真乐
True Happiness
什么是真正的快乐？对于这个问题，不同的人有不同的诠释。贪财的人认为财富是真正的快乐；逐誉的人认为名声是真正的快乐；恋欲的人认为情爱是真正的快乐；有智的人认为修行是真正的快乐……真可谓五花八门，各说不一。
What is true happiness? To this question, different people have different answers. To those who love money, being rich is true happiness; to those who desire glory, becoming famous is true happiness; to those who seek love, finding love is true happiness; to a wise person, pursuing a spiritual path is true happiness… and so on. Indeed, these kaleidoscopic definitions show that everyone has his or her own interpretation of happiness.
其实，如果善加分析，以世间名利妙欲为目标的人，是永远也得不到真正的快乐的。
Yet upon closer examination, those who run after worldly fame and pleasure will never experience true happiness.
麦彭仁波切说：“被分别念波涛冲卷的人，修行得不到快乐的机会。”
Mipham Rinpoche says: “A person whose mind is pounded by the waves of discursive thoughts will never experience happiness in spiritual practice.”
侨居美国的噶罗仁波切也告诫西方人：“你们西方人财富如同天人一般，其实就像睡在荆棘上面，无论如何翻身，也始终没有快乐。内心烦恼没有息灭的人，是毫无快乐可言的。”
Gyalo Rinpoche, who now resides in the US, also advises Westerners: “The wealth and abundance enjoyed by you Westerners rival those of the celestial realm. Yet, like sleeping on a bed of thorns, no matter how you toss about, happiness still eludes you. Unless you are free from negative emotions, you will never gain any true happiness.”
世间的所谓快乐，不过是轮回的因。对这种如幻之乐越贪执，只会被轮回漩涡裹得越紧。
So-called happiness in the mundane world is nothing but the cause of samsara. The stronger you grasp onto this illusory happiness, the tighter you will be ensnared in the swirl of samsara.
只有彻底放下我执，方能获得永恒之真乐！
Only when one completely lets go of one’s self-obsession will one obtain everlasting, true happiness!
壬午年三月三十日
2002年5月12日
31st March, Year of RenWu
May 12, 2002
