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一头大象正站在树下摘叶子吃。这时来了一只小苍蝇,在它耳边飞来飞去 嗡嗡作响。大象扇着大耳朵将它赶走。可没一会儿苍蝇又嗡嗡地卷土重来，大象再次呼扇耳朵将它轰跑了。如此这般反复了几次，大象就问苍绳:“你为什么这样躁动不安、吵吵闹闹？难道就不能在一个地方老老实实地待上一会儿吗？”苍蝇回答道：“无论我看到什么东西、听到什么声音、闻到什么气味,我都得去关注一下。我无时无刻不在感知周围的一切，指引我飞向四面八方。我实在无法抵抗这诱惑。你有什么秘诀吗？你是怎样做到在外界的干扰下不动声色、心如止水"? 大象停下咀嚼说：“我的五官可不会主宰我的注意力。无论做什么，我都会专心致志。比如现在我正在吃东西,我就会将全部心思集中在食物上。这样我就能尽享美食，并且通过细细地咀嚼回味无穷。我能够控制自己的意志和注意力，而不是让外界主宰我的五官。” 如果一个人的思想和注意力受制于他的五官，那么他的心态就会持续地躁动不安；如果他有自制力，能控制自己的五官和注意力，那么他就会有一个恬淡的心态。人的心绪总是会受到外界的影响，不注意就会恣意张扬。 Elephant and Fly An elephant 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 can’t you stay for a while in one place?” The fly answered，“1 am attracted to whatever I see,hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in ail 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 attention ,and not the other way around. ’ If one’s five senses are in control of his mind and attention，then his mind is in constant unrest. If he is in charge of his five senses and attention,then his mind becomes calm. One’s mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. |
