你能往哪里跑? Where Can You Run To?

Where Can You Run To?

　　你能往哪里跑?

People come and ordain as monks, but when they face themselves here, they are not at peace. Then they think of disrobing, running away. But where else can they go to find peace?

　　人們來這里出家，但，當他們在此面對自己時，卻靜不下來，然後就想還俗、逃避。可是，他們能到哪里去找平靜呢?

Know what is good and bad, whether traveling or living in one place. You cannot find peace on a mountain or in a cave; you can travel to the site of Buddha’s enlightenment without coming any closer to the truth.

　　無論行腳或定居一處，都要認識什麼是善、什麼是惡。在山上或洞穴中是找不到平靜的；你可以到佛陀開悟的地方，但，卻無法更接近真理。

Doubting is natural at first: Why do we chant? Why do we sleep so little? Why do we sit with our eyes closed? Questions like these arise when we start practicing. We must see all the causes of suffering-this is the true Dharma, the Four Noble Truths, not any specific method of meditation. We must observe what is actually happening. If we observe things, we will see that they are impermanent and empty, and a little wisdom arises. Yet we still find doubt and boredom returning because we do not really know reality yet, we do not see it clearly. This is not a negative sign. It is all part of what we must work with, our own mental states, our own hearts and minds.

　　剛開始，懷疑是很自然的──為何我們要課誦?為何我們睡得這麼少?為何我們要閉著眼睛坐禪?當我們開始修行時，諸如此類的問題會生起。我們必須徹見一切苦的起因──這才是真正的「法」──四聖諦，而非任何特殊的禪修法門。我們必須審察實際上正在發生的事。如果我們審察的話，我們會洞見一切都是無常、空的，于是就會生起少許的智慧。但是，我們仍然會發現疑惑和厭倦還會再回來，因為，我們仍未如實地了知真理，仍未清楚地明了。這並不是一種不好的現象，而只是我們跟自己的心靈狀態、心對抗的一部份。