11月12日

自信
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

自信，空手可以安度恆河；
自信，掉入枯井可以騰空。
禪家的直下承擔，就是自信。

諺云：「吾心信其可成，則無堅不摧；吾心信其不
可成，則反掌折枝之易亦不成。」誠然，信心如瓔珞，
使我們身心莊嚴；信心如手杖，使我們行進無憂。
一個人必須對自己產生信心，對於自己的所短和所
長一目了然，認識清楚，才能開拓自己的前途。

──選自《星雲說喻》等

November 12

Having Faith in Ourselves
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Zhi Yue and Siew Hsiang Chow

With self-confidence, one could cross the Ganges River
    even if empty-handed;
With self-confidence, one could soar into the sky
    even after falling into a dry well.

In Chan Buddhism, to assume responsibility is considered a
way of having faith in ourselves. There is a proverb that says, "With
self-confidence, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome.
Without self-confidence, even the simple act of breaking a stick
cannot be accomplished."

Indeed! Having faith in ourselves is like adorning ourselves
with a jade or pearl necklace; it dignifies our body and mind.
Having faith in ourselves is like having a walking stick; it allows
us to advance without obstruction.
Only by having faith in ourselves as well as an understanding
of our own strengths and weaknesses, can we begin to create a
bright future.

── from Mi Wu Zhijian (Between Ignorance and Enlightenment)