你說你不愚癡嗎？你若不愚癡，為什麼你受了戒，還要犯戒？
你若不愚癡，為什麼一切不應該做的事情，你都要去做？
就因為這愛和欲。愛，也看不破；欲，也放不下。
因為你看不破、放不下，所以就不得自在。
You object to my saying you are stupid? If you weren’t stupid, then why, once you’ve received the precepts, would you then break them? If you aren’t stupid, then why do you want to do things that you should not do? Just because of craving and desire. You can’t see through love and you can’t put down desire, and so you aren’t at ease.

這世間一個財，一個色，這兩種把很多修道的人都給害了。
修道的人放不下財，就貪財；放不下色，就貪色。
你貪財好色，那道業絕對不會成就的。
In this world, there is wealth on the one hand, and sex on the other. These two harm many people who cultivate the Way. If people who cultivate the Way cannot renounce wealth, they will be greedy for it. If they cannot renounce sex, they will be greedy for sex. If you are greedy for wealth and sex, you cannot accomplish your work in the Way.

我們人修道，一定要沒有一切雜念，沒有妄想。
你若盡有一些妄想、雜念、貪瞋癡，在肚子裏頭裝滿了，
那當然你修什麼法門也不相應了。
When people cultivate the Way, they certainly should not indulge in any scattered thinking or false thoughts. If you have false and scattered thoughts, as well as greed, hatred, and stupidity filling up your belly, then you certainly aren’t going to obtain a response, no matter what Dharma-door you cultivate.

修行修什麼？修行就是把我們的妄想修沒有了，欲念修沒有 了，這就是有功夫了。
When we cultivate, what is it that we cultivate? We cultivate to get rid of false thoughts and thoughts of desire. That is real skill.

人為什麼有憂愁恐懼？就是因為人有這愛欲，所以才有憂愁恐 懼；
若把這愛欲斷了，就沒有什麼憂愁恐懼了。
Why do people worry and feel afraid? Simply because they have love and desire. If we can put an end to love and desire, then we will not have any worries or fears.

你修道不明白道，一邊修，就一邊丟；一邊叫你沒有愛欲，你 這邊愛欲就更多一點。
一天到晚想這個愛，想這個欲，想這種不乾淨的東西。
在你心裏頭，智慧水渾了，沒有智慧了，這是濁興起了。
所以你就不明白道，修道修來修去，也不證果，也不見道，
為什麼呢？就因為你有愛欲心；你若沒有愛欲心，很快就會見道了。
If you cultivate the Way, but do not understand it, then on the one hand you cultivate, but on the other hand you lose your cultivation. You’re advised not to hold onto any love and desire, but your love and desire keep on increasing! From morning to night, people think about such unclean things as love and desire. They become entangled, so that no matter what they think about, it’s really only variations on that one theme. The water of wisdom becomes turbid in their minds; their wisdom disappears. You cultivate day in and day out, but you don’t realize the fruition, and you don’t see the Way. Why? Because you have thoughts of love and desire. If you didn’t have thoughts of love and desire, you would be able to see the Way quickly.

修道的人見到欲，應該遠著它，如果你能見如不見，聞如不 聞，
「眼觀聲色內無有，耳聽塵事心不知。」
你在這時候，就不必修遠離行，你就天天和它在一起，也不會有麻煩，這樣是可以了；
要是不能這樣子，那就要修遠離行。
People who cultivate the Way should stay away from desire. You should keep your distance from it. You should see as if not seeing, hear as if not hearing.

The eyes contemplate shapes and forms, but inside there is nothing.
The ears hear the world’s sounds, but the mind is not aware of them.

When you reach that point, there is no need to practice keeping your distance. If you can be around sense objects all the time without any problem, then it is all right. But if you can’t handle that, then you should practice keeping your distance.

那麼這男女相愛，究竟有什麼意思呢？
這個相貌生得再好，裏邊都是革囊眾穢，裏邊裝的是屎、尿，九孔常流不淨，
眼睛就有眼眵出來，耳朵就有耳垢，鼻子又有鼻涕，口又有口水，大小便利等。
你說這究竟哪個是乾淨的呢？
Ultimately, what meaning is there in the love between men and women? No matter how perfect a person may be on the surface, inside there are all kinds of filth. Urine and excrement collect inside, and the nine apertures constantly flow with impurities. Matter comes out from the eyes, wax from the ears, mucus from the nose, and saliva from the mouth. Then there is urine and excrement. Which of these substances is pure and clean?

你這麼樣子向外馳求，這道你一定不明白，一定遇不著。
你遇不著道，你也不會明白道的，因為你越跑越遠嘛！
That “makes the Way difficult to obtain.” By seeking outside, they will not understand the Way, nor will they be able to encounter it. Since they won’t encounter it, even less will they understand the Way. The longer they run, the farther away they will get.

無明就是這一個黑暗的房子，
你若有了智慧，這黑暗的房子也會變成光明了。
Ignorance is represented by a dark room. If we have wisdom, the dark room will become bright.

我們人人都可以成道的，是一個道的器皿。
可是你染污心如果不去，就不能載道，不能成道。
All people can accomplish the Way; everyone is potentially a vessel that can hold the Way. But if you don’t get rid of your mental defilements, you can’t hold the Way. You can’t accomplish the Way.

淫欲心固然是染污，但這是最大的。
其餘的，你的貪心，你的瞋心，你的癡心，你的慢心，你的疑心，
貪、瞋、癡、慢、疑，這都是垢染的心。
都要把這些去了，你修行就能與道相應，返本還原，返回你本有的清淨心了。
Although sexual desire is the greatest defilement, there are others. Greed, hatred, stupidity, pride, and doubt are all defilements in your mind. You should get rid of them, and then you will have a response in your
cultivation of the Way. You will be able to return to the source, go back to the origin, and regain your
inherent, pure mind.

好像人說：「要出家！要出家！」
要出家就出了嘛！講它幹什麼？這就是因為沒有遠離之念，所以就這麼唱唱歌而已。
For example, some of you say you want to leave the home-life. If you want to leave home, then go ahead and leave home. Why simply talk about it? You’re still just talking about it because you haven’t really made the resolve to leave home. You are just singing a tune.

修行的人，要聞而思，思而修，修而證。
不應單單地就口裏記得，耳裏聽佛法，而身不去行，
一定要實實在在去做才算。
Cultivators should hear the Dharma and then contemplate it, contemplate the Dharma and then cultivate it, cultivate the Dharma and then realize it. Cultivators should not only be able to discuss or to listen to the
Buddhadharma, they should also able to put it into practice. It only counts when you actually go and do it.

你有過若不能改，那過是永遠存在的；你若能改過自新，罪就 消滅了，沒有了。
If we have offenses and don’t change them, then the offenses always remain with us. If we can reform and make a fresh start, then the offenses disappear.

所有一切萬事萬物，你看它是好，它就會是好；你想它是壞， 那麼就隨心所變。
一切一切都是唯心所現，在你自己這個真心裏所現出來的，
所以你就不要被虛妄所迷住。
什麼是虛妄呢？這一切外相都是虛妄，唯有你自己的本性那才是真實的，
所以人不要執妄迷真，執著這個妄，把真的都忘了。
If you regard the myriad events and things as good, then they are good; and if you regard them as bad, then they will be just as you think of them. Everything is just a manifestation of your mind. Things come forth as a revelation of your true mind. So you shouldn’t be deluded by what is false and illusory. All outer appearances are false and illusory. Only your fundamental nature is true. Don’t be attached to the false and forget about the true.