<就是現在>
(台語)
誰人不怕孤單 大家歡喜來作伴
一起幫助有需要的人 是我們一生的志願
看不見的所在 也有人等待我們的愛
因為你輕輕的關懷 世界也變得溫暖
(國語)
別怕付出微不足道
只要用了心 誰都感覺得到
不希望回報 只要你微笑
服務是幸福 青春也因此而美好
Come on, Let’s go right now
現在就站起來 伸出手來
及時行善 不要等待 空留遺憾
Come on, Let’s go right now
現在就走出來 把害羞藏起來
別吝嗇你的愛 年輕不要留白
服務是幸福 也是祝福
讓我們祝福這個世界 光明無限
Come on, Let’s go right now
現在就站起來 伸出手來
及時行善 不要等待 空留遺憾
Come on, Let’s go right now
現在就走出來 把害羞藏起來
別吝嗇你的愛 年輕不要留白
俗話說：「相罵沒好話。」對人說了一句難聽的話，別人也會反唇相譏，如此毒言惡語到底傷害了誰？終究還是會傷到自己。如果心中有這分「瞋」結，真的是苦不堪言！我們要改掉不好的脾氣，才能消弭自身的困擾與煩惱。
「瞋恚」兩字經常連在一起，但佛陀分開解釋：「瞋」是馬上發脾氣，表現於外；「恚」是自己生悶氣，對人事不順眼、不高興，就放在心裡鑽牛角尖，以致產生心理病態。
有的人容易發脾氣，但發過了就算了；而「恚」就不同了，氣悶在心裡，比「瞋」還痛苦，往往事過境遷之後，卻愈想愈不甘心，內心便蘊釀了種種惡業。
曾有一篇報導──有位媽媽整天沈迷於賭博，為此子女很無奈，也很煩惱，不斷地好言好語相勸，請媽媽改掉賭博的壞習慣，希望她在家裡過安逸的生活。但是媽媽屢勸不聽，子女們也不知該如何是好。大家都知道賭博很不好，而且往往一陷下去就無法自拔；有人賭到傾家蕩產也要賭，甚至有人剁掉幾根指頭，還是忍不住要賭，這實在是很無知迷茫。
賭博確實害人不淺，這位媽媽染上好賭的習氣，子女勸到後來也很生氣，常常把氣悶在心裡。有一天兒子再次地勸阻無效之後，一時衝動就拿起水果刀朝母親身上連刺了四刀，母親就當場往生了。姊弟兩人知道闖了大禍，於是姊姊寫了四、五封遺書後，就和弟弟把門窗關上、縫隙塞緊，開瓦斯自殺。
還好，姊姊的先生下班後，看到門口貼著一張紙條：「家裡開了瓦斯，不要開燈。」就趕快跑進去，看到丈母娘已經倒在血泊中斷氣了。再跑進廚房，太太和小舅子已昏倒在地，趕緊叫救護車送醫院，姊姊經急救後清醒過來，弟弟則有生命危險，只因一時衝動，竟造成了家庭的悲劇。
這場悲劇肇始於媽媽好賭，但是子女為什麼會闖下如此大禍呢？因為心中存有瞋恚，最主要的是「恚心」，瞋恚積滿心中，衝動一來，往往就按耐不住而做下後悔莫及的事。
所以，要時時調伏我們的心，凡事都看淡一點，有什麼事過了就要想開，不要累積在心裡，打了結，要再解開就很麻煩。一旦成了心結，誰能幫我們解呢？唯有自己多了解真理，看清人情世事，才有辦法，別人是幫不上忙的。
「瞋恚」讓人生道路走得很坎坷，也是人們最容易犯的錯，大家不得不謹慎小心！
| 09/10 年第一學期活動表 | |||
| 活動 | 日期 | 時間 | 地點 |
| 居家關懷 | 06/09/09 (星期日) | 8.30am - 1.30pm | Serdang |
| 小共修 | 09/07/09 (星期四) 13/08/09 (星期四) 10/09/09 (星期四) | 8pm – 10pm | MMU |
| 機構關懷 – KKB | 12/07/09 (星期日) | 未定 | Kuala Kubu Bharu |
| Cyberia定期環保 | 29/07/09 (星期三) 26/08/09 (星期三) 未定/09/09 (星期三) | 5.50pm – 8pm | Cyberia |
| 慈青生活营 | 19/09/09 (星期六)- 21/09/09 (星期一) | 9.00am – 3pm | Melaka |
Most people will agree that it is a joy to be a volunteer. We get a satisfying feeling when doing charitable work. However, to engage in voluntary service once in a while or when you have time is a great joy, because it does not inconvenience you, but when charitable work becomes a regular routine or when it becomes a part of our daily lives, things might be different.
When charitable work becomes routine for us, it is more likely for us to run into problems. When problems arise and things do not run smoothly, it is not easy to be a happy volunteer. To remain a happy volunteer in difficult times is really the ultimate test of our patience. In order to cope with the 'ups and downs' of volunteer work, we need to possess compassion and wisdom. Compassion and wisdom are like the sunlight that nurtures all living things. They keep us full of energy so that we can keep radiating warmth and love.
Someone once asked the Master, "Master, you always work so hard. Don't you feel tired as you always have so much to attend to and so many decisions to make in a single day?" The Master replied, "I'll be lying if I say I don't feel tired. My body definitely gets tired. However, if we do things with a happy and willing heart, it'll be less likely for us to get worn-out. A happy and willing heart is like the sun that brings light into a dark place. Once light enters, darkness will go away." Indeed, as long as we can shoulder responsibilities that come our way with a happy and willing heart, we will not complain that much or blame others when things are not done right. A willing heart fills one with a strong sense of mission, and a happy heart fills one with tireless joy-they provide one with an inexhaustible source of energy and power.
In a dark room, it is impossible to see anything because there is no sunlight, not because the room is empty. In an analogous situation, people who lead a miserable life are not in a hopeless situation: they simply need to open their 'windows' to allow the light to shine into their 'dark room.' Similarly, a happy and joyful person does not feel tired or stressed out even though he is loaded with a lot of responsibilities, because he can always see the light.
But then, where is the 'sunlight'? When does the sun rise? The source of the sunlight is our happy and open mindset. A happy and open mindset is the 'sunlight' that enables us to lead an optimistic and contented life.
A Buddhist believes that "Worry helps us to attain enlightenment." However, very few people are able to appreciate the real meaning of this sentence. A similar expression is "Hardships are like tonics," which we often use to comfort people who are encountering difficulties in their lives. People may argue that since we are not in their situation, it is impossible for us to understand how hard their lives are. However, we must constantly remind ourselves that as long as we keep a happy mindset, we will not find it so hard to combat frustration. If we choose to look on the positive side, darkness will disappear.
In life, it is inevitable for us to experience joy, anger, sadness, anxiety, or worry. We may lose our loved ones or be unable to be close to them. But if we keep focusing on the gloomy side, our lives will be like an overcast sky-the clouds are so thick that sunlight cannot pass through. We need to remind ourselves that everyone's life has its share of ups and downs. "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" If we believe that life is full of hope, then dawn will not be far from us even if we are shrouded in darkness.
A positive mind is like bright sunlight. It helps us go through all difficult situations and overcome turmoil in our lives. Life will be brighter, more full of hope, and easier to go through, with the sun shining.
身體健康就是人生的幸福，要保有健康的身體，必須從飲食和生活習慣著手。不過，把身體照顧好固然重要，但是要視個人體質做適度保養，照顧過了頭反而傷身。像我如果睡覺超過六小時，就覺得頭昏腦脹；有時身體不舒服，聽醫師指示多休息，休息太久反而覺得更難過。
曾經有人問我：「師父，平常您都幾點睡覺？幾點起床？」我說約在十點到十一點間就寢，三點四十分起床，他又問：「那您中午有沒有睡午覺？」我說哪有時間睡覺，他屈指一算，說：「那您每天只睡五個小時啊！人不是應該睡足八小時嗎？」我說：「人如果每天非要睡足八小時不可，人生單單睡覺就睡掉了三分之一，再扣掉不懂事的幼年及衰弱的老年時期，人生能做事的時間還剩多少？」
還有人問我，平常吃飯怎麼不多吃一點？我回答，其實三餐只要吃得飽、營養夠就好了，吃太多反而傷身。也有人問：「你們都吃素，難道不怕營養不良嗎？」我說素食才是真正的健康食，不但營養豐富，而且能讓我們吃得很安心，像前陣子流行口蹄疫、狂牛病、雞鴨瘟…，再加上飼料中摻雜抗生素，這些都對人體健康有害。
另外，抽菸、吃檳榔也對身體損害很大，在慈濟醫院裡有好多病人罹患口腔癌、鼻咽癌、肺癌、高血壓、心臟病…這些都和抽菸、吃檳榔、喝酒有很大的關係，只要我們遠離這些，身體就多一重保障。
我們要愛惜自己的生命，不但身體要照顧好，思想也要正確才行。我們學佛，就是要學習佛陀的智慧和慈悲，依循佛陀教導我們的人生正確道路去走。
人生的方向如果正確，就可以活出人生的價值。不知諸位是否曾經捫心自問，自己的人生價值是什麼？
人生沒有所有權，只有使用權，我們今天有健康的身體，就要趕緊付出力量給人群，做了之後得到歡喜，便是我們最大的收穫。
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