The Master Seitsu required larger premises as the building he was teaching in was very
overcrowded.
Umezu, a merchant, decided to donate five hundred pieces of gold for the construction of a new
building.
Umezu took the money to the teacher and Seitsu said , "Alright, I will take it."
Umezu gave the sack of gold to Seitsu, but he was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the teacher
as the amount he had given was very great--one could live for a whole year on three pieces of gold,
and the teacher had not even thanked him.
"In that sack there are five hundred pieces of gold," hinted Umezu.
"You told me that before," said Seitsu.
"Even if I am a wealthy merchant, five hundred pieces of gold is a lot of money," said Umezu.
"Do you want me to thank you for it?" said Seitsu.
"You ought to, " said Umezu.
"Why should I?" said Seitsu, "The giver should be thankful."
overcrowded.
Umezu, a merchant, decided to donate five hundred pieces of gold for the construction of a new
building.
Umezu took the money to the teacher and Seitsu said , "Alright, I will take it."
Umezu gave the sack of gold to Seitsu, but he was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the teacher
as the amount he had given was very great--one could live for a whole year on three pieces of gold,
and the teacher had not even thanked him.
"In that sack there are five hundred pieces of gold," hinted Umezu.
"You told me that before," said Seitsu.
"Even if I am a wealthy merchant, five hundred pieces of gold is a lot of money," said Umezu.
"Do you want me to thank you for it?" said Seitsu.
"You ought to, " said Umezu.
"Why should I?" said Seitsu, "The giver should be thankful."
| There are only two ways to live your life, only two ways to be: one is the right way, the other is the wrong way. The right is to give, to share, to love. The wrong is to snatch, to exploit, to accumulate. Love and money are the symbols of these two ways. Love is the right way and money is the wrong way. Everybody is living the wrong way. Why does it happen? What are the dynamics of it? Why does everybody go wrong? Where are the rules? So we will have to penetrate deeply, only then will you be able to understand this beautiful story. And if you cannot understand this story, you cannot understand Buddha, Jesus, Mahavira. No, it is impossible, because they moved on the path of love, you move on the path of money, and these two ways never meet. They cannot meet... --Osho No Water, No Moon, ch. 8 |
| 给予者应该感谢 诚拙师傅要建造一个更大的房子， 因为他讲道的场地非常拥挤。 有一个商人，梅津决定捐送 500 块金子用来建造新的房子。 梅津拿钱给老师，诚拙说： “好，我收下。” 梅津给了诚拙大袋金子， 但是他非常不满意老师的态度， 因为他是给了一笔很大数目的钱—— 一个人全年的生活只要用3块金子。 而老师甚至都没有谢谢他。 “那个袋子里有500块金子。” 梅津提醒道。 "在此之前你告诉过我." 诚拙说。 “即使我是一个富有的商人， 500块金子也是一大笔钱。” 梅津说。 “你是不是想要我为此谢谢你？” 诚拙说。 “你应该谢谢。”梅津说。 "为什么我应该谢谢呢？” 诚拙说， "给予者应该感谢。” |
| Chapter 8 The Giver Should Be Thankful Chinese -- simplified characters |
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| No Water, No Moon--Chinese |
| mp3 audio in standard Chinese by a native speaker from the People's Republic of China. |
| No Water, No Moon talks on Zen stories by Osho |
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