概要
愛着が苦しみの根源であると説くこの章は、愛する者との別れの悲しみと、それを超える道を温かく語ります。執着の愛ではなく、手放しの慈悲へと心を開くことで、愛はより深く、より自由なものになるのです。
"Piyato jāyatī soko, piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ; piyato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ."
Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ, yogasmiñca ayojayaṁ; Atthaṁ hitvā piyaggāhī, pihetattānuyoginaṁ
Applying yourself where you ought not, neglecting what you should be doing, forgetting your goal, you cling to what you hold dear, jealous of those devoted to their heart’s goal.
Mā piyehi samāgañchi, appiyehi kudācanaṁ; Piyānaṁ adassanaṁ dukkhaṁ, appiyānañca dassanaṁ
Don’t ever get too close to those you like or dislike. For not seeing the liked is suffering, and so is seeing the disliked.
Tasmā piyaṁ na kayirātha, piyāpāyo hi pāpako; Ganthā tesaṁ na vijjanti, yesaṁ natthi piyāppiyaṁ
Therefore don’t hold anything dear, for it’s bad to lose those you love. No ties are found in they who hold nothing loved or loathed.
Piyato jāyatī soko, piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Piyato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ
Sorrow springs from what we hold dear, fear springs from what we hold dear; one free from holding anything dear has no sorrow, let alone fear.
Pemato jāyatī soko, pemato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Pemato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ
Sorrow springs from attachment, fear springs from attachment; one free from attachment has no sorrow, let alone fear.
Ratiyā jāyatī soko, ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṁ; Ratiyā vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ
Sorrow springs from relishing, fear springs from relishing; one free from relishing has no sorrow, let alone fear.
Kāmato jāyatī soko, kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Kāmato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ
Sorrow springs from desire, fear springs from desire; one free from desire has no sorrow, let alone fear.
Taṇhāya jāyatī soko, taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ; Taṇhāya vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ
Sorrow springs from craving, fear springs from craving; one free from craving has no sorrow, let alone fear.
Sīladassanasampannaṁ, dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavedinaṁ; Attano kamma kubbānaṁ, taṁ jano kurute piyaṁ
One accomplished in virtue and vision, firmly principled, and truthful, doing oneself what ought be done: that’s who the people love.
Chandajāto anakkhāte, Manasā ca phuṭo siyā; Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto, Uddhaṁsototi vuccati
One eager to realize the ineffable would be filled with awareness. Their mind not bound to pleasures of sense, they’re said to be heading upstream.
Cirappavāsiṁ purisaṁ, dūrato sotthimāgataṁ; Ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṁ
When a man returns safely after a long time spent abroad, family, friends, and loved ones celebrate his return.
Tatheva katapuññampi, asmā lokā paraṁ gataṁ; Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti, piyaṁ ñātīva āgataṁ
Just so, when one who has done good goes from this world to the next, their good deeds receive them there, as family welcomes home one they love.
パーリ語の「ピヤ」は愛しいもの、親しいもの、大切なものを意味します。ブッダがこの教えを説いた背景には、ある父親が子どもを亡くして悲嘆にくれる物語があると伝えられています。愛する者を持つことは喜びであると同時に、必然的に悲しみと恐れの種でもあるという洞察は、当時の人々にとっても衝撃的でした。しかしブッダは愛すること自体を否定されたのではなく、執着を伴う愛が苦しみを生むという因果関係を指摘されたのです。
「愛するものから悲しみが生まれる」という教えは、一見冷たく感じるかもしれません。しかしこれは愛を否定する教えではなく、愛の質を高める教えです。所有欲に基づく愛は、失うことへの恐怖と切り離せません。一方、手放しの慈悲に基づく愛は、相手の幸福を心から願いつつも、変化や別れにも耐えうる強さを持っています。パートナーシップや子育てにおいても、この「手放す愛」の智慧は、より健全で自由な関係性を育む助けとなります。
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