意识的本体是什么？
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《THE TWO TRUTHS — THE KEY TO UNLOCKING MADHYAMAKA》
《二谛——开启中观门扉之钥匙》
Discern the insubstantiality of the mental world
(二)抉择内在的精神世界无实有
Now let us turn inward and observe our own self. According to the Buddhist text, humans are made up of five aggregates. We all know that flesh, bones, skin and so forth compose the physical body and all its components can be taken apart further. Apart from these constituent elements, there is mind. The so-called mind refers to the mind consciousness or spiritual consciousness. If the five sense organs of eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body are impaired, their corresponding consciousnesses cannot continue. Can mind consciousness continue nonetheless? No, it cannot exist on its own either. But how is this possible? We have always thought that mind 51 29602 51 15288 0 0 3895 0 0:00:07 0:00:03 0:00:04 3895is the one who does the thinking, who receives and rejects the external stimuli, while the body is like its servant doing whatever mind tells it to do. For example, if mind orders the body to touch fire, even though fire will consume the body, the body must still obey the order if mind so desires. Then we cannot help but ask, “What exactly is the intrinsic nature of mind consciousness (or mind)?”
现在再反过来观察我们自己。佛经中讲人是由五蕴组成的。我们都知道，人的肉体是由肌肉、骨骼、皮肤等构成，这些都是可以分解的。除此之外，便是精神。所谓的精神，是指意识、神识(或心)。如果毁坏了眼、耳、鼻、舌、身等五根，相应的五识就无法存在，这时意识能否存在呢？它也不可能单独存在。这怎么可能呢？我们以前一直认为，心在思维，心在接受，心在排斥，而肉体则像意识的佣人一样，意识怎么安排，它就怎么去做。比如说，意识命令肉体去接触火，虽然火会将肉体烧毁，但是如果心愿意，肉体就必须听从它的指挥。那么，我们不禁要问，意识(或心)的本性究竟是什么呢？
Can the myriad instruments be used to measure mind consciousness directly? No. When emotions arise in mind, the brain and other organs will be duly affected. Instruments, in this situation, can only indirectly infer the state of mind through the detection of physiological changes. The true nature of mind, however, can never be found this way.
各种各样的仪器能否直接测量意识呢？不能。当心中产生喜怒哀乐时，人的大脑等器官就会受到这种情绪的影响，而仪器只能通过测量人体的生理变化，来间接推测心的状态。然而，这种方法根本无法找出心的本性。
As a matter of fact, what mind can do is beyond imagination. So for questions regarding the nature of mind, it would be best to ask mind itself. How to do that? Just calm the mind first and then observe what it is. That is, by using the method of Great Perfection to look for the answer, the inherent truth of mind will present itself. Although there are other methods, such as the logical system of Madhyamaka, they are not effective enough. Thus, the best option is to go directly to mind.
其实，心的能力是不可思议的，所以这个问题最好还是问它自己。怎么问呢？就是当心平静下来以后，再去观察心到底是什么，也就是用大圆满的方法来寻求答案，这样就能发现其中的真理。虽然除此以外还有其它的方法，如中观的逻辑推理等，然而它们都不是十分有力，故而最佳的选择就是反问自心。
However, do not ask mind before we have generated renunciation and bodhicitta because it will not answer anyway even if we do. Once renunciation and bodhicitta have been aroused, mind will reveal its true identity as soon as we ask.
但是，在具备出离心和菩提心之前，我们不用问，即便问，它也不肯回答；而具备出离心和菩提心之后，只要一问，它就愿意立即显露出自己的本来面目。
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