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From the perspective of Buddha-Dhamma, all things exist according to their own nature. They do not exist as separate fixed entities, and in the case of living creatures, they are not distinct and immutable ‘beings’ or ‘persons’, which one could validly take to be a legitimate owner of things or which are able to govern things according to their wishes.

Everything that exists in the world exists as a collection of convergent parts. There exists no inherent self or substantial essence within things. When one separates the constituent parts from each other, no self or core remains. A frequent scriptural analogy for this is of a vehicle.When one assembles the various parts according to one’s chosen design, one assigns the conventional term ‘wagon’ to the end product. Yet if one disassembles the parts, no essence of a wagon can be found. All that remains are the various parts, each of which is given its own specific name.

摘自 (Buddhadhamma Natural Laws and Values for Life By Phra Prayudh Payutto

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(中文摘要)

從佛法的角度來看，一切事物都依其本性(own nature)而存在；它們不是單獨且固定不變的存有或人物，可以有效地視自己為事物的擁有者，或者能夠根據自己的意願主宰他們。

世界上存在的一切，都是部份的集合，事物自身沒有固著性，也沒有實體本有；當一個人將組成的部分彼此拆解後，其中沒有留存自我或核心，經文中常以交通工具為譬喻，當一個人根據所選定的部分，組合完成後的最終產品，傳統術語稱其為「馬車」；然而，如果將每個零件拆解，馬車中沒有任何實質可得，被保留下來的各種部分，都有自己被給定的特定名稱。

(後記)

(後記)為了生存，眾生很自然的以競爭為手段，並且牢牢抓住「我」的概念，試想自己面臨挑戰時，會很自動的以言語或行動保護自己，保護自己並非完全不可取，但是認清楚那個跟我們朝夕相處的「我」的真相，更是智慧的選擇。

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