抓癢的那一刻,是爽還是苦?
一個皮膚病人,傷口癢,用指甲抓,再到炭火坑上烤。佛陀對一個反對他的人畫了這幅畫,先問你同一題。
抓癢、烤火的那一刻,對那個病人來說,是爽還是苦?
答案:經文兩邊都承認:越抓越烤,傷口越爛越臭;可是抓癢本身還是有一點爽。然後佛陀問:火是現在才燙,還是以前就燙?以前就燙。壞掉的感官,把燙當成了舒服。
關鍵:爽是真的;越抓越爛也是真的。
↑ 先選一個(或「不選,直接看答案」)。答案和往下走的按鈕會出現在這裡。
這是經文的比喻,不是醫學;本站不用它診斷任何人的習慣。
深入(選讀)
為什麼?
醫好的人不會羨慕還在烤火的人;不是因為他比較清高,是因為他的感官好了,燙就是燙。
經文把感官享受放在同一幅畫裡:越放縱,渴愛越長,燒得越旺,可是每一次都真的有一點爽。它沒有叫你假裝不爽;它問你那個「要」把你帶去哪裡。
看原文與研究
Suppose there was a person affected by leprosy, with sores and blisters on their limbs. Being devoured by worms, scratching with their nails at the opening of their wounds, they’d cauterize their body over a pit of glowing coals. … by using that they’d be cured of leprosy. … Would that person envy that other person affected by leprosy for their pit of glowing coals …? … That fire is painful now and it was also painful previously.
一個痲瘋病人,身上長瘡,被蟲咬,用指甲抓傷口,再到炭火坑上烤。後來醫好了,健康、自在。他會羨慕另一個還在炭火坑上烤的病人嗎?摩犍提答:不會。再問:那火是現在才燙,還是以前就燙?答:以前就燙。病人的感官壞了,才把燙當成舒服(15.14)。
白話抓癢、烤火那一刻是真的爽;可是火從來沒有不燙過,是壞掉的感官把燙當成舒服。
早期經典,歸於佛陀(對遊方者摩犍提說) MN 75 摩犍提經 · mn75:13.1、13.4、13.7、15.13(對應中阿含 153) · 原文 ↗
The more they scratch their wounds and cauterize their body, the more their wounds become foul, stinking, and infected. But still, they derive a degree of pleasure and gratification from the itchiness of their wounds. … The more they indulge in sensual pleasures, the more their craving for sensual pleasures grows, and the more they burn with passion for sensual pleasures. But still, they derive a degree of pleasure and gratification from the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
越抓、越烤,傷口越爛、越臭、越感染;可是抓癢本身還是有一點爽。同樣,越放縱,渴愛越長,燒得越旺;可是五種感官的享受本身還是有一點爽。經文兩邊都承認那一點爽。
白話經文沒有說爽是假的;它說越抓越癢,而且你每一次都真的有一點爽。
早期經典,歸於佛陀 MN 75 摩犍提經 · mn75:17.2、17.4 · 原文 ↗