抽籤真的靈嗎？
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在加拿大溫哥華最近的閉關班上，有來自世界各地的學員來學習。有一位亞洲來的學員，跟我比較熟，碰見我，很苦惱地說：
「師父，您幫幫我啊，我最近好煩惱啊：吃啥啥不香，看電影也沒有興趣，在亞洲各個國家我也旅遊了一圈，名山大川都去參訪了，卻還是沒有任何生活的靈感與動力，我該怎麼辦啊？！」她一臉苦相。
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我說：「怎麼啦，事業不順了，還是孩子不聽話了？」
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她說：「師父，都不是！我的事業有人幫我打理，業績蒸蒸日上，根本不用操心；孩子的事業也有特別好的開端，也都不用我操心。可是我自己就是不知道怎麼回事，提不起精神來。她一邊說話，一邊低頭看著腳。
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我仔細看看她，感覺到她其實已經徬徨一段時間了，因為各方面都很美滿，所以沒了人生的動力。
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我告訴她：「明天就開課了，你先上課吧，別急。」
她點點頭說：「好。」
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第二天上完課，她又見到我，就像換了一個人似的，神采煥發、笑臉盈盈的老遠就大聲地跟我打招呼：「師父！您今天講課簡直就是講給我聽的！」
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我說：「發生什麼事情了？」
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「師父，真的很神奇呢！我早上一早起來，去佛前禮拜，心裏求佛保佑我，希望在這個課程中，給我一些靈感，讓我能夠振作起來。拜完我就去抽籤，您猜怎麼著？」
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我也很好奇：「你抽到什麼？」
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「我抽到一隻籤，上面寫著『立下目標，去幫助大眾！』我心想，我現在這個樣子，還能怎麼去幫別人呢?
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沒想到，之後上課您就講了：要給自己設立一個更高的願望，當我們有了一個新的願望之後，就可能放下這些天最困擾妳的事情，你的精神裡頭那些通道，就會通暢了。那你的身體裡呢，你的氣、血液、營養、氧氣等等的，還有你的內臟都會正常的工作和運行。因為，給自己設立一個『更高的願望』，這本身就是最健康的精神行為。」
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我忽然間就跟醍醐灌頂似的，一下子明白了，那支籤就是我要找的下一個人生目標！我未來的人生就該去幫助大眾！我立即想到很多可以做的事情，就像您講的，大腦突然就特別清醒，整個人充滿了能量和動力！原來的那些煩惱和不知所措都一下子煙消雲散了！」
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我聽了也替她高興：「好啊！很高興你找到新的願望和動力！」
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我說：「有的時候自己頭腦是暈的，不知道到底要做什麼。在這個課堂上，抽支籤、或是忽然聽到一句特別觸動你內心的話，就可能啟發你，讓你的人生有一個大的轉折。希望你這個班有更大的收穫！」
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我也祝福大家：
都能茅塞頓開，找到自己人生未來的目標和方向。
並且開創自己未來，更遼闊的一片天空。
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#抽籤、#靈驗、#生命的啟發、#遼闊、#醍醐灌頂、#更高的願望
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Drawing divination lots – Is it really effective?
Students from all over the world came to Vancouver to attend the recent meditation retreat. Just before the class started, I ran into one of the students from Asia whom I know well. When she saw me, she asked me glumly,
“Master, I need your help. I’ve been really troubled recently; I have lost interest in food, movies and even traveling. I have visited all the famous mountains and rivers in many countries in Asia. Nothing seems to interest or motivate me anymore. What should I do?!”
I asked: “What happened? Have you run into difficulties at work? Or are your children giving you trouble?”
She replied: “Neither, Master! Someone is helping me manage my business and I am getting great results at work. The children’s careers are also off to a good start. There is nothing for me to worry about at all. But for some reason, I just feel very demotivated.” She looked down at her feet as she talked.
As I looked at her, I realized that she had been lost for some time. Every aspect of her life was so perfect that she has lost her motivation in life.
I told her, “The class begins tomorrow. Just focus on the class for now. Don’t worry too much.”
She nodded, “Ok.”
The next day, she came to look for me after class. She had undergone a vast transformation – she was jovial and full of energy. From afar, she called out to me, “Master! I feel as if your talk today was directed at me!”
I asked: “What happened?”
“Master, it’s really amazing! When I woke up this morning, I went to venerate Buddha and prayed for some inspiration during the class so that I can cheer up. I went to draw a divine lot right after that. Can you guess what?”
I asked curiously: “What lot did you draw?”
“The lot I drew told me to ‘Set a goal to help other people!’ I did not understand then how was I to help other people when I could not even help myself.
And then in your talk in class, you said this: You should set high goals for yourself. Once the goal is set, who knows, you might just let go of all the things that have been troubling you these few days. The pathways in your brain will clear. Your qi, blood, nutrition, oxygen… in fact, all your organs will function well. This is because setting a high goal for yourself is healthy for your spiritual self.
Right at that moment, I had a revelation – This is what the divination lot meant! My new goal is to help others for the rest of my life! Immediately I could think of so many things that I could do. Like you said, my brain gained clarity and I was filled with energy and motivation! All those troubles that I had disappeared without a trace!”
I was happy for her, “That’s fantastic! I am glad you have found your motivation and new goal in life!”
I continued, “All of us get confused and lose our direction sometimes. The words on the divination lot or what was said in class may touch you deeply, or even bring about a turning point in your life. May you gain even more benefits from the rest of the class!”
My wishes for everyone:
May you get enlightened and succeed in your search for the purpose and goal for your life. Forge your own paths for the future and soar into the vast blue sky in front of you.
#DivineLot, #Effective, #InspirationOfLife, #Vast, #SuddenRevelation, #HighGoals