世界名人谈佛教 (6)
佛陀的布教
佛陀传教极为独特,他与世界上许多其他宗教切然不同,他传教是让理想主义的鸟儿在离大地最近的上空飞翔,因为供给鸟儿身体所需的食粮来源于大地。
—— 哈滋拉特·伊那亚特·康
《苏菲的讯息》
The
Buddha's Mission
The mission of the
Buddha was quite unique in its character, and therefore it stands
quite apart from the many other religions of the world. His mission
was to bring the birds of idealism flying in the air nearer to the
earth, because the food for their bodies belongeds to the earth.
~ Hazrat Inayat Khan.“The Sufi
Message”
佛教将不受任何思想的左右
佛陀的教义,时至今日,仍然像其初时期所宣扬的那样,并没有因时光的流逝和人类知识的扩充而发生变化。无论不断膨胀的科学知识将人类智力的水平线延伸多长,在佛法的构架中依然有接纳和吸收未来发现的空间。因为它不依赖于追求原始思想的有限概念,也不仰仗于自身对思想进行否定的能力。
—— 弗朗西斯·斯托里
《作为世界宗教的佛教》
Buddhism
will remain unaffected
The doctrines of
Buddha Dhamma stand today, as unaffected by the march of time and
the expansion of knowledge as when they were first enunciated. No
matter to what lengths increased scientific knowledge can extend
man`s mental horizon, within the frame work of the Dhamma there
is room for the acceptance and assimilation of further discovery.
It does not rely for its appeal upon limited concepts of primitive
minds nor for its power upon the negation of thought.
~ Francia Story,“Buddhism as
World Religion”
(摘自《世界名人谈佛教》达摩难陀编 成建华译)
如何修习不执著?②
“看只是看”这句话需要解释:当所看的对象和眼睛接触时,只要认清对象,知道应该如何去处理就好了,千万别让喜欢和讨厌的念头趁虚而入。如果你生起喜欢的念头,就会想拥有它;如果生起讨厌的念头,就会厌弃它。如此一来,我们自己就成为那“喜欢的人”和“讨厌的人”,这就是所谓的“自我”,走向“自我”就是走向痛苦和错误。所以当看东西时,保持了了分明,要有智慧远离烦恼,清楚什么动作是正确、适当的,如果是没有必要的动作,就保持冷静,不要去做它。如果想获得某种成就,就得完全应用了了分明的心念去做,不让“自我”产生,使用这种方法,你就能得到想要的结果,而且心中没有苦恼。(摘自《一问一智慧》佛使尊者著)
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