快乐的本质和真实的自由（10）

快乐与自由

快乐的本质和真实的自由

第10章 自由意志和行苦

我们知道，人类是有主观能动性的，也就是说，人类是有自由意志的，是有创造力的。

根据热力学第二定律，孤立系统,总是趋于熵(shāng)增，最终达到熵的最大状态。也就是系统最混乱无序的状态。

但是，在孤立的系统内部，如果存在有“自由意志的生物”，在生物死亡之前,孤立系统的熵值,是可以持续减少的。

就好像大河向东流，在大河中，一切没有自由意志的事物，都必定是向东流的。但是，有自由意志的生物,就可以一直逆流而上，到达大河的源头。被有自由意志的生物所驾驭的事物,也是可以逆流而上的。

人类之所以被称为是有灵性的生命，他的灵性就体现在自由意志上。可是，虽然人类是有自由意志的，但人类却不明白宇宙、生命的真相和真理。于是，自由意志就会妄动，这个妄动就是盲目的造作。自由意志的造作会产生惯性的力量，这种惯性的力量 并不会消失，而会以能量的形式存储起来。

The essence of happiness and true freedom

Chapter 10 Free Will and The Suffering of Existence

It is commonly known that human beings are subjective creatures, in other words, human beings have free will and creativity.

According to the second law of thermodynamics, an isolated system always tends to increase in entropy (shāng), eventually reaching the maximum state, in other words, the most chaotic state.

However, within an isolated system, if there is "an organism with free will”, the entropy of the isolated system will continue to decrease before the creature dies.

Just like a stream flowing eastward in a great river, everything without free will must flow eastward. Imagine however, living organisms with free will, they would swim against the current all the way to the source of the great river. Whatever is controlled by human beings with free will can also go against the current.

Human beings are regarded as spiritual beings due to their spirituality which is reflected in free will. Although human beings have free will, human beings do not understand the universe, the truth and absolute truth of life. Thus, free will would act mindlessly, which becomes the catalyst for restless behaviour.
Free will produces inertial energy, which does not disappear but is stored in the form of energy.

自由意志在不断地造作，在造作的过程中，就会积累越来越多的惯性能量。我们把自由意志造作所积累的惯性能量，叫做业。业在串习的过程中，不断积累的能量，叫做业习。

业有善业，也有恶业，以及不善不恶业。

我们在生活当中，都听到过“造业”这个名词，“造”是造作、创作的意思，“业”是专指造作累积的惯性能量，并不是造孽的意思。“造孽”是专指“造作恶业”。我们生活当中，也听说过“家业”这个名词，“家业”就是家庭成员通过努力的工作和创造，而累积的财富、田产等。

业习的惯性能量又会反过来作用于自由意志，这种反作用于 自由意志的力量，叫业力。

总之，我们对“业”这个名词，有一个比较明确而深刻的理解，是非常重要的。当业习和业力越来越强大时，人类的自在度 就会变得越来越小。

例如：吸烟，如果一个人完全不吸烟，他在吸烟这件事情上，既没有业习，也没有业力，那么，在吸烟这件事情上，他是彻底的自在的。
Free will is constantly fabricated, and in the process of fabrication, it will accumulate more and more habitual energy. We refer to this habitual energy accumulated by free will as karma. Karma, through the continuous practice, accumulates energy, which is called habitual karma.

Paradoxically, there is good karma and bad karma, and neither good nor bad karma.
We have all heard the term “zào yè"（麻烦老师另外找普通话男生念诵，替换一下）. “Zao" 麻烦老师另外找普通话男生念诵，替换一下）means fabrication and creation, and "yè"麻烦老师另外找普通话男生念诵，替换一下） refers specifically to the inertia of the energy accumulated by creation, it doesn’t carry the meaning of zàoniè (committing evil.) Zàoniè麻烦老师另外找普通话男生念诵，替换一下） refers specifically to "doing evil deeds". We have also heard the term "jiā yè”麻烦老师另外找普通话男生念诵，替换一下）, which is the wealth and property accumulated by family members through the hard work of creating wealth.
The inertial nature of habitual karma will in turn act on free will, therefore the force that acts against free will is called karma.

In short, it is very important for us to have a clear and profound understanding of the term "karma". As habitual karma and karma becomes more intense, human freedom begins to diminish

For example: smoking, if a person does not smoke at all, they neither have habitual karma nor subject to the karma of smoking itself. Therefore, they are completely at ease in regards to the matter of smoking.

但是，忽然有一天，他在朋友的诱导下，尝试着吸烟。刚开始，只是偶尔吸几根，并没有上瘾，那么，他想要吸烟的这种逼迫感就非常微弱。也就是说，他吸烟的业习非常微弱。在吸烟的这件事情上，他的自在度还是比较大的。

经过一段时间的串习，慢慢地，从刚开始是两天一包，到一天一包，吸烟的业习在逐渐增强，吸烟开始有点上瘾，这个时候，吸烟的业力会使人隐隐地感受到一种逼迫、不自在。

我们把这种由业力所带来的逼迫感和不自在感，叫做行苦。

然后，当烟瘾越来越大，到后来，要一天两包，甚至三包，这个时候，吸烟产生的业力已经很强大了，在吸烟这件事情上，他就几乎没有什么自在了。不吸，业力会让他感到很痛苦；如果随顺业力去吸烟，就会让他感受到“变苦”（快乐）。

从此以后，烟瘾的行苦，会让这个人在业力的驱动下，不断地感受到痛苦和变苦的转换，恶性循环。在吸烟这件事情上，他从自在、安乐的状态，变成了没有自在、没有安乐的状态。

再举个例子：玩游戏。如果一个人，完全不玩游戏，他在玩游戏这件事情上，既没有业习，也没有业力，他是自在的。
However, one day, out of the blue, a friend tempts them to smoke. In the beginning on occasions, they only smoked a few cigarettes, and they have not yet become addicted. Their sense of compulsion to smoke is very weak. That is to say, their karmic habit of smoking is very weak; their degree of freedom is still relatively large.

After a period of habitual unconsciousness desire for cigarettes, slowly, one pack every two days becomes one pack a day, the karmic habit of smoking is gradually increasing, in consequence smoking becomes a little more addictive. At this point, the karma of smoking will make people faintly feel pressured and uncomfortable.

We call this sense of pressure and discomfort brought about by karma as The Suffering of Existence.

Then, when the craving for smoking is getting bigger and bigger, and later, two packs or even three packs a day is required. At this time, the karma generated by smoking is already very strong, and they have almost no qualms in regards to smoking. If they don’t smoke, the karma will make them feel very miserable; if they succumb to the karma and smoke, it will make one feel " The Suffering of Change", pleasure.

From there on, under the drive of karma due to The Suffering of Existence from addiction, one will constantly experience the transformation between suffering and The Suffering of Change, in a vicious circle. Smoking, which once was a state of ease and happiness devolves into a state of unease and unhappiness.

Another example: playing video games. If a person does not play video games at all, that person has neither karma nor habitual karma, therefore they are at ease.

但是，忽然有一天，在朋友的诱导下，他尝试着玩游戏。刚开始，只是偶尔玩玩，并没有上瘾，那么，他想要玩游戏的这种逼迫感就非常微弱，也就是说，玩游戏的业习非常微弱，在玩游戏的这件事情上，他还是比较自在的。

经过一段时间的串习，慢慢地，从刚开始是一天玩一两个小时，到一天玩四、五个小时，玩游戏的业习在逐渐增强，这个时候，开始有点上瘾了，玩游戏的业力会使他隐隐地感受到一种逼迫、不自在，也就是说，他已经开始感受到行苦了。

然后，当玩瘾越来越大，到后来，经常整天玩，甚至开始熬夜、通宵，有人甚至玩到虚脱、玩到猝死。这样的新闻报道 不是个例。

这个时候，玩游戏产生的业力，已经很强大了，在玩游戏这件事情上，他就几乎没有自在了。不玩，业力会让他感到很痛苦。如果随顺业力去接着玩，就会让他感受到“变苦”（快乐）。

从此以后，玩瘾的行苦，会让这个人在业力的驱动下，不断地感受到痛苦和变苦的转换，恶性循环，在玩游戏这件事情上，他从自在、安乐的状态，变成了没有自在、没有安乐的状态。

在大多数人的意识里，所谓自由，就是当他想做一件事情，他有条件和能力去做，他就认为这是自由；当他想满足自己的某种欲求时，他有条件和能力去满足，他就认为这是自由。

其实，这不是真实的自由。因为，当他想做一件事情而又没有条件和能力去做，他就会感受到业力的逼迫感——行苦，当他想满足自己的某种欲求时，他没有条件和能力去满足，他也会感受到行苦。

所以，这种所谓的“自由”，只不过是在业力的驱动下作出的选择。只是随顺业力，暂时消解了行苦。

人类有了行苦，才有了所谓的“自由”；有了痛苦，才有了所谓的快乐，其实本质是变苦。

Although one day, influenced by a friend, they start to play video games.  At the beginning, they only played occasionally, so their sense of compulsion to play games is relatively weak. The habitual karma to play video games is very weak. At that point they still own their freedom, relatively speaking.

In a short timespan, after playing for one to two hours a day, then to four or five hours a day, the habitual karmic action of playing video games is gradually intensifying. During which, the person playing becomes addicted little by little. The karma of playing games will make them feel faintly oppressed and uncomfortable; that is, they have already experienced the feeling of bitterness.

Later, the addiction becomes more and more pronounced, as a result, it is not uncommon to see them play all day long, as well as all night long, some collapse or even die suddenly. Such news coverage is not out of the ordinary.

At the same time, the karma generated by playing games is already very strong, and they are almost not at ease when it comes to playing games. If that person is not playing, karma will make them feel miserable. If they follow their karma which leads them to play, it will make them feel The Suffering of Change.

Consequentially, under the motivation of karma, this person will constantly experience the transformation between suffering and The Suffering of Change, lost ruthless circle. Playing games, which once began as state of ease and happiness has ended up a state of unease and unhappiness.

In the conscious mind of most people, the so-called freedom means that when someone wants to do something, they have proper the conditions and ability to do it, people think that as freedom. when a someone is driven to satisfy their own desire, and they have the proper conditions to do so, they mistakenly consider that as freedom.

In actuality, that is not true freedom because when they want to do something but lack the means to fulfill their desires, they will be subject to the force of karma, The Suffering of Existence. When they want to satisfy their own desires and fail to satisfy themselves, they will also experience The Suffering of Existence.

Therefore, this so-called "freedom" is nothing but a choice made under the drive of karma which is merely an unconscious move into karmic bondage to temporarily relieve The Suffering of Existence.

Human beings usually experience so-called "freedom" when they have gone through the Suffering of Existence, only then would they know happiness. In fact, the essence of happiness is The Suffering of Change.