Weituo Bodhisattva Is Angry

　　韋陀菩薩發脾氣

　　Today, after the wooden fish was hit three times, I could still hear people talking. According to the rules of the Chan Hall, there should be silence after the wooden fish is hit three times. Once the silent sit begins, nobody should talk and if anyone does, Weituo Bodhisattva will hit him with his jeweled pestle. Someone said, “Nobody hit me just now.” Well, Weituo Bodhisattva is not angry yet. Once he is, you will feel his fury. That is why we should always bear the rules in mind. Only by keeping the rules can we hope to have some accomplishment.

　　今天在敲了叁槌木魚後，我聽到有人還在講話。禅堂的規矩，敲叁槌魚叫「止靜」，止靜後任何人也不可以講話，有人要是講話，韋陀菩薩就會拿寶杵打他。有人說：「韋陀菩薩沒有打我呀！」他是還沒發脾氣，你等韋陀菩薩發脾氣那就不得了了，所以我們切記要遵守規矩，有規矩才能有成就。

　　Once everyone has wrapped up his or her legs and is still and sitting properly, we should begin the silent sit. The cantor should not hit the wooden fish three times too quickly while everybody is still adjusting themselves and not yet sitting properly. You are not setting off an atomic bomb! To begin the silent sit, the wooden fish should be hit slowly and only when everyone is sitting properly. If someone is still adjusting himself, we should wait for him. On the other hand, all of us should hurry up and not let the cantor wait.

　　維那看大家把腿包好，沒有人再搖搖動動了，然後才止靜；不是大家還沒坐好，就敲叁槌木魚「啪啪啪」不是這樣子，你不是在放原子彈！止靜要打慢一點「啪」--「啪」--「啪」看大家都坐好了才能止靜；有人沒坐好，都要等一等他，所以大家也要快點坐好，不讓維那等著。