釋放與解脫 . 「很多的痛苦,是在喜悅和…

釋放與解脫
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「很多的痛苦,是在喜悅和貪婪中孕育的?
所謂的解脫,是在障礙與看透時產生的!」
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有一個財主,非常吝嗇,從不曾佈施過一毛錢。他對自己也十分小氣,捨不得吃、捨不得用,只喜歡累積金幣。他把囤積的金幣藏在一個秘密的房間裡,每到夜裡,什麼事都不做,只是數著自己收藏的金幣,一直到全部數完,才能安心睡覺。
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這樣的日子,整整過了五十年,他總共搜集了三萬個金幣。
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一天夜裡,財主邊數著金幣,邊生起一個想法:「我這一生,都是不斷地在聚集金錢,換成金幣,從來沒有過一天好日子,現在我已經有三萬個金幣,明天開始,我不再累積金幣了,我要好好地享受生活。」
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當他正在想的時候,突然看見房裡站著一位神情嚴肅的黑衣老人。
財主大驚,以為有人要來搶他的金幣,大叫:「你是誰,要幹什麼?」
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老人說:「我是掌管死亡的死神,奉命來帶你離開這個世界,你不用數金幣了,跟我走吧!」
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財主驚慌失措了,因為他從來沒有想過自己有一天會死,於是,他討好地對死神說:「死神!我這輩子還沒有真正活過呢!這樣好了,我送您一萬個金幣,您讓我多活三天,讓我好好看看這個世界吧!」死神搖搖頭。
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財主說:「拜託拜託!我給您三萬個金幣,我已經一無所有了,您讓我多活一天吧!」
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死神嚴肅的說:「每個人死的時候都是一無所有的,少囉唆!趕快跟我走吧!」
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財主跪下來痛哭流涕,哀求死神:「既然非死不可,我請求您,我送給您三萬個金幣,您讓我多活三分鐘,寫幾句話留給後代的人吧!」
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死神笑著說:「好吧!我就讓你多活三分鐘。」
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財主一邊流淚一邊寫著:「世人呀!不要只想累積錢財,要好好珍惜生命、用心生活,因為總有一天,三萬個金幣也買不到一天的生命啊!」
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#釋放與解脫、 #三萬個金幣、 #珍惜、 #輕鬆
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Let go to achieve liberation

「Are most sufferings developed through one’s pursuit of happiness and greed?

Liberation is achieved in the moment that we see through the nature of the obstacles we face!」

Once upon a time, there lived a rich merchant who was very stingy. He had never donated a single cent in his life. He lived very frugally and his only joy in life was in accumulating gold coins. He had a secret room in his house where he hid all his gold coins. Every night, he would stay in this room and count all the coins that he had. He would go to bed only after he had finished counting all his coins.

50 years passed and he had accumulated a total of 30 thousand gold coins.

One night, the man had a thought as he was counting his coins: “I have spent my entire life accumulating money in order to get more gold coins. I have never had a day of enjoyment. I think 30 thousand gold coins is good enough. From tomorrow, I will stop accumulating gold coins and instead focus on enjoying the life of abundance that I deserve.”

Suddenly, he caught sight of a stern-looking old man dressed in black standing in a corner of his room. Thinking that the old man was here to rob him of his coins, he shouted: “Who are you? What do you want?”

The old man replied: “I am the God of Death. I am here to take you away. Drop all your coins and come with me!”
The merchant was devastated. The thought of dying had never occurred to him. He tried to bribe the God of Death: “Mighty God! I have not lived a single happy day in my life! How about this: I’d give you 10 thousand gold coins in return for three more days of life? Let me have the opportunity to take a good look at the world!” The God of Death shook his head.
The merchant begged: “Please! Please! I’d give you all the 30 thousand coins I have. Just give me one more day to live in this world!”

The God of Death replied sternly: “Everyone leaves this world with nothing. Stop bargaining! Come with me now!”
The merchant fell onto his knees and wept: “I know that death is inevitable. I beg you… I’d give you all the gold coins that I have. Please give me three minutes to write a letter to the future generations!”

The God of Death smiled: “Ok. I’d give you three minutes.”
Tears flowed as the merchant wrote his letter: “Mortals! Do not make the same mistake that I did. Do not focus on accumulating physical wealth. Instead, treasure the life that you have and live it meaningfully. There will come a day when even 30 thousand gold coins will not be able to buy you an extra day of life!”

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好命的女人!! . . 很多人時常會羨慕…

好命的女人!!
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很多人時常會羨慕別人「好命」,總是無憂無慮的,這其中是不是有什麼「祕訣」呢?
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其實,想要「好命」不是取決於別人,而是要調整好自己的心態?!
幾個月前,一個女同修來找我抱怨她的命不好。她說她很小的時候就沒有媽媽,爸爸一個人養他們4個姊弟,因為經濟狀況不好,她沒讀什麼書,十多歲就出來賺錢養家;原本以為長大結了婚,就會變得好命,誰知道嫁的老公一點都不顧家;孩子讀書也很糟糕,這讓她覺得自己的命運簡直糟透了,所以她就來問我該怎麼辦?
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我問她:「妳爸爸對你們幾個孩子不好嗎?餓著妳了嗎?還是把妳送到孤兒院了?」
她想了一下說:「那倒沒有,雖然以前日子不好過,但是我爸爸還是堅持把我們姊弟帶在身邊,我知道他盡力了。」
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我說:「那不就得了?有些父母還會拋棄孩子呢!妳的父親至少還把你們留在身邊,又沒餓著妳,就算日子不好過,也平安長大了,有這麼好的父親妳怎麼會命苦呢?」
她說:「可是我嫁的老公一點也不管家裡的事情呀!整天都在外頭忙呢!」
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我問她:「妳老公賺錢有拿回家嗎?他吃喝嫖賭了嗎?還是打妳了?找小三了?」
她說:「我老公賺的錢幾乎全部都會拿回家,沒有吃喝嫖賭,也沒有打我,可能是工作太忙,沒有時間去找小三,但不做家事也不管孩子。」
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我問:「那妳工作嗎?」她搖頭。我說:「他在外頭認真賺錢養家,不吃喝嫖賭、不找小三,也沒打妳,雖然家裡的事情管得少,但不也是因為他相信妳的能力,知道妳有辦法把家裡管好才敢放手嗎?有這麼好的老公妳怎麼會命苦呢?」
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她依然苦惱的說:「我的兒子讀書成績不好,我擔心他以後該怎麼辦。雖然他平時乖乖的不太惹事,就是喜歡待在廚房弄些吃的,像個姑娘家。」
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我說:「喜歡弄吃的可以當廚師,這工作挺好的,只要品行沒問題,那就是個不錯的孩子了,很多媽媽多羨慕妳呀!」接著我又告訴她:「這樣聽起來,我覺得妳命不錯呀!有個好爸爸、好老公,又有個乖兒子,別人想要的妳都有了,還有什麼好抱怨的?妳不要總是看到負面的地方呀!要多往好處想,並且心懷感恩,相信很快的,妳就會有不一樣的感悟了。」
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直到上個月,我又見到她,就問:「現在還覺得自己命苦嗎?」
她笑著向我道謝:「我聽了您的話,開始調整自己的心態,才發現,其實我有那麼好的家人還不知道珍惜;當我試著改變自己的想法之後,我才覺得自己真是個好命的女人,生活也越來越順利了!」
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生命就是如此,也許我們無法改變外在的客觀事實,但是可以改變自己的心態與想法,以正向的態度去面對人生,並珍惜現在所擁有的一切,努力去付出,相信一切終究會有起色的。
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Fortunate Women
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Many people are envious of others’ fortune and carefree lifestyles. Is there is a secret to it?
In fact, being fortunate is not dependable on others, it is about changing your own mindset.
Some months ago, one of our fellow female practitioners came to me and complained about how life has been mistreating her. She told me that her mother passed away when she was very young and her father had to raise all four children single handedly. As her family was poor, she did not have the chance to receive a good education and had to start work at a young age of ten. She thought that she would grow up and marry someone and start a better life. Instead, the man she married to cared less for the family, and her son was not performing well at school. She was very troubled and approached me for advice.
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I asked her: “ How well did your father treat you and your siblings? Did you suffer from hunger? Were you sent to an orphanage?”
She thought for a moment and replied: “ Although life was tough, my father still tried his best to provide food and shelter, and kept us all by his side all the time. I know he did his best!”
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I replied: “ Isn’t that good? While some parents might have left their children, your father stayed by your side, fed you and your siblings. Even though the days had been rough, you grew up rather peacefully. Aren’t you fortunate to have such a caring father?”
She added: ”However, I married a man who does not care for the family at all, and is always busy and rarely at home!”
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I continued to ask: “ Does your husband bring home his earnings? Does he drink, womanize, and gamble? Does he ill-treat or hurt you physically? Does he have a mistress?”
She answered: “ My husband brings home almost all his wages. He does not drink, womanize or gamble, and definitely does not ill-treat or hurt me. As he is quite busy, I don’t think he has the time to keep a mistress. He is just not present at home and doesn’t help raise and teach my son or help with the housework.”
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So I asked, again:” Are you currently working?” She shook her head.
I said: “ Your husband is busy working outside. He does not drink, womanize and gamble, have no mistress, and does not hurt you. Whilst he is seldom at home, he must have the confidence in you to let you handle all matters at home. With such a responsible and thoughtful husband, you must be so fortunate!”
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She continued with much worries:” My son is hopeless in his studies and I worry for him. Although he is not much of a trouble-maker, he tends to be lady-like and likes to stay in the kitchen to make snacks.”
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I responded: “ Your son may possess the potential of a chef! As long as he has no flaws in his character, he is a good child. This is envied by most mothers.” I added: “Actually, I think you have a very good life! You have a responsible father, a good husband and a well-behaved son; an envy for most people. So, there is nothing you should complain about. You can try to see things from a positive aspect, be grateful, and you will soon feel different and lucky.”
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I met her again last month and asked her:” How’s life treating you?”
She smiled and thanked me, saying: “ After your advice, I changed the way I see and think, and realized that I’m blessed with a wonderful family. Only with a change in mindset, I begin to feel that I am so lucky and fortunate!”
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Such is life. When circumstances are beyond our control, we can always change and adapt our way of seeing things with a positive and grateful attitude. In this way, life is always good.
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#Fortunate, #ChangeYourMindset,#ChangeTheWorld, #Cherish, #AFortunateLady
#好命、#改變心態、#改變世界、#珍惜、#好命的女人


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祝福大家,西洋情人節快樂! . 2月14…

祝福大家,西洋情人節快樂!
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2月14日是浪漫的西洋情人節,也是一個值得珍惜的日子。
珍惜,始終如一陪伴在你身旁的那個人…
珍惜,老愛陪你打打鬧鬧,使你不至於覺得孤單的那個人。
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想想,兩個人開始在一起的時候,對方幫你買頓宵夜或早餐,你都會感動的拍照上傳,後來,對方給妳的照顧,每日的噓寒問暖,竟成了一種習慣。
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他為你做的任何一件事,習慣成自然,甚至成了理所當然,就會忘了珍惜身邊,最有熱度且溫暖的一顆心,因為,能遇見願意為你付出的人真的非常不容易。
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學會珍惜,才能享受到那份最單純的幸福!!
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想學習更多,關於如何獲得幸福的方法嗎?
請點擊?【愛情問答系列】—幸福的金鑰匙?

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you!
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February 14 is the day of romance in the Gregorian calendar – Valentine’s Day. It is also a day to be treasured.
Treasure the one who has remained at your side through it all…
Treasure the one who loves to wrangle and quibble with you so that you would never feel alone.
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Think about the time when you first started dating – you were so touched when your partner brought you supper or breakfast that you took a picture and uploaded it to social media immediately. But somewhere along the way, you take for granted the care and concern that your partner shower on you every day.
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Every single thing that your partner does for you has become something that you expect. You have forgotten to treasure the person that is closest to you. Please remember that it is really not easy to meet someone who is willing to be give selflessly to you. Treasure it.
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Learn to treasure what you have, and you will enjoy the simplest and purest joy!!

To learn more about the ways to attain happiness, click here ? “Q&A Series of Love” – The Golden Key to Happiness ?

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