..续本文上一页ded that he believed that this healthy disposition was due to the fact that ”these Venerable Ones had certainly realized the great and full significance of the Blessed One”s Teachings” (Majjhima Nikaya).
有两部经典：《长老偈经》(Theragatha)和《长老尼偈经》(Thergatha)，里面记录的都是佛陀的弟子们快乐的言辞，男、女众弟子们，以佛陀的教义为修持的方针，在生活中找到和平与幸福。根据经典记载：「有一回，高沙喇国王(kosala)告诉佛陀：他不喜欢其他宗教的弟子，他们看起来憔悴、粗俗、苍白、孱弱，无法给人一个好的印象，而佛陀的弟子则充满喜悦、欢愉、振奋的享受着精神生活，并以严肃、平和、轻松的心情生活着。过后，他又补充道，他相信佛陀的弟子们这种健全的气质是由于：佛陀的弟子们，深切的体悟到佛陀那伟大和意义深远的教义。」
When asked why His disciples, who lived a simple and quiet life with only one meal a day, were so radiant, the Buddha replied: ”They do not repent the past, nor do they brood over the future. They live in the present. Therefore they are radiant. By brooding over the future and repenting the past, fools dry up like green reeds cut down [in the sun] (Samyutta Nikaya).
有人问佛陀：他的弟子们，日中一食，过着简单、纯朴、宁静的生活，因何会有如此的光辉呢？佛陀回答：「他们不懊悔于过去，不忧虑于未来，他们只生活在现在，因此，他们如此的容光焕发。愚痴的人，懊悔于过去，忧虑于未来，他们如干枯的芦苇草一样，折断于烈日之下。」《相应部经》
As a religion, Buddhism preaches the unsatisfactory nature of everything in this world. Yet one cannot simply categorize Buddhism as a pessimistic religion, because it also teaches us how to get rid of this unhappiness. According to the Buddha, even the worst sinner, after paying for what he has done, can attain salvation. Buddhism offers every human being the hope of attaining his salvation one day. Other religions, however, take it for granted that some people will be bad forever and have an eternal hell waiting for them. In that respect, such religions are more pessimistic. Buddhists deny such a belief.
佛教是一个宣传世间诸多不如意的宗教。然而，不能因此而把佛教列入悲观的宗教。因为佛教的实质是教导我们如何消除这诸多的不如意。佛法告诉我们，即使是最邪恶的人，在接受果报之后，还是一样可以获得解脱。佛教为人类提供了达到解脱的希望。但是，其它的宗教却认为坏人将永远的坏下去，并且有一个永久的地狱在等候他们。佛教否认这种教义的说法。
Buddhism is neither optimistic nor pessimistic. It does not encourage man to look at the world through his changing feelings of optimism and pessimism. Rather, Buddhism encourages us to be realistic: we must learn to see things as they truly are.
佛教既不悲观，也不乐观。佛教不鼓励一个人在这世间，由于悲观或乐观而改变他的思想。相反的，佛教鼓励我们要活得真真实实，同时必须去学习了解事物的真实面目。
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