天台山素來以懸崖飛瀑、奇峰異石、峭壁清泉、佛、道二家的聖地為世人所知,在這裡的一處深山老林中,有戶白牆青瓦配木骨夯土牆的屋舍,門前是潺潺溪流,遠處晨霧裹著青山,住著一位道人,與他的六名徒弟。125Please respect copyright.PENANAth54jnGiSt
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道人行走天下多年,遊遍各地人傑地靈之處,所收的徒弟皆稟賦不同。有人生來敏銳,有人天性沉穩,有人能瞻前顧後,有人能隱身不露,有人力大能扛,也有人心思細密卻難以專注。道人通曉天文術數陰陽五行,有溝通人、仙、靈三界的異能,因此徒弟的父母也放心讓孩子離家隨師修行。125Please respect copyright.PENANAYDXO3Sj2WG
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日子一天天過去,六人學會了一身拳腳與變化之術,能飛簷走壁、穿牆鑽地;又因資質出眾,讀書皆一目十行,兵法、陣勢、縱橫之術亦不在話下。125Please respect copyright.PENANA0uBJnl7UoL
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清晨時分,六人往往一同在松林間練功。125Please respect copyright.PENANAf10bu0GxSs
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若從遠處望去,最先映入眼簾的,總是傳。他身形修長,肩背筆直,腳步落地極輕卻毫不遲疑,像是早已預知下一個動作該落在哪裡;他一動,旁人便自然跟上,彷彿慢一步就會錯過什麼。125Please respect copyright.PENANAHf34H59X86
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站在稍後一些的,是仲。他的外表並不顯眼,身形中等,五官平實,若不特別留意,很容易在人群中忽略;可只要他雙腳站定,整個場面便會安靜下來,像地面忽然多了一層重量,讓人不再浮動。125Please respect copyright.PENANAVWFISQ6Lho
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橋多半坐在場邊或正中偏後的位置。他身形偏瘦,衣著總是整潔,眉眼斯文而柔和,不急不徐地調整呼吸節律。他不主導,也不退讓,卻像在替所有人留出一段剛好的空白。125Please respect copyright.PENANAPV9MgoJQGd
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若不是刻意找尋,常會發現少了一個人,那是連。他有時靠在樹影裡,有時乾脆與背景融為一體,眼神避開直視,存在感淡得像風;直到他忽然開口或移動,人們才驚覺他原來一直在。125Please respect copyright.PENANAMFqhslD8xz
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場面最厚實的,是通。他體格寬厚,肩背如牆,站著時便讓人下意識放心。五官線條硬朗,眼神直接,動作乾脆俐落,只要他在場,事情便不至於失控。125Please respect copyright.PENANAFKSjQZrztz
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而介,總是在邊緣。身形清瘦,臉型偏小,眉眼帶著書卷氣,目光時常飄遠,像是在追逐某個看不見的念頭。他站在人群裡,並不突兀,卻總讓人隱約覺得——他其實並不完全屬於這裡。125Please respect copyright.PENANAqDA7Zsg8qf
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那日,六人正在林間採梅。125Please respect copyright.PENANAnXi4TtpvuY
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腥風乍起,猛虎現身。125Please respect copyright.PENANAxb4SJ30Y0I
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傳幾乎沒有犹豫,身形已然騰空,修長的輪廓在空中一展,化作鷹影,動作快得像是早已預演過;他的離開,乾脆而俐落,彷彿「先到」是本能。125Please respect copyright.PENANANiAjNo5ZPP
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仲則一步踏實,整個人化作石像,比例未變,重量卻驟然落地,像山勢忽然多了一個定點。125Please respect copyright.PENANAOYK9djq2Zr
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橋沒有急動。他呼吸一長一短,身形收斂,變作刺蝟,並非為攻,而是為「不被靠近」,他的防守,從來不張揚。125Please respect copyright.PENANAIiwi15u7vl
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連幾乎是在眨眼間消失的。原本站立之處只剩下一點空隙,彷彿他從未存在過。125Please respect copyright.PENANAD8mJJbCcVN
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通的變化最為震撼。體格本就厚實的他,瞬間擴形,巨大身軀壓倒樹木,力量毫不掩飾地展開,像一道強行撐住場面的牆。125Please respect copyright.PENANAGpJEsG4pgo
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而介,清瘦的身影在緊張中顯得更加單薄。他試圖模仿猛虎,形似而神未至,氣味仍帶人息;當變身失誤,虎頭石身僵在原地時,那副不協調的輪廓,反而讓人一眼看出,他仍在學習如何把理解落回身體。125Please respect copyright.PENANAZf1Hpl7UXK
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真虎近前嗅聞,利爪搔過他仍似虎形的石身後部,介忍痛不動;虎頭對視時,他不敢發聲,只能默然承受。125Please respect copyright.PENANASuDxaD9wvA
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忽然另一隻老虎現身,虎嘯震林,引走原虎,那其實是道人變身。125Please respect copyright.PENANACiuR2suIRT
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眾人紛紛變回原形,除了介的屁股被虎爪抓傷了,血跡斑斑之外,餘人膚髮無傷。把梅子裝入竹簍後,便一同返回住處,向道人報告剛才在樹林裡發生的事。道人面色凝重,對介說:125Please respect copyright.PENANAJfwNHtRFhW
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「我在靜坐中感應你的血光之災,立馬飛去,另一隻老虎實是我的變身。你時常在關鍵時刻出事,萬一沒了性命或成了殘廢,我沒法對你的父母交代。好自為之。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAkYHeePDyT0
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介心有餘悸,向道人叩謝救命之恩後,回房把上課筆記翻出來,原來他把變身咒語裡的「野獸」發音成「人獸」,接著在變身石頭時,漏了加「前前了了」四字。他在房中練習了幾次,都成功無誤,不但身有虎腥味,連老虎的咆哮聲也微妙微肖,不解為什麼臨場時會一再失誤。125Please respect copyright.PENANAhGPw8dpycf
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道人立於廊下。他看見傳站得筆直,眼神仍快於當下;125Please respect copyright.PENANAzn4V5soapH
看見仲默默站在後方,像一塊已承過重量的石;125Please respect copyright.PENANAI6vvsCmzyc
看見橋神色平靜,呼吸仍在替眾人收尾;125Please respect copyright.PENANAwFJrIdSGah
看見連靠近柱影,存在感淡薄卻未離場;125Please respect copyright.PENANAgOvRk6tELT
看見通肩背寬厚,站著便讓人放心;125Please respect copyright.PENANAAchJ6ScaO5
也看見介低頭翻看筆記,清瘦的身形裡裝著過多念頭,他性情鬆散,關鍵時刻易亂。125Please respect copyright.PENANAyyac6zIvtl
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隔日清晨,橋備早膳,介為助手。125Please respect copyright.PENANAP0nVk9ukrH
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橋坐在灶旁,身形瘦削,動作不急不徐,說話時呼吸綿長而穩定。他教介反向調息之法,由外而內,讓身體先穩,心再跟上。125Please respect copyright.PENANANZ7Xs1lAuE
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橋對介說:「昨天你的處境也太驚險了。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAvo3f7ushk5
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介說:「是啊!師父常說我理解力強,但性情鬆散,所以學藝不精,平時就錯誤百出,昨天一緊張,更是丟三落四。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAH3gz6Zsz5k
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橋說:「我們的功夫還未到家,一緊張呼吸就變得又淺又短。我們可以透過反向操作,由外而內來祛除內心緊張的感覺,就是先正常地用鼻子吸一口氣,然後用嘴巴把氣盡量吐光,重複幾次,心情就會平靜下來,腦子也就清楚了。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAnrHCBmKaqR
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介說:「就這麼簡單嗎?」125Please respect copyright.PENANAvSvmcQyAb3
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橋說:「雖然簡單,但必須多練習,才會成為一個自然反應,不能只是死記一個理論。」125Please respect copyright.PENANADmbQOTb6hM
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介心裡想:這麼簡單,還需要練習嗎?125Please respect copyright.PENANAKinQjNCaiZ
三師兄一向老老實實做功課,如果師父說一個動作要練五十次,他就一定練超過五十次;而我卻只練約十次就覺得沒趣,然後忽悠過去了。125Please respect copyright.PENANApSxSpvL5QF
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介問:「這方法是師父教你的嗎?」125Please respect copyright.PENANA72q5WlhTeU
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橋說:「也算是吧。因為師父教我們調息,我在練功時,慢慢體會到的。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAp61Dt4XKE7
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介看著橋,忽然意識到:這位總在場邊的人,其實一直在替眾人撐住節律。125Please respect copyright.PENANApwNra5zVfi
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當天,有介很喜歡的數學理論課程。125Please respect copyright.PENANA1bSKD8R68Q
上一堂課時道人提問:125Please respect copyright.PENANAzlquP0xgjd
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「怎樣把有限的數值分割成無窮多次後觀察它?125Please respect copyright.PENANAgAE7pZoOWu
或把無窮小的累積起來後觀察它?」125Please respect copyright.PENANAI1YlFqLWCq
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介因此每天都在想「無窮」這個概念。例如1與2之間可以分成1.1、1.2到1.9;而1.1與1.2之間又可以分成1.11、1.12到1.19……以此類推。還有1.111、1.1111……就這麼一直111111下去,果真是「無窮」啊!這一來介更是無法專心練功了。125Please respect copyright.PENANAfkIW1lZCG8
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下午的數理課裡,大家端坐著,道人繼續開講:125Please respect copyright.PENANA7wGBDWSc0F
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「這個分割的概念可以解決一個『均勻變化』的問題,包括時間的變化、位置的變化、速度的變化。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAz30NcJ1ddc
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接著道人甩出一條長彩帶,把形成拋物線的彩帶定在空間不動,用它來代表所謂「均勻變化」的線條。接著在彩帶上面掛了一件又寬又長的布,懸到地面,猶如一個屏幕。最後道人問:125Please respect copyright.PENANAscGHX3Jjz6
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「如何計算這塊布的面積呢?科學家就是把它垂直地分割成無窮個梯形,一一計算面積,再全部累積起來。分割越細,則結果越接近事實。」125Please respect copyright.PENANA7Fb0ZleE2A
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道人說完,輕輕一揮袖,那塊垂到地面的布忽然自行收起,彩帶也化作一道淡光,消失在空中。125Please respect copyright.PENANA9RU0Erx6Pq
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眾徒弟仍在思索「無窮分割」的妙處,只聽道人緩緩說道:125Please respect copyright.PENANAzgKz7gTbNL
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「分割得再細,也須一刀一刀地下;累積得再多,也須一點一點地加。道理人人看得懂,真正用得出來的,卻不多。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAaayltxKMsT
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介心中一震,忽然覺得這話仿佛不是只在說數理。125Please respect copyright.PENANAWmQaVzUWTJ
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道人目光落在介身上,似笑非笑:125Please respect copyright.PENANAiyA4PJLuTO
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「你昨日變身失誤,並非不會咒語,而是心未到位。心一亂,呼吸先亂;呼吸一亂,術便散了。你記得無窮,卻輕視了一次呼吸。」125Please respect copyright.PENANAKBm5g1nftX
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介低下頭,臉微微發熱。125Please respect copyright.PENANAjdApw7uqef
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道人又轉向眾人:125Please respect copyright.PENANAPJpOF9542K
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「修行亦然。拳腳、變化、兵法、數理,看似各不相同,其實都是同一件事,在連續之中找秩序,在紛亂之中守節律。若不能把一瞬分清,談什麼三界往來?」125Please respect copyright.PENANA3wkILRCNyH
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道人最後說,為了避免迷惑一般人,他在變身術上加密:除了自己師徒之間,在其他人類面前,變身術的咒語無效,也就是不讓其他人在場看到;但在動物與靈界生命面前,則無礙施展。125Please respect copyright.PENANAlW4JvaDghq
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六人靜坐聽講,外型各異,氣息卻在同一空間裡慢慢對齊。125Please respect copyright.PENANAnDoxLqqIPq
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當天夜裡,介獨自坐在房中,沒有翻書,也沒有默念咒語,只照著橋所說的方式,靜靜調息:鼻吸、口吐,反覆來回。125Please respect copyright.PENANAIlhpSJoNdR
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起初雜念仍多,一會兒想到老虎的利爪,一會兒想到彩帶與布的面積;但他沒有強行驅趕,只讓氣一口一口地走完。125Please respect copyright.PENANAzi3muyvlnJ
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不知過了多久,呼吸漸漸變得綿長而均勻,心裡的念頭像被細細分割過一般,不再糾纏成團。介忽然明白:所謂「無窮」,並不是遙不可及的盡頭,而是此刻這一口氣裡,已經包含了無數細小而完整的變化。125Please respect copyright.PENANA27oQr47WeQ
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他輕聲念出變身咒語,這一次字字清楚、節節分明。身形微動,虎形自然而成,虎腥味、虎息、虎威俱全;他試著低吼一聲,聲音不大,卻沉穩而真切。介隨即收術,恢復人身,額頭沁出一層薄汗,不是驚慌,而是專注後的餘溫。125Please respect copyright.PENANA1iz5EZsmwH
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次日清晨,道人在松樹下靜坐,看見介前來行禮,神色與往日不同,少了幾分浮躁,多了幾分安定。125Please respect copyright.PENANAdnk6gUzDwZ
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道人點點頭,沒有多問,只道:125Please respect copyright.PENANAHgCGlJ6O5P
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「從今日起,你每日少練一次變化,多練十次呼吸。」125Please respect copyright.PENANADAczQLeSbG
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介恭聲應下。125Please respect copyright.PENANAowjsGgdAqU
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山林依舊,四時照常輪轉。六名徒弟各有所進,而介漸漸明白:真正的本事,不在於一念之間能變成什麼,而在於一念之間不亂成什麼。125Please respect copyright.PENANAQbsZpA4esi
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能守住這一念,移山倒海,不過是遲早的事。125Please respect copyright.PENANA7QPVPizXFO
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自那日起,介的日課悄然改變。125Please respect copyright.PENANATTajJNU0Uj
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清晨,他不再急著練變化之術,而是獨自到山後石澗旁坐下。山風拂面,水聲潺潺,他依道人所言,只數呼吸,不數時辰。起初他仍會不自覺地想着「這一口氣能分成幾段」「吐到哪一瞬才算盡」,但漸漸地,他發現一旦試圖去「計算」,氣息反而亂了;唯有放下分割的念頭,呼吸才自然延續。125Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ9DpzWtar
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這一發現令他又驚又喜,原來「無窮」並不總需要被拆開來看,有時反而要整全地去承受。125Please respect copyright.PENANAGTXhkG2LBe
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