..續本文上一頁 be able to accept things.
中國五代梁朝時，有個和尚契此。他不但長得高大，耳也大，肚皮更是大，成天就背個大布袋笑嘻嘻地到處走，到處化緣，所以人都喚他「布袋和尚」，久了也就忘了他的原名。人給他什麼吃的、穿的、用的，無論好壞精粗，他一律裝進布袋裏。那布袋說也奇怪，從不會多得裝不下或少得裝不滿，總是不大不小，不脹不癟，就那一個樣兒。
During the Liang Dynasty (of the Five Dynasties Era in China), there was a monk named Qi Ci who was tall and had big ears and an even bigger belly. All day long he went around carrying a big cloth bag and wearing a big grin on his face, collecting donations. Everyone called him the Cloth Bag Monk, and after a while his real name was forgotten. If people gave him food, clothing, or articles, regardless of whether they were good or poor quality, he would put them in his bag. Strangely enough, the bag was never too full and never less than full; it was neither big nor small, neither fat nor thin-it stayed the same.
人家問他﹕「咦？布袋和尚！你的布袋是什麼寶貝，爲什麼裝不滿呢？」布袋和尚笑嘻嘻地說﹕「喔！這袋子像人心一樣，永遠也不會滿足，所以也就填不滿了！」有一天，他遇著保福和尚，就向保福和尚化一文錢；保福和尚想試試他，便說﹕「你能說得出什麼，我就給。」
People asked him, "Hey, Cloth Bag Monk, what treasures have you got in your bag
How come it never gets full
" With a smile the Cloth Bag Monk would reply, "This bag is like people”s minds, which are never satisfied. It can never be filled." One day, he met the Venerable Baofu and asked for a donation of one cent. The Venerable Baofu decided to test him and asked, "If you can give a good answer, I”ll give it to you."
布袋和尚笑嘻嘻地把布袋放下，叉手而立。保福和尚便問﹕「如何是衆生？」布袋和尚笑嘻嘻地把布袋提起。保福和尚又問﹕「如何是佛法意？」布袋和尚又笑嘻嘻把布袋放下。保福和尚就知道他是個真悟道的高僧了！
The Cloth Bag Monk smiled, set his bag down, and stood there with his hands on his hips. The Venerable Baofu asked, "How would you describe living beings
" The Cloth Bag Monk smiled and picked up his bag. "What is the essential meaning of the Buddhadharma
" asked the Venerable Baofu. The Cloth Bag Monk smiled and set his bag down again. Then Venerable Baofu knew that he was a highly qualified Sanghan who had enlightened to the Way .
果然在布袋和尚圓寂後，人才從他留在破牆上的偈語，明白他原來是將來降生人間成佛的彌勒菩薩。布袋和尚以身說法，告示我們這世間的種種，我們要先提得起，容受得下；若是提不起，受不了，也就放不下，又怎能奢言出離，漫談入道成佛？
After the Cloth Bag Monk passed into stillness, people discovered from a verse on a broken-down wall that he was Maitreya Bodhisattva, who will be the next to achieve Buddhahood in this world. The Cloth Bag Monk taught Dharma through his actions. He was telling us that we first have to be able to take all the things of this world; if we cannot take them, we will not be able to renounce them-then how could we talk about transcending the world, entering the Way, and becoming a Buddha
那麼，怎樣才是提得起呢？就是要好好地做人！佛菩薩都是人成的，人都做不好，又怎能成佛？所謂「世事通曉皆學問；人情練達是文章。」做人圓融了，做事也就無礙了，又何愁修行不成？反之，若頂著修行的護身符，盡做些不通情理的事情，讓別人不斷起煩惱，那麼別人不退失菩提心都算幸運了，還能發菩提心嗎？
What does it mean to be able to take things
It means to do a good job of fulfilling one”s human obligations. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all started out as people. If we aren”t able to fulfill our human obligations, how can we attain Buddhahood
There is a saying, "The understanding of worldly affairs is genuine knowledge. The skill of developing good human relations is comparable to that of writing an essay ." Once we perfect ourselves as people, we will have no hindrance in whatever we do. Then how could we not succeed in cultivation
On the other hand, if we say we”re cultivating, but do a lot of unreasonable things that make others afflicted, we would be fortunate if people didn”t retreat from their Bodhi resolve-how could we encourage people to bring forth the resolve
所以菩薩是入世修行出世果，先把人情提起，再把恩怨了斷。不要叁級跳，未學行就想飛；入世的福德尚未栽，就想攀出世的覺果？栽培入世的褔德就要行仁；仁者人也，也就是忠恕存心，好好做人；做人，第一要知取予，明恩怨。
Therefore, Bodhisattvas cultivate in the world and attain a transcendental fruition. First they work on human relations, and then they cut off ties of love and enmity .We shouldn”t try to skip stages or to fly before we can walk. Before we have cultivated worldly blessings and virtue, ho…
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