Boston Day of Diligence 波士顿一日精进

A week after New York Day of Diligence, Boston has our own Day of Diligence, on 29 Mar 08, at Jing Jia SG home, since our foundation office is still under renovation.

纽约一日精进后的第一个礼拜天，零八年三月八日，是波士顿的一日精进。由于会所仍在装修，精进地点改在静嘉师姑家。

This Day of Diligence is very similar to the New York Day of Diligence, since I believed the main idea of having it right after was to share with everybody what we learned at New York. Hence, the correct manner of praying was successfully transferred. Several other videos of Master’s teaching were viewed.

我们的一日精进与纽约的一日精进十分相似。在纽约精进日后立即办波士顿精进日，其重点想必是要与大家一起分享纽约精进所学。因此，师姑与大家分享了诸礼佛行仪如问讯、顶礼和绕佛，也观看了两三部上人的开示与慈济的缘起。


The difference was we had Li Zhen SG who happened to be in Boston visiting her daughter who is studying here. She shared with us the serious consequences of global warming and how being vegetarian can help. She even had a tray of vegetables and nuts to show us the correct and essential way of eating. Another difference was, this session is among Boston Tzu Chi volunteers, attendance is lesser and I experienced a more homely and friendly feeling among all of us.

比较不同的是，丽真师姑刚好在波士顿探望在这里读书的女儿。她与我们分享了全球暖化的严重后果，以及吃素如何能减少碳足迹。她甚至准备了一盘蔬菜和坚果，当下教导我们正确和有益的心素食仪。另一个差别是，这精进日只有波士顿慈济人，大家彼此认识，所以气氛比较轻松和友好。

At the end of the session, I was one of the many asked to share with everybody my thoughts. I had not yet fully appreciated this session. Hence I shared with everybody my situation back in dorm when I returned from New York Day of Diligence, urging everybody to update themselves on Master’s teaching.

在精进结束时，我是诸多被点名出来心得分享的其中一位。我尚未完全了解这次精进，因此与大家分享当日纽约精进后，返回宿舍时，被问及所学而无言以对的困境，借此鼓励大家对师父的教诲要多用心。