大愛與空性

「我們開始了解到萬法的本性是離於概念、本自性空的，也了解到種種外物，像這些桌椅、地毯、窗簾、牆壁，都不再是妨礙，我們就可以無限地擴展愛心，毫無阻撓。談論空性的真正目的是讓我們有此空性，因而能用不期望、無所求、不佔有的愛意填滿整個虛空，這也是大乘佛法最有力的貢獻之一。」

When we begin to realize that the nature of phenomena is free from concept, empty by itself, that the chairs and tables and rugs and curtains and walls are no longer in the way, then we can expand our notion of love infinitely. There is nothing in the way. The very purpose of discussing the nature of shunyata is to provide us that emptiness, so that we could fill the whole of space with a sense of affection - love without expectation, without demand, without possessions. That is one of the most powerful things that the mahayana has to contribute.

英文原版摘自邱陽創巴仁波切所著，Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, P.14；中文版請參照《當野馬遇見馴師—修心與慈觀》，鄭振煌中譯，知識領航出版。