拆解人生難題的方程式---1060917全員研習 The Formulas of Solving the Life Problems----The Study of All Members on September 17, 2017 @ 中華清淨學佛協會

106年9月17日下午，秋日的陽光伴隨著微微的風，暖人而不熾熱，清淨學佛協會書房裡的眾人，也以明媚雀躍的心情迎來期待已久的全員研習！

On the afternoon of September 17, 2017, the sun of the autumn was accompanied by gentle wind, warm but not hot. In the study of the Association of Pure Buddhist were there students whose moods were as bright as the sunshine greeting with a long-awaited study!

研習的一開始，段貞夙老師即以「在人生中所遇到的困難，就像一道道數學題，而佛法知見便是解題的方法」破題，帶領我們在潛意識狀態探索內心，當身心沉澱平靜後，各人近日在生活中遇到的難題，一一浮現心頭，並藉由內在智慧的聲音得以一窺難題的背後癥結。

At the beginning of the study, our Teacher Susan Duan stated the theme in a sentence--- "The difficulties we encountered in life are like math problems, and the Dharma is the solution to these problems." Then she led us to explore our heart in the subconscious state, after the body and mind rested and calmed, the problems of daily life emerged one by one in every person’s own mind, and we learned the key point of the problem through our inner voice of wisdom.

(老師以語言帶領我們在潛意識狀態中，探索自己人生問題的真相)

(The Teacher led us through language to explore the inner truth of our life problems in the subconscious state)

找到問題後，老師讓大家分組討論，練習運用所學佛法知見，拆解這一道道各自的人生題目。期間，老師於各組間應機教導，只見有些組別「卡題」甚久，但在老師智慧的兩三句話點撥之下，猶如烏雲密布的天際出現了曙光，立刻豁然開朗，發現原來真正問題核心、也找到了解決問題的關鍵竅門。例如：有同學疑惑自己已經隨順因緣，為甚麼還是很煩惱？老師知我們甚深，隨即以「隨順的是自己還是眾生的因緣？」點醒我們看到自己思惟時的盲點，並透過反覆辯證的方式讓我們看懂。

After discovering the problems, the Teacher divided us into groups to practice applying the Dharma we learned to analyze and solve our various life problems on our own. During the period of time, the Teacher gave guidance according to our individual situation among the groups. There were some groups that got stuck for a while, but through the Teacher’s few sentences that are full of wisdom, the real core problem and the key points of solutions to problems were pointed out in a minute. It was like overcast sky which was immediately brightened by the dawn. For example, some students were confused that “I have followed causes and conditions, why do I still have so many vexations?” Because our Teacher knew us very well, she answered us with a question at first--- “Whose causes and conditions do you follow? Yours or the sentient beings’?”---to make us find our blind spots when we are thinking; and further, she taught us in the way of dialectic of questions and answers to make us understand thoroughly.

有同學提問：「『我執』代表『我不好』嗎？」、「自己長期『唯我獨尊』的習性如何改變？」、「看到動物界中的弱肉強食，該救弱者嗎？」老師應個人根機，一一善巧解答，或舉生動的例子讓同學再次省思，同學心開意解，看懂問題並得到解決之法後的釋然，使得歡快笑語盈滿全室。

Some students raised questions, like “Is “Self-Attachment” equal to “I am not good”?”, “How to change my bad habit of thinking that ”No one is noble but me” which has existed for a long time?”, “When we see the phenomenon of “The weak are the prey to the strong” in animal world, should we save the weak?” The Teacher answered questions one by one in accordance with everyone’s situation with wisdom. Sometimes the Teacher illustrated with vivid examples to make us rethink. All of the students felt enlightened and joyful for realizing the root causes of their problems and learned the methods to solve them.

因為9月28日是教師節，所以研習中場休息時間，在同學們的歌聲之中，端出了精心準備的可愛蛋糕，各班並獻上卡片，祝福我們最親愛的老師，教師節快樂！

Due to the Teacher’s Day on September 28, during the break time of the study, in the singing, the lovely cakes which were carefully prepared were carried. The Teacher’s Day Cards were also presented by each class, and we wished our dear Teacher a happy Teacher's Day!

老師常說「佛法是我們生活在世間的地圖」，但我們常苦於不知如何在遇到問題的當下用上學過的佛法，來解決自己的煩惱，感恩老師精心為我們設計的研習內容，讓我們一步步練習拆解自己的人生習題，以佛法對治。這麼實用又活潑的研習，讓同學們在最後都還是意猶未盡呢！眾人都帶著滿滿的收穫與歡喜的心情回到生活中，實踐所學。

Our Teacher always taught us that “The Dharma is our map in the world”, but we always suffered from not knowing how to apply the Dharma we have learned to solve our vexations while we are facing them in life. Thank our Teacher for the specially elaborated contents of the study which enabled us to practice analyzing and solving our life problems with the Dharma. The study was such a practical and lively study that the students thought it was good to the last drop. All of us embraced full understandings and joy and went back to life to practice what we have learned in the study.