Time to Learn
A young but earnest Zen student approached his teacher， and asked the Zen Master：
"If I work very hard and diligent how long will it take for me to find Zen."
The Master thought about this， then replied， "Ten years."
The student then said， "But what if I work very， very hard and really apply myself to learn fast - How long then？"
Replied the Master， "Well， twenty years."
"But， if I really， really work at it. How long then？" asked the student.
"Thirty years，" replied the Master.
"But， I do not understand，" said the disappointed student. "At each time that I say I will work harder， you say it will take me longer. Why do you say that？"
Replied the Master， "When you have one eye on the goal， you only have one eye on the path."
一位年輕而誠摯的佛教子弟走近他的老師，向禪學大師問道：
"如果我非常刻苦勤奮地學習，要多長時間才能練成佛呢？"
大師思考了片刻，然后回答："10年。"
弟子又問："但如果我非常、非?？炭嗟赝度雽W習呢――那需要多長時間？"
大師答道："20年。"
"可是，如果我真的非常、非常努力地學習，需要多長時間呢？"
"30年，"大師回答。"
"這，我就有些不懂了。"有些失望的弟子說，"每次我都說更加努力，而你卻說需要更多的時間。這是為何呢？"
大師答道："如果你把一半的精力都傾注在結果上，那么你在過程中也只能付出一半的精力。"
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