..續本文上一頁o perceive forms, the ears to perceive sounds, the nose to perceive smells, the tongue to perceive flavors, the body to perceive contact, and the mind to perceive thoughts. When the six internal sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind) come into contact with the six kinds of external sense data (forms, sounds, smells, flavors, contact, and dharmas), the six consciousnesses are brought into being. Because the sixth consciousness is influenced by the seventh consciousness with its attachment to a self, all speech and actions are based on the self and motivated by the wish to benefit the self. This leads to discriminations between self and others and to all kinds of afflictions. That one thought of “attachment to self” is none other than our fundamental ignorance. Based on ignorance, we create various kinds of karma and incur various sorts of retribution, so that we must undergo endless rounds of birth and death. Should we want to uproot the foundation of birth and death, we must calm the restless waves of the conscious mind and interrupt its continuous functioning. At that time the mind will be in a state of perpetual thusness, profoundly still and eternally illuminating, spiritually bright and unconfused, not thinking of anything in the past, present or future. That is called “having no thought.” If one can maintain that peaceful state of mind, then health, longevity, and eternal youth will come as natural by-products.

　　此種無念真心，是絕諸對待，沒有大小、方圓、長短、善惡、是非、垢淨、增減、生滅、來去等相；一塵不染，空空 洞洞，什麼都比不上。這是禅宗所求的終極目標––明心見性，也就是祖師的指標，在二六時中，不分行、住、坐、臥、動、靜，一相本自如如；妄念不生，何患長 壽不了？若不如此，總是忙忙碌碌，從朝至暮，從生到死，空過光陰；在修持上固然是勞而無功，在身上也永遠不得安定。這樣，和健康長壽也是背道而馳的。

　　The true mind which is free of thought is absolute; it precludes all dualities. There are no distinctions of great or small, round or square, long or short, good or evil, right or wrong, pure or defiled, increasing or decreasing, production or extinction, coming or going. Undefiled by a single speck of dust, it is empty and beyond compare. That is the ultimate goal sought for in the Chan sect—understanding the mind and seeing the nature. It is also what the patriarchs pointed to. At all times, whether one is moving or still, sleeping or awake, the One Mark is originally thus. If one has no false thoughts, how can one worry about not attaining long life

　　 On the other hand, if we are busy and hectic from morning to night, from birth until death, then we are letting the time go by in vain. Not only will we fail in our cultivation, but we will also be unable to find peace and calm. We will be running in the opposite direction from health and longevity.

　　因此，我們應當知道，妄念對于人生實在是關系太大，必須以真對治。

　　Therefore, we should realize what a tremendous influence false thinking has upon our lives. We must use a true method to deal with.

《斷除妄想亦能健康長壽 Getting Rid of False Thinking Leads to Health and Longevity》全文閱讀結束。