Flowers and Garbage

FLOWERS AND GARBAGE are both organic in nature. So looking deeply into the nature of a flower, you can see the presence of the compost and the garbage. The flower is also going to turn into garbage, but don’t be afraid! You are a gardener, and you have in your hands the power to transform garbage into flowers, into fruit, into vegetables. You don’t throw anything away, because you are not afraid of garbage. Your hands are capable of transforming it into flowers, or lettuce, or cucumbers.

The same thing is true of your happiness and your sorrow. Sorrow, fear, and depression are all a kind of garbage. These bits of garbage are part of real life, and we must look deeply into their nature. You can practice in order to turn these bits of garbage into flowers. It is not only your love that is organic; your hate is, too. So you should not throw anything out. All you have to do is learn how to transform your garbage into flowers.

19 鮮花與垃圾

鮮花與垃圾在本質上都是有機的。所以，當你深觀一朵花的本質，你能看到有機肥與垃圾同時存在。這朵花也會變成垃圾，但是不要害怕！你是一個園丁，你手中有一種力量，能夠把垃圾變成花朵，變成果實，變成蔬菜。你不會扔掉任何東西，因為你不害怕垃圾。你的手能夠把它變成花朵，或萵苣，或黃瓜。

你的快樂與悲傷亦復如是。悲傷、害怕、抑郁是各種垃圾。這些垃圾的碎片是真實生活的組成部分，我們必須深深觀入它們的本質中去。你可以練習，這樣就可以把這些垃圾的碎片變成鮮花。不僅你的愛是有機的，你的恨也是。所以，你不應該扔掉任何東西。你必須做到的全部就是學習如何把垃圾變成鮮花。

Your True Home Day 20 ?A Visit from a Friend

SUPPOSE A FRIEND who has come a long way to visit is having a cup of tea with us. Mindfulness helps the time we spend with her to be a time we won’t forget. We’re not thinking of anything. We’re not thinking of our business, our projects. We just focus our attention on this moment when we’re with our friend. We’re fully aware that she is there and that we can sit with her and enjoy a cup of tea. Mindfulness helps us to taste the joy of each moment very deeply.

20 來自朋友的拜訪

設想一個朋友走了很長的路來拜訪你，正在和我們喝一杯茶。在正念的幫助下，我們與她所度過的時光將不會被忘懷。我們沒有想任何事。我們沒有想著我們的生意、我們的項目。我們只是把注意力集中在當下與朋友相守的時刻。我們充分地覺知她就在哪兒，我們能夠與她坐在一起品茶。正念幫助我們非常深入地品嘗每一個當下的喜悅。