來談談什麼是事情的本質:
Let's talk about the nature of a situation/thing/person.
如果有一個人，很窮，連帶的社會地位也是沒的，算雙重打擊，(有些人很窮但一樣有社會地位)，假使他說的話或做的事，是對的。 但因社會地位的問題，招致強力的賤踏，你知道他是對的，你會推開社會的看法，承認他嗎?
If a person is poor and without social status of any kind, (I guess this can count as a double blow, because there are some people who are poor but with social status.) but he is "right" in the words he said, and things that he does. But because lack of social status, he is trampled upon by the society. If you know he is "right", will you be able to ignore the view of society and acknowledge this person?
反過來說: 一個社會有權，有錢的人，在沒有{犯錯}的情形下，社會因他有錢、勢、進行攻擊，我們是不是因他的社會地位，就要進行抹煞，你可以拋開怕人家說你挺有錢，勢的人的輿論嗎?
On the other hand, if a powerful and wealthy person is been attacked by the public only because he has power and money, not because he did anything "wrong". Are we trying to obliterate him because he's powerful and wealthy? Are you still able to support him because you know he did nothing "wrong", regardless of the public opinion on your character for this support?
你有沒能力看到他是誰?
Do you have any ability to see who he really is?
看到事情的本質，祇就事情本身的呈現進行判斷，不受外在引力的影響，看到事情的本質，不受迷惑!
We should be able to see the nature of a situation/thing/person itself, and proceed to judge the situation/thing/person as it manifests, and not be affected by outside influences. We need to see the nature of the situation/thing/person itself, and not be confused.
什麼定力可以勝過超然在人世間的定力? 不是淡泊，是超然! 一種駕馭事情的情操，善於做這樣事的人，也善於對治自己的心，不會讓自己被自己或別人牽著走，這般的人，佛說他(她) 是善男子，善女人，是俱足修道本錢的人。
How can you transcend beyond the trappings of human world, such as fame, power and wealth? I am not talking about indifference, but transcendent. It's a kind of sentiment one might have when confronted with an issue. A person who can be transcendent when confronted with issues, can also control himself, and will not allow himself to be led by other. Buddha called this type of person virtuous man and virtuous woman, which is a person with enough internal fortitude to go on on the path to Buddhahood.
半寄 Master Ban Ji
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