不同的工作是平等的嗎？Are different jobs equal？

問：都說「工作是平等的」，但大多數人都不願意去做掃大街、擺地攤等勞累又「沒面子」的工作，到底應該怎樣看待「工作是平等的」這句話呢？

答：為什麼不願意去做這些事呢，究其原因是自己的傲慢心在起作用，顧及到自己的面子，擔心被他人歧視。我們的這些痛苦，其來源都是貪嗔痴慢疑等這些煩惱，根本上離不開一個「我」字。

所謂「工作是平等的」，不是指事相上平等，而是指心態上的平等、不分別。在相上言，三百六十五行是有分別的；在體上，諸法之自性是一體無二的。真正能認識到這一點，是要有一定的修行的。如果現在達不到這樣的境界，大家也可以這樣理解：每一個人當下的工作機會，都是自己往昔所造作的善惡業的果報，從因果法則的角度看，可以說是平等的。

Question: Everyone says "all work is equal", but most of people don』t want to engage in the exhausting and embarrassing work, such as sweep streets or street vendors. What exactly should we make of the statement "all work is equal"?

Guru answers: Why are we not willing to do such work? The reason is the arrogance which let us concern our pride and being worried about discrimination. All of our sufferings originate from desire, hatred, delusion, arrogance and doubtfulness, essentially not apart from "self".

The so called "all work is equal" doesn』t mean the jobs are the same in terms of the phenomenon but refers to the equality and indiscrimination of the mentality. The 365 kinds of jobs are different in terms of the phenomenon. The nature of all Dharma is one in essence. Really recognizing this point requires the practice reaching certain degree. If you don』t attain this realm, you can also understand it as this: everyone』s current job opportunity is the result of good or bad karmas he did in the past. We can say all are equal by the law of cause and effect.

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