第十四集
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日本高野山真言宗【东密】第五十三世 三国传灯灌顶阿阇梨
贤首宗兼慈恩宗 第四十二世法脉传人：释成观阿阇梨
OK, let's continue with the speech，我们继续讲。
Now, let's go back a little bit to this，Trance is also called euphemism, euphemistically，Euphemism, to speak in a more beautiful way。
就是讲得好听一点，叫作…所谓的避讳或是美化之语。譬如说，Like
death, you don't say death or die，You say expire，You don't say kill。你不说kill，杀，而说dispatch，这样子。美化之语，euphemism，你不说死，而说大去，或是逝世，或是往生，对不对？It is called euphemism，美化之语，美化的说法，uphemistically,ok。
So, the euphemism for trance is like possession or being possessed。
神灵附体，或是鬼神附体，都一样。
possessed by god or by spirits, by deities，possessed ，附着。and...or「神灵显现」，Epiphany，or「神谕」，Oracle。
They have all the same，They have all the same meaning, OK。
And so，this is the key point and the one similar point,similarity among all religions in the world，and so，it is an open Secret.
这个是所有宗教共同的最重要的一点，就是trance，所以这个是一个公开的秘密。
although it is open，open to the public，but hitherto throughout history，no one has pointed it out。
虽然这是一个公开的秘密，但是自古以来从来没有人把它这样子看透了，指出来了。
And fortunately, By the empowerment of the Buddha's Wisdom，I have seen through this point，and got to the hidden niche of this secret，I And it links all the religions，And so, all religions，either Eastern or Western,either American or European，or Egyptian，or African,even as barbarian is cultures,their religions share the same point，the same spirit of the so-called civilized religions。
所以，从这一点来看呢，从古到今所有的宗教，不管是欧洲的、美洲的，中国的、希腊的、埃及的，乃至于非洲的，甚至于最落后的亚马逊的，这些barbarian。
The barbarians in Amazon，even the cannibals。甚至于食人族的。
Their religions also have the same point，with the highest civilizedreligion。
 他们那些食人族的宗教，他的最主要的精神是跟Like Christianity, like Taoism，like lslam and everything，they are all the same，they all go into trances。
他们都进入了神情恍惚的那种状态。
you can imagine.... OK, if you visualize the African people，when they gather together for their religion，and worship, and they「ah ah ah」,it is the same as Christians,right？It is the same as the Taoist psychic 「he he he」，They're the same，So, it's very ironical，The most civilized and the most uncivilized， or barbarian ，are the same，ok。Except for the Buddha's Buddhism。
除了佛的佛教以外，赞不赞？所以，我今呢，由于经过佛的智慧来看呢，就才能够把这一切世间以及外道的总相的共通点，这些公开的秘密，把它看透了，自古以来，我还没有看过....对不起，还没有看过任何其他的人讲过。所以我这一篇我就....原来我就在美国的时候，我就说，这个是总破一切世间外道，就是这样子。
And there is an extract from this book。
从这本书里面，我选了一小段来证明穆罕默德怎么样得到神的启示。
this extract is to show you, what is the state of Mohammed ，when he gets the revelation from Gabriel，The God's revelations from Gabriel，Revelation。
这本书里面讲说：「there are vivid descriptions of Mohammed's state。」书里面呢，就是关于《可兰经》的历史里面吶，就有很vivid，生动的，description，叙述，有很多生动的叙述，关于穆罕默德的状况，什么状况呢？during a Revelation，在一个神示或是神灵降临的时候，就Gabriel大天使降临的时候，宣说神的启示，穆罕默德是什么样一个状况呢？例如，for example,an account that is traced， back to one of his wives。例如有一个叙述，account，叙述，这个是回溯到穆罕默德的其中的一个太太所说的，因为他在神灵启示的时候呢，他的太太大部分都在旁边，因为是最亲近的，以及最亲近的使徒。A'isha tell us，就是那个太太叫作A'isha，告诉我们：「He was gripped by a spasm。」他被一个，就是抽搐，抽搐啊，所攫取了，抓住了，也就是说，他起了抽搐，就好像乩童一样，或像癫痫一样。
「and the sweet ran down him like pearls。」
而汗水呢，就像珍珠一样，从头一直往下的滚下来。
「and that was on a winter's day。」
而那是在冬天，所以他冬天的时候，他身体抽搐，然后全身满头大汗，汗珠从头一直滚下来，这样子。这个就是他在神灵附体的时候，得到神灵的启示的时候，这样子。所以，那当然了，他第一个启示的时候呢，就是Gabriel告诉他说：「你是我们这个宗教的先知，是最后一个先知，而且是最伟大的先知。」这样子。所以，这个跟洪秀全也是一样，这跟张道陵做梦的时候，然后变成就是说，天告诉他说，他是天师，也是一样，全都是一样。
So，they are all photocopies，you know？Duplex，Duplicity。So,and next thing， I want to talk about Socrates ，Socrates is the renowned father of Greek philosophy。
苏格拉底是被称为「希腊哲学之父」。
and he is among the three holy persons ,in Greece。
而且他是希腊所谓的「西方三圣」之一，苏格拉底，柏拉图，亚里斯多德。
And the most important thing about Socrates is,which he is praised is two things,or are two things,One,Wisdom，Two, Humility。
苏格拉底最有名的就是两件事，第一个就是他的智慧以及他的谦虚。
Now we are going to talk about his Wisdom and Humility，
I have talked about this elsewhere before,But now I'm going to talk about it here，for emphasis。
我之前已经有谈过关于他的智慧以及谦虚，在别的地方，但是我在这里还要再讲一下，为了要强调。
Socrates，once he had a good friend，best friend。Once the best-friend of Socrates，went to Delphic Temple。
有一次呢，苏格拉底的最要好的朋友，他到Delphic Temple，Delphic Temple就是阿波罗的神殿。
Apollo's Temple，Apollo is the sun god in Greek religion，And he is also the god of Wisdom,Arts, and Poetry。
阿波罗是太阳神，也是智慧之神，艺术之神，诗之神等等。
So, take note of this Wisdom，So, he is the god of Wisdom in Greek religion。
所以，阿波罗是希腊神教的智慧之神。
And in this temple, the Medium，the Priestess or Medium told Socrates' friend，saying that Socrates is the wisest person，in the whole Greece。
阿波罗神殿的神媒告诉他，给他一个Oracle，给他一个神谕，说阿波罗告诉她说，苏格拉底是全希腊最有智慧的人。
And his friend was very honored，and very excited，So he went directly to tell Socrates this。
所以他的朋友听到这个就与有荣焉，很兴奋的就跑去跟苏格拉底说：「阿波罗神呢说你是全希腊最有智慧的人。」
And you know what is the reaction of Socrates at this？
你知道苏格拉底听到这个以后有什么反应呢？
He was a bewildered and amazed and would not believe it。
他就很惊讶，而且诧异，而且不相信。
And he said：「No, i'm not the wisest man in Greece」。
他说:「不，我不是全希腊最有智慧的人」。
His friend then told him：「but this is the word of Apollo,the god。」
但是他的朋友说：「可是这个是阿波罗神跟我们讲的啊。」
But Socrates still would not believe it，And he want to have evidence to....Prove，He want to prove it， make some test and prove it，And actually, he want to refute this oracle。
也就是说，他想要证明或者是去反驳神的这个神谕。他说：「我绝对不是全希腊最有智慧的人」，他要去证明。
Then, you know, how he did it ？He then went to a lot of people， who are very famous and in all fields， and in all trades of learning and skills。
你知道他怎么做呢？他就到当时呢，最有名的、有学问的、有技术的、各种行业的头头的地方。
And he went to see them and talk to them，like the magnates in the financial field，or the professor of mathematics，or professor of physics， or the greatest artists,poets，and even agriculture, every field。
所以，他去找经济学家、财政学家，最有名的，那一定是很有智慧呀，数学教授、哲学教授、物理学、生物学种种，乃至于各种工艺的带头人呐。
And he talked to them。
他都跟他们讲话。
And after their talking and Socrates would make a conclusion，and told them, each one。
当他们讲完了以后，苏格拉底就会做一个结论，然后跟那个对方讲说：「Oh, you surprised me」。「你令我很惊讶」。
They told me you are 「the wisest man in Greece or in this town，But I found out, to the contrary,you are amazingly stupid」。
但是,我听说「你是在这个城市里面，雅典呀，里面最有智慧的人，可是你很令我惊讶，我发现你却是很令人惊讶的愚痴。」
And then he left ，He left the person he visited astounded。
他就离开那个人，那个人哦，他离开的时候…这个怎么翻译呢？就是惊讶的嘴巴张开，就没有办法讲话，astounded这个叫什么？目瞪口呆，这意思都差不多，stanned，这个已经昏了，astounded，这是目瞪口呆，astounding是目瞪口呆，stanned是昏了，nonplussed也是差不多这个意思，说:「唉!怎么会有这样子呢？怎么有人这样子跟我讲话呢！」
OK, and the person he visited，would not believe that somebody else，would speak to him in this way，and make a judgment of his wisdom，in this way, in this rude way。Rude，粗鲁的，OK。
Rude，粗鲁，这一个字我们中国人特别要学。中国人呢讲话很粗鲁，行为很粗鲁。走路的时候撞到人：「干嘛，你怎么挡路啊!好狗不挡路。」，好，rude，讲话很粗鲁。你如果在机场看到一群人，声音很大的，那就是中国人。不会是日本人，也不会是菲律宾人或者哪里人，甚至于连菲律宾人也不会，那就是大陆人。那之前呢，三十年前，那一定是台湾人，所以风水轮流转了，现在转到大陆去了。不管怎么样都是炎黄子孙，礼乐之邦的子孙，礼乐的之邦的子孙是最没有礼貌的，全世界最没有礼貌的。你看开车的时候到那个巷口，没有一个人是慢下来的，他就好像没事，它就是单行道一样，就「rou rou」过去了。所以你从巷口出来，你一定要好好的看一看，他就没事儿一样，你知道吗？他就过去了，你去注意看看，没有一个是慢下来，或是左顾右盼一下，没有。都是非常的自我，好像全天下就是我这一辆车而已，对，横冲直撞，所向无敌，好，OK。
 So，in this way ,Socrates has left the people ashamed and hating him。
 所以苏格拉底呢，离开那些人的时候，就让他们很受辱，而且很恨他，这样子。
And...But it is not only one person or two person，there are a lot of them，and all the famous people，all the big shots in the whole state，So, they hated him so much that，they thought of congregate together，and to make a plan for him。
所以这些人呢，被他侮辱的人呢，后来就集合在一起，就要对付他。
And their method, their means，is to go to the law court and to arraign him for a crime。
他们就到法院去告他，To sue him，告他什么？Corruption of youths，说，指控他教坏年轻人，台湾话说(台语)「教坏大小孩子」，误导年轻人，也就毒害年轻人。
Why？Because he used to teach people，teach young people on the streets，to give lecture to them，and telling them about philosophy,so called philosophy，And his way is to make the Socrates，way of logic，ok。or speculation，The Socrates Way of speculation。
思辨，他就教年轻人怎么样思辨。
But his way is actually，he would only make questions，He would ask questions， questions after questions，to probe the questions，And when somebody asked back， or ask the question,he would answer the question，with a question，OK。
所以，他的方法就是问问题，问题，再问题，再问题这样子，然后一直层层的一直问。如果有人问他问题，他就用另外一个问题来回答他的问题。
So，he never gives answers。
所以，他从来就不给人家答案。
So，he just pose questions for you to think，and he never gives you answers，You can never get answers from him，He would never give answers。
所以他永远不会给人家任何答案。
And this is very equivalent to the Indian philosophe，There is a school of lndian philosopher，They would never give people answers，And if they do，they give you an answer，which is vague，and you cannot really get the answer。
所以，有一派印度的哲学家呢，他们是一生不妄答人，不随便回答人，也就给你的答案呐，如果他有回答你答案的话，那个答案呢是似是而非，或是暧昧不清，这样子。所以你永远没有办法得到答案，他就好像神龙见首不见尾，这样子，ok。
So ,This is the same as Socrates，So it's just a game，His philosophy is just a game of word-play。文字游戏，In one word, Socrates' philosophy, all in all is a game of world-play。
总而言之，苏格拉底的哲学就是一句话，文字游戏，他在玩文字游戏。
And in the world of the Buddha，it is called「言说戏论’，Disportive argumentation， Disportive argumentation，言说戏论，So, and let's get back to the story，those enemies that Socrates has created，by his humiliation toward them，gather together to sue him in the court。
苏格拉底所创造……由于他的侮辱他人，所创造出来的敌人呢，都结合在一起到法院去控告他，大家都连署了，控告他，控告他什么？他就是败坏社会青年，这样子。Corrupted youths，败坏社会青年.
by teaching wrong doctrines，but actually the method of Socrates is that，with his questions and without an answer，he pushes people to think, OK。
苏格拉底他的那个教学方法，或是他的哲学方法，其实就是，他只问问题而不给答案，那就是push推动、促使别人，促使人们去思考。
However，in the words of the Buddha，Because you are as a mentor，and you won't give an answer，and even if the youths or people，would take your cue to think，Then what will the result of their thinking be。
因为你是众生的导师，对不对？青年的导师，你又只是问问题而没有答案，然后叫他们去思考，他们思考，一直思考，也不会有结果，对不对？你又不给他答案，结果他们的思考的结果会是什么？
So，the results of their thinking would nothing but illusive vain differentiation。
妄想分别，So, from Socrates，「言说戏论」。and will lead to people's「妄想分别」，So it's no good，It would be of no avail，to no avail，毫无用处，对不对？无益之谈，是不是？
And so ，the law court of Athens，arrested Socrates and put him into jail，and then to judge him，to make a judgment on him。
他们就开始要，to try him，就是审判他。
the judge or the people of the judgments told him，Actually, it's like the jury，There was already jury。
在雅典的时候就已经有陪审团，有陪审团了，陪审团，现在，就是在美国的话是十二个人，从各行各业挑选出来。
The judge asked him：「You want to state your the things that you have done， and why did they think you are in error？」
法官就问他说：「你到底做了什么事？他们说你是哪里错了？」
然后，Socrates said：「I'm innocent，Like all people,when they are arranged」,they will say：「I'm innocent」。
他就说：「我是无辜的」。因为我在美国收到很多犯人的信啊，他们来请书啊，然后他们都会说他是无辜的，所有的犯人都说他们是无辜的。我看的推理小说里面也都是这么写。
And then， he stated the story about，what's the encounter between him， and the people that arraign him.
他就叙述说他跟那些起诉他的人是什么关系，是怎么回事。
And starting from the oracle of Apollo。
从阿波罗神殿的神谕开始，一直讲讲讲。
所以And his conclusion is that，Because they are jealous of me。
他们嫉妒我。
They are jealous of me and they don't admit that they are stupid，which I definitely think so。
他们又不肯承认说，他们实在是愚痴、愚笨，如我所见的是这样子，他们不肯承认，而我看他们实在是很愚笨，但是他们不肯承认，他们因此嫉恨我，所以他们联合起来告我。
So they united to sue me，for the nonexistent reason。
所以他们以没有存在的理由，也就是说corrupting the youths，就是败坏青年人这个理由来告我，而不是说我讥笑他们没有智慧。
OK, so finally,the court and the jury come to a conclusion，and get a verdict that Socrates....and they make a decision of the verdict，that Socrates is guilty，Guilty 就是有罪，and they sentence him to death，就判他死刑，And so，they kept him in the jail ，to await the death sentence。
所以他们判他有罪，然后就把他关在监狱里面等待死刑，ok。
And then，when the time came，the jailor brought a cup of hemlet (hemlock)，for him to drink。
狱卒呢，到了那一天就拿了一杯鸩，最毒的酒，给他喝。
And so, Socrates succumbed to the penalty。
所以苏格拉底就死于这一个处罚。
Now，lets go back，Just as we said that，Socrates predominant features are his wisdom，Throughout history，he is praised for his wisdom and Humility。
苏格拉底最大的、最有名的优点，就是他的智慧以及它的谦卑，所以，有史以来，他都是一直被赞叹这两个。
Even the American confucius,Benjamin Franklin said, he imitates Socrates for the practice of humility。
所以，甚至于美国的孔子，美国孔子是谁啊？富兰克林，他有一个功过格，每一天都打xx，总共有十三个。
And one of them is humility。
其中一个是谦卑、谦虚，他的解释是说，要效法苏格拉底。
OK, now, let's review this is Socrates a wise man？If he is wise, then I will say,he would know he is wise right？A wise man should know he is wise,ok。
一个有智慧的人应该知道，他自己有智慧，什么啦？
What is Wisdom？The most important wisdom is to know yourself。
自知之明，有自知之明呢，才是真正有智慧。
So， if Socrates is a wise man，is a man of wisdom，he should have the wisdom to know himself，right？And, what is more。
而且更有进者呢，Socrates' motto,苏格拉底的格言最重要的一个。
The most important motto of Socrates is，two words:「Know Thyself」，Know yourself, OK？He teaches people that, you should know yourself, OK？And in a picture of his..... On top of it, there is the inscription of「Know Thyself」。
就是有一个他的画像，A drawing of his, and on top of it。有一个caption就写说：「Know Thyself」，「须知你自己」。
But, does Socrates know himself？OK。So ，if he is so wise，then he should at least have an inkling of knowledge of himself。
如果他真的有智慧的话，他至少有一点点知道自己是有智慧，对不对？
And he would not doubt so much about himself。
他应该不会怀疑自己怀的怀疑到这个地步，而且呢。
And he would rome, the whole territory of Greece，to find out a person who is wiser than he。
他不应该跑遍了全天下，希腊的全天下，然后要去找出一个，说比他有智慧的人。
so as to refute Apollo。
以此来反驳阿波罗,说:「我不是最有智慧的」，对不对？我不是最有智慧的。
But in the end,he finds out ,there is no person that is clever ,or has wisdom above him，he sees that all people are stupid，All the learned..... even all the learned people are stupid。
甚至于所有的，他看到所有的人都是愚痴的，甚至于最有学问的人也是愚痴的。
So，and furthermore,he does not know that, he should not say this to them。
他不知道他不应该把这件事情讲出来。
Say, 「Oh, i don't know you are so stupid!」
说:「啊，我不知道，原来你是这么愚痴！」
Then he should not say this，He should at least have this wisdom, right？Wisdom is not lQ，IQ, intelligence, that's another thing，Intelligence is that you can play computer，you can make mathematics，you can learn history, etc，But wisdom is with yourself, with your heart，and with people, right？
所以，智慧不是世间的那种聪明，世间的聪明，你可以玩电脑，可以学数学，可以学物理、化学等等，但是那个不是智慧。智慧是跟自己自心、身心以及他人有关系的，跟那一些无情物是没有关系的。
But he does not even know that he，should not say such harsh words to people，to hurt people like this, OK。So, on the point, at the moment，that he was saying so，he was being very very very stupid，the most stupid people，the most stupid person throughout history，right？
赞不赞？所以当他对那些名人，那些有学问、有知识、有地位的人说：「哦，原来我不知道你这么愚笨呐！」他不知道他如果是一个有智慧的人，他就应该知道这句话是不该讲的，用这样子严苛的话，锐利的话来伤害人，对不对？
So, at that moment he is not...。
在那一刻呢，他是全世界有史以来，尽历史以来最愚痴的一个人，对不对？
OK, and on saying so，he is not only revealing that，he is not a wise man, but a very stupid man，but also a man without mercy。
就是说，他不但是没有智慧，他在说那句话的时候，你说:「啊，我不知道你原来是这么没有智慧，人家都说你很有智慧，原来你是这么没有智慧，而且这么愚痴！」。他不知道这句话不应该讲，用这样子尖刻的话来伤人，在讲这句话的时候，他不但没有智慧，他不但是最愚痴，而且呢是很没有慈悲，对不对？赞不赞？
So，he is not only without wisdom,but also without Compassion。
他不但没有智慧，而且也没有慈悲，没有慈悲心，OK。所以伤人至深，对不对？所以大家一定要把他搞死。
So， everybody meant to dispatch him。
Despatch (dispatch) him「搞掉」，小说应该讲「作掉」，所以大家联合起来把他做掉。
So everybody united to dispatch him, OK。OK, that's about Wisdom，and then about Humility，Is Socrates a humble man？No, far from it。
苏格拉底是一个谦虚的人吗？一点也不谦虚。
If he is a man with humility，then he would not go around the country，and to find out somebody，have better wisdom than him，so as to prove that he is not，the wisest man in Greece。
如果他是谦虚的人，他就不会跑遍天下，要去找一个比他有智慧的人，因此证明说，因此证明，就是，Superficially and seemingly，表面上是这样，因此要证明说，他不是全希腊最有智慧的人。所以那个只是什么？那是个烟火。
That's a camouflage，That's a camouflage of his superego。His superego，超自我，Ego is bad enough，but superego even worse。
Ego (自我) 已经够糟了，超自我就更糟了，是不是？
But Socrates does not have ego，but has superego，Actually,as-I see it，through the wisdom of Buddhism，Socrates has some kind of Megalomania。
苏格拉底，用佛法的智慧来看，已经有自大狂了，ok 。Like Hitler，自大狂。
all the dictators，And finally...so these are about Socrates' wisdom and humility，So he is far from humble, he is very arrogant。
他很傲慢，他一点也不谦卑，他很傲慢。
But throughout history, I don't know why，all the people and all the Westerns，praise him and worship him，for his Wisdom and Humility，Oh, shit! ok 。And then let's talk about oracle-efficacy。
就是神谕的有效性，阿婆罗神殿，阿婆罗智慧之神的神谕说，跟苏格拉底的最好朋友说，他是全希腊最有智慧的人。
And what's the outcome？It turns out that Socrates，is the most stupid person in whole Greece。
对不对？结果呢，苏格拉底是希腊最愚痴而且。
and the most merciless person。
最没有慈悲心的人。
and the most arrogant。
最傲慢的人，最高傲的人。
Right？Good，So, let's talk about oracle。
我们现在来讲一下所谓的神谕，What is 「神谕」？
You don't know because you got the oracle，from the priestess,from the Medium。
因为你得到的神谕，是从神媒那里得到的。
And you don't see Apollo，and you don't hear Apollo speaking, right？So, you got the god's word from the medium，and you never heard or saw the god，So, how do we know what Apollo said？But Apollo is just an imagination，It's...So...
阿波罗，所以你也没有看到阿波罗讲话，也没有看到阿波罗，也没有听到他讲话，所以，你所得到的神谕是从神媒那里来的，所以神媒告诉你的是不是神的话？再推呢，什么是阿波罗呢？阿波罗只是一个想象，It's a mythology，他是个神话。Such as in 「一贯道，they said「济公，济公降坛开示」，What is「济公」？ OK。
Something like that, right？So, it's ridiculous，So, all religions are to a very great extent,ridiculous，And, so, they use the superstitious part of people，and to gain their belief and use them，for gains, for power, for money, for politics，for rule。
所以，所有的宗教，都是这样子。用宗教的方式，然后让众生就迷糊了，从中呢，就听他们的话，然后呢，他们就从中取利、得利、得权、得名、得势、得控制，这样子。然后用在宗教，从宗教转到变成，都是变成政治跟商业。从宗教，由于宗教迷惑众生，然后用到政治上，用到商业上，政治上得到权、得到名，商业上得到利益，对不对？权、名、利，这就是一切世俗人所追求的。
So, power, fame and profit ，are the three most important things，of the world that people seek，But through religion，you can get these three，via, by way of politics and merchant，commerce。
政、商…就变成政商勾结，OK。
So, politics and commerce become a link，Politics-commerce link。
Ok，政商勾结。
Or give it a better name。
政商勾结，我把它翻译成Politics-Commerce Lexus，Lexus，勾结。宗教、政治、商业合在一起，我把它称为「三位一体」。
So, religion, politics and commerce，combine together form so-called Trinity of the World。
世间的三位一体，或者是铁三角。The lron-triangle，好，三位一体。the Mundane Trinity，世间三位一体，铁三角，the lron-triangle。
So, this is the real situation and reality，of religions，And the relations among religions，and other spheres of the world，like politics and business, or commerce，
So, they all get together，So, they became a gang，Gang 知道吗？帮会，黑帮，ok。
So, I think...through this analysis，I think it's great，And you see through everything，every sphere, all religions, except Buddhism，except for Buddhism, OK。So, why is Buddhism the best？Buddhism has no these features, OK。Buddhism always means truthful。
所以，佛法呢，就都没有这一些，佛法，它的含义跟实在作的，都是真实的。OK，永远是真实的，所以「佛语谛实」。
The words of Buddha is always truthful，OK。
回向：愿消三障诸烦恼，愿得智慧真明了，
普愿罪障悉消除，世世常行菩萨道。
好，今生后世不要再迷啦！

Why is Buddhism the Best？
「为什么佛法最棒？」