编者按：有大德菩萨将恩师的《感恩三昧》翻译成英文，供养大众。因水平有限，译文中有不当之处，恭请各位菩萨留言指正。
南无阿弥陀佛。人呢本质是自私自利，人呢这个本质呢就是没有良心。感恩心呢，就能产生良心；感恩心呢，就能弥补良心；感恩心呢，是良心最好的养料。
Namo Amitabha！ The essence of man is selfishness, and such essence determines that man has no sense of conscience. Gratitude can generate conscience; gratitude can make up for conscience; gratitude is the best nourishment of conscience.
天地万物，虚空法界，都对我们有大恩，有深恩，有无比的大恩，无限的深恩。如果离开万物，离开虚空法界，离开大地，离开空气，离开树叶，离开水滴，我们的人在哪？所有这一切成就了我们，成就着我们每一处、每一时、每一分、每一个每一。可是我们付出了什么？可是我们有感恩心没有？
The universe and the dharmadhatu exert great and deep grace to us, incomparable and infinite grace. Where would we be without the universe, the dharmadhatu, the earth, air, leaves, and water？ All these have made us and made every one of us at every place, every hour, and every minute. But what have we given in return？ And, are we grateful？
我们与人斗、与天斗、与地斗，其乐无穷；甚至跟自己斗，其乐无穷；夫妻之间斗、母子之间斗、兄弟之间斗、窝里斗、一直斗，一直是个自私自利的心，一直认为可以有所得，有所得，可以争取到什么，可以得到什么，可以自己圆满自己，可以与众不同，可以受到一些特殊的待遇。
We have great fun fighting with man, with heaven, and with earth; we even have fun fighting with ourselves. There are fights between husband and wife, between mother and son, and between brothers. There are internal fights and eternal fights. Ours is always a selfish heart, constantly thinking of getting something and owning something to fulfil oneself, to distinguish oneself from others and get some special treatment.
可是我们恰恰忽略了，是万事万物虚空法界，一片树叶，一滴水滴，一切人、一切缘、一切环境在成就着我们的99.999999999999%。尤其是佛力，一切佛在众生心想处，一切佛就在我们的心想处，默默地守候着我们，无条件地守候着我们，无条件地在等待着成就我们。
But what we precisely ignore is the universe, the dharma realm, a piece of leaf, a drop of water, all people, all connections, and all the environment. It is all these that accomplish 99.999999999999% of us. The Buddha power is particularly relevant. All Buddhas are in the mind of all sentient beings; it is in our minds that all Buddhas silently guard us, unconditionally guard us, and unconditionally wait to accomplish us.
离开这些，请问我们算什么？我们有什么？我们是什么？其实我们什么也不是，真的就空掉了，是不是啊？可是我们对这些说过一句感恩的话吗？有一句感恩的想吗？还在争什么？还在抢什么？是不是？就好像这鼻子眼睛，耳朵嘴巴在互相争，其实你们是一体的东西。鼻子有鼻子的样子，眼睛有眼睛的样子，耳朵有耳朵的样子，争什么嘞？比什么嘞？是不是？
May I cordially ask who would we be without these？ What would we have？ What would we be？ In fact, we would be nothing. We would really become empty, wouldn’t we？ Yet, have we expressed a word of gratitude for all these？ Have we had a grateful thought？ What are we fighting for？ What are we striving for？ Right？ It is like the nose, eyes, ears, and the mouth are competing with one another. In fact, they are in oneness. The nose has the appearance of a nose, the eye has the appearance of an eye, and the ear has the appearance of an ear. Why fight？ Why compare ？ Right？
所以如果一个人能生了这种深层次的感恩心，就知道自己啥也不是，只有感恩，只有无条件地感恩，无条件地成就我们所感恩的一切，只有这个份是不是？除了感恩我们还有什么？我们有资格懒吗？我们有资格放逸吗？我们有资格去受用这个表相的这么一丁点我吗？就像共命之鸟，这两个头争什么嘞？就像一个人的眼耳鼻舌，你各是各的妙用，各是各的样子，各是各的特征，又有什么好分别、比较、计量的呢？是不是啊？
So if one develops such deep-level gratitude, one would know he has nothing but gratitude, unconditional gratitude, and unconditional fulfillment of all we are grateful for, isn’t it so？ What else is there but gratitude？ Are we entitled to be lazy？ Are we entitled to loosen up, to feel comfortable with our tiny selves in their worldly presentation？ What do the two heads of the Jivajivaka bird fight with each other for？ It is like the eye, ear, nose, and tongue of a man each with its own function, its unique appearance and characteristic. What is the point to distinguish, compare, and fuss about among them？ Am I right or not？
万事万物，虚空法界成就了我们。万事万物虚空法界，一片树叶、一棵小草、一粒土、一滴水，甚至看不见的空气，都在成就我们，都在成就我们的一切，我们的一切其实是他们成就的，是不是啊？而他们成就了我，成就了我们这个所谓的我，能够念佛，能够和佛的功德海、佛的果德、佛的一切直接相连，通过佛号就是，我们能够一生成就，我们能够供养法界，我们就如此普利有情。
The universe and the dharmadhatu have accomplished us. Everything in the dharmadhatu including a leaf, a small grass, a grain of earth, or a drop of water, even the invisible air is accomplishing us, and has accomplished all about us. In fact, all things about us are so accomplished, isn’t that right？ The universe and the dharmadhatu have accomplished our selves, the so-called ego parts of us all, that can pray to Buddha and directly connects with the sea of Buddha's merits, with the virtuous achievements of Buddha and with everything about Buddha. Through chanting Amitabha, we are able to get accomplished for our entire lives, to provide for the dharmadhatu, and become so instrumental to the whole universe.
如果我们不念佛号，怎样表达我们的感恩哪？如果我们不念佛号，又怎么能圆满一切呢？如果我们不念佛号，又怎么能对得起虚空法界、万事万物，这片树叶、这粒土、这滴水呢？如果我们用一句佛号圆满成就了，那是何等的感恩哪？那是何等的回报哪？何种感恩能跟这种回报相比呢？是不是？
How do we express our gratitude unless we chant Amitabha？ And how can we achieve anything unless we chant Amitabha？ And, how can we stand worthy of the universe and the dharmadhatu - this leaf, this grain of soil, and this drop of water, unless we chant Amitabha？ If we gain complete achievement simply by chanting Amitabha, how grateful we would be！ How rich the rewards are！ What level of gratitude would match with such rewards？ Isn’t it so？
所以我们讲啊，这个感恩心啊，就讲了，能度，直接地能度自私自利心，直接地能度懒惰的心，直接地能度一切，所以感恩度一切。懂得感恩，知道如何感恩，知道如何精进，知道如何相续，那就是知道如何成佛呀。你想想看，什么东西能和成佛，能和用佛号来感恩相比呢？什么心态能有比感恩的心态更好呢，是不是啊？
So as we put it, a grateful heart can free us, and free us straightly from selfishness, from laziness, and from everything - to be grateful can free you and me from all things and everything. To know about gratitude, about how to be grateful, how to progress and improve, and how to move on in succession is to know about abhisambuddha. Just think about it: what can be compared to becoming the Buddha and being grateful through chanting Amitabha？ And what mentality is better than gratitude？ Am I wrong or not？
所以我们整天以为有一个我，我们整天以为一个我所爱、我所受、我舒服、我以为、我想、我要，是何等可怜哪？是不是？什么东西能和我感恩，我要感恩，我必须感恩，我用念这句佛号来感恩更重要呢？没有啊。世间人，谁能识得感恩哪？世间人，谁能真正感恩哪？是不是？
So all day long we perceive there is our ego, and all day long we perceive the love, feel, comfort, thoughts, ideas and needs of this ego - how pitiful！ Isn’t that right？ What is more important than the notion that I am grateful, I want to be grateful, I must be grateful, and I chant Amitabha to show I am grateful？ Nothing at all. Who among us in this world comprehend being grateful？ And who among us in this world are truly grateful？ Am I not right？
所以感恩即一切，一切皆是感恩。一切的一切无非一句南无阿弥陀佛啊。阿弥陀佛。这就是真正的感恩三昧哪。
Thus gratitude leads to everything and everything owes itself to gratitude. All of everything comes down to nothing but a simple Namo Amitabha. Amitabha. This then is the real, true, and genuine gratitude Samadhi.
一个人真正觉了感恩，识得感恩，懂得感恩，真正感恩，这就得三昧了，就得一切三昧。阿弥陀佛。
One who indeed perceives gratitude, recognizes gratitude, knows about gratitude and becomes truly grateful is the man to gain Samadhi. He is the one who gains Samadhi in its fullness. Amitabha！
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