微笑的力量 . 有一家大名鼎鼎的花店,想…

微笑的力量
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有一家大名鼎鼎的花店,想以高薪聘請一位售花小姐,招聘廣告一張帖後,前來應聘的人多如過江之鯽。經過幾番口試,最後留下了三位女孩,花店經理讓她們每人經營花店一週,打算從中挑選最優秀的一人。
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這三個女孩,一個曾在花店賣過花,一個是花藝學校的應屆畢業生,另一個女孩則沒有任何花藝經驗。
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賣過花的女孩,聽到經理以一週的成績為應聘標準,心中竊喜:「插花、賣花對我來說是駕輕就熟的。」幾乎每一個進花店的人,她都能想辦法讓客人掏錢買花。一週下來,她的銷售成績相當不錯。
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第二位應屆畢業生,她充分發揮書本上學來的知識經營花店。一週後,她的經營成績也非常不錯。
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最後這位沒有任何花藝經驗的女孩,她雖然沒有任何相關經驗,但是她的臉上總是掛著美麗的微笑。所有來店裡看花的客人,都被女孩溫暖的笑容所吸引,紛紛幫女孩推薦客人來買花。
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一週後,女孩的銷售成績出來了,成績遠遠高出有賣花經驗的前兩位女孩。
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最後,花店經理滿意地留下沒有賣花經驗的女孩。
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兩位女孩離去前,花店經理感慨地對她們說:「
妳們的能力非常優秀,但是要明白,用鮮花賺再多的錢是有限的,用美麗的笑容與心情去經營才是無限的。
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精湛的花藝,可以靠努力學習來獲得,而散發像花朵一樣美麗、燦爛的氛圍,是能力無法做到的。因為這裡面包含著一個人的氣質、品德以及藝術和修養。」
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微笑能予人溫暖;
微笑能予人力量;
微笑能使人信心滿滿;
微笑是人生最寶貴的財富!!
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現在,讓我們一起揚起嘴角微笑,感受微笑所帶來的奇妙力量吧!
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#微笑的力量、#溫暖、#氣質、#修養

The Power of Smile

There was a famous flower shop that offered to pay a high salary to hire a floral sales associate. When the job advertisement was posted, there were several job applicants. After some rounds of interviews, three ladies were shortlisted, and the floral shop manager let each lady run the shop operations for a week, intending to pick the best candidate.

Of the three ladies, one had sold flowers at a florist previously; one was a fresh graduate of a floral management school; and the last had no practical experience in floral arrangement.

The lady who had sold flowers previously heard that the manager’s criteria was a week’s sales results. Secretly pleased, she thought, “Flower arrangement and sales are most familiar to me”. Thus, she found ways to try to get everyone who entered the shop to buy flowers. As the week ended, her sales results were pretty good.

The second fresh graduate gave full play to the knowledge she learnt from school to run the florist. A week later, her business performance was also impressive.

Last, for the lady who had no background in running a florist, while she lacked relevant experience, she always wore a beautiful smile on her face. All the customers who came in to check out the flowers were attracted by the lady’s warm smile and helped to recommend more customers to buy flowers.

A week followed, and as the sales results were tallied, the last lady’s results were far higher than the first two ladies who had prior experience and capability.

Eventually, the shop manager hired the lady with no prior experience in selling flowers.

Before the two ladies left, the floral shop manager solemnly explained to them, “You may have strong capabilities, but if you focus on floral sales, your potential is limited. However, with a beautiful smile and positive vibe, your potential is limitless.

Superb floral art arrangement can be picked up through diligence, but to exude an exceptional and radiant smile that complement the flowers is a quality that is hard to come by. This is much due to the person’s temperament, moral character, aesthetic appreciation and cultivation.

A smile can radiate warmth;
A smile can garner strength;
A smile can inspire confidence;
The Smile is life’s most precious asset!!

Let us now raise the corners of our lips, smile together and feel the marvelous power of our smiles!

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如何當個快樂的修行人 . . 你有沒有發…

如何當個快樂的修行人
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你有沒有發現越來越多人,在生活中明明什麼都擁有了,卻總是過得不快樂?在這個世代,每天有看不完的新聞、聽不完的音樂、看不完的電影、假日還要抽空跟朋友去唱歌、旅遊…把生活安排得行程滿滿了,但總在夜深人靜時,一個人悶悶的問著自己:「是不是少了甚麼?」
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也有人說:「我明明很認真修行、念佛,當下也持常常感受到快樂法喜,但一遇到不如意、不順心,很容易的又會生起煩惱,當抱怨心一起,好像又回到那個修行前的自己了!
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如果「修行」可以讓我們的生活變得更快樂,幫助我們成就夢想、成就未來,那將會是甚麼光景呢?生命的路,箇中滋味如人飲水,冷暖自知,無論在生活上,或是在修行中,若能和同修一起交換心得,談笑間的收穫也許會更加強大?!
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本週末,歡迎您和我一起來快樂「論法台中」!與我一起來學習如何「當個快樂的修行人」,讓生命增添更多的健康、快樂、幸福!
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?歡迎分享,多傳多福!! ?
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【全球各地網路共修時間】
1. 臺北/北京/馬來西亞/新加坡 時間:2018年5月19日,上午9:00開始 
2.韓國時間:2018年5月19日,上午10:00開始 
3.北美東部時間:2018年5月18日,晚上9:00開始 
4.北美太平洋時間:2018年5月18日,晚上6:00開始
5.澳洲墨爾本時間:2018年5月19日,中午11:00開始 
6.印尼雅加達時間:2018年5月19日,上午8:00開始
7.羅馬尼亞時間:2018年5月19日,淩晨4:00開始
8.英國倫敦時間:2018年5月19日,淩晨2:00開始
9.澳洲(悉尼)時間:2018年5月19日,早上11:00開始 
10.緬甸(仰光)時間:2018年5月19日,早上7:30開始
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備註:各地禪堂一般共修時間為星期六上午9:00開始,欲前往各地禪堂參與共修者,請事先諮詢各地禪堂,以當地時間為主。
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#共修預告、#論法台中、#快樂的修行人、#修行
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How to be a happy self-cultivator?

Have you noticed that more and more people are always unhappy although they have everything in life?

In this modern age, we have endless news to read, music to listen, movies to watch, gyms to exercise, friends to sing together and even holidays to look forward to. Our daily schedule is pack with activities, yet, we still experience a feeling of emptiness in the silence of the night.

Some said, “I am earnest in my practice. I chant and experience dharma bliss when meditating. Yet, why do I still feel troubled easily when I face obstacles in life? I am already diligent in my practice and yet misfortunes continue to happen to me?” Once we start to complain and be resentful, we return to our “old self”!

If self-cultivation can make our life happier and help us achieve our dreams, how nice would that be? The journey of life is full of ups and downs. If we can share our experience with fellow cultivators, perhaps we will gain more through exchanges of various aspects of lives as we learn from one another?

This Saturday, welcome you to join me and learn about how to be a happy self-cultivator. Let’s learn how to make us healthier, happier and more auspicious!

?More sharing, more blessings!?

Online Global Group Practice Schedules:
1. Taipei/ Beijing/ Malaysia/ Singapore: May 19, 2018, at 9:00hrs
2. Korea: May 19, 2017, at 10:00hrs
3. North America (Eastern Zone): May 18, 2018 at 21:00hrs
4. North America (Pacific Zone): May 18, 2018 at 18:00hrs
5. Melbourne (Australia): May 19, 2018, at 11:00hrs
6. Jakarta (Indonesia): May 19, 2018, at 8:00hrs
7. Romania: May 19, 2018, at 4:00hrs
8. London (United Kingdom): May 19, 2018, at 2:00hrs
9. Sydney (Australia): May 19, 2018, at 11:00hrs
10. Yangon (Myanmar): May 19, 2018, at 07:30hrs

(Group practice generally starts at 9.00 a.m. in all Bodhi Meditation Centers. It is advisable to call your local center for confirmation.)

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【今世修行,一世修成】 . 「人身難得,…

【今世修行,一世修成】
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「人身難得,佛法難遇。」佛法難遇今已遇,人身難得今已得。今世既得遇,就要珍惜,好好修行。所以我告訴弟子,我們不說「修來世吧」,而是爭取今世修行,一世修成。今世能夠真正離苦、消業、再開悟,並得以在禪的境界裡,達到《心經》所講的根本禪境。這樣才能真正認識到,自然規律和身心規律。
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#修行、#佛法、#2014台灣新北富貴吉祥念佛班開示
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【Cultivate and attain enlightenment in this lifetime】
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There is an ancient saying: our human body is scarcely available and Buddha dharma is difficult to chance upon. Now that we have the opportunity to listen to Buddha dharma as a human, we should treasure this rare opportunity and cultivate diligently.
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My advice to my disciples is to cultivate diligently and clear your karmic debts so that you can attain liberation and enlightenment in this life. At the same time, you will be able to experience the fundamental state of meditation as described in the Heart Sutra. It is only then will you truly realize the Law of Nature and its inter-connectivity with body and mind.
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#Cultivation, #BuddhaDharma, #DharmaTeachingFrom2014Taiwan-NewTaipeiAuspiciousChantClassrnrn【Cultivate and attain enlightenment in this lifetime】
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There is an ancient saying: our human body is scarcely available and Buddha dharma is difficult to chance upon. Now that we have the opportunity to listen to Buddha dharma as a human, we should treasure this rare opportunity and cultivate diligently.
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My advice to my disciples is to cultivate diligently and clear your karmic debts so that you can attain liberation and enlightenment in this life. At the same time, you will be able to experience the fundamental state of meditation as described in the Heart Sutra. It is only then will you truly realize the Law of Nature and its inter-connectivity with body and mind.
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#Cultivation, #BuddhaDharma, #DharmaTeachingFrom2014Taiwan-NewTaipeiAuspiciousChantClass
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【今世修行,一世修成】
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「人身難得,佛法難遇。」佛法難遇今已遇,人身難得今已得。今世既得遇,就要珍惜,好好修行。所以我告訴弟子,我們不說「修來世吧」,而是爭取今世修行,一世修成。今世能夠真正離苦、消業、再開悟,並得以在禪的境界裡,達到《心經》所講緣的根本禪境。這樣才能真正認識到,自然規律和身心規律。
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#修行、#佛法、#2014台灣新北富貴吉祥念佛班開示


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