Long ago in China there lived a wandering monk named Budai （布袋和尚）. He was round and cheerful, and he carried a big cloth bag everywhere he went. People called him the Laughing Buddha because he was always smiling.
很久以前，中國有一位雲遊的出家人，名叫布袋和尚。他身形圓胖、笑容滿面，走到哪兒都背著一個大布袋。因為他總是笑瞇瞇的，大家就叫他「歡喜佛」。
Inside his bag he kept small gifts for children, and he gave them away wherever he traveled. He owned almost nothing, yet he was the happiest person in every village. When people asked him the secret of happiness, he simply put down his bag and laughed.
布袋裡裝著要送給孩子們的小禮物，他走到哪兒就分送到哪兒。他幾乎一無所有，卻是每個村莊裡最快樂的人。當人們問他快樂的祕訣，他只是把布袋放下，呵呵大笑。
The bag was heavy — like the worries and pressure we carry in our minds. Budai showed that we can work hard and walk far, and still set the bag down and rest in the present moment with a joyful heart. That is the balance of Right Effort: try your best, and let go of the stress.
那個布袋很重——就像我們心裡背負的種種煩惱與壓力。布袋和尚告訴我們：可以努力工作、走得很遠，同時也能把袋子放下，帶著歡喜的心安住當下。這就是「正精進」的平衡：盡力而為，也要放下壓力。