南禪朋友大家好！
一位有智慧的女居士問起「涅槃」，
她說：一般都用「不生不滅」來形容。 但她無法理解。
我說：涅槃是修行的最後一課當然很難理解！
如用禪宗的話語；
言語道斷，心行處滅！
似乎可以摸到形容詞背後的些許意義！
半寄
Nirvana
Greetings, friends of Nan Zen!
A wise laywoman asked a question about
nirvana.
She asked what exactly is meant when nirvana is described as neither
arising nor ceasing.
I explained that nirvana is the culmination of Buddhist Practice, so
it’s no wonder that it’s hard to wrap your mind around
it.
The Zen school explains it like this: “Cutting off the path of
language, wherever the mind goes, that’s where cessation takes
place.”
I’d say this is a statement pregnant with meaning!
Master Ban Ji
Translated by Ken Kraynak
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