一輪明月的故事。 . 有一位小偷在夜晚悄…

一輪明月的故事。
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有一位小偷在夜晚悄悄的跑進了廟裡,這間廟平時香火鼎盛,小偷心想這廟香香火如此鼎盛,裡面的香火錢應該也不少,廟裡的寶貝應該也很多。現在社會景氣這麼差、失業的人有這麼多我進去偷一點寶貝、香火錢菩薩應該會原諒的。

夜深人靜,夜晚的地靈特別靈敏,此時小偷進入廟裡的聲音已經驚動大德住持,廟裡的住持知道,廟裡根本無東西可偷啊⋯⋯⋯,因為我們的廟是不設功德箱、我們的菩薩也不掛金牌,小偷你根本就是走錯廟了。
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小偷走遍了寺廟找不到功德箱,也找不到金牌、找不到任何的寶貝很失望的正想要離去,走到廟的大門時赫然發現住持站在門口,住持拿著袈裟對著小偷說:孩子夜深了小心著涼,廟裡沒有什麼東西可以送你,這袈裟就送給你讓你取暖吧!
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小偷拿著袈裟頭也不回趕緊往外跑,此時夜晚的月亮又圓又亮,住持抬起頭仰望著皎潔的明月,嘆了一口氣說:真希望把這一輪明月送給你。
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天亮的時候禪師開啟廟的大門時,發現地上昨晚送給小偷的袈裟已經整整齊齊的摺疊放在門口,禪師微笑的說了一句:終於把一輪明月送給你了。
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人生何嘗不是如此,有人正向思考跳脫漩窩,有人卻從此一蹶不振,成了趴趴熊,任憑「慾望」就像小偷一樣,偷走我們如月亮般透亮的心;而貪、嗔、癡就像鳥雲一樣吞噬了月亮的光芒。
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因此,唯有持續不間斷用真理灌溉,才能找回心中的明月啊。
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#一輪明月、 #禪宗公案、 #透徹、 #良心rnrnThe story of the veritable moon
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A thief quietly sneaked into the temple in the night. The temple is usually filled with thick incense offered by its followers. The thief thought that this temple must also be rich in donations, and contain bountiful treasures. As the social economy was in a downturn with many unemployed people, the thief felt that even if he stole a little of the donations, the Bodhisattva would forgive him. It was the dead of the night, and the spirits of the earth were particular sensitive. At that instant, the sound of the thief entering into the temple premise alerted the Abbot, who was well-aware that there was actually nothing in the temple that was worthy of theft.., because there was no donation box, no jewelry that adorns the Bodhisattva, so the thief had targeted the wrong temple.
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The thief trespassed the entire temple grounds, yet unable to find the donation box, the gold jewelry or any treasure. Disappointed, he decided to abandon his mission and leave. As he headed to the temple entrance, he was astounded to find the Abbot by the door, clutching a set of Buddhist robe. The abbot said to the thief, “child, the night is cold, we do not have anything of value at the temple for you, may this robe keep you warm!”
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The thief grabbed the robe, and dashed out of the temple without looking back. At that moment, the night was illuminated by the round and bright moon. The Abbot looked up at the luminous moon, sighed and remarked, “how I wish I can give you this veritable moon”.
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At daybreak when the Abbot unlatched the temple door, he found the same robe that he had given the thief the previous night neatly folded by the doorway. He smiled, and made the statement, “I’d finally given you the veritable moon”.
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Isn’t our lives often mired in such predicaments? Some people contemplate escape from their whirlpool; some are paralyzed and limp like a stricken bear. The luminous moon that we all once possessed, are unconsciously and slowly being obscured by the dark clouds, and eventually being swallowed completely. Desires are like thieves that steal our hearts; greed, anger, and delusion are like clouds of birds that devour our mind, and only through conscientious cultivation of the way/ truth can we re-discover the veritable moon in our heart.
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#StoryOfTheVeritableMoon, #ZenParables, #Thorough, #Conscience


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