中级讲习班｜沐浴一场漫天花雨

Advanced level Chan Tea class -  Immersing in a rain of flowers

作者：祥书

Xiangshu

我不知道禅悦是什么，

是时刻扬起的嘴角吗？

是行路时，“踏、踏、踏”的欢快吗？

是时刻都体会到美妙不可思议吗？

是时刻感恩甚至溢出的泪滴、模糊的视线吗？

I am not sure what the joy of Chan  is.

Is it the smile alway on my  mouth?

Is it the delightful “ta ta ta” sound during  walking meditation?

Is it the incredible experience in every  minute?

Is it the blurred eyesight due to grateful  tears?

我只是发现，

随着练习禅修茶道时间的延长，

这些都莫名其妙地发生了！

甚至今天唱慈修禅歌的时候，

仿佛漫天飘下红色的小莲花，

像雪花一样，落在我们身上，

融进我们身体，注入我们心田，

充满我们心房。

All I know  is,

along the practice of Chan  Tea,

all of above happened to  me.

When the song of compassion cultivation  started,

millions of lotuses were falling from the  sky, gently and slowly.

Just like snow flakes,  

they touched and entered our  body,

dispersed and spread in our  minds.

过斋时，我闭上眼睛，

仔细感受舌头与食物的接触，

食物的滋味很快融化荡漾开来。

虽然取的只是平常饭量，

居然很快就饱了，

体悟到禅悦为食的无穷能量。

那份欢喜，难以言说，

原来每一分、每一秒，

都有漫天花雨飘落，

只是我们的心灵被蒙蔽，

无法觉知罢了。

妙！妙！妙！

With my eyes closed,  

I started to  eat.

Carefully examined the moment,  

when my tongue and food  met.

The taste of food dispersed immediately,  

and I felt full  quickly.

The joy of Chan is  inexpressible,

it has endless  energy.

It turns  out,

the rain of flowers happens in every  second.

Since our minds were  deceived,

we could not notice  it.

This is how wonderful Chan Tea could be.