從困境中尋找希望：讀《一隻牡羊的金剛經筆記》的啟發

一本很有感觸,影響很深的書——郝明義的《一隻牡羊的金剛經筆記》。對處理挫折、提高容忍度以及調整心情方面都提供了很大的幫助。

書籍介紹

《一隻牡羊的金剛經筆記》是郝明義結合《金剛經》的智慧，分享自己的人生感悟和實踐心得的一本書。郝明義以生動的筆觸和真實的經歷，把《金剛經》的深奧哲理轉化為實用的生活智慧，令讀者受益匪淺。書中引用了六祖對金剛經的解釋：

金在山中，山不知是寶，寶亦不知是山。何以故？為無性故。人則有性，取其寶用。

得遇金師，鏨鑿山坡，取礦烹鍊，遂成精金，隨意使用，得免貧苦。四大身中，佛性益爾，身喻世界，人我喻山，煩惱喻礦，佛性喻金。

煩惱曠中有佛性寶，佛性寶中有智慧工匠，用智慧工匠鑿破人我山，見煩惱礦，以覺悟火烹鍊，見自金剛佛性，了然明淨。是故以金剛為喻，因為之名也。空解不行，有明無體，解義修行，名體具備。不修即凡夫，修即同聖智，故名金剛也。

這種解讀讓金剛經有了更深的理解。

挫折中的啟示

在面對挫折時，如何以平和的心態看待失敗和挑戰。書中有一段印象深刻的故事，關於“枷鎖與屠龍刀”。其中，他用四條枷鎖套住牡羊，分別是“寧緩不急”、“寧小不大”、“寧公不私”、“寧待不求”，並用了十年的時間來馴伏牡羊。然而，當他試圖讓牡羊重新馳騁時，卻發現其中一條枷鎖無法切割。最終，他找到一把倚天劍與屠龍刀合體的利器，解開了所有枷鎖。這段故事讓我明白，有時候我們對自己的限制和束縛需要通過內心的覺悟和契機來解開，以面對挫折和挑戰。

心情的調適

書中介紹的“應無所住而生其心”的思考，教會我如何在繁忙的生活中找到內心的平靜。無論是通過冥想還是簡單的深呼吸，這些方法都在心情不好或苦惱時能夠恢覆平靜，重新面對生活中的挑戰。

結論

《一隻牡羊的金剛經筆記》對我來說是一種解惑與舒壓的調劑方式，也希望能給你不同的感受。

"Finding Hope in Adversity: Insights from 'Notes on the Diamond Sutra by a Golden Sheep' by Hao Mingyi"

Introduction

A book that has deeply resonated with me and profoundly influenced my life is Hao Mingyi's "Notes on the Diamond Sutra by a Golden Sheep". It has provided substantial help in dealing with setbacks, increasing tolerance, and adjusting my mood.

Book Introduction

"Notes on the Diamond Sutra by a Golden Sheep" is a book where Hao Mingyi combines the wisdom of the Diamond Sutra with his personal life insights and practical experiences. Using vivid prose and real-life experiences, Hao Mingyi transforms the profound philosophy of the Diamond Sutra into practical life wisdom, benefiting readers immensely. The book cites the Sixth Patriarch's explanation of the Diamond Sutra:

Gold in the mountain, the mountain doesn't know it's a treasure, and the treasure doesn't know it's the mountain. Why? Because it has no inherent nature. People have inherent nature and use the treasure.

Upon meeting the master goldsmith, chiseling the mountain slope, extracting the ore, and refining it into fine gold, it can be used freely to escape poverty. Within the great body, the Buddha nature enhances you. The body symbolizes the world, ego symbolizes the mountain, troubles symbolize the ore, and Buddha nature symbolizes the gold.

Within the mine of troubles lies the treasure of Buddha nature. Within the treasure of Buddha nature is the wise craftsman, who uses the craftsman's chisel to break through the mountain of ego, seeing the ore of troubles, refining it with the fire of enlightenment, and seeing the clear and pure diamond Buddha nature. Thus, the diamond is used as a metaphor, giving it its name. Emptiness is not an action, clarity has no form, the meaning is easy to understand and practice, and both name and essence are complete. Without practice, one remains an ordinary person; with practice, one attains the wisdom of saints, hence the name Diamond Sutra.

This interpretation provides a deeper understanding of the Diamond Sutra.

Lessons in Adversity

In facing setbacks, the book teaches how to maintain a peaceful mindset when dealing with failure and challenges. A particularly memorable story in the book is about "Shackles and the Dragon-slaying Saber". In it, Hao Mingyi uses four shackles to restrain the sheep, named "prefer slow over fast", "prefer small over large", "prefer public over private", and "prefer waiting over seeking", spending ten years to tame the sheep. However, when he tried to let the sheep run free again, he found that one of the shackles couldn't be cut. Eventually, he found a combined weapon of the Yitian Sword and the Dragon-slaying Saber to break all the shackles. This story taught me that sometimes the limitations and constraints we place on ourselves need to be unlocked through inner awakening and appropriate opportunities to face setbacks and challenges.

Mood Adjustment

The book introduces the concept of "dwelling nowhere and producing the mind," teaching how to find inner peace amidst a busy life. Whether through meditation or simple deep breathing, these methods help restore calm when feeling distressed or troubled, allowing me to face life's challenges anew.

Conclusion

"Notes on the Diamond Sutra by a Golden Sheep" is a source of enlightenment and stress relief. I hope it can offer you different insights and comfort as well.