[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [觀音玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726) › 1.41 # 觀音玄義 1.41 觀音玄義 1.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.41) 問：此中何意不論喜捨？答：四無量心名雖有四，但是三義。《大經》云「憂畢叉」，畢叉名捨，捨者，兩捨也，即是非慈、非悲，不二之意，不二而二即是慈悲。喜者，從樂生喜，初欲與樂，眾生苦重，不能得樂，則無所可喜；若拔苦竟，即能得樂，還遂本懷，故樂後加喜。苦後無此，故不開喜。如阿輸加王七日應死，雖有五欲之樂，憂苦切心；又如一身少許痛惱能奪一身之樂，故知苦重不得樂也。 > Question: Why is there no discussion of sympathetic joy and equanimity here? Answer: Although the names of the four immeasurable minds are four, they are only three meanings. The Great Sūtra says 'upekṣā'; pekṣā is called 'equanimity' (renunciation). Equanimity means relinquishing both: that is, neither benevolence nor compassion, the meaning of non-duality; being two while non-dual is precisely benevolence and compassion. Sympathetic joy arises from joy: at first, wishing to bestow joy, sentient beings' suffering is heavy so they cannot attain joy, and thus there is nothing to rejoice in; if their suffering has been uprooted, they can immediately attain joy, which fulfills the original intent, so sympathetic joy is added after joy. There is no such thing after suffering, so sympathetic joy is not opened there. Just as King Aśoka was to die in seven days: though he had the pleasures of the five desires, grief and suffering pierced his heart; again, just as a slight pain in a single body can rob the joy of the entire body, so we know that when suffering is heavy, joy cannot be attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.40) - [Next: 1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.42) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726~en-mt.1.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.41) · Pramāṇa