11月12日

恭敬心是佛心
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

社會上爭做老大的人，屢見不鮮。

真正的老大，不是用身分高低、排名先後去衡量
的；而是一顆懂得恭敬別人，包容別人的心量。

一顆心能包容一個家庭，就能成為家長；能包容
一個城市，就能成為一個市長，能包容一個國家
就能成為總統、領袖；能包容一個地球，乃至三千
法界，你就能和佛心契合無間。

世間上，凡是尊貴的人、為人所敬仰的人，都是
從謙卑中來。

──選自《星雲說喻》等

November 12

A Respectful Mind Is the Buddha's Mind
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Miao Hsi, Cherry Lai, and Fo Guang Shan Tsung Lin University

In society, the frequent sight of people fighting to become boss
is no surprise. A true boss is not evaluated by position or ranking,
but by a mind that knows to respect and tolerate others. In this
world, those who are honorable and respected by others, all come
from humility.

If a person's heart can only embrace his family, he can only
become the head of his family. If his heart can hold a city, he can
become a mayor. If his heart can hold a nation, he can become a
president. However, if a person can expand his heart to embrace
the universe and beyond, his mind and nature will be unified with
the Buddha's.

── from Hsing Yun Shuo Yu (Hsing Yun's Commentaries on Allegories) and others