Once upon a time, there was a very poor man who owed lot of debts to others. One day, he fled to a deserted field and found a box there. 從前有一個人，很是貧窮，且欠了人家很多的債，沒有辦法償還，只得逃到別處去躲避。有一天，他逃到了荒涼的田野裏，看見放著一個箱子
A hiker waded through the mountains and accidentally fell into a deep valley. In a very dangerous moment, he grasped the tree branches on the cliff with both hands and temporarily saved his life. 遊人跋山涉水, 一不小心, 掉進深谷。慌亂中, 他雙手死命地抓住崖壁上的樹枝, 暫時保住了性命
A farmer received some good quality maize seeds from his relative, he was not sure if the maize seeds could really increase the yield, so he made a trial on a small piece of his own farmland. 一位農民得到親戚送來的一些玉米良種,但他不確定這種子是否真的能提高產量,便先在自家的地裏試種了一小塊。
A blind man visited his friend and had a good chat into the night. When the blind man was ready to go home, he asked his friend for a lantern to light up the way home. 一位盲者拜訪朋友, 相談甚歡。入夜天黑, 盲者臨走時, 向朋友要一隻燈籠照亮回家的路
The abbot then lifted a brick with one of his hands and said. “This task can be done with one single hand!”
The beggar then lifted a brick with one hand as instructed. 方丈用自己的一隻手搬起一塊磚，說道：“這樣的事一隻手也能做！”
“It was the Buddha who threaded the needle for you.” The Buddha answered while mending the torn hole. “是佛陀為你穿針。”佛陀一面回答，一面為他縫補破洞。