第55章 相观对治 方便法门

It is good for one to take mutual examination and contrast others'position with one's own.

人之际遇，有齐[1]有不齐，而能使己独齐乎？己之情理，有顺有不顺，而能使人皆顺乎？以此相观对治[2]，亦是一方便法门[3]。

中文注释

[1]齐：通“济”，意喻顺利，成功。

[2]相观对治：相互对照修正。此处有将心比心的含义。

[3]法门：佛教用语。修行者入道的门径。泛指途径或方法。

今文解译

每个人的境遇是不尽相同的，有的顺有的不顺，有谁能保证自己的境遇一直是顺的？人的心智是不断变化的，时而畅明时而瘀滞，有谁能要求别人的心智始终都保持畅明？为人处世能有这样换位思考的心态，倒也不失为一种修身立德的好方法。

EngIish TransIation

Men's lots are different from each other.Among them,some are commendable,and some are not.How can a man claim that he himself is the only one whose lot is commendable?The state of a man's heart and mind changes accordingly from time to time.Now he may be sensible,now may not.How can he demand that others hold on to a sensible state of heart and mind without any change?Empathy as considerate as such is quite a way fit for refining our moral behaviors.