般若心経物語 The Story of the Heart Sutra④

４．空（くう）とは

有るようで無い・無いようで有る

宇宙の広さのことを以前にお話しをしましたね。宇宙の無限大の広さ！宇宙の端っこの壁？どこにあるのだろう？もし有るならばその向こうは何だろう？永遠にこの疑問が広がるだけですね・・・。さぁ、ここでその今のご自身のことを観て下さい。貴方はその無限大の広がりを持つ宇宙の先の先の広さのことまでも考えられる程に貴方は無限大の大きい人なのですよ。貴方は宇宙よりも広いことを考えられているのですよ！！

そうすると宇宙という一見形あるものは実はまるで何も無い程に無限大に広がり・・・無いと同じなのです。無い程に無限大の宇宙も空を見上げるとそこに雲が浮かびそしてここにそれを観ている自分自身が居て、存在しているのです。

どうやら、全ては　心次第　思い次第ということなのです。

What is the 「空」＝kuu?

It seems to exist but doesn't, it seems not to exist but does.

I've talked about the vastness of the universe before. The infinite vastness of the universe! The wall at the edge of the universe? Where is it? If it exists, what is beyond it? This question will continue to grow forever... Now, take a look at yourself right now. You are an infinitely large person who can even think about the vastness of the very end of the infinitely expanding universe. You are thinking about something larger than the universe!!

In that case, the universe, which appears to have a form, actually spreads so infinitely that it is like nothing...it's the same as not existing. If you look up at the sky, even in the infinitely large universe that seems to exist, you will see clouds floating there, and you yourself are here watching them, existing.

It seems that everything depends on your heart and your thoughts.