Saturday, December 7, 2013

Ocean, Wave, Water 大海と波と水

“Enlightenment, for a wave in the ocean, is the moment the wave realizes it is water. When we realize we are not separate, but a part of the huge ocean of everything, we become enlightened. We realize this through practice, and we remain awake and aware of this through more practice.” —Thich Nhat Hanh (A Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist)

Self-grasping, that is "I am special, separate and superior to others", is ignorance (distorted view, wrong perception, ego) which is the source of sufferings. Detachment (unconditional love) without separation and without discrimination, that is "We are all the same fundamentally (physically, emotionally and consciously)", is wisdom (right view, right perception, true self) which is the source of happiness.


「大海の波にとっての悟りとは、波が自らを水であると実感した瞬間です。自分は別格ではなく、全てである巨大な大海の一部分でしかないと実感した時、私たちは悟りを開きます。私たちは修行を通してこのことを実感し、更に修行を積むことを通して目覚めとこの気付きを維持します。」—ティク・ナット・ハン(ベトナム出身の禅僧、詩人、平和活動家)

「自分は特別、別格、他より優秀」という我執が苦しみの根源である無知(歪な見方、誤った知覚、エゴ)であり、「自分達は根本レベルでは皆同じ(肉体的にも、感情的にも、意識的にも)」という自他を分離しない、分け隔てのない超然とした態度(無条件の愛)こそ幸福の根源である智慧(正しい見方、正しい知覚、本当の自分)です。

Video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Condolences at the Passing Away of Nelson Mandela can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3NVO7c8Oc