放下 Put it Down

禪師正要出門，學生同行。

學生：師父，就讓學生為您拿手提包好嗎？

師父：不用了，謝謝。

學生：師父，請您放下啊！

師父： 師父提了等於沒提，已經放下。而你沒提卻反而提著，還沒放下。

學生：啊，是的！弟子受教。

師生二人哈哈大笑。


評論:

師父有師父的職責、弟子有弟子的位置；各守其職、百份百只是去做，就是放下。



Zen Master was going out, accompanied by a student.

Student: Sifu, please let me carry your bag.

Zen Master: No. Thank you.

Student: Sifu, please put it down.

Zen Master: Sifu has already put it down, carrying is not carrying. But you are not carrying the bag and yet carried it. You not yet put it down.

Student: Yes! Thank you for your teaching.

Both Zen Master and student burst into laughter.



Comment:

Teacher has teacher’s job. Student has student’s job. When you are doing your job 100% just do it, that is putting it all down.