2008年1月3日星期四

御書聖訓 【覆上野書】Gosho Quotes (The Two Kinds of Faith)

本文:
有信法華經之人。有如火之信,有如水之信。如火之信者,聽聞時如火之燃,稍遠之,則有棄心。如水之信者,永不為退之信也。【覆上野書】

通解:
如今有信法華經的人,有人如火一般地信仰,也有人如水一般地信仰。如火一般信仰的人,是指聽聞法門時,心情如熊熊烈火,但隨著時間流逝而興起放棄之心。如水一般信仰的人,是指經常保持不退之心信仰的人。

Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra.The belief of some is like fire while of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire. But as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing.
(The Two Kinds of Faith)

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