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第25章 附录:《瑜伽经》中英文对照(6)

30.The knowledge,bereft of covering and impurities,becoming infinite,the knowable becomes small.

去除了虚伪的包装和杂质的知识成了永恒不变的,无所不知的人的数量就会减少了。

31.Then are finished the successive transformations of the qualities,they having attained the end.

然后与有关三德的接连不断的转变就结束了,因为它们的循环也走到了尽头。

32.The changes that exist in relation to moments and which are perceived at the other end (at the end of a series)are succession.

变化是存在于一个时间段里的,这些变化也只有在结束(可以是一系列事物的结束)的时候才能被觉察出来,这就是所谓的变化的连续不断性。

33.The resolution in the inverse order of the qualities,bereft of any motive of action for the Purusha,is Kaivalya,or it is the establishment of the power of knowledge in its own nature.

当他们丧失了为自我工作的动力,三德的反向就颠倒了,造成的结果是孤立或者自由或者说孤立或者自由是它本性上知识的力量的发展建立。

Aphorisms &;Maxims

辨喜箴言录

下面是从辨喜的作品和话语中挑选出来的简短哲学和道德箴言。这些简洁和有力的语句在他的作品中你会不断遇到,在这里,我们选出一部分献给读者。

Love is always the highest ideal.

爱是人类最高的理想。

The greatest name man ever gave to God is Truth.

人类曾赐予上帝的最伟大的名字是真理。

No one can get anything unless he earns it.This is an eternal law.

没有人能够获得任何东西,除非他值得拥有它。这是一个永恒的法则。

The brave alone can afford to be sincere.Compare the lion and the fox.

只有勇敢才能够忠诚。比较一下狮子和狐狸我们就会知道。

There is no other teacher but your own soul.

你的灵魂是你唯一的老师。

The totality of all souls,not the human alone,is the Personal God.

所有灵魂的全部,不只是人类的,是人的上帝。

That which is bound is nature,not the soul.

受束缚的是肉体,而不是灵魂。

Life is but a dream of death.

生活只是死亡的一个梦。

If we can find in ourself something that is not acted on by any cause,then we have known the Self.

如果我们在自己身上发现一些不是因为任何原因而起作用的东西,那我们就认识了自我。

Concentration is the essence of all knowledge,nothing can be done without it.

专注是一切知识所必需的,没有它,便一事无成。

Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.

教育是人固有的完美的显现。

The more you fly from nature,the more she follows you;and if you do not care for her at all,she becomes your slave.

你越是远离肉体,她越是追随你,如果你根本不理会她,她就变成你的奴仆。

He who has conquered the internal nature controls the whole universe;it becomes his servant.

一个征服内在欲望的人就控制了整个宇宙;欲望变成了他的奴隶。

There is no virtue higher than non-injury.

没有比宽容更高尚的品德。

Chastity is the basis of all religions.

纯洁是所有宗教的基础。

Mercy shall not be for men alone,but shall go beyond,and embrace the whole world.

仁慈不仅是对于人类,而且要继续超越,要拥抱整个世界。

There never was a friendship,especially of women,which was not exacting.

从来没有一丝友谊,尤其是女人,这是不正确的。

Renunciation is the very basis upon which ethics stands.

自我克制正是道德得以建立的基础。

Everything is fraught with fear:Renunciation alone is fearless.

一切都充满恐惧:唯独自我克制毫无畏惧。

Truth does not pay homage to any society,modern or ancient.Society has to pay homage to truth,or die.

真理不会尊敬任何社会,无论是现代或者古代。社会必须尊重真理,否则消亡。

The real individuality is that which never changes and will never change;and that is the God within us.

真正的个性从来不会改变,也将永远不会改变;那就是神性与我们同在。

The flesh and the devil are but degrees of difference from God Himself.

肉体与魔鬼只是源于神自身的不同等级。

Pure love has no motive.It has nothing to gain.

纯洁的爱没有动机,它从不去索取任何东西。

When a man has reached that perfect state,he is of the same nature as the Personal God.

当一个人达到完美的状态时,他的本性就像上帝一样。

Purity,patience,and perseverance are the three essentials to success,and above all,love.

纯洁、忍耐和坚持是成功不可缺少的三个要素,而成功最重要的,是爱。

The only worship is love.

爱是最高的崇拜。

Truth never dreams.

真理从来都不虚度。

By truth we attain fruits of work.

借助真理,我们收获工作的果实。

Through truth everything is attained.In truth everything is established.

通过真理,一切都可以获得。在真理中,一切都可以建立。

The worm that crawls under your feet today is a God to be.

今天在你脚下爬行的虫子是神变成的。

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

达到不朽的人不会被任何物质所搅乱。

Each individual has to work out his own salvation;there is no other way,and so also with nations.

每个人必须找到他自己的得救之道;没有其他办法,国家也是如此。

The strong,the well-knit,the young,the healthy,the daring alone are fit to be Yogis.

只有强大的人、善于思考的人、年轻的人、健康的人、勇敢的人,才适合成为瑜伽修炼者。

To the Yogi everything is bliss.

对于瑜伽修炼者,一切都是天赐之福。

Misery is caused by sin,and by no other cause.

痛苦是因罪恶所致,而不是其他原因。

From contentment comes superlative happiness.

最大的幸福来自满足。

Friendship with many is good at a distance.

有一定距离的友谊才是好的。