今天给大家讲，很多人学佛、拜佛、念经，到现在还不知道佛到底是怎么样的。其实，佛是境界很高的，是大智慧者，是无上正等正觉。实际上用人间的话来讲，佛是什么呢？佛的理智、情感和能力都同时达到最圆满境地的人格。就是说，在人间都称他为佛的人，他是学佛学得很好的人，他的理智、他的情感和他的能力同时都达到最圆满境地的人格。也就是说，这个人他完全有控制自己理智的能力，完全有控制自己情感的能力，完全有自己在人间驾驭所有的事和物的能力，并且脱离了人间的烦恼。不管人间发生了什么事情，他都有驾驭它的能力。比如说家里出什么事情了，他就有办法把它解决掉。又比如说他自己的命不行了，他有办法让它超脱。他家里不管出现了什么事情，他都有一种超人的智慧。在家里发生感情问题的时候，他的情感他也能控制住，他的理智完全不会失控，所有的一切都是非常圆满的。
We continue our Dharma talk today. Many people learn Buddhism, pay respects to the Buddhas, and recite sutras, yet even now they still do not truly understand what a Buddha actually is. In reality, a Buddha is someone of an extremely high spiritual state, a being of great wisdom—unsurpassed, complete, and perfect enlightenment. If we explain it in everyday terms, what is a Buddha? A Buddha is a person whose rationality, emotions, and abilities have all simultaneously reached the most perfect and complete state. In other words, when we say someone in the human world is a Buddha, it means this person has practised Buddhism exceptionally well. Their rationality, their emotions, and their abilities have all reached ultimate perfection at the same time. Such a person has the absolute capacity to govern their reason and emotions. They possess the power to navigate all worldly matters and objects while having already transcended human afflictions. No matter what happens in the world, they have the capacity to handle it. For example, if trouble arises in the family, they have the means to resolve it. If their own life is reaching its end, they have the means to transcend it. Regardless of the circumstances, they possess a form of superhuman wisdom. When relationship issues arise at home, they can control their emotions; their reason never loses control. Everything is complete and perfect.
什么叫圆满？圆满就是说，你的理智和感情能够解决问题，那就叫圆满。如果就算你有理智，但是你没有解决问题，你还不算圆满。比如说你要发脾气了，但你明明知道我不能发脾气，我今天把它忍耐了，我不去跟他吵架。表面上看，你是有情感忍耐性的，但是实际上你还是没有真正地解决问题。实际上，这个人还没达到圆满、究竟。就是说，没有彻底。你有智慧，但是没有究竟，不能完全脱离它；你有情感，你不能控制住它；你有能力，但是你不是完全能够真正地理解它。在你 24 小时当中，在你所有的人生当中，你的能力到底有多强？只有佛，他才会达到一种究竟圆满。“究竟”是什么意思？到了底了，他才能算圆满。就是这个事情彻底解决了，那就圆满了，而且是人格。因为用人来讲，他虽然有肉体，但是他如果是佛的话，他就是有人格，这个人格就很重要。而这个人格实际上就是超越了人之上的，叫人格。因为他是人，他还没有涅槃，所以我们还只能把他称为是人格。实际上他在人间已经是佛了。所以我们要学佛的样子，学佛的境界，学佛的究竟，学佛对感情、理智和能力同时具有的那种超人的人格，实际上你就是在成为佛。
So what does “perfection” actually mean? Perfection means that your rationality and your emotions are able to resolve the problem. That is called perfection. If you have rational understanding but the problem is still not resolved, then it is not perfection. For instance, you are about to lose your temper, but you tell yourself, “I must not lose my temper today,” and you endure it without arguing. On the surface, it seems you have emotional restraint. But in reality, the problem has not truly been resolved. This means you have not yet reached perfection or completeness. It is not thorough. You may have wisdom, but it is not ultimate—you cannot fully transcend the situation. You may have emotions, but you cannot fully control them. You may have abilities, but you do not truly understand them in depth. Over your entire life, across every hour of the day, how strong is your ability really?
因为佛菩萨是大智的。什么叫大智？就是非常非常有智慧。什么叫大悲？就是非常非常慈悲。当一个人有慈悲心的时候，实际上他是属于本性善良。因为一个人有悲悯心的话，这个人绝对不会没有智慧。因为当你可怜某一个人的时候，你不会做出那些超乎于常人所失去理智的事情。你恨人家，你才会做出一些超乎常人的姿态。你很恨人家，你没有悲悯心啊。因为你心中老存在着恨、嫉妒、贪、瞋、痴，这种愚痴实际上让你不会有悲悯心的。愚痴是什么？愚痴就是说，因为你不了解这个事物，你觉得这个事物我一定要去做，这叫愚痴。而真正有悲悯心的人， 就是说，他能够慈悲他，他能够原谅他。有悲心的人，他一定不会愚痴的。举个例子：很多去买六合彩的人，他愚痴吗？他愚痴。人家伤他，他一定要报复人家的人，他愚痴吗？愚痴。但是这个愚痴是怎么来的呢？就是因为他心中有一种复仇的心理——因为你今天欺负我了，所以我报复人家。这种人没有悲悯心，他不懂得因果。所以有悲悯心的人，他不会犯愚痴，他也不会瞋恨人家。有悲悯心的人不会贪。因为有贪心的人，他不会有悲悯心的。举个例子：我好了，还想好。我的孩子明年考不上精英中学，如果你悲悯这个孩子，你知道这个孩子智商不是太好，学数学不是太好，读文科还不错。有的孩子天生读数学好，有的孩子天生读文科好，实际上中学之前就能够判断出一个孩子这方面的智商。但是怎么样由悲悯心过来而不贪呢？ 就是说你想到孩子可怜的地方，你想到孩子已经很努力了，但还是不能够达到目的，你觉得这个事情不是为我所能够控制住的事情，那你就不会去贪了，这也叫悲悯心。
Only a Buddha reaches ultimate perfection. What does “ultimate” mean? It means reaching the very end—only then can it be called perfection. The issue is completely resolved, once and for all. And this perfection is expressed through character, or personality. If a Buddha manifested in this world, they still have a physical body, and therefore possess a transcendent ‘personality’. This personality is vital because it transcends the ordinary human level. Because they are still among us and have not yet entered nirvana, we still refer to this as their ‘character’ or ‘personality’—yet, in truth, they are already a Buddha in the human world. Therefore, when we emulate the Buddha’s manner, his spiritual state, and his ultimate perfection—when we strive for that superhuman personality where emotion, reason, and ability are perfectly balanced—we are, in fact, becoming Buddhas ourselves.
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas possess great wisdom. What is great wisdom? It is profound, extraordinary wisdom. And what is great compassion? It is deep, boundless compassion. When a person has compassion, it means their inherent nature is very kind. A person who possesses compassion will never lack wisdom. Why? Because when you feel compassion for someone, you will not act irrationally or lose control. It is only when you hate others that you behave in extreme and irrational ways. Hatred arises because there is no compassion. When your heart is constantly filled with hatred, jealousy, greed, anger, and delusion, this ignorance prevents compassion from arising. What is delusion? Delusion means not understanding a matter clearly, yet insisting on acting upon it anyway. That is delusion. A truly compassionate person is merciful and forgiving. A person with compassion will not be deluded. Let me give you a simple example. People who buy lottery tickets obsessively—are they deluded? Yes, they are. A person who insists on taking revenge whenever they are hurt—are they deluded? They are. But where does this delusion come from? It comes from a mindset of revenge: “You bullied me, so I must retaliate.” Such a person has no compassion and does not understand the law of cause and effect.
A compassionate person will not fall into delusion, nor will they harbour hatred. A compassionate person will also not be greedy. Greed and compassion cannot coexist. For instance, a greedy person might think, ‘I am doing well, but I want to be even better.’ Consider your child who might not pass the entrance exam for a selective school next year—if you have compassion for that child, you will recognise their strengths and weaknesses. You might know they struggle with maths but are gifted in literature. A child’s intellectual leaning is often clear long before high school. How could you use compassion to give rise to a state of non-greed? You can think of the child’s struggles; you see how hard they have worked and realise that even with that effort, they might not reach a certain goal. When you accept that some things are beyond your control, you stop being greedy for a specific result. This is the working of compassion.
菩萨是全智全悲的。就是菩萨的智慧是完全的、圆融的，他的悲心、他的智慧心也是完全的，而且佛是大能的人。什么叫大能？就是什么都能做得到的。你们可能还不理解什么叫大能。举个例子：你现在有能力去做到每一件事情，但是，你不是大能。比方说，你今天身体不好了， 我有能力，我去看病，我去吃药。那你是有这个能力，但你有没有能力让它完全好啊？今天这个麻烦事情来了，突然之间你想出很多点子来了，而且这些点子能把你所有在人间的麻烦全部去掉，那就叫大智，那就是大能。比如单位老板今天对你有不开心的事情，你当时正在做一件事情，他正好进来看见你在做其它事情，而这个事情呢，实际上你也是为他做的，但是当时你又不能解释说我不是在为我自己做。已经被老板误解了，你又不能讲。你有没有能力去把这个事情解决啊？这种事情在单位里多着呢。老板对你们的误会，老公对你们的误会，家里孩子对你们的误会……有的话讲不出来的，一讲出来就觉得自己很丢脸。在这种情况下，你怎么样来解释？用什么样的智慧？ 如果你能把这件事情做圆满了，那就是大能。师父对你们的要求不高，多努力去做你们做不到的事情，如果你们做不到，怎么会有大能啊？能力，这个能力是超乎人间的能力，这是一种智能。这种智能是因为你学佛之后，你有这种第六感觉了，你修心之后，你掌握了一种超人的脑纤维波和思维。你可以让对方知道你在想什么，不是动不动就讲个话出来的，那是因为你修炼出来的，到了最后，脑子里会产生一种思维智能，一种智慧的信息，可以让对方知道你在想什么，那才叫智慧的圆融。
Bodhisattvas embody all-encompassing wisdom and all-encompassing compassion. This means their wisdom is whole and harmoniously integrated, and their compassionate heart and wise mind are also complete. Moreover, Buddhas are beings of great capability. What does “great capability” mean? It means being capable of accomplishing anything. You may not yet understand what great capability truly is. Let me give you an example. Right now, you may have the ability to do many things, but that does not mean you possess great capability. For instance, if you fall ill, you have the ability to see a doctor and take medicine. You do have that ability—but do you have the ability to make the illness completely disappear? When a difficult situation arises unexpectedly and you can instantly come up with many solutions that completely resolve all your worldly troubles, that is great wisdom; that is great capability.
学佛这么容易吗？你以为你今天做错了一个事情，做个动作、讲句话就可以吗？人对一个事情不理解，大不了跑过去对老板讲。其实今天我不讲，找个适当的时候我跟你解释一下，或者用一封信，或者用一个动作来向老板表示：我今天在做这个事情，实际上不是为自己的。而这都是人间的雕虫小技啊，不能让人理解的。佛菩萨是什么啊？你修到一定的时候，你脑子很干净，你的意念一到，对方能够接受，这就叫德能啊。你们以为人间的那些叫德能，能圆满啊？你们能做到吗？师父可以叫一个人马上理解我，我可以马上叫这个人知道我在想什么，知道师父对他是好的。我说他，他都能感到是好的。你们不都是这么感觉的吗？师父这就是 POWER，就叫能量啊。为什么我讲了你之后，你还想让师父再多说两句？不说还不行呢。这就是能够让人家理解你、接受你的那种能量，而且这种德能是全方位的，非常圆满的暗物质。
Consider a common scenario at work: your boss is unhappy with you. Perhaps he walks in and sees you doing something else, even though you were actually doing it for his benefit. You feel you cannot explain yourself without sounding like you’re making excuses. Do you have the ability to resolve this misunderstanding? These situations are everywhere—misunderstandings from your boss, your spouse, or your children. Some things feel impossible to say; speaking up might feel like losing face. How do you explain yourself then? What kind of wisdom do you use? If you can resolve such a situation perfectly and harmoniously, that is great capability.
I do not set impossible standards for you, but you must strive to achieve what currently feels beyond your reach. Without that effort, how can you develop great capability? This is a spiritual intelligence that transcends ordinary human capacity. It is a “sixth sense” that develops through Buddhist practice. By cultivating your mind, you master a form of superhuman brainwave and thought frequency. You can let another person perceive your intentions without needing to speak constantly. This is a result of your spiritual practice. Eventually, your mind generates a “thought intelligence”—a message of wisdom that allows others to know your intention. That is the true harmony of wisdom.
为什么圆满？因为它是通过天上再传到你的脑子里的。经过天上的东西，必定是非常 PURE（纯净）的，因为肮脏的东西从脑子里出去是上不了天的。只有通过这个发射台发射的东西都是干净的，别人才能收到。但是你想这个东西到发射台上去，你的信息必须是干净的，没有磁场干扰的，你才能让人家感应得很清楚。如果你发射上去的是肮脏的东西、肮脏的思维，别人就不能接收到你的信息，对方是收不到你这些信息的。学佛好，学菩萨好，但真正要做，我们就差远啦。对方对你们的不了解，孩子对你们的误解，老公对你们的误解，全部都是因为你们的信息很脏。你们根本不能让对方接受，你们根本不能让对方理解你们在想什么，所以你们发射出去的信息都是错误的。不要说信息了，就是夫妻之间讲话，你想把老公讲明白，老公一听到你这句话，就拍桌子跳起来了。听你说这个话都不理解，更何况你想先用脑子的意念让他理解。你们想想看，多难！经常讲“我不是这个意思啊”。你再解释啊？因为你已经让他误解了。跟孩子讲话也是的。你们不是都长着嘴吗？你们不是个个都会讲吗？为什么讲得经常吵架？为什么你们的意见人家不能够接受啊？到了最后还说：“你这个人怎么这样啊？”你们几十年下来怎么这样啊？你的嘴巴能够讲得清楚吗？
Do you think practising Buddhism is that easy? Do you think that after making a mistake, a gesture or a few words are enough to resolve it? When people feel misunderstood, their first instinct is to rush to their boss to explain. Perhaps, instead of speaking immediately, you wait for the right moment, or use a letter, or a subtle gesture to show, “I wasn’t doing this for myself.” But these are merely minor human tricks—they do not truly help others understand. So what would Buddhas and Bodhisattvas do? When you have cultivated to a certain level, your mind becomes incredibly clean. The moment your intention arises, the other person can receive it. This is “virtuous capability.” Do you think worldly methods can be called “virtuous capability” or achieve such perfection? Can you achieve this? I can make someone understand me instantly; I can let them know exactly what I am thinking and that I have their best interests at heart. Even when I discipline them, they can feel the kindness behind it. Don’t you all feel this too? That is power; that is energy. Why is it that after I point something out to you, you often want me to say a few more words? If I stop, you might even feel that something isn’t right. This is the energy that allows people to understand and accept you. This virtuous capability is an all-encompassing, perfectly harmonious “dark matter.”
Why is it so perfect? Because it is transmitted to your mind via the Heavens. Anything that passes through the Heavens must be extremely pure, because impurity cannot ascend from the mind to the Heavens. Only clean information transmitted through this “broadcasting station” can be received by others. But if you want your message to reach that station, your information must first be pure—free from magnetic interference—so that others can sense it clearly. If what you transmit is impure—dirty thoughts and contaminated intentions—others cannot receive your message at all. They simply cannot pick it up. We all want to learn from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas well, but when it comes to truly practising it, we are still very far off.
When people don’t understand you—when your children or spouse misunderstand you—it is all because the information you transmit is impure. You are unable to let others accept you; you are unable to let them understand what you are really thinking. The information you send out is already distorted. Forget the mental transmission of information—just look at how couples speak to each other. You try to explain yourself to your husband, and the moment he hears your words, he slams the table and explodes. He cannot even understand what you are saying verbally—how could you expect him to understand your intention first through the mind? Think about it—how difficult is that? That is why people often say, “That’s not what I meant!” But the misunderstanding has already taken root. It is the same with children. Don’t you all have mouths? Don’t you all know how to speak? Then why does speaking so often lead to arguments? Why are your opinions so often rejected? In the end, you hear, “Why are you like this?” After decades, you are still like this. Can your mouth really explain things clearly?
怎么这样啊？没怎么样。就是你们脑子里错误的信息，没有大智大能，然后加上你们嘴巴里出去的话，给对方造成了一种刺激感，而这种刺激感本身就不符合正常逻辑。从电学上讲，叫脉冲。你这个脉冲跟他那个脉冲不合适，所以夫妻之间都会吵架。谈恋爱也是这样的，等到感情脉冲不相适的时候，一句话，就连打个喷嚏，“怎么我一说话，你就打喷嚏啊”，都不行的。所以，菩萨是大智大慧的，任何思维到了脑子里就圆融了，就是说他出来的东西绝对不会伤到人家，绝对是干净的。所以，他出来的东西真的叫全智全悲、大智能。实际上，菩萨称为“觉者”。觉悟的人，绝对不会跟人家去斤斤计较的。为什么你们徒弟跟师父讲话，师父经常讲“不要解释，要学会不解释”。错了嘛，也就错了。解释什么？有什么好解释的？想想一个人在解释时的那种形象，经常话都讲不清楚。你本身解释的话，实际上你已经是承认错误了，实际上你已经没有这种超人的能力，你没有解决问题的方法了；反之你不讲话却胜过讲话，你不解释，人家也会冷静地反过来想想，他做错了没有。
Why does this happen? It’s because the information in your mind is flawed; you lack great wisdom and great capability. Your words become a “stimulus” to the other person that defies logic. In electrical terms, we call this a pulse. If your pulse is out of sync with theirs, you will clash. And that’s why couples argue. Romantic relationships are the same. When emotional pulses no longer align, even a single sentence—or even a sneeze—can cause a fight: “Why do you have to sneeze just as I’m talking?”
In contrast, a Bodhisattva possesses great wisdom. Every thought that enters their mind is harmonised; whatever they express will never harm another person; it is always clean and pure. This is what it means to possess complete wisdom, complete compassion, and great spiritual intelligence. In fact, Bodhisattvas are called “Enlightened Ones.” An enlightened person never nitpicks or haggles over trifles. This is why when you disciples talk to me, I often say: “Don’t explain; learn the art of not explaining.” If you are wrong, then you are wrong—so what is there to explain? Think about how a person looks when they are desperately trying to explain themselves—they often can’t even get the words out clearly. The moment you explain, you are already admitting errors. You have already lost that transcendent ability; you are showing you have no other way to resolve the issue. Conversely, silence can be more powerful than speech. If you do not explain, the other person may cool down and reflect on whether they were the one in the wrong.