★ 不平坦 ★

So this was the Enlightenment that the Buddha experienced under the fig tree:

這便是釋迦牟尼在無花果樹下所參悟的道：

the realization that, instead of giving in to our wishes, we can break free from them – rather like when we are feeling thirsty and take no notice, and the feeling goes away.

與其遷就我們的願望，我們可以擺脫他們——而不像我們覺得口渴時，不予理會，口渴的感覺就沒有了。

You can see that the way to do this is far from easy.

你能想象得出來通往這個境界的道路是不平坦的。

The Buddha called it the 'middle way', because it lay between useless self-torment and thoughtless pleasure-seeking.

釋迦牟尼稱這條道路為“中間道路”，因為它在無益的自我折磨和無思慮的舒适生活之間通向真正的解脫。

The important thing is to find the right balance: in what we believe, in the decisions we make, in what we say and what we do, in the way we live,

這裡的關鍵是尋找到正确的平衡：正當的信仰，正當的決定，正當的言語，正當的行為，正當的生活，

in our ambitions, in our conscience and our innermost thoughts.

正當的追求，正當的意識，正當的沉思。

That was the essential message of the Buddha's sermons,

這是釋迦牟尼宣講的教義中最重要的内容，

and these sermons made such a deep impression on people that many followed him and worshipped him as a god.

這種講道給人們留下如此深刻的印象，緻使許多人追随他并像敬奉一位神那樣敬奉他。

Today there are almost as many Buddhists in the world as there are Christians, especially in Southeast Asia, in Sri Lanka, Tibet, China and Japan.

今天世界上的佛教徒幾乎與基督徒一樣多，特别是在東南亞，斯裡蘭卡，中國(尤其是西藏)，日本。

But not many of them are able to live their lives in accordance with the Buddha's teachings, and so achieve that inner calm.

但是隻有少數信徒能夠按照釋迦牟尼的教義生活并達到内心清靜的境界。

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