Tergar Asia 8 Days Retreat in Thailand (2018) - 3

【明就仁波切2018泰國八日禪・第三日開示摘要】

■是誰把問題變大了？

有時候我們會誇大自己的問題。

比如有一天你遇到一個朋友，朋友向你訴苦，說得像是遇到了全世界最大的麻煩，但你心裡覺得還好啊。十分鐘後換你向朋友抱怨，你也說得像是你的問題才是天下最大的問題，這回換你的朋友覺得你太大驚小怪了。

有多少人覺得現在自己的生活有狀況、有問題？而且你覺得你的問題超嚴重的？

好，現在想像你的朋友也遇到了同樣的問題，看看你會怎樣給意見？

比方如果你丟了工作，就想像你朋友也丟了工作，跑來跟你訴苦，你會給他怎樣的建議？

接著我們來做個好玩的練習，看看心是怎樣創造問題：

現在舉起一隻手，伸出大拇指，
另一隻手遮住一隻眼睛，
然後讓大拇指向張開的那隻眼睛一直靠近，再靠近，
你會看見拇指越來越大，越來越大，
最後只看到大拇指。

我們的心就是這樣，
嗔恨和執取會把問題變大。

（摘錄日期2018.9.11）

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■Who makes the problem grow bigger?

Sometimes, we exaggerate our problems.

For example, one day you met a friend and soon he started complaining to you about a misfortune as if it was the biggest problem ever. But you thought to yourself, "Well, it's actually not that bad!"

Ten minutes later, it was your turn to speak and before long you also began to grumble about an unhappy situation, as if it was the biggest problem ever. This time, however, it was your friend who said "Wait! You are making such a big deal out of a tiny issue!"

How many of you feel that currently you are facing a problem in your life and this problem is very, very serious?

Now, imagine your friend is facing the same problem. What advice will you give your friend? For example, if you have lost your job, imagine your friend has lost his job and is lamenting to you. What advice will you give to him?

Now, let's try an interesting exercise to see how our mind produces problems:

First, extend your right arm forward with your thumb sticking out. Then cover your left eye with your left hand. Now, move your right thumb slowly towards your right eye. Move your thumb closer and closer, until it nearly touches your eyelid. You will see that your right thumb is getting bigger and bigger, until the only thing that you can see is your right thumb.

Our mind is like that. It is the aversion and grasping which make our problems grow bigger.

(Excerpt from Mingyur Rinpoche's teachings on 11 Sep, 2018 during Day 3 of the Tergar Asia 8-Days Retreat)

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