【言谈录】慈悲和智慧是并行的

Practically all religions have said do not kill, but they have never prevented killing. Some religions have said that the things of the earth, including the living creatures, are put there for man's use—therefore kill and destroy them. Killing for pleasure, killing for commerce, killing for nationalism, killing for ideologies, killing for one's faith are all accepted as a way of life.

事实上几乎所有的宗教都说过不要杀生，但是他们从来没能阻止杀戮。某些宗教说过，地球上东西，包括生命，都是为人类的使用而准备的，因此可以杀死和毁灭它们。为快感而杀，为贸易而杀，为国家主义而杀，为意识形态而杀，为信仰而杀，都被作为一种生活方式接受。

As we are killing the living things of the earth and of the sea we are becoming more and more isolated, and in this isolation we become more and more greedy, seeking pleasure in every form. Intellect may perceive this, but it is incapable of complete action. Intelligence, which is inseparable from love, will never kill. 'Not to kill', if it is a concept, an ideal, is not intelligence.

我们在杀害陆地和海洋生命的时候，我们也在变得越来越孤立，我们在这种孤立中变得越来越贪婪，于是以各种方式去寻求快感。智力可以感知到这点，但是它却不能完整地行动。智慧和爱是分不开的，它从来不会杀戮。“不杀生”如果只是一个观念、一个理想，它就不是智慧。

When intelligence is active in our daily life it will tell us when to co-operate and when not to. The very nature of intelligence is sensitivity, and this sensitivity is love. Without this intelligence there can be no compassion. Compassion is not the doing of charitable acts or social reform; it is free from sentiment, romanticism and emotional enthusiasm. It is as strong as death. It is like a great rock, immovable in the midst of confusion, misery and anxiety. Without this compassion no new culture or society can come into being.

当智慧在我们的日常生活中运作，它会告诉我们什么时候去合作，什么时候不去。智慧的本性正是敏感性，而这种敏感性就是爱。没有这种智慧，就不可能有慈悲。慈悲不是做慈善活动或社会改革，它是从多愁善感、浪漫主义和情绪化的热情中解脱出来的。它和死亡一样强大。它就像一块巨石，屹立在困惑、苦恼和焦虑之中。没有这种慈悲，新的文化或社会就不可能出现。

Compassion and intelligence walk together; they are not separate. Compassion acts through intelligence. It can never act through the intellect. Compassion is the essence of the wholeness of life.

慈悲和智慧是并行的，不是分开的。慈悲通过智慧运作，从来不通过智力运作。慈悲是完整生活的实质。

The Whole Movement of Life is Learning, ‘Intelligence'

《教育就是解放心灵》之“智慧”