No Ajahn Chah《013》

《013》假如身體真的屬于我們的話，它就會聽從我們的命令。如果我們說：[不能老] 或 [我禁止你生病] 它會聽從我們嗎？不會的，它不聽從任何警告。我們只是租了這棟 [房子]，不是擁有它。如果我們認為它屬于我們的，當我們必須舍棄它時，就會痛苦。但事實上，並沒有一個恆常自我的東西存在，沒有任何我們可以把持而不會變遷或堅固的東西。

If our body really belonged to us, it would obey our commands. If we say, “Don』t get old,” Or “I forbid you to get sick” does it obey us? No! It takes no notice. We only rent this “house”, not own it. If we think it does belong to us, we will suffer when we have to leave it. But in reality, there is no such thing as a permanent self, nothing unchanging or solid that we can hold on to.