流浪漢 Aimless Wanderer
〖流浪漢〗
當我們失去了真正的歸宿時,就像一個沒有目標的流浪漢,流落在街頭。這邊走走,那邊晃晃,一回兒落了腳又得流浪他方。在我們回到真正的家之前,無論如何,都會覺得不舒服,就如同一個離鄉背景的旅人。只有當他再次回到家時,才能真正輕松自在。
在這世上我們找不到真正平靜的地方,這是世間的本然。就以觀照你自己的內心代替向外的追求吧!平靜是在你心中找到的。
當我們憶念起偉大的佛陀,他所說的是那麼真實,我們感到他是多麼值得尊敬啊!當我們看到事物的真相時,即使我們從來沒有真正地去實踐過佛法,也仍看得到他教導的法。然而,就算我們擁有佛法的知識,而且曾學習和實踐佛法,卻仍見不到真理,那麼我們依舊像流浪漢一樣,無家可歸。
Aimless Wanderer
When we have no real home, we’re like an aimless wanderer out on the road, going this way for a while and then that way, stopping for a while and then setting off again. Until we return to our real home, whatever we do we feel ill at ease, just like somebody who’s left his village to go on a journey. Only when he gets home again can he really relax and be comfortable. Nowhere in the world is any real peace to be found. That’s the nature of the world. Look within yourself and find it there instead. When we think of the Buddha and how truly he spoke, we feel how worthy he is of reverence and respect. Whenever we see the truth of something, we see his teachings, even if we’ve never actually practiced Dhamma. But even if we have knowledge of his teachings, have studied and practiced them but still have not seen their truth, then we’re still homeless like the aimless wanderer.