問38：尊者，如果沒有足以證悟道果的心智天賦(菠蘿蜜)我們應該堅持禪修嗎？

Q38: Venerable Sir, should we insist on practice without spiritual aptitude (pārami) strong enough for Magga, Phala enlightenment?

問38：尊者，如果沒有足以證悟道果的心智天賦(菠蘿蜜)我們應該堅持禪修嗎？

If you do not practice, your spiritual aptitude (pārami) can, by no means, be formed. In other words, even if your pārami is fully accumulated, you cannot be enlightened without practice. On the other hand, if you practice, your pārami will be formed, which will help you experience Nibbāna sooner. If your pārami is fully developed, you will be enlightened in this very life. Or it will serve, at least, as a seed for enlightenment in the future.

如果你不修，你的心智天賦(菠蘿蜜)就無法形成。換句話說，即使你積累了充足的菠蘿蜜，你不修怎能證悟。另一方面，如果你修行，你的菠蘿蜜就會形成，這會有助于你更快體證涅槃。如果你已經培養了充足的菠蘿蜜，你會在這一生證悟。不然，修行也至少會成為未來證悟的種子。