你幸福吗？Are You Happy?

现如今，无论你到北上广哪座城市，除了令人眼花缭乱的繁华、让人纸醉金迷的诱惑，还有这早出晚归、沉重、匆匆的脚步。人们都在追求自己的梦想，追逐自己的幸福。可什么是幸福？ Nowadays, nomatter in which metropolises, Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, immersing indazzling prosperity and temptation of extravagant life, people go out early andcome back late in heavy and hurried steps in pursuit of their own dreams andhappiness. Then what is happiness?

佛教认为，幸福的本质与一个人拥有多少财富，事业多么成功，拥有多高的社会地位，亲人之间关系是否亲密等条件无关。虽然我们或许可以通过这些途径带来一些幸福感，但幸福的本质并不是这些，这些都是安立在缘上，缘散，幸福感也随之不见踪影。

In Buddhism it is held that the true happiness is not associated withone’s wealth, success in career, high social status or intimate ties withrelatives. Though happiness can be felt through these means, the essence ofhappiness has nothing to do with them. They are all founded on the basis ofconditions and will soon fade away along with the lapse of conditions, andhappiness brought by them slips away consequently.

幸福的本质实际上是我们内心的一种特殊感受，这种感受有时候和物质有关系，可有些时候和物质根本没有关系。现实生活中这类现象比比皆是，有些成功人士痛苦不堪而忧郁自杀，而没钱无房的人却享受着简单的自娱自乐。

The true happiness is in fact a special feeling deep in our mind.Sometimes this feeling is associated with the gain and loss of possessions;sometimes not. Numerousexamples can be found as proofs inreal life. Some people with great achievements have committed suicidesdepressed due to unbearable pains and sufferings, while ordinary people areembracing the simplicity of their mundane lives.

每个人都希望过幸福生活，但很多人却不幸福。其中主要原因，来源于内在精神上的一种因果关系，当我们越想幸福，越贪恋物质时，欲望便会让我们付出更多，用更多的时间、精力去完成自己的心愿。生活变得更匆忙，休闲的时光更短暂，随时而来的便是压力。最后我们的幸福感随之全部被欲望贪婪剥夺。

Everyone hopes to findhappiness, yet many have failed terribly. The failure is rooted primarily inthe causal relationship inside our spirits as we establish the linkage betweenhappiness and possession. When we try to pursue happiness by the acquisition ofpossession we have to devote more time and efforts to fulfil our desire, makingus busier and more stressful. Consequently, we are deprived of happiness by ourgreed.

虽然我们欲望的初衷是为了自己幸福，结果却把我们的幸福毁掉了。如果可以越早学懂这个道理，懂的放下，幸福指数才会升起。

Originally our desire is to get happiness, yet it ends up destroying ourhappiness. If we understand this as early as possible and learn to let go, thenwe can find the true happiness.

嘉样堪布

Khenpo Jamyang