Do Not Dismiss These Rules as Insignificant

　　別小看這些事

　　When everyone is sitting, if you fidget and make a lot of noise, disturbing others and distracting them from samadhi, or even getting up and running away, such behavior is against the rules. Once the period of silence has commenced, not only should we people not move, even Weituo Bodhisattva stands still and is not supposed to move. There is a saying, “I would rather move the waters in a thousand rivers than disturb the mind of a cultivator.” One can disturb the waters in a thousand rivers, but one should not attempt to disturb the mind of a cultivator. Thus, before the silence is broken, there should not be any noise. If it is unavoidable, you should walk gently and if you have to move any seats or cushions, take care not to make any noise. Do not dismiss any of these things as insignificant. If you are not mindful and disturb others and cause them not to get a response or prevent them from entering samadhi, that would be a very serious offense.

　　大家在打坐，你動動彈彈，搖搖晃晃的弄出很多聲音，令人不能入定，甚至你起身跑了，這都是犯規矩的地方。「止靜」後，不要說人不可以走，就是韋陀菩薩他都站在那兒不動，就是菩薩也是不可以動的，因爲「甯動千江水」你可以搖動千江的水，「不動道人心」不可以令修道人的心搖動。在沒開靜的時候，不可以隨便有聲的，如果有不得已的事情，也要輕輕地走路，就是移動坐凳、墊子都要很小聲。別小看這些事，如果你不檢點自己，吵得別人功夫不相應、不能入定，這是有罪過的。