三月刊/2022

慈航普度

2022年3月2日讀畢需時 11 分鐘

励志精句

作者 | 诚化菩萨

修道不是修平等法，要守平等法，守己安份的守，从内在流露出来，流露平等心。修的道叫做修自然道。

天地之心

作者 | 九莲圣经 · 七赤形象品第四十九

洛書紫白，今破軍當令，下元七赤，其位兑，其象金，其氣鋭也。

人心隨之，君子不彰，小人鋭而機智出焉，凡夫鋭而舉之，聖人鋭而不利。

敵有內外，內敵不去則塞道，故不能明心見性。修真無外敵，惟內可畏，不鋤內敵則心不淨，地獄之門開也。

自古多垂名，今人多重利，願吾聖子志於道，不重名，不重利，以至於無求，則品自高。

和光同塵，不立德，不居功，不求名，不為福，則不朽，所以天命盡矣！

如是

作者 | 德藏 · 齐家文化

齐家探索来探索齐家。

慈航普渡求大同存小异。

自由、民主和虚位是观音弟子的共同理念，以实践去成就无私的事业。

任何的变动只不过是为了圆满大家庭的事。

倘若不能活在当下，那就用迟来的爱去包容突变。

修行人就只有慈悲聆听受苦受难的心声，没有空间去批判任何人事和物。

咱们都必须提高自己的见地，修行就是活在佛菩萨的世界，以清净、清凉和安静的自信去建设人间净土。

伽韵集

作者 | 孙丽梅 · 年终庆典 2

普惠从半年前就开始督促我们筹备年终庆典，可是才艺有限，就迟迟不动。临近年末必须完成了。红玲开始策划，大家集思广益，按各部门来展现节目，既要有观赏性，又要能传达慈航的理念。

首先开场，由德馨慈航掌舵的阿莹喊 “开船了”。我们观音弟子，一个一个跑着登上慈航普渡的这艘船，一起唱“众人划桨开大船”。

一根筷子轻轻被折断，十双筷子牢牢抱成团，一个巴掌拍也拍不响，万人鼓掌声呀声震天。一加十，十加百，百加千千万。你加我，我加你，大家心相连，唱出了我们回归净土的决心，点燃了大家兴奋的热情。

礼节部由阿莹、爱华、孟红诗朗诵【鼎元】。

然后是道务部出场，有孙氏姐妹和王氏姐妹。四个人拿着爱东妈妈画的报春、夏荷、秋风、雪梅四幅画来讲述春夏秋冬四季大典，和四季之间慈航所有的活动内容；有柳韵、厨艺大比拼、尊者之夜、静坐，让大家了解得更多。

春晖发愿、四季大典和岁末怀恩是慈航一年中最重要的六个大典，一定不要错失良机。

天厨部四个人拿着锅盆勺子和锣开始上场。表演三句半。给大家弘扬素食的健康和五色配五脏。活泼而生动的表演逗得大家哈哈大笑。

天医部的节目源于药王。由红玲演患者，因为身体有疾病和心理的疾病，不知如何解决而来求医问药。借此给大家讲述，慈航普度是自性自度，明白自己生活中遇到的烦恼如何去解决。不是我们真的病了，而是错误的思想和价值观，导致我们心里病了。从不知道为什么活着到清楚了活着的目标，最后找到了解脱的药方。

宣化部由小董给大家讲她对慈航的感悟和理解。慈航就是上天在人间设了一个办事处，是和上天沟通的一个桥梁，也是观音弟子用来学习的地方。她的叙述让大家更明白了慈航普度。

最后是禅化部的节目。冯教练建议我们用‘琴棋书画’的形式来一起展现。普惠在前面弹古琴，爱东写书法。爱东妈妈画画，两个小朋友对弈，我在后面舞一段太极剑。很完美的画面。

各部门儿的节目中间穿插着个人的表演。三姐的太极扇、研西的苗刀、还有客串朋友的武术、刘杰和国翠的独唱。

我的爸爸妈妈也给大家表演了一段小品，很佩服他俩开朗的性格。最后大家意犹未尽地玩起了游戏。

从编排到录制，冯教练真是费心费力。借给我们场地，帮我们排练，最后剪辑完成，大家十分感谢他。愿我们都能快快成长，感染他早日加入慈航。

探索

作者 | 李页姗 · “澳洲堡垒”中的生活

又是崭新的一年。写这篇文章的当天，是我两年前独自在澳洲的异国他乡度过的第二天。我原本的计划是在这里用一年的时间来完成我第四年的学士学位。但我还未意识到，这将会是未来数月乃至数年内困扰着我们的一场世纪瘟疫的始端，又或者澳洲会决定筑起‘堡垒’关闭边界，把我困在一个只关心自己的国家，远离我所爱的人。

然而，我也从没想过会与来自不同地方的人结交朋友……或者找到一个未来的灵魂伴侣。生活就是这么有趣—我们永远无法真正预测它为我们准备了什么。如果我早已知道我现在所知道的，我还会像以前一样做出同样的决定吗？如果换成是您呢？

我在澳洲的前两周是幸福的；比如结交新朋友和参加热闹的聚餐派对。那时候冠状病毒还是个遥远的担忧，而且在武汉所造成的威胁还不明朗。但随着时间的推移，疫情愈演愈烈，一群又一群的异乡人陆陆续续的回家了，这也包括我刚认识的新朋友们。在短短的数个星期内，这个生机勃勃的大学村就变成了一座死城一般，失去了往日的活力。

接下来几个月的日子很艰难，因为我和整个世界都在与 COVID-19 疫情的影响之下作挣扎；持续的边境封锁、限制措施和口罩短缺，当然还有卫生纸短缺问题，因为人们担心他们宝贵的臀部需要！

我从来就不是一个会想家或想念别人的人，即便是我的家人；我曾将这种特质归因于对情感遗弃的恐惧心理。然而，我还是接受了亲人不在身边的事实，要独自应对这场可怕疫情的初期。

其中一位我疼爱的人是我密友的宝贝，一个我曾依恋的可爱天使，他叫我“姨姨”，一直很喜欢有我的陪伴；当时我离开新加坡飞往澳洲的时候他只有 1 岁半。

我记得我们的第一次视频通话，他在屏幕上看到我但无法真实的触碰时感到多么的困惑，他躲在桌子底下，不肯触碰手机，经过了几次的尝试以后才知道那是怎么回事。

在我离开新加坡之前，他才刚学走路，现在他已长大了许多可以到处奔跑，话也说个不停。他今年快四岁了，总是缠着他妈妈打电话给我，但当他妈妈照做时，我的心都碎了。我如何向一个蹒跚学步的小孩解释说我在另一个大陆，那里的领导人做出错误的选择，阻止我飞回国见他？所以......我只是说我很快会找一天去见他的。

我也想念我的朋友们，那些了解我的人；跟他们在一起总有很多的欢笑，倍觉温馨。还有我的家人……我终于明白了这句话，“独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲”。我对家人的爱从未像现在这般强烈——与他们分开让我有了新的视角，对一些问题有了更深入的理解，这是心理学教科书所无法给于的，我想我变得成熟了。

如果我的计划只有一年，我早已经可以回家了…… 但为什么我还留下来？因为在澳洲有一个人，我也离不开，这的确是个困惑的处境。

我在这里的第一周就认识了他，我们兴趣相投还有共同的朋友。但直到几个月以后，我们才对彼此逐渐产生好感。

对我们来说，“一见钟情” 只是一个神话；我们的感情是在相处的日子中一点一滴的积累逐渐发展开来的。在我们相识的一年里，我接触到了新事物，并且比以前更了解自己。他向我介绍了新的爱好和兴趣，但更重要的是，他的善良和无条件的爱也打动了我。不管遇到什么问题，他总是在那里支持着我。虽然在相处的过程中并不总是阳光和彩虹，难免会有风风雨雨，但我们的感情却更加的稳固和成熟。当你遇到这样的人，请别轻易的放弃。

那么，展望新的一年，我该何去何从？

好吧，我想我应该稳定步伐继续前进，专注于我的学业以及平衡我与我所爱的人和他的家人，还有与我家人的关系。

我不知道今年会有什么变数，但与两年前刚下飞机后相比，我更乐意去处理生活中所给于我的任何情况。只要有对的人在身边，你就能征服一切。

所以，答案是肯定的。如果我能回到过去，知道所会发生的事情，我依然会重复的做出同样的选择——踏上越洋的旅程。

华语翻译：格茖

英语原文如下

Author | Skylar Lee · Life in "Fortress Australia" - My 3rd Year

It’s a new year again. The day that this was written was the second day I spent alone, two years ago, in the foreign land of Western Australia. The plan was one year : to finish the fourth year of my bachelor’s degree. Little did I know that this was the start of a pandemic that would plague us for many more months and years to come. Or that Australia would decide to build a fort and shut the borders, leaving me trapped in a country that only cares about itself, away from the people I love.

Yet I also never expected to make friends with people that come from different places... or to find a soulmate that I now call home. Life is funny like that—we can never really predict what it has in store for us.

Had I known what I know now, would I still make the same decisions as I did before? Would you?

The first two weeks were bliss; new friends and lively parties. The coronavirus was a distant worry then, a vague threat far away in Wuhan. But as days went on, the threat solidified, and hordes of people went home, including my new friends. In mere weeks, the village of spirited university kids became a dead town, devoid of life. The following months were difficult, as I, and the whole world, struggled with the effects of COVID-19. Lockdowns, restrictions, masks, and of course, the toilet paper shortage as people fear for the safety of their precious behinds!

I was never one to get homesick or miss people, not even my family; a trait I had attributed to a fear of emotional abandonment. However, I eventually succumbed to the void that my loved ones left behind, all alone, as I dealt with the beginning of this dreaded pandemic.

One of those loved ones was my close friend’s baby, an adorable angel I had grown attached to, who calls me “姨姨” and always wants me; he was only a 1½ years old when I flew to Australia.

I recall our first video call, how confused he was to see me on a screen but unable to physically connect. He hid under a table, refusing to touch the phone. It took a few tries before he understood what was happening. Before I left, he could barely walk. Now, he runs everywhere and talks non-stop. He is almost 4 years old today, always pestering his mom to call me, but when she does, it breaks my heart. How do I explain to a toddler that I am in a different continent, one which has leaders who make bad choices that prevent me from flying to see him? So... I just tell him that I’m coming soon, that I will be there one day.

I also miss my friends, the people who understand me; there’s always so much warmth and laughter with them. And my family... with whom I finally understood the saying, that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”. My love for my family has never been stronger—being apart from them has given me new perspectives and a deeper comprehension of our issues that psychology textbooks themselves were unable to give me. I guess I’m growing up.

But if my plan was only a year, I could just go home... why am I still here? That’s because there is someone here in Australia that I also can’t leave behind— a predicament indeed. I met him the first week I was here. We were fast friends, with similar interests and mutual mates. But it wasn’t until months later, did we realise that our feelings were becoming more than that.

For us, “love at first sight” is a myth; our love developed slowly, over time, through little actions accumulated. Over the next year with him, I was exposed to new experiences and learnt more about myself than I had before. He introduced me to new hobbies and interests, but more importantly, to kindness and unconditional love. No matter the problem, he is always there supporting me.

Although it isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, through ups and downs, our relationship strengthened and matured. When you meet someone like that, you don’t let them go.

So, where does that leave me, as I embrace the new year? Well, I suppose I should keep

trudging on, focusing on my studies and my relationship with my beloved and his family, balancing that with my loved ones back home.

I don’t know what this year will entail, but in contrast with two years ago, fresh off the plane, I am more ready to handle whatever life throws at me. With the right person by your side, you can conquer anything.

So, the answer is Yes, if I could go back in time knowing what would happen, I would make the same choice—to get on the plane—over and over again.