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一个信徒和他的老师走在森林里,信徒总是心神不宁，这让他苦恼。信徒问老师："为什么多数人往往心不静，神不安，只有少数人能保持内心平静呢？一个人怎样才能做到安神静心呢?” 老师看着信徒，笑着说：“我来讲一个故事。一只大象站着摘食树叶。一只小苍蝇飞过来，在大象的耳边飞来飞去，嗡嗡嗡闹个不停。大象甩着长鼻子赶走了苍蝇。不一会儿，苍蝇又飞来了，大象再次赶跑了苍蝇。" 如此反反复复几次后，大象问苍蝇你为什么这般躁动吵闹？为什么不能在一个地方静呆一会儿呢？ 苍蝇答道：“所见、所闻、所嗅都会吸引我的注意力。我的5个感官总是让我分散注意力。我无法抗拒身边的干扰。你有什么秘密？你怎么能做到这般平静安稳?” 大象停止了食叶，说：“五官控制不了我的注意力。不论做什么，我都全神贯注。吃树叶就聚精会神地吃。这样才能品尝美食，细嚼慢咽。我能够主宰控制住自己的注意力，不会让注意力失控涣散。" 听了这番话，信徒睁大了双眼，脸上露出了笑容。他望着老师说：“我明白了！如果我的5个感官控制了心智和注意力，我就难以长时间地保持心静。如果我控制了自己的感官和注意力，那么我就能做到心静恬适。” "是的，你说得对。”老师答道。“心不静必导致注意力涣散。控制注意力才能控制心境。” The Elephant and the Fly A disciple and his teacher were walking through the forest. The disciple was dis¬turbed by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest. He asked his teacher, " Why most peoples minds are restless, and only a few possess a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind?" The teacher looked at the disciple, smiled and said, ° I will tell you a story. An ele¬phant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more". This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why cant you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses puli me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said," My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew it better. I rule and control my atten¬tion, and not the other way around." Upon hearing these words, the disciples eyes opened wide and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at his teacher and said," I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention，then my mind becomes calm". "Yes, that’s right," answered the teacher. “The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind" |
