Platform Sutra Chapter I - 2

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• 身是菩提樹，心如明鏡台，時時勤拂拭，勿使惹塵埃。

• 菩提本無樹，明鏡亦非台，本來無一物，何處惹塵埃？

• Verse:

The body is a Bodhi tree,

The mind like a bright mirror stand.

Time and again brush it clean,

And let no dust alight.

• Verse:

Originally Bodhi has no tree,

The bright mirror has no stand.

Originally there is not a single thing,

Where can dust alight.

Agenda

活動流程

[1] Review and memorize the previous Sutra

複習背誦『行由品一』

[2] All read out today's Sutra together twice.

共讀經文二遍

[3] Invite two to three participants to share the meanings of the Sutra in 2-3 minutes (avoid sharing of personal thoughts during this phase).

請二至三位學長各用2到3分鐘摘要解釋經文意義(請不要談個人感想)。

[4] Invite participants to share their personal thoughts.

請成員談個人感受：

Question 1: What's your personal realization of "The body is a Bodhi tree" and "Originally Bodhi has no tree". Could you describe the difference between two verses?

題目一：請成員就個人體悟談談自己對『身是菩提樹與菩提本無樹』兩者最大的不同在那裡？

Question 2: During today's discussion, which verse can provide you the most immediate self-realization of seeing your own original nature. Have you had any enlightenment?

題目二：請談一談就個人心得體悟自己在今天的討論過程中『身是菩提樹與菩提本無樹』，那一句經文最能讓您立即明心見性？

[5] Homework Assignment: Memorize the Sutra and prepare the discussion materials for the next time.

家庭作業：背誦本次經文及準備下次經文解釋。

Leaders could share how memorizing the Sutra has helped to look back at themselves and change their bad habits, and how to take words they read to heart.

（帶領者自身經驗分享如何從背誦過程中不斷的返觀自照及在日常生活中所犯的罪過錯，養成口唸心行的習慣）