八風吹不動，穩坐紫金蓮？
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宋朝大學士蘇東坡是中國文學史上享有盛名的一位大文豪，然而仕途坎坷，為官時一貶再貶。當他被貶到江北瓜州時，和僅一江之隔的高僧佛印宗師，交情甚篤。
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有一天，蘇東坡坐禪完感受不錯，覺得自己身上都泛著金光，就拿筆寫了一首五言詩偈「稽首天中天，毫光照大千；八風吹不動，穩坐紫金蓮。」東坡再三吟詠，洋洋得意。就找人送去給佛印宗師分享。
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誰知佛印宗師卻淡淡的回了一句：「狗屁！」
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東坡一看：「哇可惡，你竟然還罵我。」馬上撐個小船過江去找佛印宗師討公道。
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蘇東坡趕上廬山歸宗寺，氣呼呼地要找佛印宗師算帳，那知宗師早已吩咐客堂的知客師說：今天不見客。蘇東坡聽了，火上加油！乾脆直衝佛印的方丈室來，看到方丈室的門半掩著，他正要舉手敲門，卻看到門上貼著一張字條，上頭寫著：「八風吹不動，一屁打過江。」
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東坡看到立刻深感慚愧不已，原來自己修禪的工夫、火候還差佛印宗師很遠。
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其實禪修無非就是在修「定力」，如果沒有「定力」就沒有穩定的心性，很難成就什麼事情。
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今天我們就一起來《認識六度》（上）吧，探討如何培養定力，以及穩定的心性。祝福朋友們修行精進、健康、快樂、富貴、吉祥！
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Sit firm on golden lotus and unmoved by wind from eight directions?
Su Dongpo was a great scholar and renowned literature writer of the Song Dynasty. But his career was bumpy with many ups and downs. During his demotion to Jianbei, Guazhou, he became a good friend to a Buddhist monk whose temple was just across the river from where he was based.
One day, Su Dongpo experienced good feeling after his meditation. He immediately penned down a poem as he felt his body was emitting golden light. He wrote: “Like an awaken one, unmoved by wind from eight directions, sit firmly on a golden lotus and emit brilliant rays from the sky.”
He felt pleased with his masterpiece and sent it to the Buddhist monk for his comment.
Unexpectedly, he received a faint note “Nonsense!” from the monk.
He was furious and immediately rowed a boat across the river to confront the monk.
When he arrived at the temple, he was told not to disturb the monk as the monk had given prior instruction to be left alone. Su Dongpo became more agitated and decided to barge directly into the abbot’s room. When he approached the room and was about to knock the door, he spotted a note on the door. It said – “Unmoved by wind from eight directions but a “nonsense” is enough for you to charged across the river”.
Su Dongpo immediately understood and felt deeply ashamed. His meditation skill and spirituality pale in comparison with the monk.
Meditation is a form of cultivation to develop fortitude. Without such unmoved mental strength, we will not be firm and we will not accomplish much in life.
Today, we shall learn about “The Six Perfections – Part 1”. Let’s explore how we can nurture our fortitude.
Wishing all a fruitful cultivation, health, happiness, prosperity and auspiciousness!
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