正常与非正常 ▏Normal and Abnormal

每一个众生都有一个正常与非正常的判断标准，但是每一个众生因为各自的业力不同，所以判断的标准根本不同。

苍蝇觉得每天围绕着腐烂、恶臭的东西是它们正常的标准，如果有不一样的苍蝇出现，它们可能会觉得它已经不正常了。而对于人来说，如果有一个人每天都围绕着腐烂的、恶臭的东西，那这个人绝对是不正常的。

其实类似于这样正常不正常的分歧，每天都会上演在人类以及其它众生的轮回中。我们都会受不了别人的正常，别人也会对我们的正常嗤之以鼻。其实只要还没有成佛，哪怕是九地菩萨，仍然没有完全了悟实相。况复身为凡夫众生的我们，心识都是迷乱的。我们的认知都存在具大的偏差，我们认为的正常都是不正常的。所以根本没必要拿自己的迷乱去低估别人的迷乱，这是一个可笑的行为。

任何时候我们都应该了知，自己的认知是有问题的，有待提升的。这样就不会心存傲慢，也不会轻视他众。如此，谦卑、平等的心才能升起，才能真正遣除自己的迷乱、愚痴的障碍。

总之，切莫信汝意，汝意不可信。

Every sentient being has his or her standard about what is normal or abnormal. However, principles of the standard are various due to the difference in sentient beings’ karma.

From the perspective of flies, buzzing around the rotten and foul every day is normal for them. If any fly shows a different behaviour pattern, it would be regarded as abnormal, while for human beings, anyone haunting around the rotten and foul every day will be considered as absolutely abnormal.

Actually, the divergence like whether it is normal or not is happening every day in the Samara of humanity and other sentient beings. We cannot stand on other’s normal, neither can others. In fact, as long as the practitioner hasn’t accomplished Buddhahood, even the Bodhisattva that achieves nine levels of existence still does not completely comprehend the real appearance. Besides, as sentient beings, we have confusion in mind due to afflictions. There are huge biases in our perceptions, and what we regard as normal might be abnormal. Therefore, underestimating others’ confusion based on our own confusion can be ridiculous and unnecessary behaviour.

We should awaken that our perceptions have huge biases and have plenty of space to improve at any time. By doing so, there would be no arrogance in our minds and no contempt for others; the humble and equal heart will rise; the obstacle of our confusion and ignorance would be removed.

In conclusion, never count on our conceptual thoughts because our conceptual thoughts cannot be trusted.