空是事件的本質，色是我們加上去的。教練的工作，是陪學員看見這個縫隙。 看見之後，還要問：這個空是我的嗎？有些枷鎖，從來就不是我們的。 然後呢？也許只是想開了。門推開了，光進來了。 看得不同，就夠了。

空是事件的本質，色是我們加上去的——聯想、想法、枷鎖。 教練的工作不是消除色，而是陪學員看見色與空之間的縫隙。看見了，就有了選擇。 但還要再問一層：這個空是我的嗎？有些枷鎖我們背了很久，其實從來不屬於我們。 看見了，辨認了，然後呢？也許什麼都不用做。「想開了」——不是想通，是想開。門推開了，光進來了。 教練的工作不是讓學員做什麼不同的事，而是讓他們看得不同。

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