🌱🧘♂️故事四：我念得快，不等人！
Story 4: I Chant Fast—I Won’t Wait for Anyone!
家裡每週都會安排一次晚上共修，一家人圍坐在佛堂前，一起誦經。
Every week, the family gathered in their home shrine for evening chanting.
堂上擺著香、花、水，氣氛莊嚴，經本一打開，法器聲響起，大家一同合掌念誦。
Incense, flowers, and offering water were placed on the altar. The moment the chanting book opened and the bell rang, everyone folded their palms and began to chant.
十三歲的阿霖，也會一起參加。
Thirteen-year-old Lin also joined the session.
但他從不正眼看經書，手裡的經本只是擺著好看。嘴巴是動的，聲音也有，但眼睛卻盯著牆上時鐘，或偷偷滑放在膝上的手機。
But he never actually looked at the chanting book. His hands held it just for show. His mouth moved, his voice followed, but his eyes were either glued to the wall clock—or secretly scrolling his phone on his lap.
不只這樣，他還「自創節奏」。
That wasn’t all—he had his own rhythm.
別人還在唸「摩訶般若波羅蜜多心經——」，他已經唸到「照見五蘊皆空！」
While others were still chanting “The Heart of Prajnaparamita Sutra…,” he was already speeding ahead to “Clearly saw that the five aggregates are empty!”
阿媽輕聲提醒：「阿霖，慢一點，大家還沒跟上。」
Grandma gently reminded, “Lin, slow down a bit. Everyone else hasn’t caught up yet.”
但他皺起眉說：「你們太慢了吧？都誦那麼多次了，還跟不上？」
But he frowned and replied, “You’re all too slow. We’ve chanted this so many times already—how can you still not keep up?”
📌思考提問 Reflection Questions
你覺得誦經是比誰快，還是一起和合的心更重要？
Is chanting about who is faster, or is it about being in harmony with others?當我們堅持自己的速度，會對他人造成什麼影響？
What might happen when we insist on doing things our own way, without considering others?
阿霖越念越快，聲音越大，好像在證明自己誦得最熟。
Lin chanted louder and faster, as if trying to prove he knew it best.
結果，阿嬤念錯了兩句，小妹跟不上，媽媽只好默默合上經本。
As a result, Grandma stumbled through two lines, his little sister couldn’t keep up, and his mom quietly closed her chanting book.
那晚共修結束時，整個佛堂氣氛怪怪的，像風停了，香也不再那麼清香。
That night, the chanting session ended in silence. The atmosphere in the shrine felt off—as if the wind had stopped and the incense had lost its fragrance.
隔天早上，阿霖起床時，看到佛堂的燈還亮著。
The next morning, Lin woke up to see the light still on in the shrine.
媽媽坐在那裡，一邊擦拭經書，一邊輕聲念誦。
His mom was sitting there, wiping the covers of the sutra books, softly chanting alone.
他站在門口，忽然覺得，昨晚好像不是他贏了。
Standing at the doorway, he suddenly realized—maybe he didn’t “win” last night after all.
當晚，阿霖主動把手機放在房間，坐在佛堂時雙手合掌、眼睛望著經本。
That night, Lin left his phone in his room. He sat in the shrine with palms together, eyes focused on the chanting book.
念到一半，他發現，聲音慢慢和身邊的家人同步，鐘聲一響，大家同時轉頁。
Halfway through, he noticed his voice slowly syncing with the rest of the family. When the bell rang, they all turned the page together.
他沒有再搶快，但心裡卻有一種從未有過的安靜與滿足。
He no longer rushed ahead, but instead felt a deep peace and quiet joy he had never experienced before.
📌思考提問 Reflection Questions
阿霖改變了什麼？他有失去什麼，還是得到什麼？
What did Lin change? Did he lose something—or did he gain something?共修的「共」，意味著什麼？
What does the “together” in group chanting really mean?
✨修行語句 Reflection Quote
「放下我慢，與眾同和，方能真正入法。」
“Let go of pride and move in harmony with others—only then can the Dharma truly enter the heart.”
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