萬般靠不住，唯依菩提心
中英文連載
《The Right View》(53)
《THE THREE SUPREME METHODS—THE ULTIMATE METHODS OF CULTIVATING VIRTUE AND TRAINING THE MIND》
《三殊勝—行善修心的究竟方法》
There are two levels of bodhicitta: relative and absolute bodhicitta. What we have discussed so far falls under relative bodhicitta. Absolute bodhicitta is realization of emptiness being the ultimate nature of all phenomena. Relative and absolute bodhicitta encompass the whole of Mahayana teachings; they are the quintessence of Mahayana Buddhism. Without bodhicitta, it would be impossible to practice Mahayana Buddhism. That is how vital bodhicitta is.
菩提心可分為兩種：世俗菩提心和勝義菩提心。前面所講是世俗菩提心，勝義菩提心就是證悟空性的智慧。勝義菩提心和世俗菩提心，已經涵蓋了所有的大乘佛法，是大乘佛教的精髓。所以，沒有菩提心，就沒有辦法修持大乘佛法，菩提心是非常重要的。
Genuine bodhicitta of a bodhisattva refers to the aspiration to give others whatever is needed unselfishly and unconditionally, which in hard times is a particularly difficult thing to do. When times are easy and lives comfortable, it may not be too difficult to make a wish now and then during meditation: 「I vow to attain Buddhahood for the liberation of all sentient beings. It is for this purpose that I meditate and undergo spiritual training.」But bodhicitta aroused in this kind of condition is an unstable one.
大乘菩薩真正的菩提心，是指毫無自私地奉獻、毫無條件地付出。尤其在遇到困難艱辛之時，能保持這種精神是極難的。平時我們在順意安適之時，於修法打坐之中，偶爾生起「我為度化一切眾生而發誓成佛，為了獲得佛的果位，所以打坐、修行」的念頭也許不是很難，但這種菩提心是不穩定的。
Only with repeated practices can we generate bodhicitta that is genuine and firm.
只有反反覆復地修鍊，才會生起真實、穩固的菩提心。
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Bodhicitta gives us the chance of going on the path of liberation. It is in essence the ultimate，true refuge. No matter who and what we are, everyone should have a refuge. What then should we take as our refuge? We all know that taking refuge in money, fame, or status is unreliable. How about our relatives, friends, or co-workers? Relatives and good friends can help us with some problems of this life, but they are completely powerless when it comes to solving the question of life and death. There is an analogy in the scriptures, 「Two people, not knowing how to swim, are drowning at the same time; neither can save the other.」 Likewise，relatives and friends, being ordinary people like us, are themselves entangled in the endless cycle of death and rebirth. How can they help us when they are helpless themselves? Hence, they are not reliable refuge either. What about taking refuge in some social organizations? Not viable either. The fact is, on the issue of breaking the cycle of death and rebirth and gaining liberation thence, no one can help us. The only refuge worthy of trust is the path to enlightenment, especially its key element, bodhicitta .
只有依靠菩提心，才有希望走上大乘佛法的解脫道，這是真正的依處。無論是誰，都應該有一個依處。那麼，我們應該把什麼作為自己的依處呢？每個人都知道，以金錢、名譽和地位為依處是靠不住的。親人、朋友、同事可以作為依處嗎？親眷好友可以幫我們解決一些現世的生活問題，但是，在了脫生死的難題上，他們卻無能為力。佛經里將此比喻為：兩個不懂水性的人同時溺水，是誰也救不了誰的。同樣，親友和自己同是凡夫，同在生死輪迴中流轉，他們連自己都不能自救，又怎麼能拯救我們呢？所以，把他們作為依處也是靠不住的。那麼，以一些社會團體等為依處，是否靠得住呢？答案也是否定的。在解決生老病死、從輪迴獲得解脫的問題上，誰也幫不了我們。唯一值得我們依靠的就是解脫道，特別是菩提心。
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