【中英文连载】《Are You Ready for Happiness?》(71) 执着是痛苦之因
To give an example, good and bad karma created in our previous life or the life before are the causes and conditions for our cyclic existence. Even an arhat is still burdened with past unfinished karma in this life. If we can eliminate attachment, the past cause cannot ripen. Just as in cultivating a field, the seeds will not grow without moisture, the right temperature, and sunlight. Good and bad karma in our past are like seeds; without attachment, they cannot mature.
比如说，上一世或再上一世所造的善业或罪业，都是让我们流转轮回的因缘。即使是阿罗汉，此生也有很多过去的业没有消尽。若能断除执着，过去的因就无法成熟。就像种田，即使有了种子这个因，但如果没有潮湿、温度、阳光等缘，也没办法发芽。我们过去的善恶，就像一粒种子，如果没有执着，也没办法成熟。
The Buddha taught that all phenomena are impermanent, imperfect，of the nature of suffering，and empty; it’s not worth fixing any attachment on them. If by way of practice we gain this basic understanding, we can be free of attachment and suffering, and attain liberation.
佛陀告诉我们，万事万物是无常、有漏、痛苦、空性的，不值得我们去执着。若能通过修行，体会到佛说的这些道理，就能放下执着，远离痛苦，获得解脱。
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