01/09/2026
【削減成本 Cut costs】 - 大觀禪師 Zen Master Dae Kwan
有一位學生來找我。她很擅長做會計，一直在一間公司裡負責管理帳目，還在一兩年間協助公司上市，替公司賺了很多錢。
我便問她：「你是怎樣幫公司賺錢的？」
她說：「其實就是看看哪些地方可以 cut cost，哪些是不必要的開支，就把它 cut 掉。」
我聽後便覺得：「你真的很厲害。」
後來，她問了我一個問題。
她說：「師父，我心裡有一份嫉妒心，已經很多年了。我一直很想轉化它，也明白很多道理，亦請教過很多人：如放下，不要想多，歸零，慢慢吸，慢慢呼⋯⋯但那份嫉妒心還是很重，雖然方法很好，但用不著。」
「你做帳這麼厲害，懂得替公司 cut cost，為甚麼不也替自己的心 cut cost 呢？
當嫉妒心生起時，你也可以像削減不必要的成本一樣，把它 cut 掉。你能幫公司賺錢，
其實也可以替自己的心，賺回快樂幸福指數啊。」
她聽完之後大笑，頓時放下心中多年的包袱，整個人都輕鬆了起來。
她笑著說：「對啊，我怎麼從來沒有這樣想過呢？」
評論
六祖壇經有這樣說：『佛法在世間，不離世間覺。』
我們只需要懂得在日常生活中，把消耗我們內心的情緒歸零，
這就是世間覺。
A student once came to see me. She is very skilled in accounting and has been managing the books at a company. Within a year or two, she helped the company go public, and made a lot of profit for them.
I asked her, "How did you help the company make money?"
She said, "It was really about looking for places where we could cut costs—unnecessary expenses—and just cutting them out."
After hearing that, I thought, "You're really impressive."
Later, she asked me a question.
She said, "Sifu, I've had this feeling of jealousy in my heart for many years. I really want to transform it. I understand a lot of zen teaching principles, and I've also asked many people for advice: let it go, don't overthink, return to zero, breathe in slowly, breathe out slowly... But the jealousy still feels very heavy. Although the methods are good, they just don't work for me."
I said, "You're so good at accounting—you know how to cut costs for the company. Why not cut costs for your own mind too? When jealousy arises, you can cut it out, just like cutting unnecessary expenses. If you can help the company make money, you can also help your own mind earn back happiness and a sense of well-being."
After hearing this, she burst out laughing. In that moment, she let go of the burden she had carried for years, and her whole being felt light and at ease.
She laughed and said, "You're right—why have I never thought of it that way?"
Commentary:
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch says: Buddha dharma is in this world; enlightenment is also found in this world.
We only need to learn, in our daily lives, to return the emotions that drain our inner selves to zero.
That is what it means by enlightenment is also found in this world.
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