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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

禅宗公案 Zen Koan – 自伞自度 Own Umbrella Succour Self




Source: 自伞自度

有一个信者在屋檐下躲雨,看见一位禅师正撑伞走过,于是就喊道:
‘禅师!普度一下众生吧!带我一程如何?’
A believer was standing under the roof to shelter from the rain, he called out loudly to a passing Zen Master walking pass with an umbrella:
Zen master! Succour a sentient being please! How about bring me a distance?

禅师道:‘我在雨里,你在檐下,而檐下无雨,你不需要我度。’
ZM said: I am in the rain and you are under the roof, there is no rain under the roof, you do not need me to succour.
      
信者立刻走出檐下,站在雨中,说道:‘现在我也在雨中,该度我了吧!’
Believer immediately walked out from under the roof and standing in the rain, said: Now I am also in the rain, should succour me already!
      
禅师:‘我也在雨中,你也在雨中,我不被雨淋,因为有伞;
你被雨淋,因为无伞。
所以不是我度你,而是伞度我,你要被度,不必找我,请自找伞!’
ZM: I am also in the rain, you are also in the rain, I don't get rain upon because have umbrella, you get rain upon because don't have umbrella.
Thus, not I succour you but the umbrella succour me, if you want to be succour, no need to look for me, please go find umbrella yourself!
      
说完便走了!
After saying these, ZM walked away!    
   
自己有伞,就可以不被雨淋,自己有真如佛性,应该不被魔迷。
Having own umbrella then won't get rain upon, having your own true inherent buddha nature, should not be misled by Mara.

雨天不带伞想别人助我,平时不找到真如自性,想别人度我。
On rainy days don't bring umbrella and thinking to get others to help self, that is do not find own's true inherent buddha nature at all times and expect others to succour self.

自家宝藏不用,专想别人的,岂能称心满意?
Don't use own's treasures, always thinking of others', how to be truly satisfied?

自伞自度,自性自度,凡事求诸己,禅师不肯借伞,这就是禅师的大慈悲了。
Own Umbrella Succour Self, Own nature succour self, all matters seek from self; ZM refused to lend umbrella, this is ZM's great kindness and compassion.

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Dear all, 
This story is what GM Lu has been stressing all the time: DIY!

GM Lu said that NO ONE can help you cultivate to Buddhahood but yourself!

Human nature is just greedy and lazy to put in due efforts, agree?

The Zen stories shared?

They are for you to go figure them out!

Don't seek answers from me! :)

Bear in mind too that GM Lu said: Enlightenment has no answers!

Hahaha!

If you have been paying due attention to GM Lu's sharings, you will not have to go seek answers from anyone!

The Key is that You have all you need within, Find It!


Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

  

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