一九六八年  三藩市

l968  San Francisco

上人为两只鸽子分别取名为“十二因缘”和“七菩提分”。牠们的性情显著地不同，“七菩提分”很温和，“十二因缘”则很急躁，常常用牠的翅膀拍打以悲智来教化牠的上人。

The Master gave them the names ‘Twelve Causes and Conditions’ and ‘Seven Bodhi Shares,’ and their dispositions were quite distinct. Seven Bodhi Shares was gentle, but Twelve Causes and Conditions was impatient and would often beat her wings against the Master, who taught her with wise and gentle kindness.