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Tough Answers, part 1

2024-08-04 heyumapati Hare Krishna

调皮的奎师那拿着一块糖

July. Warm evening air. But nothing to write about. My mind was blank. Then I saw an article on Microsoft News (MSN).
七月。夜晚的空气温暖宜人。但没什么可写的。我的思绪一片空白。然后我在微软新闻（MSN）上看到了一篇文章。

The title: “Nineteen Tough Questions Atheists Want to Ask People Who Believe in God.”
标题是：“无神论者想向信神者提出的十九个厉害的问题。”

But the questions were not so tough. After all, Lord Krishna is tougher than any atheist. And I needed a topic to write about anyway.
但这些问题并不太难。毕竟，主奎师那比任何无神论者都更厉害。而且，无论如何我都需要一个写作的话题。

So I decided to answer the questions with the teachings of Hare Krishna. It will take more than one post, of course. But please bear with me and see if my “tough” answers to “tough” questions are not also logical.
因此，我决定用哈瑞·奎师那的教导来回答这些问题。当然，这需要多篇文章来阐述。但请耐心听我说，看看我对这些“厉害”的问题的“厉害”的回答是否也合乎逻辑。

Question 1. Why Does Evil Exist?
问题 1：为什么有邪恶存在？

If Krishna is all-loving, you ask, why does he let evil, or any kind of suffering, exist?
如果奎师那是博爱的，你问，祂为何会让邪恶或任何形式的苦难存在呢？

I’ve been wondering abothis too since I was four. Why did God make winter? If you’ve ever lived through a winter in Chicago, you’ll know what I mean.
我从四岁起就一直在思考这个问题。上帝为什么要创造冬天呢？如果你在芝加哥经历过冬天，就会明白我的意思。

The freezing wind whips across Lake Michigan, and it makes no difference how many sweaters and coats and leggings and galoshes you’re wearing. That wind grabs you with icy tentacles. It jabs you and penetrates through your body. You might as well be made of gauze.
刺骨的寒风横扫密歇根湖，不管你穿了多少毛衣、外套、紧身裤和橡胶套鞋都无济于事。那风用冰冷的触手抓住你，刺穿你的身体，仿佛你是薄纱做的一般。

Later, in school I wondered why God created prissy old teachers and frowning principals. Nowadays I wonder about Republicans and Democrats. Always some stew simmering and bubbling in my brain.
后来，在学校里，我纳闷为什么上帝会创造出那么挑剔的老教师和总是皱着眉头的校长。现在，我对共和党人和民主党人感到困惑。我的脑子里总是有些东西在沸腾和冒泡。

But at last I know about Krishna, and I know the answer. We like to complain about evil in the world, yes, but we came here just for that. And on purpose too.
但最终，我知道了奎师那，也知道了答案。我们确实喜欢抱怨世间的邪恶，但我们也正是为了这个才来到这里的。也是故意来的。

Planet Earth, you see, is not our home. It is a penal colony for those who have rebelled against Krishna. Did you know that in Sanskrit, the Earth is also called Martya Loka “The World of Death”? Who can deny it?
这个地球，并不是我们的家。它是那些背叛奎师那的人的流放地。你知道吗？在梵文中，地球也被称为“玛尔蒂亚-珞卡”（Martya Loka），意为“死亡的世界”。谁能否认这一点呢？

All right… Then where did we come from? When I was a little boy, I asked my father. But he couldn’t, or wouldn’t, tell me. It was a deep dark secret. But the Bible didn’t tell me either. Nor did my Zen books. Would I ever find out?
好吧……那我们是从哪里来的呢？当我还是个小男孩的时候问过父亲。但他无法或者不愿告诉我。这是一个深奥而神秘的秘密。但《圣经》也没有告诉我。我的禅宗书籍也没有。我最终能找到答案吗？

Well, you guessed it. Krishna told me in the scriptures. My home, your home, is in a far-away universe called Vaikuntha “the World of No Anxiety.”
没错，你猜对了。奎师那在经典中告诉我，我的家，你的家，位于一个遥远的宇宙，名为外琨塔——“没有焦虑的世界”。

No Anxiety? That must mean no winter winds and no Republicans or Democrats. It also means no death. Everyone there lives in an eternal body.
没有焦虑？那肯定意味着没有寒风，没有共和党人或民主党人。这也意味着没有死亡。那里的每个人都生活在永恒的身体里。

And Krishna lives there too, as he explains in the Srimad Bhagavatam (4.28.54)
而且奎师那也住在那里，正如祂在《圣典博伽瓦谭》（4.28.54）中所解释的那样：

“My dear gentle friend, both you and I are exactly like two swans. We live together in the same heart, which is just like the Manasa Lake. Although we have been living together for many thousands of years, we are still far away from our original home.
我亲爱的温柔朋友，你和我恰似两只天鹅，共同栖息在宛如玛纳萨湖的同一颗心脏里。尽管我们已共同生活了数千年，但我们依然远离最初的家园。

Srila Prabhupada elaborates:
施瑞拉·帕布帕德详细阐述道：

“The original home of the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the spiritual world. In the spiritual world both the Lord and the living entities live together very peacefully.
生物和至尊人格首神的原始家园是灵性世界。在灵性世界中，主与生物非常平和地生活在一起。

[As long as] the living entity remains engaged in the service of the Lord, they both share a blissful life in the spiritual world. However, when the living entity wants to enjoy himself, he falls down into the material world.
[只要]生物持续为主服务，他们便能在灵性世界中共享喜乐的生活。然而，当生物想要自己享受时，他便坠入了物质世界。

Oh, my dear atheist, out of the corner of my eye, I can see you laughing. I know what you’re thinking. You think I’m chasing after pie in the sky. Right? Why am I taking someone’s word for what I cannot see?
哦，我亲爱的无神论者，从眼角的余光我都能看到你在笑。我知道你在想什么。你以为我在做白日梦。对吧?为什么我要接受别人解释的我看不见的东西呢?

Well, take a look at your own beliefs. Here’s what Prabhupada says:
那么，看看你自己相信什么。以下是帕布帕德所说的话：

“You may say [to me] that ‘You have not practically experimented.’But what [have you] experimented [yourself]? You also hear from others. You believe that they have gone to moon planet.
你可能会[对我]说，‘你没有经验。’可是你自己又有什么经验呢？你也是听别人说的。你相信他们去了月球。

You have not gone. You have heard from somebody in the newspaper, that’s all. That is your authority. So if you can believe in the newspaper, then [can’t I] believe in the sastras [scriptures]?
你自己并没有去过。你只是从报纸上听到过，仅此而已。这就是你的权威。所以，如果你能相信报纸，难道我就不能相信经典吗？

Now you may say that the videos are proof of the moon landings, but we all understand that videos can be faked. Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows?
现在你可能会说，这些视频是登月的证据，但我们都知道，视频是可以伪造的。也许是。也许不是。谁知道呢？

And what about the Big Bang and evolution? Are there even videos? Or are you simply taking someone’s word?
那么，大爆炸和进化论呢？有相关的视频吗？还是你只是简单地接受别人说的话？

(And speaking of videos, I have just seen one of Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut filmed stepping on the moon.He is punching a doubter who taunted him and challenged him to swear on a Bible that the landing was true.)
（说到视频，我刚刚看了一段巴兹·奥尔德林（Buzz Aldrin）的视频，他是被拍摄下来第二个登上月球的宇航员。他正用拳头猛击一个持怀疑态度的人，后者嘲讽他并挑战他对着《圣经》起誓登陆是真实的。）

Still, your belief and my belief are not the same. Why? Well, do the scientists offer any method for directly seeing the moon landing or evolution or the Big Bang?
然而，你的信仰和我的信仰并不相同。为什么呢？好吧，科学家们有没有提供任何方法，让我们能直接看到登月、进化或大爆炸？

But in the Bhagavad-Gita Krishna tells us how we can see him:
但在《博伽梵歌》中，奎师那告诉我们如何能够看到祂：

“To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me. (10.10)
对于那些始终满怀爱心服务我的人，我赐予他们理解力，使他们能够来到我的跟前。（10.10）

and
以及

“My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding. (11.54)
我亲爱的阿尔诸那，只有通过专一的奉献服务才能如实地理解我，正如我此刻站在你面前，从而你能直接看到我。只有这样，你才能进入理解我的奥秘之中。（11.54）

Again, you ask, What’s the proof? Well, you know the old saying, “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” It would be worth our while to taste it and find out, wouldn’t it?
你问，有什么证明？正如老话所说的，“布丁好不好，吃了才知道。”我们不妨尝一尝，再作判断，不是吗？

But let’s go back to the original question, Why does God allow evil?
但让我们回到最初的问题，上帝为何允许邪恶存在？

As Prabhupada mentions above, the problem starts here:
正如帕布帕德在上文提到的，问题就出在这里：

“However, when the living entity wants to enjoy himself, he falls down into the material world.
“然而，当生物想要自己享受快乐时，他就会坠入物质世界。

It’s more than a question of enjoying oneself. The fallen soul actually wants to become God. Prabhupada explains:
这不仅仅是一个自己享受的问题。堕落的灵魂实际上想要成为神。帕布帕德解释说：

“If one is not jealous, one can serve Krsna very well, because jealousy and envy begin with being jealous of Krsna. For example, some philosophers think, ‘Why should Krsna be God? I am also God.’
“如果一个人不嫉妒，他就能很好地服务奎师那，因为嫉妒的根源是嫉妒奎师那。例如，一些哲学家会想，‘为什么奎师那才是神？我也是神。’

This is the beginning of material life—to be envious of Krsna. ‘Why should Krsna be the enjoyer?’ they think. ‘I shall also be the enjoyer.
这就是物质生活的开始——对奎师那的嫉妒。‘为什么奎师那才是享受者？’他们想，‘我也应该成为享受者。

India’s Mayavada school of philosophy even teaches that one can become God through meditation. But what happens when everyone_— from the big yogi to the tiny covid virus— wants to become the supreme?
印度的玛亚瓦达哲学（假象宗）学派甚至教导人们通过冥想可以成为神。但是，当所有人——从伟大的瑜伽修行者到微小的新冠病毒——都想成为至尊者时，会发生什么呢？

Conflict arises, and conflict breeds evil.
冲突随之产生，而冲突滋生邪恶。

But Krishna shows us the way out:
但奎师那为我们指明了出路：

“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it. (7.14)
“我的神圣能量由物质自然的三种形态构成，难以克服。但那些臣服于我
的人，却能轻易超越它。（7.14）

It’s even easy, but still we refuse. Krishna has given us different paths to choose from but still we refuse. We prefer to stay in this world of evil.
这甚至很容易，但我们仍然拒绝。奎师那给了我们不同的道路可供选择，但我们仍然拒绝。我们宁愿留在这个邪恶的世界。

Well, that’s the answer to your question, Why does God allow evil?
好了，这就是对你的问题——为什么上帝会允许邪恶存在的回答。

Because we want it.
因为我们想要它。

The buck stops here.
自作自受。

⁓Umapati Swami, August 4, 2024
⁓乌玛帕提·斯瓦米，2024 年 8 月 4 日

Eternally touching my head to the floor at the lotus feet of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, for showing me this.
永远顶拜我的灵性导师施瑞拉·帕布帕德，感谢他向我展示这一切。

Notes:
注：

The Hare Krishna Mantra: Haré Krishna, Haré Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Haré Haré / Haré Rama, Haré Rama, Rama Rama, Haré Haré.
哈瑞·奎师那曼陀罗：哈瑞·奎师那，哈瑞·奎师那，奎师那·奎师那，哈瑞·哈瑞/哈瑞·茹阿玛，哈瑞·茹阿玛，茹阿玛·茹阿玛，哈瑞·哈瑞。

The opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any organization or any other person.
本文所表达的观点仅代表我个人，并不一定反映任何组织或任何其他人的观点。

Photo top: Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy
(Jishnu Das)

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Tough Answers, part 1

Question 1. Why Does Evil Exist?问题 1：为什么有邪恶存在？

Question 1. Why Does Evil Exist?
问题 1：为什么有邪恶存在？