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同伴买回几节白嫩的莲藕,放在桌上,勾引着我的食欲。见我很感兴趣,他便将莲藕生长
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的因缘、功效一一向我传授。听后方知藕具有很高的药用价值,生食能清热润肺,凉血行
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瘀;熟吃可健脾开胃,止泻益血,安神健脑,具有延年益寿之功效。和这种见多识广的人
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在一起,真的很愉快。孔子曰:“三人行,必有我师。”从他那里的确学到不少知识。
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( w* w+ p6 V$ `0 Z6 g) h; ~: cMy friend bought several lotus roots and left them on the table. These whitish roots looked
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tender and appetizing. To satisfy my curiosity, my friend told me about the growth conditions( _: A2 c6 I" G% ~9 q W- K
5 `' b- S1 d+ `and usage of lotus root. I learned only after listening to him that the root has remarkable
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# `' N4 ]. c; C5 D- b$ ~6 B; X6 zmedicinal value. Eaten raw, it clears heat and nourishes the lung, cools the blood and promotes! [" J. E1 Y8 R, u; F2 q4 A
?- q1 x5 y; U/ W# G$ I" k- ecirculation; eaten cooked, it tones the spleen and stimulates appetite, it is antidiarrheal as well3 M) d _4 R N6 [$ ~
: x; d2 i2 z+ P% |% e1 Z: Uas blood-enriching, mood-calming, and brain-invigorating; finally, it can promote a long, healthy+ s' V4 A7 a, d" q$ x4 l& A8 Z3 K
" C- d9 z" j- `life. I am happy to be in the company of such a knowledgeable friend. Confucius says: “We can; g" U( I, g; W! G
4 T% H4 ~& v' G4 ~9 Mlearn something from anyone.” I did learn a lot from him.
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藕生于污泥而一尘不染,中通外直,不蔓不枝,“中通”代表其谦逊的品德,“外直”代2 h# r# c% c/ g( z
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表其正直的个性,“不蔓不枝”说明其不具分别念,不向外攀缘的特点。所以自古就深受
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U" J1 r7 C* y% v4 W8 c. I6 V+ L人们的喜爱。世间的很多名流都很喜爱它,诗人韩愈曾有“冷比霜雪甘比蜜,一片入口沉
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1 a) `3 x" [' T( k2 v; `* _疴痊”之赞。汉代司马相如的《上林赋》中也有“与波摇荡,奄薄水渚,唼喋青藻,嘴嚼
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( L1 d$ N; }! r# w菱藕”的记载。
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- a9 ]6 g: e# e& AThe lotus root grows in the mud but is unsullied; it is hollow and straight and has no lateral
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branches or tendrils. The hollow center signifies its virtue of humility; its straightness symbolizes i& @/ {8 M0 A. Y
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its upright and firm personality; its lack of lateral branches and tendrils illustrates it has no- S" i) b/ S$ u# @! o' P
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discursive thoughts or outward clinging. The lotus root has been well appreciated since ancient
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times and it is very popular among famous personages. Poet Hanyu praised it in this way: “Cool
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4 V+ r, e1 q5 t f' s: ~as frost and sweet as honey, imbibe one piece and all ailments are gone.” Sima Xiangru of the
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Han Dynasty had this description in his the Ode to Imperial Garden (Shanglin): “Flocks of water
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6 H; S! r% ~! {: c$ j) B t gbirds alight on the surface of the river and drift gently with the tide, some other birds perch on
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the sandy islets thick with weeds. They twitter and chirp while pecking at algae and water grass,+ O! o5 q: V' B+ F3 }
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or enjoy chewing water chestnuts and lotus roots.”, L: I* ]7 ]# h- C' ^- P, I' I
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In addition, the lotus root was the food that had sustained many ancient practitioners through
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their ascetic discipline.
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《释尊广传》中曾记载,释迦牟尼佛在因地时,曾转世为一婆罗门,当他在山上苦修时,* z' t! z: m" h4 q2 R- D
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, h+ c/ D! b( t7 \( \2 BThe Great Biography of the Buddha tells that when the Buddha was a Brahmin ascetic practicing
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in the mountains, his main source of sustenance was the lotus root.
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莲藕真是好东西,具有不可思议的加持力。吃它,对身体有帮助;学习它的精神,对心有9 U0 {& t% q* }1 ]! P ?
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帮助。可谓一举两得。世上还有什么食物比它更好呢?今后,我要多吃莲藕,因为它是佛" z; {. h' s0 w7 x( T
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陀曾加持过的食物。
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- d: j& b* _. B2 x0 KIndeed the lotus root is an amazing thing endowed with magical potency. Eaten as a food, it is a1 F7 G4 A6 b3 ?
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healthy diet; emulating its spirit, we are uplifted. What other food is superior to it, conferring1 p& R- L& @2 }* u
% W6 H4 ?) M! L+ T7 ~: l3 mtwo benefits in one? From now on I’ll eat more lotus root, as it is a food blessed by the Buddha.! A/ ?3 i9 r; y& H1 {
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26th of March, Year of RenWu* q% |- K8 X/ k( v. M
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May 7, 2002
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