加班加到筋疲力盡的時候,同事的猶太女朋友寄來了幾句笑話,來自大衛?貝德爾(David M. Bader)的《猶太禪》(Zen Judaism)。後來找了一些貝德爾的東西看了看,覺得很有意思。您要是有了什麽不順心的事,建議您也瞧瞧貝德爾。下邊是我選譯的幾段兒,中英對照:
Be here now. 您這會兒在這兒。
Be someplace else later. 想到別處以後再說。
Is that so complicated? 這有什麽複雜的?
Drink tea and nourish life. 喝茶吧,好好養生。
With the first sip... joy. 喝第一口……舒服。
With the second... satisfaction. 喝第二口……滿意。
With the third... peace. 喝第三口……平和。
With the fourth... a danish. 喝第四口……來一大塊甜餅。
Wherever you go, there you are. 不管您到哪了,您就在哪兒。
Your luggage is another story. 您的行李是另外一回事。
Do not wish for perfect health or a life without problems. 別指望有完美的健康跟沒有毛病的一生。
What would you talk about? 不然,您跟別人聊什麽呢?
It takes effort to attain nothingness. 想達到“無”的境界也不容易。
And then what do you have?......... Bupkes. 況且,那會兒您有什麽呢?……屁也沒有。
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. 吸氣。呼氣。吸氣。呼氣。
Forget this & attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems. 把這點忘了,能否大徹大悟將是您最不值得考慮的問題。
To find the Buddha, look within. 想求佛,從裏邊找。
Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. 心深處,您是一萬朵鮮花。
Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. 每朵花花開花落一萬次。
Each blossom has ten thousand petals. 每一朵花有一萬枝花蕾。
You might want to see a specialist. 您瞧心理醫生去吧。
Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions.注意您的身體。注意您的判斷。
Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.請注意:並非每一種感官體驗都是不治之症的症狀。
The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."聖經說,“像愛你自己一樣愛你的鄰居”。
The Buddha says there is no "self".佛說,根本就沒有“自己。”
So, maybe you're off the hook.所以,也許就不必愛鄰居了。
If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?要是真沒了自己,那我的關節炎是誰的?