無明夢幻1 Ignorance And Illusion

 無明夢幻1

南禪朋友好！

有大德問到，一切是無明、夢幻的佛法問題。

我的回答是： 根據《阿含經》佛陀只說到無明，（也就是不明白）

 

現在講無明大夢，大夢兩個字會把修行的指標弄扭曲，

 

佛法是結構嚴謹的一套理論跟修行，任何要加進去的字眼，

都必須把頭跟尾說清楚，因為那關係到修行能不能成功！

嚴格講是神聖的一件事情。

哪是誰讓自己在做夢？

 

從大夢中醒來，如何證果位從來沒有看見被交代清楚過，

然後不懂無明的人又在無明前面加了「無始」，變成無始無明，

又把無明推得很遠，讓大家修行變成都是沒有希望的！

這些在佛法而言，已是誤解佛法的惡法。

這是學佛者，必定要清楚的點。

 

我個人的修行經驗是「無明」在善根裡面就可以修煉，為什麼！

因為善根是要歷經考驗的，

我們總不能說我們就是好人吧！哈(哈)

 

在面對很多是非、善惡，的題目時善根的衝突點就會上來。

 

一個有智慧的人如何不被自己的無明（情緒）、慾望牽著走而邁向光明面，這裡面的衝突、轉折、處理就是在衝破無明了！

 

Ignorance And Illusion 1

 

Greetings, friends of NanZen!

 

A disciple asked about the Buddhist question “All is ignorance (avidya) and an illusion (dream)”.

 

I replied that according to the Āgamas, the Buddha spoke only of ignorance (which means not understanding).

 

Now, the term "great illusion" or "great dream" can distort the guiding principles of practice. 

 

Buddhism is a religious philosophy equipped with well-structured theories and approaches to spiritual practice.

Any additional terms must be clearly explained from beginning to end, as they affect whether the spirtual practice will be successful!

 

Strictly speaking, it is a sacred matter and have nothing to do with dreaming.

 

How does one awaken from the great dream? There has never been a clear explanation on how to be enlightened from this.

 

Then, those who don’t understand ignorance added the word "beginningless" before ignorance, turning it into "beginningless ignorance," pushing ignorance further away and making the path of practice seem hopeless!

 

These are misunderstandings and harmful interpretations of Buddhist teachings.

 

This is something every Buddhist practitioner must be clear about.

 

In my personal practice, "ignorance" can be overcome in cultivating virtuous roots.

Why? 

 

Because virtuous roots must stand the test of conflicts.

We cannot simply declare ourselves to be virtuous people merely because we have made some donations, right? Haha!!

 

When faced with many issues of right and wrong, good and evil, the conflict of virtuous roots arises.

 

A wise person is one who does not let their ignorance (emotions) or desires control them, but instead moves forward to a bright and virtuous world.

 

The facing conflicts, modifying oneself and handling of these situations are the very process of breaking through ignorance!