..续本文上一页me of these thoughts are activated and appear to us as ”pictures” moving before us. This happens because during sleep, the five senses which constitute our contact with the outside world, are temporarily arrested. The subconscious mind then is free to become dominant and to ”re-play” thoughts that are stored. These dreams may be of value to psychiatry but cannot be classified as prophetic. They are merely the reflections of the mind at rest.

　　一、梦境所产生的一切景物，早已储存在我们的潜意识里，他们之所以会影响我们的意识，只要是因为忧虑。当我们睡眠时，感官活动虽然暂停，可是意识还在活动，为我们呈现了「梦境」。梦境与精神有关，但是，绝对不能把它当作是一种预言。梦是人类在休息时，心识的反射作用。

　　The second type of dream also has no significance. These are caused by internal and external provocations which set off a train of ”visual thoughts” which are ”seen” by the mind at rest. Internal factors are those which disturb the body(e.g. a heavy meal which does not allow one to have a restful slumber or imbalance and friction between elements that constitute the body). External provocation is when the mind is disturbed(although the sleeper may be unaware of it) by natural phenomena like the weather, wind, cold, rain, leaves rustling, windows rattling etc. The subconscious mind reacts to these disturbances and creates pictures to ”explain” them away. The mind accommodates the irritation in a seemingly rational way so that the dreamer can continue to sleep undisturbed. These dreams too have no importance and need no interpretation.

　　二、第二种梦境也是非意识状态的。是因为内外的刺激，在人们休息时，被心识呈现出来。内部因素是由于身体的干扰，如：入睡吃得太饱。外在的刺激是由于自然现象，如：气候、风、寒冷、雨、树叶的声音等等。潜意识对外在刺激的反应而呈现种种景象──梦境。意识理智的处理这些现象，以致不干扰人的睡眠。这一类的梦境无关紧要，也不需要任何解释。

　　Then there are prophetic dreams. These are important. They are seldom experienced and only when there is an impending event which is of great relevance to the dreamer. Buddhism teaches that besides the tangible world we can experience, there are devas who exist on another plane or some spirits who are bound to this earth and are invisible to us. They could be our relatives or friends who have passed away and who have been reborn. They maintain their former mental relationships and attachments to us. When Buddhists transfer merits to devas and departed ones, they remember them and invite them to share the happiness accrued in the merit. Thus they develop a mental relationship with their departed ones. The devas in turn are pleased and they keep a watch over us and indicate something in dreams when we are facing certain big problems and they try to protect us from harm.

　　三、带预测性的梦是重要的。它向做梦的人预先提示了将要发生的事，这种梦很少发生。佛教认为，除了我们能够看见和感触到的以外，还有其他的天人和精灵是我们无法察觉得。他们可能是我们至亲的人死后轮回转世的，他们维持了以往与我们的关系。他们也会庇护我们，因此，当我们面对问题时，他们就会以梦来提示我们。

　　So, when there is something important that is going to happen in our lives they activate certain mental energies in our minds which are seen as dreams. These dreams can warn of impending danger or even prepare us for sudden over-whelming good news. These messages are given in symbolic terms (much like the negatives of photographs) and have to be interpreted skillfully and with intelligence. Unfortunately too many people confuses the first two kinds of dreams with these and end up wasting valuable time and money consulting fake mediums and dream-interpreters. The Buddha was aware that this could be exploited for personal gain and He therefore warned the monks against practising soothsaying, astrology and interpreting dreams in the name of Buddhism.

　　当某些重大的事故将要发生时，他们就会透过梦境向我们警告。这类的梦可以让我们预知危厄和喜事的发生。这些信息要好好的掌握，并以智慧加以分析。不幸的是很多人将这一点和第一和第二项梦境相混淆，浪费了大量金钱在解梦和向灵媒谘询。佛陀告诫出家人，不可以佛教的名誉从事算命、解梦、占卜等活动。

　　Finally, our mind is the4 depository of all kammic energies accumulated in the past. Sometimes, when a kamma is about to ripen (that is, when the action we did in a previous life or early part of our life, is going to experience its reaction)the mind which is at rest during sleep ca…

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