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慈悲自己




一個禪者在河邊打坐時,聽到掙扎的聲音。睜開眼睛一看,是一隻蠍子正在水裏掙扎。

 他伸手把它撈上來,被蠍子豎起的毒刺蟄了一下,他把蠍子放到岸上,繼續打坐。

 過了一會兒,他又聽到掙扎的聲音,睜開眼睛一看,蠍子又掉到水裏了。


 他又把牠救上來,當然又被蟄了一下。他繼續打坐。

 過了一會兒,他又有了相同的不幸遭遇。

 旁邊的漁夫說:「你真蠢,難道不知道蠍子會蟄人嗎?」

 禪者:「知道,被它蟄三次了。」p

 漁夫:「那你為什麽還要救牠?」



 禪者:「蟄人是它的本性,慈悲是我的本性。我的本性不會因為它的本性而改變。」


 這時,他又聽到掙扎的聲音。一看,還是那只隻蠍子。

 他看著自己腫起來的手,看看水裏掙扎的蠍子毫不猶豫地再次向牠伸出手去。

 這時,漁夫把一個乾枯的樹枝遞到他手上。禪者用這根樹枝撈起蠍子,放到岸邊。

 漁夫笑著說:「慈悲是對的,既要慈悲蠍子,也要慈悲自己。所以,慈悲要有慈悲的手段。」

 保護好自己,才有資格善待別人。


 我很喜歡這個故事,這讓我想到人們常說的一句話:「這年頭,好人難做」。

 是啊,好人行善,是他的本性。

但行善的對象卻不一定也是善的;行善的結果也不一定是善果。

 為什麽會這樣呢?





 正如漁夫所言:「慈悲要有慈悲的手段。」

「慈悲是對的,既要慈悲蠍子,也要慈悲自己。」


實際上是在提醒我們:首先要對自己負責,才能真正做到對其他人負責。

 很難想像:一個連自己都照顧不好的人,怎麽可以照顧好別人?

保護好自己,才有資格和能力去善待別人。


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