The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (賣了法拉利的和尚)

有否試過，來到機場，面前是兩、三小時的沉悶旅程，又知道機上沒有電影，包裏的書昨晚已在酒店看完，手上的 Palm 或 Pocket PC 又剛好沒電？這個時候，我便會破例在機場書店隨便買本書。

我就是在這情況下，被一本名叫《賣了法拉利的和尚》(The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) 的書吸引了注意力。它是一本精巧的小書，有個有趣的名字。故事大概是說，有位很成功很富有的律師，忽然在法庭上心臟病發暈倒，在醫院醒來後便變賣一切 (當然包括他的法拉利跑車)，去了喜瑪拉雅山尋道去，結果遇上了一個神秘社群，學了一套人生智慧，於是回來傳播這些訊息。

老實說，這些訊息都是一切老生常談，很多都是印度諺語、大眾心理學、或新紀元思想。然而，溫故而知新，「知」亦不等於記得「行」，所以有空一看亦無妨。以下是一些我覺得寫得挺好的節錄 (Sharma, 2006)：

思想力量：

"So, if I want to have the inner strength to get up earlier, eat less, read more, worry less, be more patient or be more loving, all I have to do is exert my will to cleanse my thoughts?"

如果我想利用意志力，讓自己起床起早點、吃飯吃少點、讀書讀多點、憂心憂少點、耐性多一點、或愛心多一點，我只需要潔淨我的思想？

"When you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you control your mind, you control your life. And once you reach the stage of being in total control of your life, you become the master of your destiny." (p. 151)

當你能控制你的思緒，你便能控制你的頭腦；當你能控制你的頭腦，你便能控制你的生活。當你能控制你的生活，你便能控制你的命運。

"You have the power to be more than your environment. Similarly, you have the capacity to be more than a prisoner of your past. To do this, you must become the master of your will." (p. 155)

你的力量比你身處的環境大，亦比困著你的過去大。要突破這囚牢，你先要成為你意志力的主人。

語言力量：

"Remember, words are great influencers. Words are the verbal embodiment of power. By filling your mind with words of kindness, you become kind. By filling your mind with words of courage, you become courageous. Words has power... This is the mantra I suggest you repeat at least thirty times a day: I am more than I appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me." (p. 153)

記著，文字是極有影響力的，它們內有能量。如果你滿腦子仁慈的句子，你都會變仁慈；如果你滿腦子勇氣的句子，你都會變勇敢。文字是有力量的。我建議你每天頌念以下的「咒語」三十遍：我比我看起來更強大，全世界的力量都注滿我體內。

靈肉本質：

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience." (p. 170)

我們並非有屬靈的體驗的人類，而是有著人類體驗的靈。

人生目標：

"...when we are born, we are crying while the world rejoices... we should live our lives in such a way that when we die, the world cries while we are rejoicing." (p. 176)

當我們出生時，我們在哭而身邊的世界在歡騰；我們應該努力 (過服務別人的) 生活，希望自己離世時是身邊的世界在哭而我們自己在歡騰。

恆常感恩：

"Remember... life doesn't always give you what you ask for, but it always gives you what you need." (p. 189)

記著，生命 (神) 並不給你要的東西，而是給你你需要的東西。

註：以上全部譯文，包括中文書名，皆為小弟所譯；因我總覺得網上流傳的譯名有些偏差。

Reference:
Sharma, R. S. (1998/2006). The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Monk-Who-Sold-His-Ferrari/Robin-S-Sharma/e/9780062515674/