智慧之舟，能达解脱彼岸

《The Right View》(10)

As I mentioned earlier, there are some similarities between the views of science and Buddhism with respect to the micro universe, but that does not mean science equals what the Buddha realized. Back in the 1920s and 1930s, some Chinese scholars, monks, as well as laypeople used inappropriately Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence to explain emptiness in Buddhism. Explanations given in this fashion were actually a kind of nihilism: mass disappears upon turning into energy—that which existed becomes empty. But this is not real emptiness.

我在前面提过，在微观世界中，科学与佛的见解稍微有些相似，但这还不是佛的境界。虽然有一些七、八十年前的中国学者，不论出家与在家人都有，曾用爱因斯坦的质能转换理论来解释空性，但都不是很恰当的，因为这种解释实际上是一种断见：质量转换成能量后，质量就消失了——原来存在的变成空无，但这并不是真正的空性。

Emptiness defined by the Buddha is not something achieved through a process of transformation. Neither can the notion of energy (an existent phenomenon) becoming emptiness be accepted according to the law of the conservation of energy. Even if it were to be accepted, the derivation of such conclusion would not correspond to Buddhist’s idea of emptiness. Actually, real emptiness does not mean matter disappears into thin air; rather, matter and emptiness exist simultaneously. This is the definition of emptiness given by the Buddha.

佛所讲的空性，不须经过这种转换的过程，而且依照能量守恒定律，也无法承认从有到无的说法；即便承认，这些推导也绝对不符合佛教所讲的空性。事实上，真正的空性并不是物质变成空性，而是既是物质，又是空性，在物质现象存在的同时就是空性，这才是佛所说的空性。

Despite the fact that modern-day physicists’ understanding of the physical universe has come quite close to that of the Buddha, in terms of the knowledge of the mental universe or the view on emptiness, modern man’s intelligence and the wisdom of Buddhism are still poles apart. The best result that can be achieved with man’s intelligence is no more than having a better living standard，such as the material civilization brought on by the advancement of technology. Yet, a great many people think that technology brings not better life but one that is more complex and precarious. And there is certain truth to that opinion.

尽管现代物理学家对物质世界的认知，已与佛的观点相当接近，但在精神层面或空性的见解上，现代人与佛教的智慧相比，仍有着天壤之别。以世间人的智慧所能达到的最佳结果，充其量是能让日子过得更好一点，譬如科技的发达所带来的物质文明等等，可是也有人认为，科技带来的不是更好的生活，而是更复杂、更危险的生活，这种说法也并不是没有道理的。

On the other hand, what can be attained through wisdom of the Buddha is liberation from samsara for every sentient being. This is not just a theoretical outcome, but quite realistic so long as everyone can undertake to practice according to the Dharma.

相对而言，经由佛的智慧所能达到的结果，则是让每位众生都能从轮回中解脱。这不仅仅是书面上的理论，而是千真万确的事实。只要肯如理如法地修行，每个人都能亲身体验到这种结果。

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