一二八 本來面目
一天，大師問：「你們認為，什麼是最重要的宗教課題？」
他得到不少答案：
「天主存在嗎？」
「天主是誰？」
「與天主溝通的途徑？」
「人死後真得有永恒的生命嗎？」
大師却說：「都不是，最重要的問題是：『我是誰？』」
直到有一天，弟子們在座聽見大師與一位傳道者的對話，才恍然了悟那番言論的深義：
大師：「那麼，據你所說：你死後，你的靈魂會升天？」
傳道者：「是的。」
大師：「你的身體葬在墳墓裏？」
傳道者：「是的。」
大師：「朋友，容我問一聲：那麼你在那裏？」
EXPOSURE
One day the Master asked, “What, in your opinion, is the most important of all
religious questions?”
He got many answers: “Does God exist?” “Who is God?” “What is the path to God?”
“Is there a life after death?”
“No,” said the Master, “The most important question is: “Who am I?”
The disciples got some idea of what he was hinting at when they overheard him
talking to a preacher:
Master: “So then, according to you, when you die your soul will be in heaven?”
Preacher: “Yes.”
Master: “And your body will be in the grave?”
Preacher: “Yes.”
Master: “And where, may I ask, will you be?”