不过分追求金钱，财富反而来找你

不过分追求金钱，财富才可能不期而至

Fortune comes only when not chased after

佛教认为，每个人的钱财，真的是够用就好。

From the Buddhist point of view, to have just adequate money to meet one’s needs is good enough.

 

如果想赚钱的欲望太大了，只会给自己带来层出不穷的烦恼。

An overwhelming desire to make tons of it will only bring endless trouble to oneself.

 

其实，只有当你不过分追求金钱时，财富才可能不期而至，并且带来内心的自在与安乐。

In fact, it is only when you curb your excessive craving for money that you will find fortune, along with inner peace and happiness.

什么样的人最快乐？

What kind of people are the happiest?

是富可敌国者，倾国倾城者，权倾一时者，还是名震天下者呢？

Are they the mighty rich, the dazzlingly beautiful, the powerful rulers, or the most renowned?

都不是。

It is none of them.

佛陀告诉我们，知足之人才是天底下最快乐的。

The Buddha taught us that the happiest person is the one who is content and has fewer desires.

《法句譬喻经》中有这样一个故事：

There is a story in Analogical Scriptures of Codes:

从前，有位婆罗门国王叫多味写，平日信奉九十六种外道。

Once there lived a Brahmin king of Dhuome who adhered to ninety-six non-Buddhist doctrines.

一天，他突发善心，想作大布施，

On one occasion he had an urge to do good deeds and decided to make great offerings.

于是将金银财宝堆积如山，宣布任何人都可以从中取一撮。

Thus, he piled up mountains of gold, silver, and all kinds of treasures and invited everyone to come forth to take a handful of his offerings.

佛陀观察度化国王的因缘成熟了，于是化为一个婆罗门来到他面前。

The Buddha saw the time was right to teach the king and presented himself as a Brahmin in front of him.

国王问：“你需要什么？”

The king asked, “What would you like to have?”

婆罗门说：“我想要房子。”

The Brahmin said, “I want to have a house.”

国王给了他一撮珍宝。

The king offered him a handful of treasures.

但婆罗门才走了七步，就返回来将珍宝放还。

But no sooner had the Brahmin walked seven steps than he turned around and returned the jewels.

国王问他为何不要，

The king asked why he did so,

婆罗门答：“这些珍宝虽然可以盖房子，但还不够娶妻，所以我干脆不要了。”

and the Brahmin answered, “These jewels may be sufficient to build a house, but they are not enough to marry a wife, so why should I bother to take them?”

国王说：“我再给你三撮。”

The king said, “I’ll give you three more handfuls.”

婆罗门又拿了三撮珍宝，但走了七步后又返回来。

The Brahmin walked away with the additional jewels, but returned again after seven steps.

国王不解，他说：“光有房有妻还不够，

The Brahmin explained to the perplexed king, “For me, it’s not enough to have just a house and a wife.

我还想有田地、仆人、牛马，这些珍宝还是不够。”

I would still need land, servants, cows, and horses; these jewels are not enough for all of that.”

国王说：“再给你七撮。”

The king responded, “I’ll give you seven more handfuls.”

婆罗门走七步后又回来了，

But again the Brahmin returned after walking seven steps,

他说：“我以后还有子孙，养活他们的钱远远不够。”

and said, “I’ll have many offspring later on, and this money is far from enough to care for them.”

最后，国王把所有的珍宝都送给婆罗门，但他接受后又退还了。

The king finally offered the Brahmin all of his treasures, but after accepting them the Brahmin returned it all.

国王很生气，问他又为何？

Now the king was really upset and demanded an explanation.

婆罗门说：“人一辈子需要的东西太多了，有再多的钱也不够用，

The Brahmin answered, “There are just too many things people desire in life, and no amount of money will ever be sufficient to cover it all.

而生命非常短，我还不如放下一切，去追求无为之道。

Life is too short. I would be better off forsaking all craving to pursue spiritual attainment.

所以，我不要珍宝了。”

Therefore, I do not want any treasure.”

国王越想越觉得他的话很有道理。

The more the king pondered the Brahmin’s words, the more he felt they made sense.

这时，佛陀现出本来的身相，对国王说了一偈：

The Buddha then appeared in his real form and said this verse to the king,

“虽得积珍宝，崇高至于天，如是满世间，不如见道迹。”

“Better than attaining the most wealth, the highest position, or the biggest fortune is to realize the Truth.”

见到佛的相好庄严，又听闻此偈颂，国王当下欢喜无比，

The king was overjoyed to behold the Buddha’s immaculate form and hear this verse.

便从佛处受了五戒。

He asked Buddha’s permission to receive the five precepts* for lay followers.

后来证得了圣果。

Later, he attained excellent accomplishment.

佛教认为，每个人的钱财，真的是够用就好。

From the Buddhist point of view, to have just adequate money to meet one’s needs is good enough.

如果想赚钱的欲望太大了，只会给自己带来层出不穷的烦恼。

An overwhelming desire to make tons of it will only bring oneself endless trouble.

其实，只有当你不过分追求金钱时，财富才可能不期而至，并且带来内心的自在与安乐。

In fact, it is only when you curb your excessive craving for money that you will find fortune, along with inner peace and happiness.

*The five precepts are commitments for Buddhist lay followers: To abstain from harming living beings, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and taking intoxicants.

索达吉堪布《做，才是得到》

Khenpo Sodargye《Achieve by Doing》