週日出坡 Sunday Chore

禪舍有些窗框,因經年的雨雪侵蝕,已有局部掉漆和輕微損壞。趁週日大出坡,住眾和義工一起動手維護,打磨、上色、上漆之後,煥然一新,也透露出古樸的韻味。我們的心,也如這房子,在生活的風雨中,難免有低潮。但只要常常維護,在小問題時就照顧好它,它也會閃爍著法的韻味。

Some window frames in the monastery has weathered through years of rain and snow, with localized peeling paint and some minor damage. The residents in the monastery, together with a volunteer, started to maintain these frames on Sunday, our regular Chore Day. After some work of sanding, staining and painting, the frame look as good as new, at the same time shimmering with some vintage charm.Our mind, like this house, undergo downfalls inevitably in the storms of life. However, if we can address it before problem grow big, with constant maintenance, it will shine with the charm of the Dhamma.