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1、宣化上人開示錄中英文对照WhatisBuddhadharma?Buddhadharmaissimplyworldlydharma,butit'savarietyofworldlydharmathatmostpeopleareunwillingtouse.Worldlypeoplearealwaysbusyrunninghereandthere,constantlyhurriedandagitated.Thesourceofallthisactivityisinvariablyselfishness,m
2、otivatedbyaconcerntoprotectone'slifeandpossessions.Buddhadharma,ontheotherhand,isunselfishandpublic-spirited,andspringsfromawishtobenefitothers.AswelearntheBuddhadharma,oureveryactiongraduallycomestoincludeinitsscopeaconcernforothers.Theegograduallylose
3、sitsimportance.Weshouldgiveupourowninterestsinservicetoothers,andavoidbringingafflictiontoothers.ThesearethehallmarksofBuddhadharma.Butmostpeoplefailtoclearlyunderstandthesebasicideas.Asaresult,withinBuddhistcircleswefindstruggleandcontention,troublesan
4、dhassles,quarrelsandstrife.Wefindanatmospherenotatalldifferentfromthatofordinarypeople.SometimestherelationshipswithinBuddhistgroupsdon'tevenmeasureuptothestandardsofordinarysocialconduct.SuchpeoplestudyBuddhismontheonehandandcreateoffensesontheother.Th
5、eydogooddeeds,andinthenextbreathdestroythemeritandvirtuethey'veearned.InsteadofadvancingthecauseofBuddhism,suchbehavioractuallyharmsit.TheBuddhareferredtosuchpeopleas“parasitesonthelion,feedingoffthelion'sflesh.”什麼是佛法WhatisBuddhadharma?修道,就是要「倒過來」。Culti
6、vatingtheWaysimplymeansto“turnourselvesaround.”什麼叫佛法?佛法,就是世間法;不過是世間人所不願意行的法。世間人忙忙碌碌、奔奔波波,出發點無非是自私,是為了保護自己的生命財產。而佛法,是大公無私,是為了利益他人。學佛法,一舉一動都要為他人著想,把自我看輕了,捨己為人,不令他人生煩惱,這就是佛法。一般人往往對於這一點認識不清楚,所以在佛教裏爭爭吵吵、煩煩惱惱、是是非非,跟一般世俗人沒有兩樣,甚至於有過之而無不及。一邊學佛,一邊造罪業;一邊立功,一邊損德。這樣
7、,對佛教不但沒有利益,反而有大害。這就是佛所說的:「獅子身中蟲,自食獅子肉。」WeBuddhistdisciplescannotexpectanyresultsfromourcultivationifwe'reselfishandprofiteering,unabletoputthingsdownandseethroughourattachments.ThemottoofBuddhistsmustbe:Trulyrecognizeyourownfaults,Anddon'tdiscussothers
8、'wrongs.Others'wrongsarejustmyown:BeingofonesubstancewithallthingsiscalledGreatCompassion.身為佛弟子,在佛教裏這麼自私自利,看不破,放不下,怎會與佛法有所相應?學佛的人要:真認自己錯,莫論他人非;他非即我非,同體名大悲。IfwewanttothoroughlyunderstandthetruthsofBuddhism,thenwemustfirstcult