A Presentation of a motivation story that can inspire one to practice meditation for true happiness and peace. The texts are in English and Chinese. Download the PowerPoint ppt for some animation effects. For the Video with narration and explanation in Hokkien, please check out the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpg8DaEJP9o

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和尚与小偷 - 一个关于冥想的励志故事

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Once upon a time, a queen invited a monk to her palace.
The queen said to monk, “If I ask you for something,
would you give it to me?”
The monk asked gently, “Oh Queen, what do you want?”
The queen said, “I want your begging bowl.”
从前，一位皇后邀请一位和尚到她的宫殿。王后对和尚说：“如果我向
你要什么东西，你会给我吗？”和尚轻声问道：“王后，您有什么事？”
皇后道：“我要你的乞钵。

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Without hesitating or asking for anything else, the monk gave the
queen his begging bowl – this was the only thing he had.
The queen took the alms bowl from the monk. In return she gave
him a golden bowl studded with diamonds.
和尚没有犹豫，也没有要求任何其他东西，把自己的乞钵给了王后——
这是他唯一的东西。皇后从和尚手中接过钵。 作为回报，她给了他一个
镶满钻石的金碗。

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Taking that golden bowl, the monk started
walking back towards his hut.
On the way a thief saw him and started following him
with the intention of stealing that golden bowl.
The monk got to know that the thief was following him.
和尚拿着那个金碗，开始往他的小屋走去。路上有个小偷看
见他，就开始跟着他，想要偷那个金碗。
和尚得知小偷跟踪他。

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The monk thought to himself, “This golden bowl is going to disturb the
inner peace of my mind. And also the thief will have a lot of trouble
and hard work to steal it. I should just give the bowl to the thief.”
Upon reaching his hut, the monk threw that golden bowl
outside the hut and went inside.
和尚心想：“这个金碗要扰乱我内心的平静。 而且小偷要偷它会很麻烦，
也很辛苦。 我应该把碗给小偷。”和尚一到他的茅屋，就把那个金碗扔
到茅屋外面，然后进去了。

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The thief who had been following the monk all along, saw that this
monk had thrown the golden bowl outside his hut.
The thief thought to himself, “ This means that the monk must be
having things more valuable in his hut.
That's why he does not care about this golden bowl.”
一直跟着和尚的小偷，看到这个和尚把金碗丢在了他的茅屋外。
小偷心想：“这说明和尚的茅屋里一定有更值钱的东西。
所以他才不在乎这个金碗。”

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The thief decided to go inside the monk’s hut and take a look. He first peeked
through the window. He saw the monk was engrossed in meditation.
The thief went inside silently and looked around. The hut had nothing of value.
The thief was really surprised. He started thinking, “This monk has nothing …
then why does he not care about the golden bowl?”
小偷决定到和尚的小屋里去看看。 他先透过窗户往里看。 他看到和尚正全神贯
注地打坐。小偷悄悄地进去，四处张望。 小屋没有任何价值。小偷着实吃了一
惊。 他开始想：“这个和尚什么都没有……那他为什么不在乎金碗呢？”

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He sat beside the meditating monk and waited for the monk
to come out of his meditation.
After some time, the monk opened his eyes. Upon seeing the thief sitting
near him, the monk smiled with great loving-kindness.
He said to the thief kindly, “So you have come to visit me? Welcome.”
他坐在打坐的和尚身边，等待和尚从打坐中出来。过了好一会儿，和尚
才睁开眼睛。 和尚见小偷坐在身边，满脸慈爱地笑了。他和蔼地对小偷
说：“所以你是来看我的？ 欢迎。”

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The thief said with folded hands, “ Sir, I was following you from the
palace till your hut here. Please tell me why you threw that golden
bowl outside your hut. What do you have that is more valuable than
that golden bowl?”
The monk smiled and said, “My dear friend, I have the treasure of
meditation …in front of this meditation treasure, all the wealth of this
world has no value.”
“小偷双手合十道：“公子，我本是从宫里跟着你，一直到你这里来
的茅屋。 请告诉我你为什么把那个金碗扔到你的小屋外面。 你有什
么比那个金碗还值钱的？”和尚笑道：“仁兄，我有禅定宝……在这
禅定宝前，世间一切财富都没有价值。”

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Hearing this, the thief fell at the feet of the monk and said,
“Sir please forgive me. I came here to rob you
but you are such saintly person.
My heart now tells me I don't want materialistic wealth .
Please give me a little out of your treasure of meditation.”
窃贼闻言，伏于和尚足下，曰：“先生请原谅我。 我来这里是为
了抢劫你，但你是如此圣洁的人。我的心现在告诉我，我不要物质
财富。 请从你的禅修宝藏中给我一点。”

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The monk smiled and answered, “My dear friend you too can find the
inner happiness and peace that surpass all worldly pleasures.
This I have found.
The thief said, “Sir but I don't know how to meditate.
Please tell me how to meditate.”
The monk smiled and said, “My dear friend, I’d be more than happy to
teach you the meditation that will give you the greatest treasure ever.”
和尚微笑着回答说：“我亲爱的朋友，你也可以找到超越所有世俗快乐的内
心幸福与平静。 这是我发现的。小偷说：“先生，但我不会打坐。 请告诉我
如何打坐。”和尚微笑着说：“我亲爱的朋友，我非常乐意教你禅修，这会给
你带来最宝贵的财富。”

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And so the monk taught the thief meditation over many days:
Anapanasati Meditation ( Meditation on the Mindfulness of the Breath) and
Vipassana Meditation (Insight Meditation / Dhamma Contemplation.)
The monk reminded the man to keep practicing the meditation, ardently,
mindfully and diligently.
In time he would get the ‘Treasure of Meditation.’ The man no longer stole.
He practiced diligently what he was taught and his life changed - he became
more happy, peaceful and wise.
因此，和尚花了很多天时间教导小偷冥想：Anapanasati 冥想（对呼吸的正念冥
想）和 Vipassana 冥想（内观冥想/正法冥想。）和尚提醒他继续修行，要精进、
正念、精进。 假以时日，他会得到‘冥想宝物’。这个人，不再偷窃。 他勤奋地实践
所教的知识，他的生活发生了变化——他变得更加快乐、平和和睿智。

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要 反 省 的 法 教
‘Happiness & Peace’ from
sensual pursuits will
ultimately lead to Dukkha.
来自感官追求的“幸福与和
平”最终会导致痛苦。
All worldly conditioned
things are impermanent.
Do not cling to them.
世间一切有为法都是无常的。
不要执着于它们。
The root causes of Dukkha
are ignorance, delusion of a
‘self’, craving & attachment.
苦的根源是无明、对“我”
的妄想、贪爱和执着。
The One Way to True
Happiness and Peace is
The Noble 8-Fold Path.
通往真正幸福与和平的唯一
途径是八正道。
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The End 结束