2011年12月31日 星期六

佛法的思向 20 A Guide to Buddhist Thoughts 20

「過去」、「現在」、「未來」佛家首重「現在」,然只有證果的聖者,始能活在當下,眾生皆活在「過去」的情感與「未來」的夢想裏。

"Past", "Now", "Future". Buddhists focus on "Now", but only the saints who have reached enlightenment can live in "This Instant." Everyone else lives in the emotions of the "Past" and the dream of the "Future."

這個「果」不好,不要埋怨,那一定是自己以前行為的結晶,
自己想要脫離現在的遭遇,必得另起爐灶,
也就是另外造一個因,譬如說自己想有錢,
自己必須努力工作,自己想有智慧,
必得努力於自我的心靈提昇。
真能如是,那大概每個人的生命形態就改觀了。

You shouldn't complain that the "Karmic Result" is bad. It is the consequence of your own actions in the past. If you want to escape from your situation, you need to set out to create a new "Yin" (Cause). For example, if you want to have money, you need to work harder. If you want to be wise, you need to work on elevating your heart and mind. If everyone can do that, then I think everyone's life can be changed.

如果自己想重新復活。有一點「那就是不能有罪惡感」,
所有宗教都說自己生下來就有罪,可是佛陀就不這麼說,
佛陀說,因為自己有了「無明大夢」,
所以自己給自己搞得團團轉,還不知道說自己為什麼要這樣?

If you want to be reborn, then you must not have a sense of sin. All religions said that people are born with sins except for Buddha. Buddha said, we are all dreaming a "dream of ignorance." Because of this dream, we are confusing ourselves, and unable to figure out reasons of our actions.

在這種因素下,纏縛自己的東西(業障)怎麼可能消失呢?
現在就只講「怎麼樣清明?」讓自己從那個無明大夢跳脫,
而不是繞著罪業團團轉,那只是在泥沼裏滾來滾去,沒有用的。

In this condition, how can "bad karma" disappear? Right now, we should talk about how to wake up from this dream, and not run around worrying about sins and "bad karma". It will only make us roll around in mud, totally useless.

好比說自己欠債了,只能講還錢,
那方法一定是自己賺更多的錢,
而不是一直哭訴說「我欠了人家多少錢」我想以信仰來說,
這一種說法,是一種解脫,也是一種力量,
一種真真實實的生命。

For example, if you owe any debt, you should consider repayment. The method for repayment is obvious, make more money, and not to cry about it. From the perspective of faith, idea of repayment is a kind of release; it also can be a force, a real life.

這種感覺就是你的遭遇讓你在角落哭泣的時候,
有一個人扶你起來自立更生,是應該擦乾眼淚往前走的。
(比如說,你的遭遇讓自己痛苦、不愉快,不甘心是沒有用的,
只能說,自己怎麼樣全力的排開它)。

It is a feeling that when you are crying in a corner, someone is lifting you up and wiping away your tears so you can move forward. (For example, if your situation is painful. Any unhappiness and nonacceptance is useless. You should figure out how to get rid of the situation.)


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