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title: 歧途 The Wrong Road
description: "A wandering ascetic, having heard of the Buddha, traveled everywhere looking for him. One night he came to stay in a hou"
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The Wrong Road

　　歧途

A wandering ascetic, having heard of the Buddha, traveled everywhere looking for him. One night he came to stay in a house where the Buddha was also staying but, not knowing the Buddha's physical appearance, he was unaware of his presence. The next morning he arose and continued on his way, still searching for the Buddha. To search for peace and enlightenment without correct understanding is like this.

　　一位得知佛陀的苦行僧，為了尋找佛陀四處游行。有一天晚上，他和佛陀同住在一間房子里，可是，卻不識佛陀的肉身，也沒有覺察到他就在他面前。第二天早上，他便起身繼續上路，去尋找佛陀。要尋找平靜和覺悟而沒有正確的知見就像如此。

Due to a lack of understanding of the truth of suffering and its elimination, all the subsequent factors on the path will be wrong-wrong intentions, wrong speech, wrong actions, and wrong practice of concentration and tranquility. Your likes and dislikes are not a trustworthy guide in this matter either, although foolish people may take them for their ultimate reference. Alas, it is like traveling to a certain town you unknowingly start out on the wrong road, and since it is a convenient one, you travel it in comfort. But it will not take you where you want to go.

　　由于對苦與解除苦的真相不明了，所以隨後「道」的因素，都會跟著錯誤──錯誤的動機、錯誤的言談、錯誤的行為及錯誤的定的修習。雖然愚癡的人會拿喜、惡做最後的指引。但是它們卻不是可以信賴的引導啊!就好像要旅游到某個鄉落──你不知覺地誤入歧途，而就因為這是一條很方便的路，所以就舒服地繼續旅行。但是，它永遠比無法領你到你想去的地方。