我的未來不是夢My Future Is Not A Dream
回首過去的點點滴滴，似乎已在世很長很久了。但，那過去的一幕一幕，有如影片似的放映在腦海裡，又彷彿在昨天而已。那些似遠似近的成長片段，曾想把它給牢牢儲存在一般有限的記憶庫裡，然後在生命中的某個階段，想看就看，看看是否回憶是真的美的。
何為三心不可得
學佛後終於漸漸地「甦醒」過來了。佛說三心不可得，過去心、现在心、未来心，謂之三心。認真及仔細地想一想，啊……佛慧就是佛慧，一言驚醒「夢中人」。過去的己過去，就算妳你怎麼哭，怎麼鬧，過去的就是不會再回來了。現在的呢？現在的，也會成為過去。未來的雖還未到，日後也一樣會成為過去的，果然三心皆不可得。
人爲何會在夢裡做錯事
如果妳你真的有將佛陀的教義，實踐在妳你日常生活裡，妳你不可能還會怨恨誰，嫉妒誰，貪這個貪那個的，因為一切都會過去的，夜晚入眠，自然而然就會高枕無憂，就算有夢，也應該會是吉祥夢。人所以會在夢裡「逞兇」或「幹案」，皆因白天顛倒妄想，本想業消福增，哪知搞了老半天，卻業增福消，依然還是離不開，跳不出夢，未來還是夢。哈！哈！哈！
如何知道自己未來不會是夢
吾可不是五十步笑一百步哦！吾很認真地過每一分鍾，守著如來的教義。吾的生活老早已離不開佛法，佛法也未曾從吾的生活脫離過。吾精進不懈，剋期取證。吾可以觀夢，吾也可以控制夢，在夢裡延續白天的修行，因此吾知道，也確定吾的未來不是夢。
Looking back at the bits and pieces of the past, I had a feeling that I have been in this secular world for a very long time. But those memories, like movie scenes that keep playing in my head, seemed only like yesterday. Some memories seemed distant while some seemed recent. I used to long for these scenes of my growing up to be stored securely in my usual limited memory bank, and to be able to access them as and when I want, at different stages of my life to see if they are still beautiful.
Why the three minds cannot be obtained
I gradually “come round” after learning the Dharma. The Buddha expounded that the three minds of the past, the present and the future cannot be obtained. After giving it a serious contemplation, I am in awe of the wisdom in the Dharma. That few words from the Dharma awaken the dreaming man with a start. No matter how much you cry or kick up a fuss about the past, the past will never return and replay. The present? It will soon become the past. The future, even though it has not arrived, shall become the past too, in time to come. So indeed, the three minds of the past, present and future can not be obtained.
Why people commit wrongs in their dreams
If you truly practice the teachings of the Buddha in your daily life, you will not bear hatred or jealously for another person. Greed or desire will not dictate you, as everything shall pass. When night falls, a peaceful sleep awaits you. Even if there are dreams, they should be auspicious ones. Some people “commit crimes” in their dreams because of their distorted thoughts and wishful thinking during the day. They wish to increase their merits and eradicate their negative karma but after some time, they end up with the reverse. They are unable to come out from their “dream” state and as such, their future will continue to be illusory. Ha, ha, ha!
How to know if your future will not be just a dream
Now, I am not being the pot calling the kettle black. I treat every minute of my life seriously, upholding the teachings of the Tathāgata. Since a long time ago, my way of living has never been separated from the way of the Dharma. The way of the Dharma has never been disengaged from my life either. I strive diligently and set goals within a time frame, to scale new heights each time. I am also able to control my dream state, and extend my cultivation from the day into my dreams. And that is why I know for sure that my future will not be just a dream.
