2014年10月8日 第三天 《中觀根本慧論》
2014年10月8日 第三天教授內容 ： 龍樹菩薩的《中觀根本慧論》 第24品第8句至結束, 第22品和第1品。The third day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's four day teaching on Nagarjuna's "Fundamental Wisdom T...
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數字一和二之間還有什麼數？
如果你只知道整數，而不知道分數，那你就會認為一和二之間沒有其他的數了。
任何分數之間是否還有其他的數？
如果你只知道有理數而不知道無理數，你就不會認為任何分數之間都還有其他的數。
這倆個例子告訴我們，如果我們固守著我們现有的觀念，我們就不會學到新的知識，新的概念，也就沒法進入新的領域、新的境界。
那麼，有和無之間有什麼呢？
如果你覺得現象世界只有兩種可能：要麼有，要麼無。那麼你就無法理解佛法所說的世界。
佛法所說的現象既非不存在(非無)，也不像我們所認為的那樣存在(非有)。想要了解這其中的奧妙之處，不經過深入的學習是難以做到的。
幸運的是，龍樹的《中觀根本慧論》給了我們智慧的開示。
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Here is what I learned from ChatGPT:
Me: what is emptiness?
ChatGPT:
In Buddhism, "emptiness" (also known as "shunyata" in Sanskrit) refers to the absence of inherent existence in all things. It is the idea that all phenomena, including the self, are empty of an independent, unchanging essence. Emptiness is not a lack of something, but rather an understanding of the nature of things as they truly are.
Emptiness is a central doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, and is said to be the ultimate realization of the nature of reality. It is the understanding that all things are interconnected and dependent upon one another, and that there is no inherent, independent self. This realization is said to lead to a release from suffering, as it undermines the illusion of self and the attachment to things which are the root cause of suffering.
The concept of emptiness is often difficult to understand and can be misunderstood as nihilism or the negation of things. However, it is important to remember that emptiness does not mean that things do not exist, but rather that they do not exist in the way we usually perceive them to exist. Emptiness is not a denial of the reality of things, but a deeper understanding of the nature of things.
In summary, emptiness is the central doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism and refers to the absence of inherent existence in all things, meaning that all things are interconnected and dependent upon one another, and that there is no inherent, independent self. It is the ultimate realization of the nature of reality and is said to lead to release from suffering.