从没接受过超级心理学训练？你Low 爆啦！
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Are You Ready for Happiness? (3)
Some people believe Buddhism opposes all forms of material enjoyment, enforces complete control over desire, and promotes ascetic practice. Actually, this is a misunderstanding. The Buddha said followers have the right to enjoy, not reject, what they are entitled to — wealth which is properly acquired or blessings accumulated during a past life from virtuous activity. The Buddha did not deny, to a certain extent, material goods can bring happiness. However, he made it clear not all happiness comes from material goods. He also said the happiness derived from material things is very short-lived and unreliable.
有些人以为：佛教反对所有的物质享受，强制性地把人的所有欲望都控制住，一味强调苦行，并将其命名为幸福。其实，这都是因为不了解佛教而产生的误会。佛陀告诉我们：用正当手段所积累的财富，或者因上一世行善积德而获得的福报，佛教徒也是有权利享受的，没有必要一味排斥。佛教也不否认，在某种程度上，物质会给我们带来幸福。但这里强调的是：不是所有的幸福，都来自于物质。佛同时也告诉我们：物质给我们带来的幸福，都是非常短暂的，是靠不住的。
Many psychologists understand, to varying degree, the workings of the mind; philosophers also examine happiness from a different perspective. Nevertheless, I think, among all the religions and academic disciplines, it is Buddhism that has the most complete view on this subject. The study of the mind in Buddhism is extremely sophisticated. How the mind functions is very clearly elucidated by the Buddha in the sutras.
虽然，很多心理学家，也能或多或少地了解到心灵的发展过程和规律，哲学家们也会从不同的角度来分析幸福。但我认为，在所有的宗教、学说当中，讲得最透彻的还是佛经。佛教的心理学，是一种超级的心理学。佛陀在佛经中非常清楚地给我们描述、分析了人类心灵发展的趋势与规律。
In Buddhism, we are known as ordinary people if we have never received any training of the mind. From the standpoint of the mind, it does not matter how wealthy, socially prominent, or knowledgeable we are; without mind practice, we are still ordinary people. This term is not meant to be disparaging; it simply denotes a person who lacks spiritual training.
我们都是普通人，佛教称之为凡夫，也就是没有接受过任何心灵训练的人。从心理的角度来讲，因为没有受过良好的训练，所以无论再有钱、再有地位、世俗的学问再高，仍然只是个凡夫。这里，凡夫并不是贬义词，而是指没有受过心灵训练的人。
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