时间：06/27/2026 06/28/2026
地点：星河禅修中心
主讲：黄云全
佛法修行
观机逗教
从前在印度有一个甘泉村，村民朴实忠厚。村中有一个大泉，清净而甘美，饮之清凉甜爽，最能解渴。病者常喝此水，自然而愈。从远道而来喝此水者，络绎于途。
消息传到国王的耳中，国王羡慕道：「珍贵的甘泉，是天然的赐予，像甘露一般，能使人精神舒畅，希望村民每日能把甘泉送到皇宫。」
国王的话，村民哪敢怠慢，于是由村长领导，每天一个人轮流挑水到王城呈献给国王。
村庄离王城有五里的路程，没有车辆搬运，只靠人力挑担，路途崎岖不平，无论日晒雨打，春暖冬寒，村民仍然要挑水进城。久而久之，村民都感觉路途遥远，劳苦不堪，发出怨言，大家便集议他迁，避免挑水的负担。
村长知道大家要迁居的事，立刻召集村民说道：「你们暂且不要他迁，待我去请求国王，把五里路改作三里，使里程缩短，不就可以减少疲劳了吗？」村民听了，觉得有理，便一致赞同。
第二天，村长去见国王，说道：「国王啊！村民每日挑水走五里路，以为太远，不知能否改为三里路的名称？」
「好的，只要每日能挑水来，换个名称可以缩短路程，那以后就改称为三里路吧！」
村民听说五里改为三里，欢喜雀跃，以后挑水不再怨声叹气，也忘了疲劳。
佛陀知道了这件事情，对弟子们说道：「众生和愚痴的村民一样，教他们修学正法，趣向了生死，脱烦恼，救度众生的大乘法，便心生畏惧，厌难不前，我只有以修习善法，趣向人天福乐的小乘法教示他们，使他们感觉易行而欢喜修道，以此渐渐获证生死解脱。我的教法是如此活泼，观机逗教的。」
弟子们闻言，莫不赞叹佛陀的智慧慈悲是多么崇高伟大啊！
Date: 06/27/2026 06/28/2026
Location: Star River Meditation Center
Teacher: Yunquan Huang
Dharma Talk
Teaching According to the Capacity of Beings
In ancient India, there was a village called Ganquan, whose people were simple and sincere. Within the village there was a great spring, pure and sweet. Its water was cool and refreshing, capable of quenching thirst. Those who were ill often drank from it and naturally recovered. People from distant places came in an endless stream to partake of its water.
When news of this reached the king, he said with admiration:
“This precious spring is a gift of nature, like sweet dew that refreshes the spirit. I wish that the villagers would bring this water daily to the royal palace.”
The villagers did not dare neglect the king’s command. Under the leadership of the village headman, they took turns each day carrying water to the capital as an offering.
The village lay five li away from the city. There were no carts for transport; the villagers had to carry the water by hand over rough and uneven roads. Whether under the blazing sun or in the rain, in the warmth of spring or the cold of winter, they continued to bear the burden. Over time, however, the villagers grew weary of the long journey and hard labor. Complaints arose, and they gathered together to discuss moving away to avoid the burden of carrying water.
When the headman learned of their intention, he quickly assembled the villagers and said:
“For now, do not move away. Allow me to go and request of the king that the distance be changed from five li to three li. If the distance is shortened, will not your fatigue be reduced?”
Hearing this, the villagers found his reasoning sound and agreed.
The next day, the headman went to see the king and said:
“O King, the villagers must carry water five li each day and find the journey too long. Might it be possible to change it to three li in name?”
The king replied:
“So long as the water is delivered daily, a change of name that shortens the distance is acceptable. Henceforth, let it be called three li.”
When the villagers heard that five li had been changed to three li, they rejoiced. From that day on, they no longer complained while carrying water, and their sense of fatigue seemed to vanish.
When the Buddha learned of this matter, he said to his disciples:
“Beings are like those foolish villagers. When they are taught the true Dharma—the Great Vehicle that leads beyond birth and death, frees them from afflictions, and enables the liberation of all beings—they become fearful and shrink back. Therefore, I first teach them the wholesome practices that lead to the happiness of human and heavenly realms, the teachings of the lesser vehicle. Finding these easier to practice, they gladly cultivate the path. In this way, they gradually attain liberation from birth and death. Such is the skillful means of my teaching—adapting the Dharma according to the capacities of beings.”
Upon hearing these words, the disciples all praised the Buddha, marveling at the greatness of his wisdom and compassion.
