四八 反璞归真
「人的灵修生活可分三个阶段。」大师说：「物质的、精神的和神圣的。」
「什么是物质的阶段？」弟子们切切地问。
「这是看山是山，看水是水的阶段。」
「精神阶段呢？」
「当人观察事务鞭辟入里时，看山非山，看水非水。」
「神圣的阶段呢？」
「那是澈悟之境。」大师吃吃一笑：「当看山又是山，看水又是水之时。」
HOMECOMING
“There are three stages in one’s spiritual development,” said the Master. “The carnal,
the spiritual and the divine.”
“What is the carnal stage?” asked the eager disciples.”
“That’s the stage when trees are seen as trees and mountains as mountains.”
“And the spiritual?”
“That’s when one looks more deeply into things — then trees are no longer trees and
mountains no longer mountains.”
“And the divine?”
“Ah, that’s Enlightenment,” said the Master with a chuckle, “when trees become trees
again and mountains, mountains.”