A farmer received some good quality maize seeds from his relative, he was not sure if the maize seeds could really increase the yield, so he made a trial on a small piece of his own farmland. 一位農民得到親戚送來的一些玉米良種,但他不確定這種子是否真的能提高產量,便先在自家的地裏試種了一小塊。
A blind man visited his friend and had a good chat into the night. When the blind man was ready to go home, he asked his friend for a lantern to light up the way home. 一位盲者拜訪朋友, 相談甚歡。入夜天黑, 盲者臨走時, 向朋友要一隻燈籠照亮回家的路
The abbot then lifted a brick with one of his hands and said. “This task can be done with one single hand!”
The beggar then lifted a brick with one hand as instructed. 方丈用自己的一隻手搬起一塊磚，說道：“這樣的事一隻手也能做！”
“It was the Buddha who threaded the needle for you.” The Buddha answered while mending the torn hole. “是佛陀為你穿針。”佛陀一面回答，一面為他縫補破洞。