嬉戲的孩子 Child Playing

〖嬉戲的孩子〗

我們對心性反復地思惟之後，將會了解，心就只是心，不會有別的了。我們會明白，心就是心，這是它的本然。如果我們清楚地看清這一點，我們就不會去執著念頭和感覺，只要持續不斷地告訴自己：「它就是如此」，我們就不必要再加些什麼了。當這顆心如實地了解，它就能放下一切。雖然仍會有念頭和感覺，但是，每一個念頭和感覺都將失去作用。

就像剛開始被一個喜歡玩卻會干擾我們的小孩煩擾得很厲害，所以我們責打他，但是，事後我們逐漸明白活潑好動是小孩子的天性，于是我們會任他去玩。我們放下了，我們的煩惱也就消失了。為什麼煩惱會消失呢？因為，現在我們已經接受了孩子的天性，看法也已經改變了，而且已經接受事物的真實面目。我們放下，然後心將會變得更平靜。現在，我們已經有了正見。

Child Playing

When we have contemplated the nature of the heart many times, we will come to understand that the heart’s ways are just as they are and can’t be otherwise. They make up the nature of the heart. If we see this clearly, then we can detach from thoughts and feelings. And we don’t have to add on anything more if we constantly tell ourselves that “that’s just the way it is.” When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything. Thinking and feeling will be deprived of power. It is like at first being annoyed by a child who likes to play in ways that annoy us so much we scold or spank him. But later we understand that it’s natural for a child to play and act like that, so we leave him alone. We let go and our troubles are over. Why are they over? Because we now accept the natural ways of children. Our outlook has changed and we now accept the true nature of things. We let go and our heart becomes more peaceful. We now have right understanding.