簡易之道 The Simple Path

The Simple Path

　　簡易之道

Traditionally the Eightfold Path is taught with eight steps such as Right Understanding, Right Speech, Right Concentration, and so forth. But the true Eightfold Path is within us-two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, a tongue, and a body. These eight doors are our entire Path and the mind is the one that walks on the Path. Know these doors, examine them, and all the dharmas will be revealed.

　　照慣例而言，八正道是以八個步驟來說明的，如：正見、正語和正定等等……。但是，真正的八正道是在我們內在的──雙眼、雙耳、雙鼻孔、舌頭和身體。這八道根門是我們整個的「道」，而心則是走在「道」上的人。認識這些根門、審視這些根門，所有的法便會顯現出來。

The heart of the path is SO simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are. That is all I do in my own practice.

　　心靈之道是如此的簡單，不需要長篇大論的說明。舍棄對愛、恨的執取，讓事物順其自然。這就是我在修行中所做的一切。

Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.

　　不要試圖想成為什麼，也不要讓自己成為什麼。不要做禪修者，也不要想開悟。打坐時，讓它順其自然，行走時，也順其自然。一無所執，也一無所治。

Of course, there are dozens of meditation techniques to develop samadhi and many kinds of vipassana. But it all comes back to this-just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle.

　　沒錯，增長三摩地和昆婆舍那的禪坐方法有十幾來種，但它們全都歸回這點──放下一切。跳出熱惱之地，走到這清涼的地方吧!

Why not give it a try? Do you dare?

　　為何不試試看呢?你敢嗎？