--- title: 寧靜的森林水池 A Still Forest Pool 第六章 覺悟 Realization description: "It is a wonderful discovery to see that the enlightenment and joy described in the ancient Buddhist texts still exist to" --- Realization 第六章 覺悟 It is a wonderful discovery to see that the enlightenment and joy described in the ancient Buddhist texts still exist today. We see it in Achaan Chah who stresses its timeless nature and speaks to us as a living example. He urges us to understand and realize freedom in our own hearts through right practice and true understanding.   眼見古時佛教經典里所記載的開悟和喜悅,至今依然存在,真是一個美好的發現。我們在阿姜 查的不斷強調其覺悟和喜悅的恆常性中便可以看到,此外,他本身就是個活生生的例子。他策勵我們要藉由正確的修行及真實的了解,在自己的內心中明了和覺悟解脫。 And, indeed, this is possible. People today, as through the centuries, are discovering enlightenment through the path of insight and mindfulness, not only Achaan Chah but his students as well, and those of many other Buddhist teachers. It is here to discover. Its essence is no farther than our own bodies and mind. Achaan Chah puts it very directly: Lay it all down, all grasping and judging, don't try to be anything. Then in the stillness you can let yourself see through the whole illusion of self. We don't own any of it. When we are inwardly silent and awake, we will come to this realization spontaneously and freely. No permanent self. No one inside. Nothing. Just the play of the senses.   而真實上,這是有可能的。從古至今,人們一直都是透過內觀與正念之道,而尋得覺悟的──不但只有阿姜 查如此,他的弟子及其他佛教的老師也是如此。它就在這里啊!它的本質是不離我們自身的身與心。阿姜 查以一種很直接的方式來說明,那就是:將它──所有的執取與評判,都放下,不要試圖想成為什麼。于是,在那寂靜之中,便能夠使自己去看透整個假相的我,沒有任何一點是屬于我們的。當我們內心寧靜及覺醒時,就會自然地、自在地達到這種覺悟的境地,沒有恆常的自我,里面什麼也沒有,那都只是意識的把戲罷了! This realization brings freedom, vitality, joy. The sense of life's burdens drops, together with the sense of self. What is left is reflected in these pages, clarity and openness of heart, a wise and free spirit.   這種覺悟會帶來自在、生命力和喜悅。生命的重擔的意識拋掉了,一齊與自我的意識一塊兒拋掉了。剩下來的就反映在這些章節里──心的清明與坦然,一個蘊藏著智慧與自在的精神。 As Achaan Chah says, why not give it a try?   就如阿姜 查所言:為何不去試看看呢?