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什麼叫幻？幻是虛幻，就像那幻術師似的，他念一個咒，水裡就生出一棵蓮華；本來水裡沒有魚，他念一個咒，就有了魚；本來這是一盒火，啊！他在火裡頭栽一朵蓮華出來，他有這種神通妙用。其實這都叫幻術，幻妄不實的，你看好像是有，你往真的研究就沒有了。這就像小孩子、愚癡的人，一看這裡有一條魚，他不知道這條魚是假的，這火裡有蓮華，他不知道這蓮華是虛幻的，是一種幻術變成的，大人卻知道這是耍戲法，是魔術而不是真的，所以大人才能知道，而小孩子就不知道。
明白佛法的人都知道，這一切都是虛幻的，這個世界也是虛幻的，也是因緣和合而成的。不明白佛法的，就等於一個小孩子一樣，就等於那些愚癡人一樣。不明白佛法的人的確是小孩子，我這不是輕看他人。他就認為這一切都是實在的，發財也是真的，當官也是真的，其實都是一個人，發財也是這個人，受窮也是這個人，沒有什麼分別的，你要明白一切都是虛幻不實的，就不會被它所轉，不會執著這個虛幻不實的這種境界了。
泡泡也是虛幻不實的；如影，這個影是隨著人而有的，這個影，有形然後有影，這個形是實體，這個影是虛的，那麼再往深的一層講，就連這個形也都是一個虛的，並不是一個實有的，你不信，你就執著這個形，你就保持你這個形，看它死不死。
待續
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What are illusions? Illusions are unreal, like a magician's tricks. The magician recites a mantra and a lotus flower suddenly appears in the water. Perhaps there were no fish in the water to begin with, but after he recites a mantra, fish appear. You may see what appears to be fire, but suddenly the magician pulls a lotus flower from the flames. He seems to have such spiritual penetrations and wonderful abilities, but actually they are all tricks of illusion. They have no reality. Although they seem to be there for real, if you investigate further, you find that they are not really there. Children and foolish people see the fish in the water, and do not realize that it is fake fish. They do not know that the lotus in the fire is just a trick of illusion. However, adults recognize that these are magicians' tricks and are not for real. Although adults know this, children do not.
When you understand the Buddhadharma you know that everything is false and illusory. The world is also false and illusory, realized from a conflux of conditions. When you do not understand the Buddhadharma, you are like a child or a fool. People who do not understand the Buddhadharma are really children. This is not to belittle them: it is a simple fact. They think that everything is real: being wealthy is real and being an official is real. In actuality, everything is one. A person is the same whether he is rich or impoverished. If you understand that everything is false and illusory, then you cannot be confused by anything. You will not become attached to unreal states.
Bubbles are also basically unreal, and quickly disappear to show their emptiness.
Shadows follow people around. When there is form, then there is a shadow. The form is an actual substance, the shadow is unreal. If explained in more depth, even form itself is unreal and does not actually exist. If you do not believe that, then just continue to be attached to your body, take care of it, and see whether or not it dies.
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