被制約的佛法2
一位跟隨我很久的修學者，提醒我。看不懂我寫的書，最大的問題來自於──人一直習慣有繩子拉著，現在繩子不見了，不曉得該怎麼辦?
繩子不見了，好像很驚悚!
然而，我終其一生，都在跟繩子挑戰，人不是被繩子綁著走，就是被繩子耍得團團轉。我費盡力氣跟繩子周旋到底! 當然，講的內容都是如何擺脫繩子的方法。
還好，佛學畢竟是拿來修持的，它不是一般學問。佛學走到底就會形成一股支撐自己的力量，那些力量不須要像其他人感嘆沒有知音。
就像從前自己走過的路，佛法「專有名詞」的解釋，也不曾滿足過自己。佛法「專有名詞」是重要的「傳遞作用」，但進入『專有名詞的世界』，才是走入迷宮的開始。
佛法「專有名詞」如同繩子，不先抛開繩子，一定會在迷宮裡面纏得團團轉。但如果個人沒有繩子無法走路，也請緊握繩索。 半寄
Buddhism being conditioned II
One
practitioner that has followed me for long reminds me of a possible reason why
some people can’t follow me in my book.
Humans are used to being pulled by ropes, and once the rope is gone,
they are lost and don’t know what to do.
A lost rope, sounds to be so horrible!
However, I have been challenging ropes all
my life. Humans are either bound or duped by ropes. I have been striving to
fight against ropes to the end. Therefore, I explain methods of shaking off
ropes in my books.
Luckily,
Buddhism is more than knowledge. It provides me guides and power of support as I
follow on. With its supporting power, I
don’t complain about lacking bosom friends like others.
Same as the path
I have walked, I don’t feel content with the explanation of Buddhist terms,
either. Though Buddhist terms are important in transmitting information, it's also
the start of stepping into mazes when digging into the world of Buddhist
terms.
Buddhist terms
are like ropes. Unless you let go of the rope first, you are sure to be duped round
and round in the maze. But if you are a person who can’t proceed on without ropes,
please hold firmly to the ropes, then.
Master Ban Ji
Translated by Grace Tsai
Proofread by Sophiea Kuo
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