26/01/2026
【一碗粥,滿滿的感恩】
中心廚房一大早就忙碌起來。
天還沒全亮,鍋子就先熱起來了,
煮了一鍋又一鍋的乳糜粥—
🍚純粹不加水的牛奶、米、糖、丁香、豆蔻、腰果、椰子片、葡萄乾等八樣食材
這也是尼泊爾人喜愛的米布丁做法。
今早淨山結束後,大家滿身汗、肚子也空了。
一碗乳糜粥端上來,學生開心地吃著,中心的住客也來和志工一起幫忙,不停招呼遊客一起共享。
我們也把粥帶去分享給附近的鄰居、喇嘛學校,以及孤兒院的孩子們。
🙏心裡真的很感恩—
感恩願意早起、一起付出的人,
感恩山林讓我們靠近、也被照顧,
也感恩這一鍋簡單的乳糜粥,
在這個早晨,把大家聚在一起。
想到佛陀成道前,
在極度苦行、幾乎撐不下去的時候,
是牧羊女供養的一碗乳糜粥,讓他恢復體力。
釋迦牟尼佛在臘月初八這天悟道成佛。
為了紀念這殊勝的日子,人們會在這一天煮臘八粥,象徵供養佛陀的乳糜。
我們入境隨俗,煮了米布丁代替臘八粥,與大眾結緣,也帶著對佛陀喝乳糜的感恩之心。
今天這一鍋乳糜粥,希望也能讓人感到—
被照顧、被溫柔地接住。
謝謝一起淨山的人,感謝山卡一家人的協助,也謝謝每一位願意接下一碗乳糜粥的人。
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English Version
A Bowl of Porridge, Full of Gratitude
The kitchen at the center was busy early in the morning.
Before the sun had fully risen, the pots were already heating up,
cooking pot after pot of creamy porridge—
🍚made simply with pure milk , rice, sugar, cloves, cardamom, cashews, coconut flakes, and raisins,
a traditional Nepali-style rice pudding loved by many.
After the mountain clean-up, everyone was sweaty and hungry.
A bowl of porridge was served; the students ate happily, and the center’s residents also joined the volunteers, continually inviting visitors to share together.
We also took the porridge to share with nearby neighbors, the Lama school, and children at the orphanage.
🙏We felt truly grateful—
grateful for those willing to wake up early and contribute,
grateful for the mountains and forests that bring us closer and care for us, and grateful for this simple bowl of porridge,
which, this morning, brought everyone together.
Thinking of the Buddha before his enlightenment,
during extreme ascetic practices when he could hardly endure,
it was a bowl of porridge offered by a shepherdess that restored his strength.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Buddha attained enlightenment.
To commemorate this auspicious day, people cook Laba porridge as an offering to the Buddha.
Following this tradition, we made rice pudding instead of Laba porridge to share with everyone, carrying the same heart of gratitude for the Buddha’s nourishment.
May this pot of porridge today also make people feel—
cared for, gently supported.
Thank you to everyone who joined the mountain clean-up, Thanks to Shanker Moktan and his family for their assistance, and thank you to everyone who took a bowl of porridge with gratitude.
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#臘八粥