仏教の先生の書かれた日本語文の英訳をさせていただいています。Buddhism’sTheory of Happinessという名前でYouTubeやSNSで仏教の布教活動をされています。その翻訳した文の一部を定期的にここでシェアさせていただきます。
You should know that when you talk about yourself, you will always be bragging. When you talk about yourself, no matter how you say it, you can't help bragging. When successful people write their autobiographies or talk about their experiences in lectures, no matter how humble or modest they are, they are still bragging.
Sakyamuni Buddha taught that however hard we try to view ourselves objectively and correctly, we are unable to do so because of the seven conceits. There are 108 blind passions in all, but of those 108, there are six that trouble and torment us in particular. One of these is conceit.
Buddhism categorises our conceit into seven types, called the seven conceits:
If we’re convinced that we know ourselves best and that we can view ourselves objectively, then that clearly shows conceit—and that we don’t understand the seven conceits at all.
Sakyamuni Buddha taught that however hard we try to view ourselves objectively and correctly, we are unable to do so because of these seven conceits. So how can we come to know ourselves and obtain true happiness while having these seven conceits? Buddhism provides the answer, so please do keep listening to the teachings.