末學家中是從事魚類食品加工，後來有機緣接觸到蔬菜的買賣生意，像是山蘇、水蓮、雨來菇（情人的眼淚）等等，在市場裡兼著賣，補貼收入。剛開始經營真的相當困難，因為蔬菜有季節性，也常受氣候影響，不穩定，常常缺貨，加上末學賣的品項不多，許多餐廳不願意合作長期供應。

自己在修學過程中，心裡常有疑問：到底要如何賺錢？福報又是如何得來？命運是否可以改變？現代人想方設法要找好工作，找好的職業，但為何佛經上找不到教人做什麼工作或職業可以比較賺錢，而是教人去布施，積德累功？弘聖師父上人說，職業是「緣」，那財富的「因」是什麼？我們都在緣上捉摸，而不懂真理：「布施是因、福德是果」──財布施得財，法布施得智慧，無畏布施得健康長壽。師父上人在法堂上提到，賺錢是天下最簡單的事情，想賺錢就去財布施啊！內財布施（我的體力勞力）、外財布施（我的資糧物質），都去勤做服務奉獻，最好「三輪體空」，心要不求回饋，效果更好。師父上人也舉例說，基督教有十分之一奉獻的觀念，古代也有「范蠡三聚三散」，散盡千金富還來的真實故事。那為何我富不來？師父上人說佛法是可以驗證的：有做，可以印證有做的效果；沒做，也可以印證沒做的效果；公修公得，婆修婆得，不修者不得。

有機緣得知一覺元台北太極藝術教室護持基金，可以隨喜供養房租，心想我就拿戶頭裡賣菜賺的錢，每月固定撥出一點，從郵局戶頭轉帳匯入台北教室護持基金，這樣維持也有一段日子，也沒多做他想。學法之後，心也比較踏實，得失心不再那麼重，細細去體會「一切福田不離方寸，從心而覓感無不通」的真理。漸漸地，發現生意開始轉變穩定，更加相信　師父上人講的真理，一點一滴去做，累積福德資糧。來的客人變多了，也變好客人，竟然還有台北餐廳跟我訂菜，南投的餐廳和小琉球的店家跟我訂購雨來菇（情人的眼淚）。每個月這樣奉獻一點心意，帳戶的錢也沒有變少，反而貨源和客戶都配合的很順利，事情常自自然然安排得好好的，我花在工作上的時間變少了，反而有更多時間可以學修成長。我想這是諸佛菩薩慈悲護佑。師父上人說的道業，去落實了，老實、聽話、真做，家業、事業就等量提升。佛法真的是活活潑潑，可以應用在日常生活當中，就如　師父上人常說的「道不可須臾離也；可離，非道也。」從這工作上，末學體會到日常生活中，時時刻刻都是道，都是布施的機會，應當提起觀照力，落實諸聖賢的教誨，多去為眾生服務，努力修正自身錯誤的觀念、思想、行為。現在每天越來越開心在工作上，煩惱也越來越少。這是末學的學習心得分享，也期待大家把佛法落實在生活上，完善每一個因緣。感謝大家，感恩諸佛菩薩，感恩　師父上人教導。

 末學 健哲   合十感恩

Fish processed foods has been my family business. We also had the chance to start a vegetable business as well. We sell vegetables, such as bird’s-nest fern, white water snowflake, nostoc (also known as The Tears of Lover) and so on. It was very difficult to run the vegetable business because vegetables are a seasonal product. Its selling is influenced by the weather which was unsteady. We often ran out of goods. Besides, we sold only a few items so that many restaurants were not willing to cooperate with us as a long-term customer.

There has been a question in my mind while I am learning and practicing Dharma, How do I earn money? How to get wealth? Can we change our destiny? People nowadays try their best to get a good job, look for a good career. But I wonder why I could not find the answers to those questions in Buddhist Sutras. Instead, Buddhist Sutras only tell people to give and to accumulate merit. Master Hong Sheng said that our jobs are the opportunities of making fortune, but do we really know the reason of having fortune? People only focus on the chances they have, but the truth is that almsgiving is the cause; wealth and fortune are the effect. Wealth comes from giving wealth. Health and longevity comes from giving fearlessness, wisdom comes from telling Dharma. Master has mentioned in the Dharma lesson that earning money is the simplest thing in the world. We can get it by giving internal wealth (helping others by our labour) and external wealth (giving money and material things) and if someone always serves others without expecting anything in return, he or she will get more.

Master also gave some examples that there is a concept of donating 10% money in Christianity. In ancient China, there was a true story about Fanli who had donated all his wealth on 3 occasions. Every time after he donated all the wealth, he would become wealthier. I wondered why my wealth had not come to me? Master said Dharma can be verified. Whether you apply Dharma into practice or not will make different results. Those who can apply it will benefit from it, on the contrary, they won’t.

After learning Dharma, the idea of gaining and losing has reduced. My heart feels at ease and is more steady. Once I happened to know that I could donate money to Taipei Tai Chi Art for the renting. Therefore I used the money I earned by selling vegetables to do the donation. I had kept doing it for a while and did not care about it. Later I found the vegetable business became stable gradually. There were more good customers. Some restaurants and shops in Nantou and Liuqiu ordered nostoc from me and even the restaurants in Taipei made the order from us as well. These strengthen my belief in the truth that Master had said that there’s no need to look for outside, everything is from our hearts. By donating a little money every month, the money in the account didn’t become less. Instead, the supplies and customers got on very well and everything was arranged naturally. Thus I could spend more time on Dharma learning rather than work. Maybe this is the merciful Buddhas and Bodhisattvas’ blessing. As long as we can apply Dharma in practice honestly and improve our morality, our career and family business will be equally improved. As Master Hong Sheng said the Truth is seamlessly close to life, once it is not, it is not the Truth. Dharma is harmony and flexible which can be applied in the daily life. From my work I realized the Truth exists everywhere and in every moment and I have a chance to give at any time. I should live in the moment and put saints’ teachings into practice, serving people more often and correcting my own wrong perceptions, thoughts and behaviors. Now troubles are fewer and fewer and I am happier and happier with my work.

This is my Dharma learning experience. I hope everyone can apply Dharma into their practice and treat everything we meet well. Thank everyone. Thank all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Thank Master Hong Sheng for the teachings.

Written by Hsu, Chien-Che