Weekly Dalai Lama Teaching

Knowing one's limitations
If a boss gives more work to do and it is beyond their capacity, then I think they have to say something. They have to say 'This is too much work for me' and talk to the boss and try to reduce it. If that doesn't work, then they may need to look for new work.

"However, at that point let's say that the boss agrees to extra pay, and the employee agrees, then that is a person's decision and there's no cause to complain about overload. But if the boss gives too much work without increase of salary, then this 'over-load' is just exploitation.

The Art of Happiness at Work - Dalai Lama

Monday, March 22, 2010

一念天堂,一念地獄

一念光明就是佛,一念黑暗就是鬼。

这个心,一念的善,就造天堂的因;一念的恶,会结地狱的果。

升天堂,还是入地狱,这是个值得思考的问题。

宣化上人说:"一念光明就是佛,一念黑暗就是鬼。你念念光明就时时都是佛,你念念黑暗 就时时都是鬼。所以佛与鬼的分别,就在这一念之间,一念佛,一念鬼;一念天堂,一念地 狱,所以这一念之中最要紧。"天堂与地狱只在一念之间,若念天堂,有爱便是天堂;若念 地狱,人间处处即炼狱!

一天,信重武士向白隐禅师请教:"真有地狱和天堂吗"

"你是做什么的"白隐禅师问。

"我是一名武士。"信重武士答。

"你是一名武士"白隐禅师大声说,"哪个愚蠢主人会要你做他的保镖看你的那张脸简直 像一个讨饭的乞丐!"

"你说什么"信重武士热血上涌,伸手要抽腰间的宝剑,他哪受得了这样的讥嘲!

白隐禅师火上浇油:"哦,你也有一把宝剑吗你的宝剑太钝了,砍不下我的脑袋。"

信重武士勃然大怒,"哐"地一声抽出了寒光闪闪的利剑,对准了白隐禅师的胸膛。

白隐禅师安然自若地注视着信重武士说:"地狱之门由此打开!"

一瞬间信重武士恢复了理智,觉察到自己的冒失无礼,连忙收起宝剑,向白隐鞠躬道歉。

白隐禅师面带微笑地对信重武士说:"天堂之门由此敞开!"

大乘佛法常说:"是心作佛,是心是佛。"又说:"是心是菩萨,是心作菩萨。"你想升天 堂入地狱是由你自心一念所造的,你心想升天堂,别人没法拖你下地狱;你要下地狱,别人 也无法硬拉你上天堂。

Source - http://fjbbs.fjnet.com/gshi/200907/t20090703_127048.html

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