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禅的故事

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ID: 1650 Advanced
什么是"禅"？也许你会说这是个很抽象很深奥的东西，也许你会说这是个说不清道不明的东西，总之没有兴趣学就是了。不不不，今天在中文播客里，我们的任务就是激起你的兴趣，让你迷上这神秘的"禅"。
Thu Apr 14 2011 | Connie, David
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示字旁 shìzìpáng 'shi' radical
禅 chán Chan
达摩 Dámó Bodhidharma
禅宗 chánzōng Chan/Zen Buddhism
爸爸，这个是什么字？
bàba ，zhè ge shì shénme zì ？
Dad, what's this character?
哦，你看左边一个示字旁，右边一个单独的单字，这个字啊念“禅”。
ò ，nǐ kàn zuǒbiān yī gè shìzìpáng ，yòubiān yī gè dāndú de dān zì ，zhè ge zì a niàn “chán ”。
Well, see - on the left is the 'shi' radical and on the right is the 'dan' character from 'alone.' It's read, 'chan.'
禅。爸爸，什么是“禅”？
chán 。bàba ，shénmeshì “chán ”？
Chan. Dad, what's 'chan'?
禅这个字很难解释，它是一种智慧，而且有着非常深非常广的意义。我来说一个小故事吧，看你能不能明白。达摩是中国禅宗祖师，有一天他问自己的弟子：一滴水怎样才能不干涸？弟子们想来想去啊，都回答不出。
chán zhè ge zì hěn nán jiěshì ，tā shì yīzhǒng zhìhuì ，érqiě yǒuzhe fēicháng shēn fēicháng guǎng de yìyì 。wǒ lái shuō yī gè xiǎo gùshi ba ，kàn nǐ néngbùnéng míngbai 。Dámó shì Zhōngguó chánzōng zǔshī ，yǒu yī tiān tā wèn zìjǐ de dìzǐ ：yī dī shuǐ zěnyàng cái néng bù gānhé ？dìzǐ men xiǎngláixiǎngqù a ，dōu huídá bù chū 。
This word is very difficult to explain. It's a kind of way of approaching things. It's both very deep and very broad. I'll tell you a story and see if you understand. Once there was a Chan master named Bodhidharma. One day he asked his pupils, 'How could a single drop of water never dry up'? His pupils thought about it long and hard, but none of them could come up with an answer.
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