佛法雙語工作坊 | 《十善業道經》講解2

 

Commentary - The Sutra Of The Ten Wholesome Ways Of Action 2
雙語講解 |《十善業道經》2
唐于闐三藏法師實叉難陀譯
Tripitaka Dharma Master Siksananda of Kustana，Tang Dynasty

 

如是一切，靡不由心，造善不善，身業語業意業所致。而心無色，不可見取，但是虛妄，諸法集起，畢竟無主，無我我所。雖各隨業，所現不同，而實于中，無有作者，故一切法皆不思議。自性如幻，智者知已，應修善業，以是所生蘊處界等，皆悉端正，見者無厭。

Thus among all of them there is none which is not made by the mind, whether it is brought about by whole-some or unwholesome bodily, verbal, and mental actions, and yet the mind is formless it cannot be grasped or perceived, but it is the unreal accumulation and arising of all dharmas which are ultimately without owner, without I and mine. Although that which is manifested by each (being) according to its actions is not the same, there is nevertheless really no creator in these (actions). Therefore all dharmas are inconceivable and inexpressible, their own nature is phantom like. The wise ones knowing this ought to cultivate wholesome actions. Through this the aggregates sense-bases and elements that will be given rise to, will all be upright and those who will see them will not grow tired of them.

英文版經文轉載自網絡

English version sourced from internet

我們身口意造業，都是由心作主導，導致眾生在六道里輪回。善業引領我們投生天道或人道，惡業則令我們墮落地獄、惡鬼或畜牲道。所以眾生有各種各樣的形態，就如法會上的水族眾生那種，各種各類都有。而同一道眾生也會有很大的差別的，例如人有健康和殘疾，有美有丑，乃至我們生長的環境有所不同，這些都是由于我們過去所作的業力所致。但我們的心是無形無相，不固定的，所以《十善業道經》告訴我們命運并不是由一個恒存實在的主體或神創造，而是因為因果業力所感召的。所謂種善因得善果，種惡因得惡果，因種下之后在適當的時間加上適當的條件，我們稱之為助緣，便會結出果。例如你以前常行布施，通過努力工作作為助緣，很輕易就能累積到財富。這里的布施是因，努力是緣，財富是果。這說明為什么有些人努力一輩子都得不到什么成就，因為他們只懂在助緣上下功夫，不種善因。

We can create the causes of karma through bodily, verbal and mental deeds, and such deeds are initiated by our mind. Such deeds will drive sentient beings into the six paths of samsara; wholesome deeds will lead us to the good paths of deva and human beings whereas unwholesome deeds will lead us to the evil paths of hell, hungry ghost, and animals. That's why sentient beings do exist in different forms, just as the diversified types of marine beings in the dharma assembly. Also sentient beings of the same path can differ widely; for example some people are more healthy or more good looking than others, and people's living environment can be very different too. Such variations are caused by karmic causes that we had created in the past. Given our mind has no unchanging essence or physical form, this Sutra tells us that our fate is not created by an eternally abiding entity or God. Instead, it is driven by karma. It is said that good and evil must at last have their rewards. Once a cause is created, it takes time and associated conditions to come to fruition. For example, if you had been generous in alms giving constantly in the past, you can accumulate wealth easily through your efforts. Here alms giving is the cause, efforts is the associated condition, and wealth is the result. This explains why some people can only achieve very little after lifelong efforts because they had only cared about the associated conditions but not the karmic causes.

講解 | 釋宏添   北京天開寺

By Bhiksu Hong Tian, Tiankai Temple