【證嚴法師說故事】
我們人人心中，都有一股清淨的泉水源頭，這是人人本具的。但是我們不知為何，一直找不出水的源頭，所以心地很乾燥。現在我們就是要找，找到的時候，知道哪裡有水脈就用心挖掘。明明水脈應該已經快要被挖到了，我們若是就此放手，水還是出不來，我們還要再花功夫。說不定，塞住水脈源頭的只是一塊石頭而已。若能將這塊石頭搬開，可能它會湧出清泉，來洗滌我們的垢穢。
Within each of our hearts, there is a clean and pure wellspring. It is inherent in every one of us. But, for some reason, we are unable to fin this wellspring. That’s why the field of our mind is always dry. So, we need to find the wellspring. When we find it, we need to work hard to dig for it. If we give up just as we’re about to tap into the wellspring, the water will not come out. So, we need to continue our effort. Perhaps, the wellspring is just blocked by a rock. If we can move the rock away, clear water will spring forth to cleanse away the impurities from our mind.
《挖掘心泉》The Boy Who Found the Wellpring
曾經說過一則故事，有一個村莊缺水，人快活不下去了。有一個孩子，看到大人在挖水，挖得很深，這孩子也在那裡很認真地搬。然而，這些大人挖到後來，覺得沒用了，再掘下去依舊沒水。可是這孩子覺得：「既然那麼多人，花了那麼多天在挖掘，這樣就要放棄嗎？」
Let me tell you story. Once, there was a village suffering from drought. So, many villagers were digging for water and had dug very deep. A boy was also there to help out. But after digging for a long time, there was still no water. So, the villagers decided that it was useless to continue. But the boy thought that since they had been digging for so many days, it’d be a it to give up.
這群大人已經沒有力氣，也沒有信心，就離開了。這個孩子就下到坑裡，還是不斷地一直挖、一直挖...... 直到看到一塊石頭。這塊石頭很重，可是大家都跑光了。他一個孩子，無法搬開石頭。後來，他很累，就趴了下來，昏昏沉沉快要睡著了。
However, the villagers were all worn-out and very frustrated, so they all left. Then, the boy went into a pit. He kept digging and digging until he saw a piece of rock. The rock was very heavy, but everyone had left. As a child, he was not able to remove the rock by himself. He was very tried, so he lay down on the rock to rest.
「咦，好像聽到聲音？」再用耳朵用心聽，好像是水流聲。「到底從哪裡來的？」他趕快用手再一直挖，六天六夜沒有離開坑洞。他搬開石頭的時候，石頭底下已有空隙，他再用力把它挪開。這塊石頭一挪動，水就從底下冒出來。孩子在坑洞裡用盡了力氣，昏倒了。水慢慢一直湧出來，將孩子浸泡著，水已經在他的身體周圍。村民出來找這個孩子，但是都不知道孩子在坑洞裡。
As he was about to fall asleep, he seemed to hear a sound coming from underground. He listened to it carefully. It seemed to be the sound of flowing water. So, he started to dig again. For six days and nights, he stayed in the pit to dig. Eventually, the rock became loose and the boy gave it a hard push. Once the rock was shifted aside, water began oozing out. The boy was very happy, but he was so exhausted that he fainted. The water kept flowing out. Soon, the boy was half immersed. The villagers had come out to look for the boy. But they did not know that he was in the pit.
孩子清醒了之後，用盡力氣喊叫：「有水了！有水了！」村民聽到了，循著聲音探頭往坑裡瞧，看到坑裡有水了，可是孩子卻昏倒了。大家趕快將孩子救上來，直到孩子六天的時間都在坑裡搬開那塊石頭，讓泉水湧現出來，救了整個村莊。
Just then, the boy came to and started calling out: “There’s water here!” The villagers heard him and followed his voice to the pit. They saw water in the pit, but the boy had fainted again. The villagers quickly got the boy out of the pit. They realized that the boy had spent six days digging in the pit and moved the rock away to let the water issue forth. He had saved the entire village.
這是一則故事，大家都想要挖掘水脈，明明快要挖到了，但是卻失去信心離開了。若不是像這個孩子，他的信心堅定；大人既然不繼續挖掘，小孩來挖，一樣能開出大地的水源。我們就要有那個孩子的精神，我們要用心。用心自然也能聽出我們心中的水源，所以我們要有信心。失去信心，是因為我們沒有用上「法」，我們若是用上了「法」，我們能相信，只要再加上一層用功，就能聽出心裡的水脈。再用功下去，心裡的水脈也會湧出泉水。心的泉水湧出，清流自然就能洗滌我們的垢穢。
This is just a story. At first, everyone wanted to dig for water. They were getting close, but they got frustrated and left. However, the boy persevered with effort. Although the villagers had given up, he continued to dig, and was able to find the wellspring eventually. We should all look up to the boy. We must be mindful. If we are, we will be able to hear the wellspring in our heart. So, we must have faith. We lose faith because we have not used the right method. If we apply the right method and have faith, with some effort, we will be able to find the wellspring in our heart. And if we continued to tap into it, clear water will spring forth and cleanse away all the impurities from our mind.
我們的心像一面鏡子，需要擦、需要洗。我們若將它洗乾淨，擦拭明亮，這面鏡子就能鑑照大地一切諸法。所以我們用功如同掘水。掘井的人，就像是擦鏡子。要用功，我們這面心鏡才能清淨。
Our mind is just like a mirror. It needs to be cleaned and wiped. If we can wipe it clean and clear, it will be able to reflect everything that comes before it. So, we need to diligently dig for our wellspring within as well as wipe the mirror of our mind clean. Only then can the mirror of our mind become clear.
我們的煩惱從何而來？其實，煩惱都是自己招來的，自己障礙自己的生活環境，自己障礙自己的人際關係，自己障礙自己心靈的開通，都是自己障礙自己一切的善法，所以無形中一直累積煩惱。心中若有無明煩惱，要用懺悔的水來洗滌、洗心。下功夫將它去除，就如剛才搬開塞住的水脈，用力將它搬開之後，湧出的清流，就能洗滌我們心的垢穢。我們的心就能寬且純，再也沒有任何污染，人我是非來困擾我們的心。
Otherwise, we will have afflictions. In fact, all our afflictions come from ourselves. We ourselves create the problems we face in our daily living with other people. We ourselves shut off our mind to others. We hinder ourselves to take in wholesome teachings. That’s how we unknowingly accumulate more and more afflictions. If we have afflictions in our minds, we must repent to cleanse our mind. This is what we must work hard to do. Just like how the boy pushed away the rock that blocked the water, when the rock is removed from our mind, clear water will issue forth to cleanse away the impurities in our mind. Then, our mind will become simple and pure and we won’t be troubled by unfavorable circumstances or interpersonal problems.
要像搬開水脈的石頭，像那個孩子那樣單純。常常說淨化人心，必須要以我們這股清淨的湧泉，用泉水去洗滌心地的垢穢，自然大圓鏡智，就能明鑑無障礙。這只是一念心，所以我們心水泉源本在，搬開賽孔的石頭，自然湧出清流滌垢，鏡智明鑑無障。
We must have a simple and pure heart like the boy who removed the rock. I often speak of the need to purify our mind. To do that, we must tap into the wellspring within to cleanse away the impurities in our mind. Then, the mirror of our mind will become clean and be able to clearly reflect everything. All this depends on our mind. All of us inherently have a wellspring within. When we move away the rock that blocks it, clear water will flow out to cleanse our mind and everything will become clear to us.
( Source: Da Ai TV Television 2014/2/16 - 證嚴法師說故事–Stories Told by Dharma Master Cheng Yen )
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