Which leg should be on top?

哪个腿在上面？

Q: Which leg should be on top (when sitting in full lotus)?

问：哪个腿在上面？

A: First, place your left leg on top of your right leg. Then move your right ankle up on top of your left leg. The left leg represents the Yang and the right leg represents the Yin. Thus, placing the left leg on top of the right and then moving the right over the left symbolizes the Yin and the Yang. To put your right leg on top of the left, instead of the other way round, would strengthen the Yin while diminishing the Yang. In China, no matter where a monk goes, once he closes his eyes and sits down in full lotus, someone will come and make offerings to him. However, you should not learn the full lotus position because you want offerings. Never do it to build your own reputation or to pretend to be an old cultivator. If you are willing to do a bit of manual work, the money you earn will definitely be much more than your offerings. If you are learning this solely because of your greed for offerings, then you should not learn it at all; you will not get enough to feed yourself nor will you become rich.

答：左腿先放到右腿上面，然后把右腿再搬上来。左腿为阳，右腿为阴，左腿放在右腿上边，右腿在再搬到左腿上面，这表示一种阴阳的意思；你右腿要在上边，这就是阴盛阳衰了。在中国，和尚无论到什么地方，只把眼睛一闭，往那儿一坐，结上跏趺坐，就有人供养你了。但是你可不要因为贪图供养修跏趺坐，不要靠它去创招牌，装老修行。你去做一点苦工，这比供养所得的钱还会多一点。你要单单的为了贪图供养，就不要学这个，那只能饿不死你，不会发财的。