Monday, July 28, 2025

法語 17 - 故事一:《小熊與破掉的水桶》

本週法語如下:

凡夫眾生不但有習氣,而且言行舉止也經常有過失,所以不但要戒除習氣,還要改正一切不良的行為。行為怎麽改?就是要持戒,持一條戒就能改變一個習氣:改正一個惡習,就解脫一個煩惱;煩惱戒除,道就會現前。」

「Ordinary beings have many karmic habits and make frequent missteps in speech and behavior. The way to rectify this is to observe the precepts. By observing one precept, we overcome one karmic habit; by overcoming one karmic habit, we purge one affliction, and with the purging of all afflictions, the Way will manifest.」


————惟覺安公老和尚法語
— Words of Wisdom from Grand Master Wei Chueh




AI 的解釋如下:

原文:
「凡夫眾生不但有習氣,而且言行舉止也經常有過失,」
👉 一般人(未覺悟的眾生)不僅內心裡積累了各種慣性行為與情緒(稱為「習氣」),平常的言語和行動也常常會犯錯或偏離正道。

「所以不但要戒除習氣,還要改正一切不良的行為。」
👉 因此,我們修行不只是調整內在習氣,還要實際改善外在行為,把錯誤的、傷害自己的或他人的行為改正過來。

「行為怎麽改?就是要持戒,」
👉 要怎麼改正行為呢?方法就是「持戒」,也就是依照戒律來規範自己的言語與行動。

「持一條戒就能改變一個習氣;改正一個惡習,就解脫一個煩惱;」
👉 每持守一條戒律,就能幫助我們對治或改變一種習氣;每去除一個壞習慣,就能減少一個煩惱(內心的困擾或苦)。

「煩惱戒除,道就會現前。」
👉 當煩惱被戒除後,智慧與清明的本性(即「道」)就會自然顯現,覺悟之道也就更接近了。


🌱總結說明:

這句話強調的是修行的次第與方法——

  1. 認清自己有習氣與過失

  2. 從外在行為開始改正,依靠「持戒」來實踐,

  3. 透過持戒來對治內在習氣與煩惱,

  4. 最終讓「道」自然顯現出來。

也可以想成是一種「從外而內,再由內顯現」的修行歷程。


🌟 故事名稱:小熊與破掉的水桶

Story Title: Little Bear and the Broken Bucket

在一個綠意盎然的森林裡,住著一隻叫阿樂的小熊。阿樂聰明又活潑,但有一個大家都知道的壞習慣——愛抱怨。
In a lush green forest, there lived a little bear named Ale. Ale was smart and lively, but he had one well-known bad habit—he loved to complain.

今天早上,太陽剛升起,阿樂就氣呼呼地走進朋友小鹿的家,邊踢石頭邊喊:
One morning, as the sun rose, Ale stomped into his friend Deer's house, kicking pebbles and shouting:

「氣死我了!媽媽叫我去井邊打水,我明明打了兩桶,回來卻只剩半桶,桶子一定是壞了!」
“I'm so mad! Mom asked me to fetch water from the well. I brought back two buckets, but now there's only half a bucket left! The bucket must be broken!”

小鹿看了看那個水桶,發現桶底有一個小小的裂縫,水是一路漏回來的。
Deer looked at the bucket and noticed a tiny crack at the bottom—water had leaked all the way home.

小鹿語重心長地說:「阿樂,這水桶裂了,你每天都拿這個桶裝水,不覺得怪嗎?」
Deer gently said, “Ale, this bucket is cracked. You use it every day—haven’t you noticed something’s wrong?”

阿樂不服氣:「我怎麼知道它裂了?又不是我弄破的!」
Ale protested, “How would I know it’s cracked? It’s not like I broke it!”


🍂 森林老爺爺的出現

🍂 The Forest Grandpa Appears

正當阿樂氣沖沖地回家的時候,他經過了一棵大橡樹,遇見了住在樹洞裡的森林老爺爺。老爺爺是森林裡最有智慧的長者。
As Ale stormed home, he passed a big oak tree and met the Forest Grandpa, a wise old bear who lived in the tree hollow.

阿樂一邊跺腳一邊抱怨:「水桶壞了,媽媽還罵我,日子太難過了!」
Ale stomped and grumbled, “The bucket’s broken, Mom yelled at me—everything’s going wrong!”

老爺爺溫和地看著他說:「孩子,你知道嗎?那個漏水的桶,就像我們的壞習氣。你不修補它,就會一直漏水;你不改變,就會一直受苦。」
Grandpa looked at him kindly and said, “My child, that leaking bucket is like your bad habits. If you don’t fix it, it’ll keep leaking. If you don’t change, you’ll keep suffering.”

阿樂愣住了:「那我該怎麼辦?」
Ale was stunned. “Then what should I do?”

老爺爺微笑著說:「從今天開始,你試試每天先檢查水桶,有裂就修;檢查自己的脾氣,有火氣就降。」
Grandpa smiled. “From today on, try this: check your bucket each day—if it’s cracked, fix it. Check your temper—if it’s flaring, calm it.”


🪣 持戒行動開始!

🪣 The Practice Begins!

阿樂決定試試看。他找來木片和黏土,把水桶裂縫補好。
Ale decided to give it a try. He found some wood and clay and patched the crack in the bucket.

隔天早上,他沒有抱怨,而是靜靜走去打水,仔細看桶子有沒有再裂。
The next morning, instead of complaining, he quietly went to fetch water, checking the bucket carefully.

幾天後,他不但水打得滿滿的,連媽媽都誇他懂事了。
A few days later, not only did he bring home full buckets, his mom even praised him for becoming more responsible.

他還寫了一張紙條貼在牆上:「持一條戒,就能修一個習氣;改正一個惡習,就解脫一個煩惱。」
He even wrote a note and stuck it on the wall: “Keep one precept, fix one habit; change one bad habit, free one worry.”

從那天起,阿樂開始練習不抱怨、不頂嘴、有耐心。每當煩惱升起時,他就像檢查水桶一樣,反觀自己的心:是誰在漏水?是什麼地方該修補?
From that day on, Ale practiced not complaining, not talking back, and being patient. Every time a worry arose, he’d check his heart like the bucket—who is leaking? Where do I need fixing?


🧠 互動思考時間 | Reflect & Think:

  1. 你心中也有一個「裂掉的水桶」嗎?是什麼樣的壞習慣?
    Do you have a “cracked bucket” in your heart? What kind of bad habit might it be?

  2. 當你遇到煩惱時,是否曾經想過:「我可以從哪裡開始改變自己?」
    When facing troubles, have you ever thought, “Where can I start to change myself?”

  3. 如果你願意修一個壞習氣,你想從哪一條「戒」開始練習呢?
    If you want to fix one bad habit, which “precept” would you like to start with? (For example: no complaining, no lying, no procrastinating…)

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