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　　我们是持「日中一食、夜不倒单」的戒律。这种苦行，我敢说是世界第一家，尤其在打禅七的期间，每天坐十二小时，走六小时。这样辛苦，需要营养，所以在中国，从前打禅七的时候，每天晚上每一个人可以得到两个大菜包，皆大欢喜。我们这里没有这种规矩，所以吃中饭时要加菜，叫大家吃饱一点，有力气跑香。

　　We”re maintaining the practice of eating one meal a day at noon and also the practice of not lying down at night to sleep. I believe no one else in the world undertakes these ascetic practices as we do, especially during a Chan session in which we sit for twelve hours each day and walk for six hours. This difficult regimen requires a lot of fuel. That”s why, in the Chan sessions of the past, every participant would receive two big steamed dumplings to eat in the evening, and everybody was just delighted. We here don”t have this policy, so when you eat your daily meal at noon, be sure to eat a little more. I”m encouraging you to eat a little fuller than usual so you”ll have enough strength to walk or run in meditation.

　　佛教的戒律，规定「日中一食」，就是在正午的时候吃饭，一天只能吃一餐。到后来就改为过午不食，就是过了十二点钟以后，不可以再吃饭；可是在早晨可以吃粥，这是因为没有超过中午，所以不是犯戒。

　　The precepts of Buddhism specify that one should eat a single meal at midday. After the Buddha”s time, this practice was changed to not eating past noon. That is to say, one may not eat anything after midday. But one is allowed to eat porridge, oatmeal, or cereal in the morning. Since one is eating before noon, one is not breaking the precepts.

　　在禅七期间，如果没有吃饱，那么跑香、行香、坐香，都没有力气，就会生退转心。怎样生的呢？参禅的人，到了晚上，肚子发牢骚，批评你太自私，只知道修行，只知道开悟，对它一点也不关心，令它受痛苦。说你修的是什么道？一点慈悲心都没有，于是乎就不和你合作，所以使你容易生出退转心，不愿意修行，前功尽弃了。所以在禅七的期间，一定要吃饱，才有精神求智慧解脱。

　　During our Chan session, if you don”t eat your fill, then as you run, walk, or sit, you won”t have enough energy and you”ll decide to retreat. Where will the retreating begin

　　 When evening comes, you”ll hear griping in your belly. Your belly will criticize you, "You”re too selfish! The only thing you think about is cultivating the Path. All you worry about is getting enlightened. You aren”t the slightest bit concerned for your belly, and you”re making it suffer. What kind of Path are you cultivating

　　 You don”t have any kindness and compassion." Then your belly won”t cooperate with you at all, and you could very well have the thought of retreating. You won”t want to cultivate any more. All of the work that you”ve done will be lost. So during our Chan session, it”s important that you eat your fill. Only then will you have enough energy to seek wisdom and liberation.

　　今天讲「打禅七吃包子」的故事，这是真人真事，不是虚构的。在中国宁波天童寺，该寺的方丈叫密云禅师，他是个明眼善知识；该寺的维那师父，也是个明眼善知识。不过，这个维那的慈悲心太多，那个方丈的慈悲心太少。方丈和尚是「摩诃萨不管他」的作风，维那师父是「菩提萨埵爱管他」的作风，两个人的思想不同，所以作法是对立的。

　　Today I will tell you a story regarding "eating steamed dumplings during a Chan session." This is a true story. It”s not fictitious. At Tiantong (Heavenly Youth) Monastery in Ningbo, China, the Abbot was Chan Master Miyun (Full Cloud). He was a good and wise advisor who had his spiritual eyes open. The Ceremony Master at that temple was also a good and wise advisor who had use of his eyes. However, this Ceremony Master was a little bit too kind and compassionate, and the Abbot was a bit deficient in kindness and compassion. The Abbot held a policy of "Mahasattvas should not pay any attention to anybody else." And the Ceremony Master maintained the policy that a Bodhisattva should make it his business to watch over others. Because the thinking of these two inpiduals differed, their methods came into conflict.

　　在打禅七的期间，大家勇猛精进打坐，求智慧解脱。这位慈悲的维那师父，在晚上看大众肚子饿，没有食物吃，无精打彩地坐着；有的昏沉，有的掉举，不是睡觉，就是坐小。本来坐时是三尺高，现在是一尺半，为什么？因为肚子饿，挺不直腰，所以叫坐小。这种现象一旦发生之后，就没有法子继续维持下去。维那一看这种情形，便发慈悲，为照顾大众的健康，所以用神通力，在定中到厨房偷锅粑，每个人分一块。等开静时，大众睁开眼一看，在膝上有锅粑，就偷偷吃了。人是铁，饭是钢，马上就有精神了，跑香时，也不觉得疲倦，不像饿的时候，跑也跑不动，要在旁边休息。

　　During their Chan session, everybody was vigorously meditating, seeking wisdom and liberation. The compassionate Ceremony…

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