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人間菩提--廣召眾力聚善福
The Need for More Bodhisattvas
加州野火頻肆虐
廣召善福轉業力
愛如法水潤旱土
齊心虔祈弭災殃
美國加州野火持續蔓延，疏散了上萬居民，許多豪宅都被大火吞噬，情況告急，上人呼籲大家虔誠祈禱，讓大火消弭。地水火風四大不調，人人心靈乾燥，需要啟發更多人的善念，用善念來化解災厄。
巨大的火舌，很快吞噬木造房屋，在強風、高溫，以及乾燥環境的助長下，火勢持續蔓延，造成上萬居民疏散，當地已經進入緊急狀態，慈濟美國總會也動員五百人膚慰災民，然而，面對大地飽受傷害，都是起因於人心不調。
驚世的災難，要有警世的覺悟，證嚴上人殷切的期盼，希望人人打開心門，用愛消弭世間的災難，提起悲心，虔誠祈禱與祝福。
壞劫時代，天災人禍頻傳，但願人人都能戒慎虔誠看待每一天，唯有人心調合，才能化解天下災難。
證嚴法師開示內容
一大早心情就很沈重，看到了美國，真的是處處告急啊。
My heart has been very heavy since early this morning. We see that the wildfires in the U.S. are truly raging relentlessly.
天下的地水火風不調了，艾克風災，慈濟人疲於奔命，到處勘災、膚慰、發放，一直一直到上個月，還是在關懷，還是在膚慰中。
All across the world, the Elements of Earth, Water Fire and Air have become imbalanced. Ever since Hurricane Ike devastated Texas, Tzu Chi volunteers in the U.S. surveying disaster situations, providing comfort, or holding aid distributions. Up till last month, they were still providing aid to those affected, and their relief work has not concluded yet.
那一邊的還沒有完全平息。在加州的這一邊，因為有一群學者宣告，也許三十年內，加州會有大地震。所以在十一月十三日這一天，動員了全州的州民在做演習。當然慈濟人也是同樣的，都在參加這樣的訓練。
In the meantime, a group of scientists forecasted that there was a greater than 99 percent chance of a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake happening in California within the next 3 years. So, on November 13, a massive earthquake drill was run in Southern California. Tzu Chi volunteers in San Francisco also took part in this drill.
但是，同樣的這一天，加州野火又開始燒起來了。
But, on the same day, a wildfire started up in Southern California.
而且，第一個火場，據說裡面有很多的豪宅，被燒毀掉了一百多棟，五千多個的房屋的人都撤離了。經過了一天、二天、三天，一直聽到了火因為風的吹襲，火不斷地跳躍式地，所以現在已經有四個火場。
It was reported that there are many mansions in the area.where the first fire started. Over 100 homes were burned down and over 5,400 people were ordered to evacuate. Driven by strong Santa Ana winds over the past three days, the fires have spread to different parts of Southern California. At the moment, there are four main fires.
昨天思賢，電話跟我在提起的時候，我就問說「到底離我們的總會有多遠」，他跟我說「差不多還有七十多公里」，那很遠啦，但是剛剛我接到的訊息，已經距離剩下，最近的距離僅僅十五公里喔，因為它的風速很快，僅僅剩下了十五公里，真的也是在告急中。
When our volunteer, Mr. Huang, called me yesterday, I asked him, "How far exactly is the nearest fire away from our headquarters?" He told me it was over 70 km, which was still pretty far away. But just now, I received news, that the closest fire is now about 15 km away from our headquarters because the winds are strong, so the fire spreads quickly. Now, there's only around 15 km left to go. The situation is truly very urgent.
其實，慈濟人所住的地方，有幾個都被通告撤離了，在南加州的慈濟人都是動員起來。
Actually, some of our Tzu Chi volunteers have also been ordered to evacuate from their homes. Tzu Chi volunteers across Southern California have all mobilized to help with whatever they can.
在總會裡，前天開始就成立了，救災避難的協調中心，目前也已經，大家都聚集在我們的總會裡。從昨天、前天，慈濟人都已經到了避難的地方去做撫慰，提供急需要的。
The day before yesterday, a disaster relief coordination center was set up at our headquarters. At present, some of our volunteers are gathered at our headquarters to monitor the disaster situation while others have been providing love and comfort as well as giving out supplies to people at evacuation centers since the day before yesterday.
雖然有部分的慈濟人，也被通告撤離，但是他們還是投入，在做關懷救災的工作。
Though some of our Tzu Chi volunteers are evacuees themselves they are still dedicating themselves to carrying out the relief work.
二千多年前佛陀的預言，不時都在告誡著我們，四大假如不調，大災小災不斷地竄起來。看看，在加州的這一波，可大著。
Over 2,000 years ago, the Buddha had told us that if the Four Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air were imbalanced, disasters would occur. Look, the wildfires in California this time are truly very serious.
但是慈濟人還是不夠多，雖然，都是大動員起來。在南加州動員起來，也只不過五百多個慈濟人，那麼遼闊的地區，還是人力不夠。這麼大的地方，真正的要人多。
But, there aren't enough Tzu Chi volunteers. Although most of the Tzu Chi volunteers in Southern California have mobilized, there are only l 500, or so of them. Given the large area they have to take care of, the number of our volunteers is relatively small. As the U.S. is such a large country, we need as many hands as possible.
過去我不也常說過嗎？善惡拔河，人多的那一邊一定是拔贏的。惡業重大，力量就大，我們應該要多多的宣導，讓善的福力更大；有福的力更大，力量更大，消弭災難的機會，就會更多更強。
As I often tell you, the world is in a tug of war between good and evil, and the side with more people on it will win. If there are more people doing evil. The evil side will become stronger.
所以請所有的天下人，大家要有驚世災難的覺悟。要把這一股的愛心，就如一滴一滴的法水集中，滋潤了大地；讓那一大片土地不要那麼的乾燥，讓它濕潤一下。不要有一些些的焚風一起，樹木、大地乾燥，那就容易起火。
So, we must work hard to promote goodness so that the good side will grow stronger. As more people are sowing blessings by doing good the chances of disasters occurring will decrease. So, may everyone around the world awaken to the lesson that disasters bring us. We must pool everyone's love together just like accumulating the water of Dharma drop by drop to moisten the land so that the land will have moisture. And so, when the Santa Ana winds blow frees will not catch fire so easily.
的確，我們要用法水滋潤，法水就是要平時的累積，滴滴露水，都是可以潤濕了這個大地，都可以解決了那樣的乾燥。
Indeed, we must moisten the land with the water of Dharma. Everyday, we should work to accumulate this water. Even small drops of water like dew can serve to moisten the land and provide the much-needed relief to the arid land.
《無量義經》不也是這麼說嗎「微渧先墮，以淹欲塵。」意思就是說，我們眾生的心靈太乾燥了，就是因為欲火在燒，所以人心的欲火，就會變成了有形的大地的乾燥。
Doesn't the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings speak of "letting fall the tiny dew of Dharma to dampen the dust of desire?" It is saying that the inner field of living beings' mind is too dry due to the fire of desire burning within and these inner flames of desire are manifesting in the physical form of destructive wildfires.
那就是因為人的欲念太大，長年累月不斷地累積，分分的業力，構成起來。有分就有寸，有寸就有尺，有尺就有丈，有丈就有里。那一種的從分寸到丈，一丈，就變成了里，公里，那就不斷不斷地，把這樣的業擴張出去，累積起來，變成了人間大地，有形遼闊的災難。現在只能祈禱可以平息下來。
That's because man's desires are too great, and over time the karma created through our actions accumulates into a sizeable amount. Though insignificant at the onset the bad karma gradually accumulates and eventually becomes so large that is incurs devastating disasters to the land. Such a negative force of karma becomes stronger and stronger eventually bringing about widespread natural disasters throughout the world. Now, we can only pray that the fires can be contained soon.
看到了這麼多的打火英雄，真的是很辛苦。期待這一次的火災停息了以後，可能我們慈濟人，全美的慈濟人都要開始規劃，如何不分宗教，不分種族，我們要好好宣導，讓「微渧先墮，以淹欲塵」。
We see how hard so many firemen are working to battle the fires. I earnestly hope that after the fires have been put out all our Tzu Chi volunteers across the U.S. can begin planning events that guide people, regardless of religion or ethnicity to look after their hearts and minds so that the dew of Dharma can dampen the dust of their desires. So, I hope everyone's field of mind can be moistened with the dew of Dharma.
所以希望人人的心地要滋潤一下，人間菩薩真的要大招生。真正的急難時刻到來，總是感覺到人手還是不夠，所以這麼多人還是疲於奔命，在做投入救災救難。
Indeed, we truly should work to recruit more living bodhisattvas so that when disasters strike, we wouldn't always feel that we're still short of manpower and always have the same batch of people stretched thin doing disaster relief work.
我們在台灣，或者是全球的慈濟人，大家都應該共同一心，為美國這一場的大火虔誠祈禱，但願這一場火災快快地消弭。大家要虔誠，也請美國的慈濟人，真正地要嚴加戒備。
So, be it Tzu Chi volunteers in Taiwan or all across the world with hearts united, we should all pray with sincere piety that the fires in Southern California can be put out soon. May everyone pray sincerely for them. Tzu Chi volunteers in the U.S., please heighten your vigilance and stay on the alert.