Jun 28, 2019

寵辱若驚,貴大患若身

寵辱若驚,貴大患若身。
何謂寵辱若驚?寵為上、辱為下,
得之若驚,失之若驚,是謂寵辱若驚。
何謂貴大患若身?吾所以有大患者,為吾有身。
及吾無身,吾有何患?
故貴以身為天下,若可寄天下;
愛以身為天下,若可託天下。


- 道德經 13 章


Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.

What does it mean that success is a dangerous as failure?
Whether you go up the ladder or down it,
your position is shaky.
When you stand with your two feet on the ground,
you will always keep your balance.

What does it mean that hope is as hollow as fear?
Hope and fear are both phantoms
that arise from thinking of the self.
When we don't see the self as self,
what do we have to fear?

See the world as your self.
Have faith in the way things are.
Love the world as your self;
then you can care for all things.

(Translated by Steven Mitchell)


試譯:
成功失敗同樣危險,
期望恐懼一般虛幻。

為何說「成功失敗同樣危險」?
腳踩陡梯,爬上爬下都一樣步履維艱。
腳踏實地,就總是能保持平衡。

為何說「期望恐懼一般虛幻」?
期望與恐懼兩者都如泡影,源於對自身的想法。
若能不再將自己視為這小小的身軀,又何懼之有?

將這世界視如己出,便能如實照見眾生面貌。
愛人如己,則具備了澤被萬物的仁慈之心。

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當你覺得「喜歡」某些人時,
是因為你認為在他們面前能展現真實的自己。
因此,與其說喜歡他們,不如說你喜歡與他們相處時的自己。
好比一面友善的鏡子。

但你真的「需要」他們嗎?

和那些「不喜歡」的人們相處時,
透過質疑那些批判性和神經質的念頭,你將不再恐懼。
無論與誰同在,你都能說出真正的想法、如實呈現自己。
沒有什麼好失去的。


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