【文化释说英文有声书】第二篇 观澜知源:中庸之道的人生实践 （引言）

Chapter Two – Knowing the source of a water by observing the ripples: Putting into practice the Path of the Doctrine of the Mean

传喜法师在山东举办了以《观澜知源:中庸之道的人生实践》为题的专题讲座。

Knowing the source of a river by observing its ripples: Putting into practice the Path of the Doctrine of the Mean was the theme of a talk Master Chuan-xi held in Shandong.

中国的传统文化,始源于道,无道不成中华文化。“天人相应”和“天人合一”的道统,既维系着中国人物质生存的秩序,更维系着中国人精神生活的坐标。然而自古以来,知书达理者众, 参禅悟道者少。从盘古开天辟地、女娲抟土造人, 到三皇五帝、诸子百家争鸣,形而上的道德传承日微,形而下的机巧夺利日盛。千万年流转,绝大多数炎黄子孙只知道自己的血缘之根,却忽视甚至忘却了中国人之所以成为中国人的精神坐标和文化来源。

Chinese traditional culture has the Dao as its source; without the Dao, there is no Chinese culture to speak of. For the Chinese, the ideas of mutual resonance between heaven and man, and of the union of heaven and man, not only sustain order in the material life, they are also closely connected to the coordinates of the spiritual life. However, there have been many who were well-read and knowledgeable since the ancient times, but only a few contemplated and realized the Dao. From the time Pan-gu opened up the heavens and laid out the earth, and Nü-wa created humans out of dirt, to the time of the Three Emperors and the Five Sovereigns, and to when a hundred schools of thought competed with each other, moral heritage which is metaphysical declined by the day while materialistic opportunism went on the rise. Through the passing of thousands of years, most of the descendants of Emperors Yan and Huang know only the root of their bloodline; but they have neglected or even forgotten the spiritual coordinates of what makes a person Chinese as well as the source of their culture.

传喜法师另辟蹊径,以佛教的生命观和宇宙观解读中华优秀传统文化,析述孔子、老子等思想中的精要,尤其是中庸思想的当代价值。立意高远,视域阔达,令到场听众受益匪浅。

Master Chuan-xi has, by employing Buddhist cosmology and the Buddhist outlook of life, paved another way  through which the distinguished culture of the Chinese can be studied and understood, and the essence of the thoughts of Confucius and Laozi – especially that of the Doctrine of the Mean and its values in modern times – described in detail. He has set an objective that is lofty, extensive, and panoramic in vision. Those who came to listen benefited immensely.

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