世界名人谈佛教 (17)
佛教不是一种使人抑郁的宗教
有人以为佛教是那种暗淡无色、使人抑郁的宗教。其实不然,佛教是教人以乐观向上的宗教。当我们阅读菩萨——未来佛本生故事时,我们由此知道佛是如何培养宽容和忍耐的完美品质的。这有助于我们在逆境中寻快乐,在他人的福祉上生欢喜。
——德国佛教学者,戈那铁拉克
Buddhism
is not a melancholy religion
Some people think that Buddhism is
a dark and melancholy religion. It is not so;it will make its followers
bright and cheerful. When we read the birth stories of Bodhisatva,
the future Buddha, we learn how He cultivated the Perfection of
patience and forbearance. It will help us to be cheerful even in
the midst of great troubles and to take delight in other’s welfare.
~Ven.Gnanatiloka, A German Buddhist Scholar
(摘自《世界名人谈佛教》达摩难陀编
成建华译) |