磯國際禪三1998.12.16（影帶編號#639上集）
問：您是否能幫我對生命中的一些事情作出選擇？
答：那些會發生的事，通常都是由我們自己造出來的。
問：這麼說來，我們可以有所選擇嗎？
答：沒錯，因為我們是上帝，或至少是上帝的兒女，不過我們必須要以堅強的信念來作抉擇。我選擇我想要的，你也可以選擇你想要的。本來我可以一輩子待在家裡，打掃、煮飯給先生吃，但我選擇了另一條路，而且成功達成了目標。我的個子小，作出的決定也小，你們個頭兒較大，當然可以作大一點的決定。
問：所以即使我們生活在這個幻象中，仍然可以選擇要讓哪些事情發生，是嗎？
答：當然，就因為是幻象，所以我們才可以隨時改變。如果是具體、無法改變的真實事物，要改變也許會有困難，不過我們可以想像它是幻象，在裡面玩一玩。問題是很多人無法看透這個幻象，而陷在裡面。不過開悟的人就不會這樣，也許看起來好像陷在裡面，但他們可以從不同的角度看待事情，可以選擇配合情況，也可以選擇改變情勢。所以，如果你不喜歡自己的未來，那就改變現在，因為如果現在不改變，未來的結果是避免不了的。
其實這很簡單！做你想做的事，不用擔心太多，只要不傷害其他人或做壞事就好了。因為就算這個世界對你是幻象，但對你身邊的人而言也許並不是。儘管你可以為所欲為，但社會卻不會原諒你，其他人會找你麻煩，讓你的良心不安，這些你們都很清楚。不然的話，沒什麼能綁住我們，在這世上沒什麼是必要的，沒有什麼是一定要做或應該做的事。天下本無事！
比方說，你去看電影，也許看到電影中克林伊斯威特（Clint Eastwood）中槍身亡，不過回家之後，你知道克林伊斯威特或湯姆克魯斯（Tom Cruise）並不是電影裡的那個人。當你在銀幕上看到他時，會認為他就是電影裡的那個人，看起來好真實，不過你待會兒回頭想一想，就會很清楚那只不過是一場戲而已。
同樣，你也可以很清楚地看透這個人生，就如同你看那部電影一樣，要是你還沒有清楚看透，那就繼續打坐，好好思考一下，直到你完全清楚為止。那時候你就真正開悟了。♥
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Meditate and Realize that Life is Only a Drama
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| Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, International Three-day retreat in Los Angeles, California, USA, December 16, 1998 (Originally in English) Videotape #639a Q: I wonder if You can help me with the choices I have to make about what happens in my life. M: Well, what happens is what we normally make of it. Q: So, we have a choice? M: Yes, we do. We are God or at least we’re God's offspring, but we have to choose with a strong power of conviction. I made my choice and you can make yours. I could have stayed home, cleaned the floor and cooked meals for my husband forever until I dropped dead. But I chose to do it differently and I made it. So, since I’m a small person and make smaller decisions, you can make bigger decisions because you’re bigger! Q: So it's still true that we're in this illusion, but we have a choice about what we make happen? M: Oh, sure, because since it’s an illusion we can change it at any time. If it were a solid, unchangeable or real thing, it might be difficult to change. But we can imagine it's an illusion so we can always play around. The problem is that not many people can see through it as an illusion and get caught up in it, but enlightened people aren’t caught up in it even though they might look like they are. They can see from different sides and choose to play along with it or choose to change. So, if you don't like your future, change your present because if you don't change your present, you know that the future outcome is inevitable. It’s very easy! Do anything you want and don't worry about it as long as you don't hurt other people or do anything that's bad. Because even though it's an illusion for you, it might not be an illusion for the person next door. You can still do anything you want but society will not forgive you, and then people will make trouble for your conscience; you know that. Otherwise, nothing can really bind us; nothing is a must in this world. There is nothing we must do and nothing we should do. Everything is OK. For example, if you’ve ever gone to the movies you might have seen Clint Eastwood being shot by someone and then he's dead. But when you go home you know that he is not that person. Clint Eastwood, Tom Cruise or whoever is someone else, not the person in the movie. When you see him on the screen he is that person and it seems very real then. But when you take a minute to think about it later, it's truly just a play, just a drama and this is very clear. Similarly, you can see this life just as clearly as you see that movie, and if you haven't seen it that clearly continue meditating and think about it until you are that clear. Then you are enlightened, big time. ♥ |
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