D19/365 从无明和痛苦中解脱出来 Liberation from ignorance, from sorrow

一月十九日 从无明和痛苦中解脱出来

我们总是怀着恐惧和希望在听，我们总想从别人那里得到启蒙，而无法靠自己去觉察和理解。如果某个开悟的人能满足我们的需求，我们就接受他；若是不能，我们又会继续寻找另一个能满足我们的人。因此大部分人所渴望的只是不同层次的满足罢了。但重点并不是去发现谁开悟了，而是要了解你自己。没有任何一个权威能够让你认识自己，缺乏自我认识，你是不可能解除无明和痛苦的。

January 19

Liberation from ignorance, from sorrow

We listen with hope and fear; we seek the light of another but are not alertly passive to be able to understand. If the liberated seems to fulfill our desires we accept him; if not, we continue our search for the one who will; what most of us desire is gratification at different levels. What is important is not how to recognize one who is liberated but how to understand yourself. No authority here or hereafter can give you knowledge of

yourself; without self-knowledge there is no liberation from ignorance, from sorrow.