"What to do when others curse you?
【Xian’er says so: “When others curse you, what do you do?”】
Xianyi noticed Xian’er was upset and sulky,
So he asked: “What is wrong?”
Xian’er said: “I was cursed by Wang Xiaowu. No fair!”
Xianyi asked: “What did he say?”
Xian’er replied: “He called me names, stating that I have broom-like eyebrows and Mung bean-like eyes.”
Xiansan came to chat with Xianyi in English.
Xiansan’s pronunciation is beautiful.
Xian’er was very much impressed and asked: “Xiansan, you speak English so well no wonder Shifu always takes you abroad. What did you just say?”
Xiansan said, “I just said that you do have broom-like eyebrows and Mung bean-like eyes.”
Xian’er fainted.
Below are quoted from my Shifu’s new book, Say Good Things—Master Xuecheng’s insight on the path to speaking like a Buddha.
Only when you receive it, can a curse truly hurt you.
If somebody curses you in a language that is foreign to you,
What you hear is nothing but some sound that cannot make you angry. "