佛陀曾在一次出游时经过一片森林。那天天气很热，日正当中，他口渴了，所以对他的弟子阿南达讲，“我们刚才经过了一条小溪。你回去帮我取点水来。”
阿南达去了，但那条小溪很小，而且马车又刚经过。溪水被搅得的很浑浊。沉在河底的烂泥都浮上来了，水已经不能喝了。于是阿南达想：我得两手空空的回去了。他回去对佛陀讲：“溪水完全浊掉了，根本不能喝。请让我往前走，我知道几里外有一条河，我回去那里取水。”
佛陀说：“不！你回刚刚的那条小溪去。”佛陀这么说，阿南达只好照做，但他有点不情愿。他知道那些水是没办法喝的，根本不需要浪费时间，但他的口也很渴。佛陀这么说，他不得不去。然而他返回那条小溪后又折回来。他说：“你为什么这么坚持呢？那条溪里的水不能喝。”
佛陀说：“你再去一次，。”佛陀这么说，阿南达只得遵从。
当他第三次来到那条小溪时，溪水就像过去一样清澈。泥沙都流走了，枯叶不见了，水又再度变得清澈纯净。阿南达笑了，他把水瓶装满，跳着舞回去。他跪在佛陀脚下说：“您的教诲真是太不可思议了。您教了我重要的一课——世事无常，只是需要一点耐心而已。”
这是佛陀最基本的教诲：没有什么是永恒的，每件事都转瞬即逝，所以为什么要烦恼呢？回到原来那条溪流去。现在一切应该都改变了。没有什么是一样的。只要有一定耐心。再去一次，一次再一次。只是几个片刻，叶子就不见了，污泥就沉淀了，溪水再度清澈纯净。
阿南达第二次回来的时候，也问过佛陀：“你坚持要我去，我能不能做些什么，让溪水清澈一点呢？”
佛陀说：“什么都不用做，否则你只会让它更浑浊。还有，别踏进溪里。在岸上等着就好。要是你踏进溪里会弄得更糟。溪水自己会流动，让它自己流动就好了。”
没有什么是永恒的，世事无常。在所有的事物中看到这种暂时性，不要急，不要试图做些什么。只要等待！全然无为的等待。如果你能够等，蜕变就在那里。等待本身就是一种蜕变。
故事轉載來源
Once Buddha was traveling with a few of his followers.
While they were passing a lake, Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from the lake."
The disciple walked up to the lake.
At that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake.
As a result, the water became very muddy and turbid.
The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?"
So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink."
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back
to the lake.
The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy.
He returned and informed Buddha about the same.
After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back.
This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was clean and clear.
So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said,
" See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own, and you have clear water."
Your mind is like that too ! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own.
You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down.
It will happen. It is effortless."
Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a strenuous job, it is an effortless process so keep your mind cool and have a great life ahead...
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