Within Buddhism, the question of how ignorance is produced from clarity is a difficult one. How can ignorance arise from a state of luminosity? Actually, we can say the source of samsara is as far away as the sky’s limit, because we have perpetuated in samsara since beginningless time; but from another perspective, we can also say it is right in front of us, since clarity at the present moment is the source of samsara. For those interested, there are writings on this topic in Vajrayana scriptures.

在佛教里面，从光明当中产生无明的概念本身，也是一个难题。光明当中怎么会产生无明？其实，轮回的源头，既可以说远在天边，因为我们从无始以来，一直都在轮回；从另外一个角度来讲，也可以说轮回近在眼前，因为当下的光明就是轮回的源头。如果各位有兴趣，可以进一步去了解、研究密宗的相关论著。

All celestial bodies in the universe, including the Milky Way and the solar system, have their path and cycle. Human life also has its cycle; it continues indefinitely, due to its ever-present power or life force, until such time Buddhahood is attained. This life force is inconceivable, and perpetuates in a cycle from beginning to end.

宇宙当中的所有天体，包括银河系、太阳系，都有它的轨道和周期。人的生命也有这样的周期，直到成佛之间，永远都不会自己停下来，因为它的动力、生命力始终存在。生命的力量是不可思议的，它的周期从起点到终点一直循环不止。

What is the beginning? It is clarity. What is the end? It is still clarity. Clarity is the beginning as well as the end of samsara. There is no religious component in this principle. We can all experience and gain this realization regardless of who we are. That is because the structure of the mind is the same for everyone.

起点是什么？就是光明。终点是什么？还是光明。光明既是轮回的起点，也是轮回的终点。这些道理当中，没有任何信仰的成分。无论是谁去研究、去体会，都可以感知到。因为我们的心灵结构，是没有区别的。

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