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Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist,

Nobel Prize winner 1921

阿爾伯特-愛因斯坦（1879-1955）物理學家，

1921年獲諾貝爾獎

人作為宇宙整體的一部分，局限於他所處的時間與空間。他自己的經驗，他的思想和感受，與宇宙整體的其他部分相隔離，這是一種類似視覺錯覺的意識錯覺。這種錯 覺對我們來講如同牢獄，將我們限制在自私的慾望和對少數親人的愛執中。我們的任務就是從這種牢獄中將自己解脫出來，擴大我們慈悲的範圍，乃至可以包括所有 的生命以及整個壯麗的自然界。沒有任何人會徹底成功，但是為這種成功所付出的努力，本身就是在趨向解脫，是內心安樂的基礎

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.