证悟空性，只为更好地利益众生
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》《二谛——开启中观门扉之钥匙》
VI. The purpose of realization of emptiness
六、证悟空性的目的
Lastly, we must know why we need to realize emptiness. From the Theravada perspective, one needs realization of emptiness to attain one’s own liberation, to break the cycle of death and rebirth for oneself. From the Mahayana perspective, the purpose of realizing emptiness is not for one’s own sake but to gain better ability to benefit sentient beings.
最后必须要注意的一点是，我们为什么要证悟空性呢？从小乘的角度讲，证悟空性是为了自己得到解脱，是为了解决自己的生老病死。但是，从大乘的角度讲，证悟空性的目的不在于此，而是为了更好地利益众生。
Why is realization of emptiness capable of this task? It is because without this realization, self-grasping will persist. That means one cannot completely give up the idea that self-interest still accounts more importance than others’ even if one is willing to dedicate oneself to serving others selflessly and unconditionally. This thought of valuing oneself above others, if let stay, will hamper one’s effort to give oneself unselfishly and unconditionally to others, so it must be destroyed. Once it is gone, self-grasping also ceases. One’s own welfare will not be a concern any more. At that point, one would be totally free to do the only task at hand, that is, to deliver sentient beings from the suffering of samsara. Thus it is for this reason that the bodhisattvas aspire to attain realization of emptiness, not at all for the pursuit of personal liberation. Understand clearly the purpose of realization of emptiness is very important.
为何证悟空性就能更好地利益众生呢？因为，如果不证悟空性，就始终有我执，若是这样，即使我如何努力地，无自私、无条件地付出，自重他轻的念头还是不能彻底放下，还是会或多或少地存在。那么，它必然会阻碍我无自私、无条件地奉献，所以我要把它推翻。推翻了它，我执就不复存在，它就再也无法控制我去谋求自利，我就可以自由自在地利益众生，到那时，我唯一的工作就是度化众生。所以，大乘菩萨不是为自己得解脱而证悟空性，而是为了能更好地利益众生而证悟空性。明确证悟空性的目的，是很重要的。
In conclusion, the bodhisattvas are said to have transcended but not abandoned samsara. Having transcended samsara is because they are no longer bounded by the six realms, completely undefiled and unaffected by samsara. Not to abandon samsara is because they have reached the highest state of realization of emptiness but opted to remain forever in samsara as their sole purpose is to benefit sentient beings more effectively. This is the ultimate state, the final goal that we should all aim for.
最后的结论是什么呢？结论就是：大乘菩萨既超越了六道轮回，但又不脱离六道轮回。为什么说超越了六道轮回呢？因为他不在六道轮回的范围内，他不受六道轮回的影响，一尘不染。为什么说不脱离六道轮回呢？因为他虽然证悟了空性，已经达到了最高境界，但他的目的仅仅是为了更好地利益众生，所以他没有脱离六道轮回，永远都在轮回中度化众生。这就是最后我们要趋入的境界，要达到的目标。
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