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真實智慧從哪裡來 – 第22集
Where does true wisdom come from?
「契理者，蓋本經乃住真實慧，開化顯示真實之際，並惠以真實之利，純一真實」，這部經上給我們講了三個真實，我們希望自己要能得到。用真心過日子，肯用真心是過佛菩薩的生活，世間人用妄心，我們在《無量壽經》上學到真心，我們不用妄心。
“This sutra corresponds with the truth because Bhiksu Dhamakara remained focussed on true wisdom, the great bodhisattvas teach and clearly demonstrate the ultimate truth, and the Buddha bestowed upon sentient beings the real benefit. It is purely true.” This sutra has proclaimed three trueness to us and we hope we can obtain them all. If we are willing to use the true mind in daily life, we are leading the lives of buddhas and bodhisattvas. While worldly people use the deluded mind, we do not use it because we have learned about using the true mind in the Infinite Life Sutra.
真實之際，一般人叫它真理，大乘裡面叫自性，叫法性，真如本性。如何能證得？要用真實智慧。真實智慧從哪裡來？自性本有的，不在外頭。佛菩薩真實智慧透出來了，他在日常生活上用上了，工作上用上了，待人接物用上了，真實智慧。真實智慧用真心，真心生智慧，真心是清淨心，是平等心。
Ordinary people refer the ultimate truth to the principle of reality while the Mahayana sutras call it ‘the true nature or original nature.’ How can the true nature be realized? It can be realized if we use true wisdom. Where does true wisdom come from? It is innate to the true nature and is not obtained externally. Buddhas and bodhisattvas apply their uncovered true wisdom in daily life, at work, and when they deal with people, matters and things. Wisdom arises when one uses the true mind (which is the pure and impartial mind).
清淨心是小乘的，平等是大乘，清淨沒有染污，平等沒有動搖。清淨平等也就是禪定，自性本定，惠能大師開悟的時候第四句所說的，「何期自性，本無動搖」。自性是真心，真心從來沒有動搖過，不動搖就是平等，像一杯水一樣。
Purity of mind is attained by accomplished practitioners of the lesser vehicle (Theravadins) while impartial mind is attained by accomplished practitioners of the great vehicle (Mahayanists). Purity is undefiled, while impartiality is unmoved. Purity and impartiality are meditative concentration (samadhi) because the true nature is originally in samadhi. As Great Master Hui Neng proclaimed in the fourth verse when he attained enlightenment, “Who would have thought that the true nature is originally unmoved!” The true nature is the true mind that never moves. ‘Never moves’ is the state of impartiality, like a glass of water.
所以我們供佛，什麼供具沒有都可以，水一定要供，要供一杯水，水代表什麼？代表清淨平等。不是佛要的，是我們要的，我們看到佛前這杯水，時時刻刻提醒我們，我的心要清淨、要平等，它不是別的意思。為什麼？清淨平等是真心。如果染污了，如果動搖了，它起波浪了，是妄心。
That’s why when we make offerings to the Buddha, we can do so without any offerings except a glass of water. What does water represent? It embodies purity and impartiality. It is not because the Buddha wants this offering, but we need it to constantly remind ourselves that our mind must be pure and impartial, like this glass of water in front of the Buddha. This is the only reason we offer water to the Buddha. What is the reason? Because purity and impartiality are the state of the true mind. If the mind is defiled or moved, waves have been formed and this is the state of the deluded mind.