After my body and mind had been purified , i didn t even want to go out of the center . sometimes , when there wasn t any food left , i didn t even think to go to the market 身心净化之后，甚至不想走出外面，有时候没菜，也不想到市场买菜，就在道场外围采野菜，生活过得十分简单舒适。
The fruit store , where martin had bought his vegetables , was run by an american whose business principles were so weak that he let martin run a bill of five dollars before stopping his credit 马丁买菜的水果铺是个美国人开的。那人做生意原则性较差，直到马丁的积欠达到五块才停止了赊欠。
The following is a true story from the life of brother initiate chen . several years ago , brother chen went out one day to buy food . on the road , he met a fortuneteller who glanced at him and asked , " how old are you ? 有一天，一位陈师兄向我讲述发生在他身上的故事：几年前的一天，他出去买菜时，遇见一位相士，相士看了他一眼问道：你今年多大年？
My husband had never felt any pain and he lived a perfectly normal life . he went to the market and took strolls just like any healthy person . when he went to the hsihu center , i saw that he could still run very quickly , and eat large bowls of food 师兄并不觉得痛，生活一切正常，买菜散步与常人无异，来西湖大共修时，我看他还跑得很快，可以吃下一整钢杯的饭菜，但检查结果，事实却是如此！
Maintain an active role in your home , such as shopping and cooking , taking grandchildren to and from school , reading to your grandchildren and teaching them handicrafts . by doing so you will be able to maintain your self - esteem and you can enjoy your family life 多关心家人，对家庭继续作出贡献，如买菜煮饭、接送孙儿往返学校，讲故事和教他们做手工等，都可藉此建立自信心及享受天伦之乐。
A salesman was trying to persuade a housewife to buy a refrigerator . he told her it would save her a lot of money because it was state - of - the - art and power - saving , and would save her shopping time as well as gasoline for the drive to the food store 有一个推销员想说服一个家庭主妇买冰箱，他对主妇说买这种冰箱可以节省很多钱，因为它是新型的，不会那么耗电，还可以节省很多买菜的时间和去买菜加油的钱等等。
I once practiced in seclusion in a mountain temple in formosa , and there i had a summer retreat for three months . every day , i only ate some coarse rice with sesame seeds and salt , and drank a little water . no one was taking care of me at that time 师父在福尔摩沙山上的一家寺庙闭关，结夏安居三个月时也是一样，每天都是吃一种糙米和一些芝麻加盐巴，喝一点水而已，因为当时没有人照顾，如果天天去市场买菜，算什么闭关？
The man visited a sword master and wanted to become his student . but the master didnt want to accept him ; so he begged the master sincerely , it doesnt matter if you dont teach me . please let me stay , and i will sweep the floor , wash the toilet , cook , sew and polish your shoes for you 那个人就去拜访一位剑道大师，想跟他学，不过，那位剑师不想收那个人为徒，但那个人一直很诚心地拜托大师说：您不教我没关系，只要让我留在您身边就好了，我会帮您拖地洗厕所买菜煮饭缝衣服洗鞋子等等，什么都可以做。
