The Wrong Road

　　歧途

A wandering ascetic, having heard of the Buddha, traveled everywhere looking for him. One night he came to stay in a house where the Buddha was also staying but, not knowing the Buddha's physical appearance, he was unaware of his presence. The next morning he arose and continued on his way, still searching for the Buddha. To search for peace and enlightenment without correct understanding is like this.

　　一位得知佛陀的苦行僧，为了寻找佛陀四处游行。有一天晚上，他和佛陀同住在一间房子里，可是，却不识佛陀的肉身，也没有觉察到他就在他面前。第二天早上，他便起身继续上路，去寻找佛陀。要寻找平静和觉悟而没有正确的知见就像如此。

Due to a lack of understanding of the truth of suffering and its elimination, all the subsequent factors on the path will be wrong-wrong intentions, wrong speech, wrong actions, and wrong practice of concentration and tranquility. Your likes and dislikes are not a trustworthy guide in this matter either, although foolish people may take them for their ultimate reference. Alas, it is like traveling to a certain town you unknowingly start out on the wrong road, and since it is a convenient one, you travel it in comfort. But it will not take you where you want to go.

　　由於对苦与解除苦的真相不明了，所以随後“道”的因素，都会跟著错误──错误的动机、错误的言谈、错误的行为及错误的定的修习。虽然愚痴的人会拿喜、恶做最後的指引。但是它们却不是可以信赖的引导啊!就好像要旅游到某个乡落──你不知觉地误入歧途，而就因为这是一条很方便的路，所以就舒服地继续旅行。但是，它永远比无法领你到你想去的地方。