随缘一世,一世随缘 -- 【编辑室】

我们都知道,人世间的事不可能是一帆风顺的。我们下定决心学佛,那是与佛有缘,是心与佛的交流。学佛是要求自己一生去追求一个永恒的慈悲信念,这个信念不是做给别人看的。修佛就是修心,佛无处不在,修佛在内心,起怎么样的心,就有什么样的佛。佛是用心灵打造的,因而只要心中有佛,便是与佛有缘。

佛家提出“随缘”,不是跟随,而是顺其自然,把握机缘,以不怨恨、不急躁、不强求,以平常心面对机缘。其实,在我们的生活中要面对世间万物万事,随时都会相见与遇上,若能遇上那就是“缘分”。纵使是在浩翰无边的网海中,若有缘分,依然会相遇,正所谓“有缘千里来相会,无缘对面不相识”。因而,那怕是陌生人对你相见一笑,也是一种缘分。“缘”总是有聚有散,有始有终。

许多人认为“随缘”命中注定的,听天由命。因而有人就以此逃避问题和困难。事实上,随缘不是放弃追求,而是要我们以豁达的心态去面对生活。而“随缘”正是一种智慧的表现,因为,面对机缘时,是要用恬静的心态和冷静的头脑去面对的。其实,随缘也是一种修养,须要有经历人世间的沧桑,饱阅人情世故,才能透视人生,总结人生经验而生顿悟。

达亮法师说,“随缘”,即有“随缘不变,不变随缘”的说法。“随缘”不是随便行事、因循苟且,而是随顺当前环境因缘,从善如流;“不变”不是墨守成规、而是要择善固守。随缘不变,是不模糊立场,不丧失原则。在世间为人,更要通情达理、圆融做事,这样才能够达到事理相融。

所以说,缘动则心动,心动则缘起;缘来好好珍惜,缘去淡淡随缘。随缘一世,一世随缘。

Mindfulness and Keeping in Balance: Your Bridge over Troubled Waters

Mindful breathing can help to lift us out of difficult situations at home, in school or in the workplace. Instead of reacting with negativity, breathing mindfully for a few moments at such times can help us to re-gain our balance and enable us to perform actions that are beneficial to ourselves and others. The article The Cake in the Refrigerator, page 51, is an example of how parents and children can apply mindful breathing to resolve tensions in daily life.

For those who want to go a step further in mindfulness training, taking part in meditation retreats is one way. The article, Meditation at Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre, page 44, features the Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre and the kind of training it provides to practitioners.