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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

菩提本无树,明镜亦非台。本来无一物,何处惹尘埃。

Today , I have just read a book titled "孙悟空是个好员工". And I felt one of the story is quite meaningful and interesting. So I make a search in google and copy and paste the short story here to share with you.


五祖弘忍挑选继承人,一日聚集众僧,告取自本心般若之性,令其徒各作一偈,若悟大意,可付衣钵为第六代祖。时有上座僧神秀,学识渊博,思作一偈,写于廊壁间。偈曰:“身是菩提树,心如明镜台。时时勤佛试,勿使惹尘埃”。惠能闻诵后,问是何人章句,有人告之,惠能听后则说,“美则美矣,了则未了。”众徒听了笑其庸流浅智。惠能亦无怪意,说吾亦有一偈,于是夜间请人代书于神秀偈旁。偈曰:“菩提本无树,明镜亦非台。本来无一物,何处惹尘埃。”众见偈惊异,各相谓言,奇哉不可以貌看人。


There is a big different from "intentionally"(有) and "unintentionally" (无). Hope you can learn something from this story.

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