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頂禮 薄伽梵 智及維摩詰 師尊:
頂禮 歷代 聖祖師佛:
感謝 薄伽梵 智及維摩詰 師尊慈悲恩賜弟子積功德,弟子願把所有功德迴向所有眾生。
敬愛的
薄伽梵 智及維摩詰 師尊,您好!
呈上昨天
薄伽梵 智及維摩詰 師尊的恩賜的英文博客的翻譯。從這篇博客文章可以見到一個明顯的理由為甚麼愈來愈多人對基教信仰生起了懷疑,甚至是反感的心理,直接的結果,就是承認自己是基督教或是天主教的人愈來愈少。也給了弟子們一個鼓舞,同時也是鞭策要做得更好。
現呈上弟子的翻譯,感謝
薄伽梵 智及維摩詰 師尊恩賜。
弟子
VFX 叩呈
2011年6月3日
Kate,有關厚厚的聖經的情況,就是它們是那麼的吸水。
在星期日我應我的小姑(小姨)的邀請去了金剛禪佛教去慶祝佛誕辰。作為一個從小養育為天主教徒(的我),我去不是為一些靈性的必需(我現在是不可知論者),是因為我好奇想去與我在天主教的經驗比較。
真的大開眼界!那裏有很多講話的顯貴人仕,是有點悶,但我是明白佛教宣揚智慧的言語是應該留意及以他們給予的良好精神來吸收的。
那裏也有舞龍,有一些很嚴肅及正規的儀式的東西,有些唱歌,及有一個很驚人的六歲小活佛的表演,完美的彈奏莫扎特的音符。那是認真的不真實(這句話的精神應該是“難而置信”)。
過程是笑及開玩笑及包容性的,雖然我只穿著牛仔服及一件馬球衫(即非常輕便的衣服)。那裏有相信五百人在那裏,我們都吃了生日蛋糕及有禮物──真的奇妙。
不過最重要的,就是他們讚美上帝(天主教的那個),他們給土著人社團尊重,及也有其他的文化。
相比較,我的天主教記憶就全部都是正規的,我們被教育只有上帝才是正確及我們沒有人是有價值的,只有通過崇拜才令我們變得有價值。反之,佛教徒似乎在講只要我們對我們的隣居好,開放及誠實,友善及支持,這些能量在我們全部人之間流通,那麼宇宙及一般而言會令所有事情ok(沒有問題)。
我沒有遭到任何的啟示,但啊,這令我睜開眼睛看為甚麼聖公會的信仰是那麼錯誤。
OP,你可以成為任何你想做的人,但我留意到在你的文章中有二三次你在說“低於平常人”。如Kate很正確的講,你只是十足你想做的人而已,停止容許教堂說你不夠好。我是毫不懷疑這不是上帝想你明白的信息──祂愛的就是這個你,你應該為此高興。
The thing about thick bibles though, Kate, is that they’re so absorbent.
I went to Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism on Sunday at the invitation of my sister in law to celebrate Buddha’s Birthday. Now, raised a practicing Catholic I went not out of some spiritual necessity (I’m agnostic now) but because I was curious to compare this event with my experiences in Catholicism.
What an eye opener! There was a lot of talking from dignitaries, which was a bit boring, but I understood that Buddhism preaches words of wisdom should be heeded and absorbed in the good spirit in which they’re given.
There was also dancing dragons, some very solemn and formal ceremonial things, some singing, and an amazing performance from a six year old “Living Buddha” who played Mozart note perfect. That was seriously unreal.
Right through it all though was laughing and joking and inclusiveness, no matter that I was dressed in jeans and a polo shirt. There was like 500 people there, and we all had birthday cake and got presents - it was amazing.
Most of all, though, is that they praised God (the Catholic one), they gave respect to the aboriginal community, and also some other cultures.
Compared to that, my Catholic memories were all formal, where we were taught that only God had it right and that none of us were worthy, and only through worship would we become worthy. Rather, the buddhists seemed to be saying that so long as we do good by our neighbours, be open and honest and friendly and supportive, that this energy flows between all of us and the universe and generally makes everything okay.
I’m not suffering any revelations, but gee that opened my eyes to what Anglican faiths gets so wrong.
OP, you can be whoever you want, but I noted two or three times in your piece where you say about being “less than normal”. As Kate rightly says, you’re just dandy exactly the way you are, stop allowing the church to tell you you’re not good enough. I have no doubt that’s not the message God wants you to understand - he loves you just as you are, and you should joy in that. |
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