快乐的本质和真实的自由（7）

快乐与自由

快乐的本质和真实的自由（7）

第七章 快乐与安乐的区别

有一种乐叫安乐，安乐不是快乐，快乐是痛苦的暂时的缓解，或暂时的解除。安乐是清净，是自在。

当一个人对某种人、或者物的贪求心比较弱，那么，他的痛苦就比较少。痛苦比较少，那么，他的变苦（快乐）就比较少了。这样的话，就会多一点安乐。

当一个人对某个人或者某些事物没有贪求心，那么，他就不会因此而产生痛苦，没有痛苦，那么，他就没有变苦（快乐）。这样的话，就在这个人或者事物上，他就得到了彻底的安乐。

例如吸烟的人，烟瘾上来的时候，是痛苦。吸烟的时候，就是变苦（快乐）了。从刚开始是两天一包，到一天一包，再到后来要一天两包，甚至三包，烟瘾越大，就越痛苦。吸烟的时候，变苦（快乐）就越强烈。

如果，一个吸烟的人，并没有上瘾，只是偶尔吸几根，那么，他想要吸烟的痛苦就非常微弱，变苦（快乐）也就非常微弱，几乎没有。这种状态，和有烟瘾的人相比来说，就是安乐。

如果一个人，完全不吸烟，一根也不吸。他在吸烟这件事情上，既没有痛苦，也没有变苦（快乐），那么，他在吸烟这件事情上，他是彻底的清净、自在、和安乐的。 The Essence of Happiness and True Freedom (7)

Chapter 7 The Difference Between Happiness and Peacefulness

There exists a kind of joy referred to as peace. Peace is not happiness; happiness is a temporary relief from pain, or a temporary relief. Peace is pure and at ease.

When a person’s desire for someone or something is relatively faint, their suffering will be less. With less Suffering of Change, the more peace they will gain.

When a person has no desire; they will not suffer from the desire. If there is no suffering, that person will not be subject to the Suffering of Change and will thus resides in absolute peace.

For example, a smoker will suffer when the addiction hits. When that person smokes, they will suffer the Suffering of Change. Initially, maybe only one pack every two days. Gradually, the amount may increase from to one pack a day, to two or even three packs per day. The greater the addiction, the more pain they will endure. When that person smokes, the Suffering of Change becomes stronger.

If a smoker is not addicted and only smokes a few cigarettes occasionally the pain of wanting to smoke will be very weak, and the Suffering of Change is very weak as well, or almost
non-existence. This is considered a peaceful state of mind if compared with people who are addicted to smoking.

If a person does not smoke at all, not even one stick on occasions, and is not concerned with smoking, that person will have neither suffering nor the Suffering of Change, so he is completely tranquil, free and at peace.

再举个例子，打麻将或其他赌博。赌瘾上来的时候，是痛苦。赌博的时候，输了还多一重苦，赢了的时候，变苦（快乐）就很大，因为是两重苦的缓解。

从刚开始是小赌，慢慢的越赌越大，甚至快到倾家荡产的时候，也没办法收手。赌瘾越大，就越痛苦。赌博赢了的时候，变苦（快乐）就越强烈。

如果，一个赌博的人，并没有上瘾，只是偶尔赌点小钱，那么，他想要赌博的这种心理上的苦就非常微弱，变苦（快乐）也就非常微弱，几乎没有。这种状态，和有赌瘾的人相比较来说，就是安乐。

如果一个人，完全不赌博，一点也不沾。他在赌博这件事情上，既没有苦，也没有变苦（快乐），那么，他在赌博这件事情上，他是彻底的清净、自在、和安乐的。

有些人说，我一点爱好都没有，一点欲望都没有，那我活着还有啥意思。其实，对人类来说，这是不可能的。人类生来就是很苦的，有很多与生俱来的、潜在的欲求，随着年龄的增长，和环境的影响或刺激，求不得苦就不断的呈现出来，而不得不去寻求缓解或者解除的办法。
Another example is playing mahjong or other games of gambling. When the addiction of gambling hits, it is painful. When you lose gambling, there is an additional layer of suffering. When you win, the Suffering of Change becomes great, as it is the relief of the two layers of suffering.

Gambling usually begins small and snowballs. There is no way to stop it even if the situation has reached the point of bankruptcy. The deeper the addiction, the more painful it is. When the gambler wins, the Suffering of Change becomes stronger.

An occasional gambler who makes a small bit and isn’t addict to the gambling, will have a minimal psychological suffering, the Suffering of Change is very weak, almost non-existent. This state of mind, compared with a person who is addicted to gambling, is considered peaceful.

If a person does not gamble at all, in the context of gambling, he/she neither suffers nor has the Suffering of Change, so in the matter of gambling; he/she is completely tranquil, free, and at peace.

Some people say that if I don't have any hobbies or desires at all, then what's the point of my life. In fact, for humans, this phenomenon is unlikely to happen. Human beings acquire bitterness that comes with birth, with innate desires are ingrained in the subconscious mind. With the increase of age and the influence or stimulation of the environment, the Suffering of Not Getting What One Wants will continue to surface, and so comes the action to seek for a relief or release.

我们要知道，当人类对大多数的事情，还是停留在爱好的阶段，人类都很乐于去做这件事，因为，求不得苦比较弱，也比较容易实现和满足。在实现的时候，也会产生变苦（快乐）。而这种变苦（快乐）也是身心的一种需要。

俗话说，饱暖思淫欲。当一个人吃饱了，穿暖了，这些与生俱来的、潜在的欲求需要得到满足和释放，这也是被大多数人类所接受的。

所以这个社会的娱乐业很发达，既是合法的，也是符合普世价值观的。

但是，大多数人类没有去想过，爱好是有可能变成嗜好的，嗜好是有可能变成癖好的，癖好是有可能变成瘾好的，并且所有的爱好都一样，都有可能会越变越强烈，没有例外。
就比如，对干净的贪着，干净包括生活环境的干净，食物的干净，衣服的干净，自己身体的干净等几大类，

有一类人，对干净毫无贪着，无论什么环境，都能活得很自在，很安乐。
大多数人，也喜欢干净，但并没有什么贪着心，除了少数的环境，大多都能活得比较自在和安乐。

还有一类人，很爱干净，贪着心很强，变成了贪爱，大部分的环境，他们都不喜欢，他很喜欢打扫或清洗，

然后，有少数人，有洁癖，对于干净的贪着已经变成了病态，几乎所有的环境，他们都无法忍受，他们需要不停的打扫和清洗，来缓解心理上的痛苦。

我有一个朋友，她有洁癖（pi3），每天要不停的用84消毒液洗卫生间，她养了一条狗，到外面遛弯回来以后，要用消毒液给狗擦嘴擦脚，导致后来自己和这个狗都受到了身体上的伤害。

其实，爱干净和洁癖，他们的本质是一样的，区别在量上，对爱干净的人来说，在他的境界里，他心理上觉得不干净的时候，就会觉得苦，他需要通过打扫或者清洗来缓解这种痛苦。只不过，对有洁癖的人来说，在他们的境界里，心理上觉得不干净的贪着心非常强烈，求不得苦很强烈而已。 We should know that during the phase of affection, human beings show passion engaging in activities. At this stage, the Suffering of Not Getting What One Wants is relatively weak; It’s more achievable and gratifying. When it is realized, it also produces the Suffering of Change. This type of suffering (pleasure) is needed by the body and mind.
As the saying goes, when one is fed and warm, comes the lustful desire. When a person is fully fed and cozy, they will unconsciously seek to satisfy innate desires, which are socially acceptable by most people.

Therefore, the entertainment industry in this society is very developed, which is both legal and in line with universal values.
However, most human beings have not been thoughtful about this matter; hobbies may become fetishes, fetishes may develop into addictions, and the same tendencies apply to all hobbies. They intensify, with no exceptions.
For example, the desire for cleanliness, which includes cleanliness of the living environment, cleanliness of food, cleanliness of clothes, cleanliness of one's own body, etc.

There is a category of people who have no request for good hygiene and can live very freely and happily no matter how the environment is.
Most people prefer to be clean, but they don’t desire it. Except for a few extreme environments, most of them can live in a relatively happily.

There is also a type of person people who love cleanliness excessively, and they have strong need for being spotless, and they have become greedy in this matter. They don't feel comfortable in most places. They enjoy the cleaning chores very much.

Then, there are some people who are obsessed with good hygiene, their desire for cleanliness has become morbid. Almost all environments are unbearable for them. They need to keep cleaning and cleaning to elevate their psychological pain.

I have a friend who is a cleaning freak and she has to use 84 disinfectants to wash the bathroom every day. She has a dog. After walking the dog outside, she uses disinfectant to wipe the dog's mouth and feet, which brings physical injury to herself and her dog.

In fact, the essence of cleanliness or the obsessions of it are synonymous. The difference is in the magnitude of a quantity. For someone who loves cleanliness, when they feel something is unclean, they will experience suffering, this is their reality; and they need to clean and wash in order to relieve their pain. Psychologically, the feeling of being unclean is always very strong, and so the Suffering of Not Getting What One Wants is very strong.