The Dharma Gives Me Courage
法，讓我勇敢
Today, Venerable Master Hueiguang and Dharma Master Huiyong conducted the novice ordination ceremony at the IBS Sramanera School of Nepal.
今天慧光師父和慧湧法師在尼泊爾菩薩沙彌學院傳授沙彌戒。
This marks the fifth novice ordination session at the school, with Zongbao serving as the leader among the 20 young novices taking their vows.
這是沙彌學院第五期的沙彌戒會，以宗保為沙彌首，共有20位小沙彌參與受戒。
Most of these young novices come from remote mountain areas, with impoverished backgrounds; many are orphans who have lost their parents. The founding vision of Venerable Master Hueiguang in establishing the school was to use the teachings of the Dharma to educate and nurture these underprivileged children, helping them transform their lives at the very root.
小沙彌大都來自偏遠的山區，家境貧困其中多有失親的孤兒。這是慧光師父在尼泊爾興學的初心，希望以佛法教育培育這些弱勢的孩童，幫助他們從根本去改變生命。
Now in its eleventh year, the IBS Sramanera School has grown to care for 54 novices.
尼泊爾沙彌學院如今已進入第十一年，目前共有54位沙彌。
Watching Venerable Master Hueiguang today, with hair gradually turning gray, bent over as he personally shaved the young novices’ heads and offered their robes and alms bowls, I couldn’t help but be deeply moved to tears.
今天看著鬚髪漸白的慧光師父，彎著腰一一為小沙彌剃髮授衣鉢具，不禁深深感動而落淚。
The journey has been unimaginably difficult.
這一路實在太艱難了。
Yet, Master Hueiguang continues forward with unwavering determination.
但是光師父仍然堅定的前行。
When asked, “Master, what makes you so courageous?”
問師父，為什麼這麼勇敢？
Master Hueiguang replied, “It is the Dharma that gives me courage.
I am merely doing what I should be doing—accompanying them for part of their journey.”
光師父說，是法讓我勇敢的。
我只是在做我應該做的事，陪他們走一段路。
