Flowers and Garbage

FLOWERS AND GARBAGE are both organic in nature. So looking deeply into the nature of a flower, you can see the presence of the compost and the garbage. The flower is also going to turn into garbage, but don’t be afraid! You are a gardener, and you have in your hands the power to transform garbage into flowers, into fruit, into vegetables. You don’t throw anything away, because you are not afraid of garbage. Your hands are capable of transforming it into flowers, or lettuce, or cucumbers.

The same thing is true of your happiness and your sorrow. Sorrow, fear, and depression are all a kind of garbage. These bits of garbage are part of real life, and we must look deeply into their nature. You can practice in order to turn these bits of garbage into flowers. It is not only your love that is organic; your hate is, too. So you should not throw anything out. All you have to do is learn how to transform your garbage into flowers.

19 鲜花与垃圾

鲜花与垃圾在本质上都是有机的。所以，当你深观一朵花的本质，你能看到有机肥与垃圾同时存在。这朵花也会变成垃圾，但是不要害怕！你是一个园丁，你手中有一种力量，能够把垃圾变成花朵，变成果实，变成蔬菜。你不会扔掉任何东西，因为你不害怕垃圾。你的手能够把它变成花朵，或莴苣，或黄瓜。

你的快乐与悲伤亦复如是。悲伤、害怕、抑郁是各种垃圾。这些垃圾的碎片是真实生活的组成部分，我们必须深深观入它们的本质中去。你可以练习，这样就可以把这些垃圾的碎片变成鲜花。不仅你的爱是有机的，你的恨也是。所以，你不应该扔掉任何东西。你必须做到的全部就是学习如何把垃圾变成鲜花。

Your True Home Day 20  A Visit from a Friend

SUPPOSE A FRIEND who has come a long way to visit is having a cup of tea with us. Mindfulness helps the time we spend with her to be a time we won’t forget. We’re not thinking of anything. We’re not thinking of our business, our projects. We just focus our attention on this moment when we’re with our friend. We’re fully aware that she is there and that we can sit with her and enjoy a cup of tea. Mindfulness helps us to taste the joy of each moment very deeply.

20 来自朋友的拜访

设想一个朋友走了很长的路来拜访你，正在和我们喝一杯茶。在正念的帮助下，我们与她所度过的时光将不会被忘怀。我们没有想任何事。我们没有想着我们的生意、我们的项目。我们只是把注意力集中在当下与朋友相守的时刻。我们充分地觉知她就在哪儿，我们能够与她坐在一起品茶。正念帮助我们非常深入地品尝每一个当下的喜悦。