Once Buddha (佛) was walking from one town to another with some of his disciples (弟子). When they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped and Buddha told one of his disciples, "I'm thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there. "
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that the water was very muddy (浑浊的) . The disciple thought, "How can I give the muddy water to Buddha to drink？" So he came back and told Buddha about it. After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. This time too the disciple found that the lake was muddy. He returned and told Buddha the same.
After some time, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. The disciple reached the lake to find the lake clean and clear, and the water looked fit for drinking. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water and then he looked up at the disciple and said, "See what you did to make the water clean. You waited long and the mud became calm on its own and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed (打扰), just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down (安静) on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen easily. "
