An Accidental Step, A Path of Cultivation 無心插柳，亦是修行

I dreamed that I was attending an event at a Buddhist center. During the lunchtime offering, the meal was served buffet-style, and everyone took as much food as they wanted. I remembered that my friend Connie was waiting for me at home to eat together, so I took extra food to bring back and share with her.

After my first round of picking food, I noticed that my lunchbox wasn’t full. Since I planned to share with Connie, I went back for another round. Someone told me that the food was about to be put away and urged me to hurry. I really liked lotus root, so I took a lot of it in the end.

After lunch, it was time for class. I was assigned to the "Yuezhong One" training group, but I accidentally entered the "Yuezhong Two" training instead.

The training was held in a venue that resembled an international conference hall, with tiered seating and a stage at the front. They were playing a film about the teacher’s life. By the time I realized I was in the wrong classroom, it was too late to leave, so I had no choice but to stay and watch the film with the "Yuezhong Two" group.

During the intermission, I stepped out, and only then did they realize I had ended up in the wrong class. I quickly returned to the "Yuezhong One" session, where everyone was practicing the Cobra Pose in pairs. One person would perform the pose while their partner helped press down their feet.

When they saw me, they asked, "Hey, where did you go just now?" I explained that I had been stuck in the "Yuezhong Two" training, but since it was intermission, I came back.

They quickly found a senior brother to be my partner. As I practiced the Cobra Pose, he helped hold down my feet. However, I wasn’t doing it well, so I told him it was because I was wearing a waist shaper.

For some reason, I then started talking about the benefits of wearing a waist shaper—how it helped shape my figure and prevented lower back pain. A few of the senior brothers commented that it sounded like a good idea. I replied, "Yes, I’ve been wearing one for many years."

Next, the Dharma teacher came in to give a lecture. I don’t remember exactly what he talked about, but at some point, he asked if anyone knew a related story. I asked, "Would the story of Fo Yin and Su Dongpo count?" The teacher asked, "Which story are you referring to?" I replied, "The one about the Buddha and the cow dung." The teacher smiled and said, "Yes, that one counts." (In reality, this actually happened to me during a Buddhist studies class.)

In this group, it seemed that I was privately affiliated with a particular team. After class, some fellow members approached me, saying that we could incorporate the "Fo Yin and Su Dongpo" story into our marketing plan.

At that moment, I suddenly saw many layered, irregularly shaped, concentric colorful patterns before my eyes. Each ring had a different dominant color. I was fascinated and thought, "Oh? This works too? How should we proceed with it?"

夢見我在一個道場參加活動。中午供齋的時候，採自助餐的方式，每個人夾自己想吃的量。我想起朋友 Connie 在家等我吃飯，我就多夾了些菜，想說可以帶回去和 Connie 分享。

夾完一輪後，發現我的便當盒沒有滿。想說因為還要分給 Connie 吃，我就再繞了一圈。有人跟我說食物快要收了，叫我趕快夾。我很喜歡蓮藕，最後我就夾了很多蓮藕。

午餐後準備去上課，我被分派去 "悅眾一" 班級受訓。結果我走錯教室，來到 "悅眾二" 的訓練課程。

這是在一個像是國際會議廳的場地，有階梯式的座椅，前面有講台。他們在播放師父生平的電影。我發現走錯教室時已經無法出去，只好跟著 "悅眾二" 班級學員一同看師父的電影。

中場休息，我出來，他們才發現我跑錯教室了。我趕快回到 "悅眾一" 的課堂，看到大家正在做後彎蛇式瑜珈的練習。他們分成兩人一組，當一人練習時，另一人則協助壓住雙腳。

他們看到我，說「欸，你剛剛跑去哪裡？」我說我被困在 "悅眾二" 的訓練裡，現在是中場休息，所以我回來了。

他們趕快找了一位師兄當我的同伴。當我在練習眼鏡蛇式瑜珈時，師兄幫忙壓住我的腳。可是我做得並不好，我跟師兄說因為我有穿束腹。

然後不知為何，我就開始講述穿束腹的好處，如何幫我塑形身材，還防止我腰酸背痛。幾個師兄說聽來這方法似乎不錯喔！，我說「對，我穿束腹好多年了。」

接下來法師進來講課。他不知道講了什麼，然後問大家知不知道跟這相關的故事。我說「佛印跟蘇東坡」這故事算嗎？法師問「你講的是哪一個故事呢？」我說「是『佛與牛糞』的故事。」法師微笑說「這個算。」(其實這是真實發生在我上佛學班的事)

在這個團體裡，好像我私下是隸屬某個群組。課後有同員來找我，說可以把「佛印跟蘇東坡」的故事整合到我們的行銷計畫裡。

此時，我眼前突然出現許多同心不規則形、有層次的彩色圖案。不同圈，有不同的主色。當下我感到很好奇，心想「喔？這樣也行？那要怎麼進行呢？」