虎年將至，禪舍也多了幾分新春氣象。糊燈紙、貼春聯、供鮮花…… 供佛的鮮花是由一位天主教徒精心設計，雅緻又頗有新春的喜慶，並由其和一位佛弟子一同供養。藉此善意美願，祝福大家，虎年安康、福慧廣大！
危難當前，只問蒼生 In face of the crisis, one should focus on the people
《大智度論》卷22：「佛如醫王，法如良藥，僧如瞻病人。」
The Treatis on the Great Perfection of Wisdom, Chap 22 says “Buddha is the best doctor
Dhamma is his prescription,Sangha is his medical Practitioner.”(CBETA 2019.14, T25, no.1509, p.224a22)新冠病毒，可能中國與台灣基於彼此的民情習慣不同、政治背景也不太一樣，近來看見有的朋友（也有佛友）在FB或微信上為此與人發生了爭執，馬來西亞和美國也有人參與口水戰。各有各的理由，似乎都覺得自己「很有正義」，有的學佛人連惡口、詛咒都出來了，阿彌陀佛！
我靜靜在思察，這些口出惡言罵詈的人，他/她的「正義」背後還有什麼是一般人看不見的理由？有沒把「瞋害」包裝成了「正義」？不然，如此凜然的「正義」怎會叫人恐畏呢？呼籲大家停止口水戰，口水不抗毒，只會更傳染。
恭祝大家庚子年身心健康，道心堅固，元宵快樂！
Perhaps it is because Mainland China and Taiwan have different customs and practices, or because the two evolve under different political backgrounds, lately I have witnessed some disputes and controversies surrounding the novel coronavirus among friends (including some Buddhist friends) on social media such as Facebook or WeChat. Some people in Malaysia and the United States have also gotten involved in the verbal altercations. Everyone has their rationale, and each seems to think they have a “righteous” standpoint. Some Buddhist followers even express their opinions using malicious speech and
offensive languages. Amittaba!
I observe and contemplate, individuals who use malicious speech and vent in evil words, does s/he have a cause hidden from everyone else? Is it possible that s/he is hiding his/her “anger” under the disguise of “righteousness”? Otherwise, how can such “righteousness”, when being put forth, be so terrifying?
I urge everyone to stop engaging in verbal disputes. Words cannot stop, but spread viruses.
I wish everyone good health and strong faith in the year of
the Rat.
Happy Lantern Festival!
繼續閱讀▸ “危難當前，只問蒼生 In face of the crisis, one should focus on the people”
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開印阿闍梨接受台灣《法界衛星》專訪：談「受皈依，三寶具足」
2014年12月12日，開印長老於台灣高雄元亨寺接受《法界衛星》專訪，談「受皈依，三寶具足」，摘要如下：
皈依三寶為進入佛門的第一步，因此修行學佛前要先受三皈依，也就是「以佛為師」，「以法為藥」，「以僧為友」，藉由三寶的庇護和指引，成就學業、事業和道業，並由外在的三寶作為指導，啟發我們本自具足的自性三寶。
受皈依，是形式上和心性上的議題。受皈依時，在法師的證明之下，以至誠的心懺悔過去的罪惡，並宣誓永遠皈依三寶，皈依後不論在心態、生活、習慣方面，都有善友、諸佛菩薩、護法龍天來協助、加持。
開印阿闍梨接受台灣《法界衛星》專訪：談「慈心修習」
2014年12月12日，開印長老在台灣高雄元亨寺接受《法界衛星》專訪，談「慈心修習」。摘要如下：
當今社會人心浮動，社會案件時有所聞，
「慈心禪」是四無量心之一，在巴利文的意思是指善念、慈愛、