「心隨境轉」是指失去自己的主宰，老是被環境的動態所影響。
Letting external circumstances determine the state of our mind means when we fail to be the master of ourselves and are thus always affected by the dynamics of the environment.

如果我們的心是被環境牽動著的，一旦大環境怎麼動，我們也會怎麼動；不管出現了什麼風氣，馬上跟著變化，就成水面的浮萍，隨著波浪載浮載沉，這是非常痛苦、不安定的。
If our mind is easily carried away by the environment, then we are subject to the influence of the environment, constantly changing our minds whenever a new trend emerges, just like drifting duckweed dictated by the currents. This will cause our suffering and our instability.

要做到「心不隨境轉」已經不容易，如果能讓「境隨心轉」，那就更是不簡單了。例如，當大家都說：「時局不好，趕快逃吧！」但我沒有立刻盲目地跟隨大家逃跑，這就是「心不隨境轉」；更進一步，當別人看到我不逃，還表現得那麼自在、安定，可能就會相信我很可靠，而產生信心，也不逃了；如果我們能漸漸影響更多人也都不逃走了，這就是「境隨心轉」。

所以，環境的安定與否，就取決於我們的心念是否安定。
It is already not easy to keep the state of our mind from being determined by external circumstances; it is even harder to transform the environment with our minds.
For example, if everyone is saying, “This is a bad time, so let’s run away from all this!” but I decide not to blindly follow suit, then this represents keeping the state of our mind from being determined by external circumstances. Furthermore, when people see that I am not running away and instead remain at ease, calm, and stable, they will likely generate confidence and decide not to run away in the end, believing that I am a trustworthy person. If we can gradually influence more others into staying when they originally want to flee, then this represents transforming the environment with our minds.
Therefore, whether our environment will remain stable or not actually depends on whether we can maintain a calm and peaceful mind.

選自聖嚴法師著作《用寧靜心擁抱世界》
- Excerpts from Master Sheng Yen’s Embrace the World with a Serene Mind

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Translated by Chang, Cheng-yu
Edited by DDM Editorial Team, Leefah Thong, Chiacheng Chang

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