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妄心從哪來的 - 第254集
Where does the deluded mind come from?
自性就是真心，每個人都有，雖有，我們迷了，叫迷失了。這一生從來沒有發現過真心，從來沒有用過真心，一生從早到晚全用的是妄心。妄心是阿賴耶，妄心也叫做妄想，胡思亂想。他用這個心，這就壞了，這個心造業，業有善惡，造善業生三善道，造惡業就生三惡道。
The true nature which is the true mind, is innate to everyone. Even though it is innate to us, we have lost it because we never found and used the true mind in this life. We have been using the deluded mind from morning till night all our life. The deluded mind, which is the alaya, is also called ‘wandering thoughts.’ It is bad to use the deluded mind because it commits both wholesome and unwholesome karmas. Committing wholesome karmas will result in rebirth in the Three Good Realms (i.e., the realms of heavens, human beings and asuras), while committing unwholesome karmas will result in rebirth in the Three Evil Realms (i.e., the realms of animals, hungry ghosts and hells).
六道輪迴從哪裡來的？妄心變現出來的。妄心不清淨、染污的，這個東西淵源很深。最初怎麼會有妄心？大乘經上佛告訴我們，佛見性了，對這個事情清清楚楚、明明白白，妄心從哪來的？一念不覺。
Where do the Six Realms of reincarnation come from? They are manifested by the deluded mind. The deluded mind which is impure and defiled, is deep-rooted. How does the deluded mind exist in the first place? The Buddha who had seen into his mind and true nature, is clear about this matter. Where does the deluded mind come from? In the Mahayana sutras, the Buddha told us that it comes from one unenlightened thought.
真心是覺，覺就是什麼？充滿智慧，無所不知，無所不能，萬德萬能，用這個來讚歎它，萬是形容無量無邊無數無盡。智慧、德能都是真心裡頭本來有的，不是從外面學來的，見性完全就現前，它就起作用。這個道理學佛的人一定要把它搞清楚、搞明白，對它深信不疑。學佛的目的在什麼地方？
The true mind is enlightened; what is enlightenment? It is full of wisdom, so it is omniscient and omnipotent (i.e., myriad virtuous abilities) --- these are used to praise enlightenment. ‘Myriad’ is a description for infinite, boundless and limitless. Wisdom and virtuous abilities are innate to the true mind and not acquired externally. They will fully appear and become effective when we see into our mind and true nature. All Buddhists must be clear about this truth and firmly believe in it. What is the purpose of learning Buddhism?
就是在見性，要把真心找回來。我們用真心來過日子，就叫成佛、成菩薩，才真正離苦得樂，破迷開悟。一念不覺沒有原因，它是第一個錯誤的念頭。沒有原因就不是真的，它是假的。一切法從心想生，那個心是真心，想是妄心，真心加上個妄心，就變現出十法界，變現出六道輪迴。
It is to see into our mind and true nature (i.e., recover our true mind). Using the true mind to live our life is called ‘becoming a buddha and a bodhisattva.’ Only then can we really end sufferings and attain happiness through ceasing delusion and achieving enlightenment. The arising of one unenlightened thought is without reason. It is the first erroneous thought. Since it arises without reason, it is illusory and not real. “All phenomena arise from the mind and thoughts” --- this ‘mind’ is the true mind while ‘thoughts’ are the deluded mind. Hence, the Ten Dharma Realms (i.e., Six Realms of reincarnation) are manifested by the true mind plus the deluded mind.