时间：07/26/2025 07/27/2025
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
佛法修行
黄金贼
一天，佛陀与弟子们在外行化后，准备返回精舍。途中，佛陀突然离开大道，转而带领大众避入草丛。
对于佛陀这样的行径，弟子们心里非常纳闷，于是阿难问道：「世尊，我们为何舍却正路不走，反而行入草丛呢？」佛陀正色回答：「前方有贼！走在我们后面的那三人将会被贼所制伏。」
原来，在前方不远处，有堆黄金遗落于路边，兄弟三人行经此处，一见到闪闪发亮的黄金，不禁眉开眼笑，乐不可支。为了小心起见，他们左顾右盼、东张西望，确定没人看见后，便弯下腰捡拾这些黄金。
为了这个意外收获，他们决定要好好庆祝一番。于是，大哥说：「老二，你到城里去买一些酒菜回来，我们先吃饱喝足，再来分这些金子。」老二高兴地走到城里，买了各式酒菜，但心中却生起一个可怕的计谋，他想：「我若在饭菜里下毒，毒死他们二人，不就可以独得所有金子。」于是老二便依计行事。城外的另两人也被黄金蒙蔽了良心，决定不顾情义，杀人灭口。
老二带着酒菜回来时，还在想着自己完美无缺的计谋，心里根本没有防范。这时，大哥及老三看准时机，趁其不备，便联手将他杀害。达到目的后，大哥及老三高兴地拿起酒就喝，并且大嚼饭菜。不稍片刻，二人即不支倒地，毒发身亡。
Date: 07/26/2025 07/27/2025
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Dharma Talk
The Gold and the Thieves
One day, after the Buddha and his disciples had finished almsround in town, they were preparing to return to the monastery. On the way, the Buddha suddenly left the main road and led the assembly through a patch of grass.
Puzzled by this detour, Venerable Ānanda asked, “World-Honored One, why do we abandon the proper road and instead walk through this thicket?”
The Buddha replied solemnly, “There are thieves ahead. The three men walking behind us will soon be overtaken and destroyed by them.”
It turned out that not far up the road, a pile of gold had been left by the roadside. When the three brothers passed by and saw the glittering gold, their faces lit up with joy and excitement. To be cautious, they looked left and right, scanning the surroundings to ensure no one was watching, and then bent down to gather the gold.
Delighted by this unexpected fortune, they decided to celebrate. The eldest brother said, “Second brother, go into town and buy us some wine and food. We’ll feast first, and then divide up the gold.”
The second brother eagerly went into town and bought various kinds of wine and dishes. But as he walked, a wicked thought took root in his mind:
“If I poison the food and kill the other two, I can have all the gold to myself.”
And so, he laced the food and wine with poison.
Meanwhile, the two brothers waiting outside the city had also been blinded by greed. They agreed to kill their returning brother and split the gold between themselves.
When the second brother returned with the food, still smug and unguarded in the belief his plan was flawless, the eldest and youngest brothers seized the opportunity and killed him on the spot.
Having accomplished their grim purpose, the two surviving brothers laughed heartily, opened the wine, and dug into the food. But not long after eating and drinking, they collapsed to the ground and died from the poison.
Thus, all three brothers perished—consumed not by thieves on the road, but by the greed and treachery in their own hearts.
