一即一切 3 One is All 3

在現實的世界裡，一件事是一件事的道理，一件事可以包括或做為表達一切事的說法，是無法理解的，中國唐朝時有一位名叫李渤的人，問智常禪師，經典上說：「芥子納須彌怎麼可能? 」

In the real life, an issue has its own principle. It is not reasonable to think one issue can include or represent all issues. In Tang dynasty, there is a person named Li Bo, he asked Zen Master Zhichang: "Buddhist Texts talked about putting Mount Meru in a mustard seed. How can that be done?"

意思是一個很小單位的東西，怎麼可能裝下像喜馬拉雅山那麼大個的容量，禪師回答說；你讀的書那麼多，為什麼都可以裝在那麼小的腦袋裡? 這也是大與小之間的比喻，看起來是很好的回答，想一下，腦要裝下書的學問，也是一本本消化過的，腦用它的條理去作屬於它範圍能做的事，也不等於書就在腦裡，就算書在腦裡，想運用出來又是另外一套程序，腦也不等於一切，一即是多，如果可以成立，理論內容尚要補述很多。

What this question means is that how can a small item contain something as big as the Himalayas? Zen master replied, "You read so many books, how can they all fit into your brain?" This is another comparison of large and small, and seem like a good answer. But think about it, in order for brain to fit all the knowledge of books, it still needs to digest them one at a time. The brain uses its methods to do what it can. It does not mean that books are in the brain. Even if books are in the brain, it will require another method to take them out and apply them. Furthermore, brain is not "All." In order to establish "one is many", there still a lot of theories that need to be filled out.

在現實裡事情通常會因人的糾結、或現場情形顯得複雜，想要在事與理之間無礙，其困難度恐怕不是想像而已，真正做事的人，任何人都必得承當成功與失敗所帶來的一切，如果真可以無礙，也是夢寐以求的。

In real life, an issue will usually be complicated by the people's relationships or the complexity of the circumstance. The difficulty involved to be "unobtrusive in principle and phenomenon." is unimaginable. A person who actually do things will need to be responsible and accept the results of success and failure. If everything can be "unobtrusive", it will only probably occur in dreams.

佛學在華人思想推動下，美的飄逸出塵，誰都希望得到這樣的境界，但真正面臨現實的殘酷時，總願意自己有雙充滿能力的手，好拉拔自己，所以我選從缺陷中修持，先面對老、病、死、的路下手，再談超越，不是圓滿。

Buddhism's elegant beauty was developed by Chinese thoughts. Everyone wants this state of mind, but when they faced the cruel reality, we all hope that we have powerful hands that can pull ourselves out of the situation. Therefore, I choose to Practice amid defects. I choose to face old age, sickness and death first, then work out how to surpass them, and not harmonious perfection.

超越是屬於自己的，有可能! 圓融是對普羅大眾的，難! 話說回來世間真有圓滿，文學是首先消失的，古今中外多少文學之美與殘缺一起發出光芒!

It is possible to surpass yourself. But harmonious perfection is difficult. But, if the world actually has harmonious perfection, literature will probably be the first to disappear. After all, many literary beauties shine alongside with imperfections.

半寄 Master Ban Ji

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