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title: 真理即拯救者 Truth the Saviour
description: "The things of the world and its inhabitants are subject to change.They are combinations of elements that existed before,"
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Truth the Saviour

3．真理即拯救者

The things of the world and its inhabitants are subject to change.
They are combinations of elements that existed before,
and all living creatures are what their past actions made them;
for the law of cause and effect is uniform and without exceptions. [1]

世間萬物、諸種現象均是易變的，它們乃之前存在的各種因素聚合所生成的。所有活著的眾生，它們過去的行為造就了它們的現在。因為因果法則普遍存在，沒有例外。 1

But in the changing things there is a constancy of law,
and when the law is seen there is truth.
The truth lies hidden in Samsara as the permanent in its changes. [2]

然而，在常變之物中有一連續不斷之道，這道被發現之時真理便顯現出來。正如永恆存在于常變之中，真理則隱匿在輪迴里。 2

Truth desires to appear;
truth longs to become conscious;
truth strives to know itself. [3]

真理願意顯現出來；真理渴望成為有意識的；真理努力去認識它自身。 3

There is truth in the stone, for the stone is here;
and no power in the world, no god, no man, no demon, can destroy its existence.
But the stone has no consciousness. [4]

石頭之中有真理，石頭就在這里。世上沒有任何力量，沒有神，沒有人，沒有魔鬼能摧毀石頭的存在。但是石頭沒有意識。 4

There is truth in the plant and its life can expand;
the plant grows and blossoms and bears fruit.
Its beauty is marvellous, but it has no consciousness. [5]

植物之中有真理，植物的生命可以延伸。植物在成長、開花、結果。植物的美麗讓人驚嘆不已，但是它沒有意識。 5

There is truth in the amimal; it moves about and perceives its surroundings;
it distinguishes and learns to choose.
There is consciousness, but it is not yet the consciousness of Truth.
It is a consciousness of self only. [6]

動物之中有真理，動物到處跑動並觀察周圍環境，它能夠辨別並學會了選擇。它有意識，但並不是對真理的意識。它僅僅只有一種對自我的意識。 6

The consciousness of self dims the eyes of the mind and hides the truth.
It is the origin of error, it is the source of illusion, it is the germ of evil. [7]

對自我的意識使得心靈的眼睛黯淡無光，並將真理隱藏起來。它是謬見之源，幻相之因，罪惡之由。 7

Self begets selfishness.
There is no evil but what flows from self.
There is no wrong but what is done by the assertion of self. [8]

自我引起自私自利。一切罪惡均由自我而來。一切錯誤都因堅持自我而生。 8

Self is the beginning of all hatred,
of iniquity and slander, of impudence and indecency,
of theft and robbery, of oppression and bloodshed.
Self is Mara, the tempter, the evildoer, the creator of mischief. [9]

自我是所有憎恨、不公、誹謗、無恥下流、偷竊和搶掠、壓迫和流血的源頭。自我是波旬，是魔鬼、為惡者、災禍的制造者。 9

Self entices with pleasures. Self promises a fairy's paradise.
Self is the veil of Maya, the enchanter.
But the pleasures of self are unreal,
its paradisian labyrinth is the road to misery,
and its fading beauty kindles the flames of desires
that never can be satisfied. [10]

自我以快樂來誘惑人。自我許諾一個仙境似的樂園。自我是空幻境界的面紗，是魔術師。但是自我的快樂是不真實的，它的樂園的曲徑是通往痛苦的道路，它那遲暮的美貌點燃了欲望之火，而這欲望永遠不能得到滿足。 10

Who shall deliver us from the power of self?
Who shall save us from misery?
Who shall restore us to a life of blessedness? [11]

誰能將我們從自我的力量中解放出來？誰能將我們從痛苦中拯救出來？誰能將幸福的生活再歸還給我們？ 11

There is misery in the world of Samsara;
there is much misery and pain.
But greater than all the misery is the bliss of truth.
Truth gives peace to the yearning mind;
it conquers error;
it quenches the flames of desires;
it leads to Nirvana. [12]

在輪迴的世界里有痛苦，有太多的痛苦和傷悲。但比所有的痛苦更偉大的是真理的賜福，真理給渴求的心靈帶來和平；它戰勝了錯誤，它熄滅了欲望之火，它通向涅槃。 12

Blessed is he who has found the peace of Nirvana.
He is at rest in the struggles and tribulations of life;
he is above all changes; he is above birth and death;
he remains unaffected by the evils of life. [13]

在涅槃中找到平安的人有福了。他在生活的掙扎和磨難中遠離焦慮和痛苦；他超越所有的變動不居；他超越生與死；他不受生活中的罪惡影響，保持自然狀態。 13

Blessed is he who has found enlightenment.
He conquers, although he may be wounded;
he is glorious and happy, although he may suffer;
he is strong, although he may break down under the burden of his work;
he is immortal, although he may die.
The essence of his being is purity and goodness. [14]

已經覺悟的人有福了。他是征服者，儘管他可能受傷；他是榮耀和幸福的，儘管他可能遭受痛苦；他是強壯的，儘管他可能被工作的重任壓垮；他是不朽的，儘管他可能死去。他存在的本質是純潔和善良的。 14

Blessed is he who has attained the sacred state of Buddhahood,
for he is fit to work out the salvation of his fellow beings.
The truth has taken its abode in him.
Perfect wisdom illumines his understanding,
and righteousness ensouls the purpose of all his actions. [15]

努力到達神聖成佛狀態的人有福了，因為他能勝任去做拯救世人的工作。真理在他的心中停駐。完美的智慧啟發了他的理解力，正義給他所有工作的目的賦予靈魂。 15

The truth is a living power for good, indestructible and invincible!
Work the truth out in your mind, and spread it amoung mankind,
for truth alone is the saviour from evil and misery.
The Buddha has found the truth and the truth has been proclaimed by the Buddha!
Blessed be the Buddha! [16]

對善而言，真理是一種活生生的、不可毀壞、不能征服的力量！在你的心靈中培植真理吧，將它擴展到全人類，因為只有真理才能將我們從罪惡和痛苦中解救出來。佛陀發現了真理，真理被佛陀所宣講！佛陀是有福的！ 16