..续本文上一页化愈多。好像米中生虫子，从无情而生有情；佛性能自无化有，化出一切众生、人类，也是同一个道理。

　　The myriad phenomena fundamentally come from the Buddha-nature, coming into being and returning to nothingness, in an endless series of births and transformations, ever increasing in number like bugs born in rice, which is a case of something insentient producing something sentient. By the same principle, the Buddha-nature can transform nothing into something, producing all living beings and humankind.

　　若说是猴子变的，这个理论完全不成立。你看，每一个国家的人民面目各不同，有黑、黄、白、红种人，他们都是什么变的？说来说去找不出一个头绪。若归佛性：自无化有，自有化无，化化无穷，生生不息，这理论则可以讲得通，但很少人有智慧达到这个水平。

　　The theory that humans evolved from apes is totally groundless. You can see that the people of different countries have different appearances--there are black, yellow, white, and red-skinned people. What did they evolve from

　　 You can talk about it this way and that, but you”ll never find an answer. If we return to the Buddha-nature--which can transform nothing into something, and something into nothing, in endless births and transformations --this is a theory which can explain it, but few people have the wisdom to reach that level of understanding.

　　人是自无化有，一切众生亦复如是。修道呢？就是要自有化无，返本还原，回到本有的佛性，你说这有何用？那你做人又有何用？返回本有的佛性，就能早成佛道。佛性是长存的，就算一切众生都死光了，可是佛性仍然永不磨灭。为什么我要说这个？因为今天是地藏诞，地藏菩萨的愿力催促我讲些真实做人处事的根本道理。也就是「自无化有，自有化无」。你若不相信，那为什么米里会生虫？人在世上也好像虫子一样，只不过他的知觉性、灵性多一些；可是和佛比起来，就差得太远啰！相形之下，就像人和虫子相比是一样的。

　　People came into being from nothingness, and all other living beings are that way, too. Cultivation is just turning existence into nothingness, returning to the origin, and going back to the inherent Buddha-nature. "What use is that

　　" you ask. Well, what use is your being a person

　　 If you can return to your inherent Buddha-nature, you will quickly be able to accomplish the Buddha Way. The Buddha-nature exists eternally. Even if all living beings die, the Buddha-nature will never perish. Why am I talking about this

　　 It”s because today is the anniversary of Earth Treasury Bodhisattva, and his vows urge me to speak some truly fundamental principles about being a person and handling affairs, that is, about the principle of "nothing turning into something, and something turning into nothing." If you don”t believe that principle, then how do you explain bugs being born in rice

　　 People in the world are also like bugs, except that they have a higher level of perceptive ability and a soul. But they are still a long way from the Buddha. Comparing people to the Buddha is just like comparing bugs to people.

　　你要是懂了，就可以修行。修行要像秤一样平衡，平平静静的，于自性里一点波浪也没有。你若真懂佛法，我可以与你说佛法，研究如何修道。若是没有真懂，还在名利中搞问题，财、色、名、食、睡，什么都放不下，那我如何与你说真佛法与修道呢？各位要猛省！猛省！

　　If you understand this, then you will be able to cultivate. In cultivation, you must be as steady as a balance, calm and peaceful, with no waves in your own nature. If you truly understand Buddhism, then I can discuss the Buddhadharma with you, and together we can investigate how to cultivate. If you do not truly understand, and you are still involved in seeking name and gain, and you cannot put down wealth, sex, fame, food and sleep--you can”t put anything down--then how can I tell you about the true Buddhadharma and cultivation of the Way

　　 All of you should wake up and be alert!

　　一九八二年九月十三日开示

　　A talk given on September 13, 1982

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