2019.8.2掲載
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「私達は『エンゲージド・ブッディズム』という新語を、ベ
瞑想とは、何が起きているかに気づくことです。
私達の周囲で起きていたのは、大勢の苦難と命の破滅でし
私達は他者に尽くそうと寺院を出てからも、人々の苦難を
爆撃から逃げ回る人々の所で、その苦しみと寄り添い、マ
エンゲージド・ブッディズムとは、こうした困難な状況か
エンゲージド・ブッディズムとは、社会の問題に携わるこ
こうして私達がマインドフルネスを実践するのは、単に自
エンゲージド・ブッディズムとは、単なる自己救済ではあ
ーティク・ナット・ハン
(翻訳・文責 西田佳奈子)
"We created the term “engaged Buddhism” during the Vietnam War. As monks, nuns, and laypeople during the war, many of us practiced sitting and walking meditation. But we would hear the bombs falling around us and the cries of the children and adults who were wounded. to meditate is to be aware of what is going on. What was going on around us was the suffering of many people and the destruction of life. So we were motivated by the desire to do something to relieve the suffering within us and around us. We wanted to serve others and we wanted to practice sitting and walking meditation to give us the stability and peace we needed to go out of the temple and help relieve this suffering. We walked mindfully right alongside suffering, in the places where people were still running under the bombs. We practiced mindful breathing as we cared for children wounded by guns or bombs. If we hadn’t practiced while we served, we would have lost ourselves, become burnt out, and not have been able to help anyone.
Engaged Buddhism was born from this difficult situation; we wanted to maintain our practice while responding to the suffering around us. Engaged Buddhism isn’t just Buddhism that’s involved in social problems. Engaged Buddhism means we practice mindfulness wherever we are, whatever we are doing, at any time. When we are alone, walking, sitting, drinking our tea, or making our breakfast, that can also be engaged Buddhism. We practice this way not only for ourselves but also to preserve our- selves so that we are able to help others and be connected with all life. Engaged Buddhism is not just self-help. It helps us feel stronger and more stable and also more connected to others and committed to the happiness of all beings."
Thich Nhat Hanh