超越文字──親身體驗 Go Beyond Words: See for Yourself
Go Beyond Words: See for Yourself
超越文字──親身體驗
In my own practice, I did not know or study much. I took the straightforward teachings the Buddha gave and simply began to study my own mind according to nature. When you practice, observe yourself. Then gradually knowledge and vision will arise of themselves. If you sit in meditation and want it to be this way or that, you had better stop right there. Do not bring ideals or expectations to your practice. Take your studies, your opinions, and store them away.
在我個人的修行里，我所知道的或學習的並不多。我追隨了佛陀所給予的直接了當的教導，然後就依著自然開始探究自己的心。當你在修行的時候，審視你自己，然後，智慧和洞察力就會自然地逐漸生起。如果你在打坐時，想要這樣或那樣的話，你最好在那兒就馬上停止!不要對你的修行有所理想或期盼。將你們所學的、你們的主見都丟到一旁去。
You must go beyond all words, all symbols, all plans for your practice. Then you can see for yourself the truth, arising right here. If you do not turn inward, you will never know reality. I took the first few years of formal Dharma text study, and when I had the opportunity, I went to hear various scholars and masters teach, until such study became more of a hindrance than a help. I did not know how, to listen to their sermons because I had not looked within.
你必須超越一切的文字、一切的形相和你對修行的所有計劃。如此一來，你才能親身體驗到真理就在當下這兒生起。如果你不向內看，你會永遠也不認識真理。我在最初的幾年中，接受了正規的經教研究，一有機會，就會去聽各個不同學者及法師的教授，一直到這種的學習弊多于利。因為我還未向內觀照，所以不知道該怎麼去聽他們的開示。
The great meditation masters spoke about the truth within oneself. Practicing, I began to realize that it existed in my own mind as well. After a long time, I realized that these teachers have really seen the truth and that if we follow their path, we will encounter everything they have spoken about. Then we will be able to say, ’’Yes, they were right. What else could there be? Just this.” When I practiced diligently, realization unfolded like that.
偉大的禪師們談的是存在于自我內在的真理。藉由修行，我開始覺悟到，原來真理也存在我自己的內心里。一段很長的時間之後，我覺悟到這些禪師曾經也都真正地看到真理，而且，如果我們追隨他們的足跡，我們也會體驗到他們所說的一切。那麼，我們才能夠說：「對，他們說的沒錯，還能有異嗎?」當我精進地修行時，覺悟便如此地擴展開來。
If you are interested in Dharma, just give up, just let go. Merely thinking about practice is like pouncing on the shadow and missing the substance. You need not study much. If you follow the basics and practice accordingly, you will see the Dharma for yourself. There must be more than merely hearing the words. Speak just with yourself, observe your own mind. If you cut off this verbal, thinking mind, you will have a true standard for judging. Otherwise, your understanding will not penetrate deeply. Practice in this way and the rest will follow.
如果你對「法」有興趣，那就舍棄、就放下吧!光空想修行就如同癡人捕影，而失其實。你不需要讀太多書。如果你依教奉行的話，你便會親身體驗到「法」，除了聽聞與文字之外，必定還有其他的。只須跟自己對話，審視你自己的心。如果你斬斷這個思考的心，你將會有個真正的判斷標準。否則的話，你的領悟將無法深入地徹見。如此地修行，其他的自然會追隨而來。