Let’s see if your mind moves.

看你动不动心

There is a saying in China, “One who is learned has no temper.” If you truly are a learned person, you will not flare up. Why do people have tempers? It is because they are not learned. If you have enough samadhi, then even if a place is supposed to be bad, you can influence it to become good.

中国有这么句话说：「学问深时意气平。」你要是真有学问，你就没有火气了；为什么人有火气呢？就因为学问不够。你定力要够了，就是这个地方应该坏的，你都能感应它变好。

I once told you, “As long as I am in San Francisco, I will not allow an earthquake to happen here.” For a person who does not understand Buddhism, this may sound impossible. However, a person who does understand Buddhism knows that if one has samadhi, no matter where one is, that place will be stable and will not experience calamities. We are now learning samadhi and if you really have samadhi, no matter where you are, that place will be peaceful. On the other hand, if you do not, then even if you go to a peaceful place, that place will not be peaceful for you. This is because your mind is moving.

以前我对你们讲过，我说：「我在旧金山一天，我就不准旧金山地震。」一般不明白佛法的人，认为这是不可能的事情；你要明白佛法，你有定力了，你在那个地方，那个地也就定了，绝对不会有问题的。我们现在学定力，你要真有定力，你到什么地方都是平安；你没有定力，就到平安的地方都变得不平安，因为你心里动了。