08/17/2026
衆生就像襁褓的嬰兒，佛菩薩就像慈母，懷抱著這些衆生，超越生死苦海，到達涅槃彼岸。
衆生就像襁褓的嬰兒，佛菩薩就像慈母，懷抱著這些衆生，超越生死苦海，到達涅槃彼岸。所以我們的修行要知道一點一滴都離不開佛菩薩的加持。
Sentient beings are like infants in swaddling clothes, while Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are like loving mothers who cradle them, carrying them across the bitter ocean of birth and death to the other shore of Nirvana. Thus, in our spiritual practice, we must realize that every step relies on the blessings and support of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
我們可以想像母親，在過去，出去種田，背上都背著孩子，荷負眾生，如慈母愛子。菩薩擔負眾生，是為了出離世間，出離三界六道，三界統苦，苦不可言。
We can picture a mother from times past: when she went out to work in the fields, she would carry her child on her back. Just as a loving mother cherishes her child, Bodhisattvas bear the burden of sentient beings, seeking to lead them out of this world—out of the Three Realms and the Six Paths of existence—where suffering is all-encompassing and indescribable.
眾生像無知小兒，在這火宅裡面不知出離。佛菩薩就想盡一切的方法，去引導眾生，心不暫捨。
Sentient beings are like ignorant children trapped in a burning house, unaware of the need to escape. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas employ every possible means to guide them, never for a moment abandoning them.
這裡比喻，(就像)長者家裡富饒，財寶多，而他只有一個孩子。長者當然非常疼愛這個孩子，把他看作掌上明珠。所有的財寶，樂具，全部都給他，應有盡有，你要什麼都給你，讓你快樂。而且這種心是沒有疲倦的，這是我們能想像得到。
This is illustrated by the metaphor of a wealthy elder who possesses vast treasures yet has only one child. Naturally, the elder dotes on this child, regarding him as the apple of his eye. He bestows all his wealth and sources of happiness upon the child, providing everything imaginable to ensure his joy—and he does so tirelessly, a devotion we can easily envision.
慈父愛子，甚至超過他自己的生命，如念一子。菩薩就如同這樣的心，對一些眾生就像自己唯一的兒子一樣，所有眾生的需求都盡量地滿足，讓他快樂。
A loving father cherishes his child even more than his own life; his thoughts are constantly with that one child. Bodhisattvas harbor a similar heart, regarding sentient beings as their own only child; they strive to satisfy every need and bring them happiness.
這個快樂必須得是真實的快樂，不能夠暫時快樂，之後就苦了，這個不行。眾生怎麼能得到真實的快樂呢？要教導他斷惡修善，起碼不要下三惡道，能夠保證在三善道受生。
Yet, this happiness must be genuine; fleeting pleasure that leads to subsequent suffering will not suffice. How, then, can sentient beings attain true happiness? They must be taught to cease doing evil and to cultivate goodness—at the very least, to avoid falling into the Three Lower Realms and to ensure rebirth in the Three Higher Realms.
但是這個也是暫時的，也不能夠保證永恆。所以要教導他們出離三界，讓他們得到真實的、永恆的快樂。光出三界還不夠，後面還有很長的路要走，要成佛。所以直至令他們入無餘涅槃而後已。這個無餘涅槃指的是：佛的大涅槃。
However, even that is merely temporary and cannot guarantee eternity. Therefore, they must be taught to transcend the Six Realms entirely, attaining true and everlasting happiness. Merely escaping the Six Realms is not enough; a long journey lies ahead—the path to Buddhahood. Thus, the ultimate goal is to guide them until they enter [Nirvana without residue]—the Great Nirvana of the Buddha.
