纪录片《佛教世界的七大奇观》 中国香港天坛大佛（6）

Zen, and its ancestor Chan, is a very practical form of Buddhist¹ wisdom.

禅（Zen），及其古词“禅”（Chan）是佛陀智慧的一种具体实践形式。

It encourages a process of rediscovery by living simply.

它鼓励通过简单的生活重新发现的过程。

The Zen tradition emphasises that enlightenment is possible here and now.

传统禅宗强调任何时间地点都可能开悟。

Is it then very different from other forms of Buddhism²?

这样是不是显得禅宗与众不同？

Zen means pointing directly to our mind, it means right now wake up, you know, and be clear, what are you doing now.

禅意味直指我们的精神世界，意味着当下觉悟，意味着明白自己正在做的事。

Actually, our mind is not complicated.

事实上，我们的心灵并不是那么复杂。

It is our thinking with our life that is very complicated.

复杂的是我们队生活的看法。

So Zen is a tool to help us to bring back our mind to our everyday life and be simple.

因此禅是一种工具，它能使我们的心灵回归到日常生活，变得简单。

Zen, like all Buddhist practice, turns philosophy into a tool to help in day-to-day life.

禅，就像所有的佛教修行一样，将哲学转变为帮助处理日常生活的方法。

Meditation³ is also used to bring about a tangible⁴ outcome, either in the understanding of the world or in our ability to deal with it, and with the suffering we see all around and feel within us.

冥想也会使我们获得切实的成果。不管是我们对世界的看法，还是我们的处理能力——处理外部世界的能力，和处理我们所见的周遭苦难和自己承受的内心之苦的能力。

One thing that struck me was that whatever the regional variations of Buddhism, issues of suffering are right at the core of the philosophy.

令我惊讶的是，无论佛教的地区差异有多大，苦难却总是这门哲学的核心内容。

Now that is really interesting, because in general over the last 2,500 years,

这非常有趣，因为在过去的2500多年中，

the cultures of the East have been very unabashed about suffering, they don't mind putting it centre stage.

东方文化对苦难并不避讳。他们并不介意把它放到舞台中央。

Whereas in the West, these are issues that we can sometimes try to brush under the carpets.

但在西方，人们有时恨不得把它扫到地毯下。

In the modern age, for instance, we've been accused of trying to cheat death itself.

在现代社会，举个例子来说，我们常被指责为试图逃避死亡。

But just look at that statue, there's the Buddha⁵ promising⁶ to deal with all the suffering in the world.

但是，看看那尊佛像，那就是许诺去化解世间所有苦难的佛陀。

So it does make you wonder what future Buddhism has as a global belief system.

这使你想要知道，作为全球性信仰的佛教将会拥有怎样的未来。

What's going to happen when ideas of the East, which put suffering to the fore⁷, start to take root in the West?

东方的观念是要先经历痛苦。这种思想要是在西方扎根后又会如何？

1 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

2 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

3 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

4 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

5 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。