A PowerPoint Presentation of a Dhammapada Verse and the accompanying story. Some important Dhamma teachings on Kamma. The texts are in English and Chinese. For the Video with audio narration and explanation in Hokkien, please go to the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68o1zGwfq9c Other Hokkien Dhamma Talks can also be found at the URL Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1EfHzhEPxtoR2_N04wsW1caHmON3GLz

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故意业〜一个值得反思的故事

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Once upon a time, Buddha was sitting with his disciples.
One of them asked him, “Lord, what is Kamma?”
Buddha said, “Let me tell you a story. After that, you will
understand Kamma very well.”
Then Buddha started telling a story to his disciples.
从前，佛陀与弟子们坐在一起。 其中一个人问他：“世尊
，什么是业？” 佛陀说：“我给你讲一个故事。 之后，
你就会非常了解业力。 然后佛陀开始给他的弟子们讲故事
。

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The story went like this: “Once a king was touring his
kingdom on his elephant. Suddenly he stopped in front of a
shop in the market and said to his minister, “I don't know
why but I want to hang the owner of this shop.”
The minister was shocked but before he could ask the king
why, the king had moved on.
故事是这样的：“有一次，一位国王骑着大象巡游他的王国。 突然，
他在市场上的一家商店前停下来，对大臣说：“我不知道为什么，但
我想绞死这家商店的老板。” 大臣大吃一惊，但还没来得及询问国王
为什么，国王已经继续前进了。

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The next day, the minister went to that shop dressed
as one of the local people to see the shopkeeper. He casually asked
him how his business was doing. The shopkeeper who
was a sandalwood merchant replied sadly, “I hardly have any
customers. People would come to my shop, smell the
sandalwood and then go away.”
第二天，部长穿着衣服去了那家商店。作为当地人之一去见店
主。 他漫不经心地问他生意怎么样。 店主谁”一位檀香商人悲
伤地说：“我几乎没有什么顾客。 人们会来到我的店里闻闻檀
香，然后走开。”

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They would even grade the sandalwood's quality but only a
few people would buy anything.” The merchant then
continued, “My only hope is that the king of this kingdom
would die soon. Then there would be a massive demand for
sandalwood to perform the last rites for the king.”
他们甚至会对檀香的质量进行评级，但只有少数人会购买
。” 商人接着说道：“我唯一的希望就是这个王国的国王
快点死掉。 那么，为国王举行最后的仪式所需的檀香就会
大量需求。”

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The merchant said that as he was the only sandalwood merchant
in town, he was sure that his business would continue to do well
after the death of the king.
The minister then understood why the king had stopped in
front of this shop and expressed a desire to kill the shopkeeper.
商人说，由于他是镇上唯一的檀香商人，他确信国王死后
他的生意还会继续生意兴隆。大臣这才明白国王为什么停
下来。并表示想杀死店主。

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Perhaps the shopkeeper's negative thoughts
resonated with the king who had in return felt the same
kind of negative thoughts arising within him.
The minister was a very wise man. He pondered on the
matter for a while. After that he did not reveal who he was
because of what had happened the day before.
也许是店主的消极想法与国王产生共鸣，而国王也感受到了同样的消极
想法在他内心升起。 这位部长是一位非常明智的人。 他思考了一会儿
这个问题。 此后，由于前一天发生的事情，他没有透露自己是谁。
DEAD!
死的

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The minister then expressed a desire to buy some
sandalwood. The shopkeeper was pleased to hear this.
He handed some sandalwood over to the minister.
When the minister returned to the palace, he went straight
to the court where the king was seated and reported that the
sandalwood merchant had sent a gift for his majesty the king.
部长随后表示希望购买一些檀香。 店主听了很高兴。他
将一些檀香交给了大臣。 大臣回到宫中后，径直走了过
去。到国王所在的宫廷报告说，檀香商人给国王陛下送来
了一份礼物。

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The king was surprised when he opened the package.
He was pleasantly surprised by the subtle golden color
of the sandalwood and its lovely fragrance. The King
was extremely happy. He sent some gold coins to the
sandalwood merchant.
国王打开包裹后大吃一惊。 他对檀香微妙的金黄色和可爱
的香味感到惊喜。 国王非常高兴。
他给檀香商送了一些金币。

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The king also felt sorry in his heart that he had harbored
the unpleasant thought of killing the shopkeeper.
When the shopkeeper received the gold coins from the
king, he was astonished. He began to express his
gratitude to the king and started praising him. He said the
gold coins saved him from the brink of poverty.
国王心里也有些后悔，自己竟然萌生了杀掉掌柜的不愉快的
念头。 当店主收到国王送来的金币时，他大吃一惊。 他开
始向国王表达感激之情，并开始赞扬他。 他说这些金币使
他摆脱了贫困的边缘。

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He pondered over the negative thoughts he had towards the
king and his positive thinking and gratitude to the king.
After telling the story to his disciples, Buddha taught them
about the workings of Kamma. Buddha said that Kamma is
intentional action arising from the mind and manifesting out in
the mind, speech and body.
他思考了他对国王的消极想法以及他对国王的积极想法和感激之情
。佛陀向弟子讲述这个故事后，教导他们业力的运作原理。
佛陀说，业是从心生起并表现在意、语、身的有意行为。

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If we have good and kind thoughts for another person,
positive thoughts will come back to us in a good way
but if we harbor evil thoughts toward others those
thoughts will return to us as retribution.
Your intentional thoughts, good or bad are your karma.
Reflective comments from the writer of the story 故事作者的反思评论
如果我们对他人抱有善意和善意的想法，积极的想法就会
以好的方式回到我们身上，但如果我们对他人怀有邪恶的
想法，这些想法就会以报应的方式回到我们身上。你的有
意念，无论好坏，都是你的业力。
传递正能量
我非常
恨他

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In our lives, what you give to others will come back to you.
If you think negatively about someone that person
will also start having bad thoughts about you. If you think
positively about someone, you'll start to have good things
arising in your mind. This is a natural law …
of action and reaction.
如果我们对他人抱有善意和善意的想法，积极的想法就会以好的
方式回到我们身上，但如果我们对他人怀有邪恶的想法，这些想
法就会以报应的方式回到我们身上。你的有意念，无论好坏，
都是你的业力。

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Good begets good, bad begets bad. You reap what you sow.
What goes around comes around.
Never have negative thoughts like anger, ill-will and hatred towards
others. Focus on good kind thoughts, wholesome actions of speech and
actions towards all sentient beings.
Karma will take its just course of action.
善有善报，恶有恶报。 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 善有善报
恶有恶报。永远不要对他人产生愤怒、意志、仇恨等负面
想法。 专注于对一切众生的善意思想、善语行。
业力 将采取其正义的行动方针。
业力
想好的想法，说好话，
为他人做好事。
一切都回来了。

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法 句 经 的 反 思
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is
their chief; they are all mind-wrought.
If with an impure mind a person speaks or
acts suffering follows him like the wheel
that follows the foot of the ox.
心智先于一切心理状态。 头脑是他们的主宰；
他们都是心智所造的。 如果一个人以不纯洁
的心说话或行动，痛苦就会跟随他，就像轮子
跟随牛的脚一样。
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is
their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If
with a pure mind a person speaks or acts
happiness follows him like
his never-departing shadow
心智先于一切心理状态。 心灵是他们的首席; 他
们都是心智所造的。 如果一个人以清净的心说
话或做事，幸福就会像他的影子一样跟随他，
不离不弃。

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Unwholesome thoughts
lead to unwholesome
speech and deeds and
these lead to Dukkha.
不善的思想会导致不善的
言语和行为，而这些又会
导致苦。
With Right Effort, rid the
mind of greed, hatred
and delusion.
以正精进，去除心中
的贪、瞋、痴。
Practice Right Thought –
Thoughts of non-
greed/detachment, Loving-
kindness and non-violence.
修习正念〜不贪、不
离、慈心、非暴力的
思想。 The End 结束
With Metta,
Bro.
Oh Teik Bin