March 01, 2019

After Reading Takuan: Part 32 不動智神妙録を読んで32

慢心や奢りは禁物である。私がどう思われているかに気が回らない人は,人の上には立てない。自らの行いを省みて初めて,善なる行いを心がけられる。善なる行いとはつまり,利他的な行いであり,それが互恵的な社会を生む。互恵的な社会は健全であり,持続する。逆に,利己的な個の集団に平和はない。互いに利益が伴っているうちは良いが,そうでなければ即座に空中分解する。金の切れ目が縁の切れ目とはこのことである。私という個を,マインドフルに距離を置いて客観視する。慢心や奢りがないかを常に見極め,他者のためにあえて損を受け入れる。損得を含むあらゆる価値から逃れ,究極的には,私という一点にさえ心を止めない。つまり,私への執着を捨て切ることである。そうして私へのこだわりを捨てた行為こそが本当の善であり,そういう善なる人に,人はついていく。善なる人についていく人もまた善なる人となる。つまりその社会はまるごと,一切の曇りなく善となる。

Being self-conceited and arrogant should be carefully avoided. A person who can not imagine what he/she is thought of by other people can not take a leading position. We can not do good actions before we reflect on ourselves. Good actions are, in other words, altruistic ones, which lead to reciprocal society. Reciprocal society is healthy and sustainable. Reversely, a group of selfish individuals never has no peace. As long as each of them receive his/her own benefits, they are contented with the group, but if not so, it would get disintegrated soon. This is namely, the end of money is the end of love. You should observe the individual self objectively with a mindful distance. You should always look over self-conceitedness or arrogance, and accept a loss without complaining instead of others. Be free from all of values including gain and loss, and ultimately not be stuck to even a point of the self. Thus, throw away the attachment to the self. The action done when you leave concerns of the self is a genuine good one, and people follow those who do such good actions. Those who follow good people would also become good people. Therefore, the whole society of those people is perfectly good.

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