無方老师说,禅修的研习,不应该是小学生似的教学和学习,今天学了这个字,这个字要写100遍,明天学了那个公式,那个公式要背下来,要有作业,写作业,交作业,要考试,要有分数,要有合格线。而禅修,特别是在安泰寺的禅修,更像是研究生,博士生的学习,学校只会告诉你,这里是图书馆,那里是食堂,寝室,这位是你的导师,想学什么课程,自己选,毕业的时候,要自己开题,交论文。 这1800小时和900小时就是实践实习的时间,每日和老师们同吃同住,一同下地干农活,一起参禅打坐,不就是在学习么,有无数的机会翻翻书,查资料,向老师提问,可是有些人当时并没有,过后抱怨。就像那些当时提出各种各样建议的人一样,在寺里的当下,没有好好体验安泰寺的生活,一直在不停的比较,与其他寺院的好坏,过后又在Facebook上加入什么“ I was in Antaiji.”的group,上传照片,感慨自己当年来过这里,回忆当初是如何如何的“美好”。
A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain to reach the bank, and in pity, the Dove dropped a blade of straw close beside it. Clinging to the straw like a shipwrecked sailor to a broken spar, the Ant floated safely to shore.
Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a stone. But just as he cast the stone, the Ant stung him in the heel, so that the pain made him miss his aim, and the startled Dove flew to safety in a distant wood.