[2] 佛說四十二章經 The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha

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Sutra in Forty-Two Sections

Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society 

http://www.cttbusa.org/42s/42sections.asp

Section 2 - Eliminating Desire and Ending Seeking

The Buddha said, "Those who have left the home-life and become Shramanas cut off desire, renounce love, and recognize the source of their minds. They penetrate the Buddha's profound principles and awaken to the unconditioned Dharma. Internally they have nothing to attain, and externally they seek nothing. They are not mentally bound to the Way, nor are they tied to karma. They are free of thought and action; they neither cultivate nor attain certification; they do not pass through the various stages, and yet they are highly revered. This is the meaning of the Way."

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佛說四十二章經
http://book.bfnn.org/books/0024.htm#a13

宣化上人主講
一九七四年於美國加州三藩市金山聖寺

第二章 斷欲絕求

佛言。出家沙門者。斷欲去愛。識自心源。達佛深理。悟無為法。內無所得。外無所求。心不繫道。亦不結業。無念無作。非修非證。不歷諸位。而自崇最。名之為道。

這第二章是說無修無證的。

「佛言」：佛又說了。

「出家沙門者」：想出三界家，做沙門的人，要怎麼樣子呢？要斷欲。

前邊說欲愛斷者，好像斷這四肢似的，不復用之。

所以「斷欲去愛」：愛也沒有了，這時候，你「識自心源」：你認識自己心的本體了。

「達佛深理」：明白佛最深的這種理。

「悟無為法」：佛最深的這種理是無為而無不為，是無為法。

「內無所得」：你若往自己來講，無所得，無智亦無得。

「外無所求」：向外呢，也無所求了。

內無所得，這是無為法；外無所求，這也是無為法。

所謂：知事少時煩腦少，到無求處便無憂。

你達到內無所得，外無所求這種境界上，是「心不繫道」：你這心也不一定說是要修道，但總是在修道上。

「亦不結業」：但是也不造業，不造一切惡業。

這時候「無念無作」：你沒有一切的妄念了，只有一個正念。

所以一個妄念也沒有了，這叫無念。

一點虛妄的行為也沒有了，這叫無為、無作。

「非修非證」：這時候所作已辦，已經修到了極點，所以無可修了。

修無可修，這叫非修。

證無可證，已經得到道的本體，已經證果了，不用再證了，這叫非證。

「不歷諸位」：最初十住、十行、十迴向、十地，這一切的位置都不必經歷，豁然間就超越了。

「而自崇最」：而自己這種的果位是很崇高的。

「名之為道」：這叫什麼呢？

這是一個得道的沙門，他就是這樣子的。

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