Name: 大多數宗教都認同幸福的原因 (Most Religions Agree on the Cause of Happiness)
Uploaded: 2025-10-22T18:08:02.000Z
Duration: 8 min 3 s

基礎被動語態

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From the hundreds of wise people I've read or read about, from Socrates to the Stoics, from Homer to Dostoyevsky, from the Bhagavad Gita to the Bible, I've seen one piece of wisdom pop up over and over again in different forms.

在我讀過或聽說過的數百位智者中，從蘇格拉底到斯多葛學派，從荷馬到杜斯妥也夫斯基，從薄伽梵歌到聖經，我看到一種智慧以不同的形式一再出現。

And in this video we're going to explore why that is and what that means.

而在這個影片裡，我們要來探討為什麼會這樣，以及這代表著什麼。

Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher, said that a wise man needs nothing from the world.

古羅馬哲學家塞內加說，一個智者不需要世界上任何東西。

Honoring his own soul is his one and only need.

榮耀他自己的靈魂，是他唯一的需求。

And it's one which no one can prevent him from achieving.

而且這也是沒有人能阻止他實現的。

And by having this one need, by needing nothing from the world, by only needing to honor his own soul, he lives a happy life, no matter what his outer circumstances are.

透過擁有這一個需求，不需要世界上任何東西，只需要榮耀他自己的靈魂，他就能過著快樂的生活，無論外在環境如何。

Make no mistake, the wise man still wants other things from life.

毫無疑問，智者仍然渴望生活中其他的事物。

朋友、家、食物、衣服、金錢。

We suffer when we need things that we don't have.

當我們渴望擁有而沒有的東西時，我們就會痛苦。

A bigger home, a faster car, fancier clothing, the love of someone special, more riches, approval from others, a prestigious job, a fitter body or better health.

更大的房子、更快的車子、更華麗的衣服、特別的人的愛、更多的財富、別人的認可、一份有聲望的工作、更健美的身材或更好的健康。

Needing more than we have causes unhappiness.

Needing more is a never ending pit towards hell.

渴望更多是一個永無止境的地獄深淵。

Because the need for more can never be satisfied.

因為對更多的渴望永遠無法被滿足。

Anything that takes time to acquire can never lead to lasting happiness.

任何需要時間去獲取的事物都無法帶來持久的快樂。

甚至連食物、水或空氣也不行。

Even those things need to be acquired again and again.

即使是那些東西，也需要一次又一次地重新獲取。

The man who needs a hundred dollars soon needs a thousand, and then tens of thousands, and

缺一百塊的人很快就會想要一千塊，然後是幾萬塊，然後

then hundreds of thousands, and then millions and then billions.

然後是幾十萬，幾百萬，幾十億。

That hole can never be filled because there's always more things to be acquired.

那個洞永遠填不滿，因為總有更多東西可以獲得。

Needing more is of course different from wanting more.

當然，需要更多東西和想要更多東西是不一樣的。

Needing more implies that there's a hole to be filled, whereas wanting more implies that the door is left open for more to enter.

需要更多東西，意味著有一個洞需要填補；而想要更多東西，則意味著門是敞開的，讓更多東西進來。

But one will be fine if more does not come.

但如果沒有更多東西進來，一個人也會很好。

Needing something from the world puts our happiness in a fragile position.

向世界索取，會讓我們的快樂處於脆弱的境地。

Because everything that can be given to us can be taken away.

因為任何能給予我們的東西，也都能被奪走。

Our money, our possessions, and even our bodies.

我們的金錢、我們的財產，甚至我們的身體。

Everything is impermanent, changing, moving, flowing from one hand to another.

一切都是無常的，變動的，流動的，從一手傳到另一手。

But when the only things we need are the things we already have, our internal suffering comes to an end.

但當我們唯一需要的，是我們已經擁有的東西時，我們內心的痛苦就結束了。

If the only thing we need is to honor our own soul.

如果我們唯一需要的，是榮耀我們自己的靈魂。

Because achieving that need is always within our control.

因為達成這個需求，總是在我們的掌控之中。

We can instantaneously fulfill it in every moment.

我們可以在每個當下，瞬間實現它。

Needing nothing from the world except for what we have, causes happiness.

不向世界索取任何東西，只珍惜我們所擁有的，就能帶來快樂。

The only thing that seems to be ours, that thing that can't be taken away from us, that thing which we always have is our own souls.

唯一看似屬於我們、無法被奪走、我們一直擁有的，就是我們的靈魂。

Our soul is the only thing we truly seem to own.

我們的靈魂是唯一我們真正擁有的東西。

It's the only thing that takes no time to acquire.

它是唯一不需要時間就能獲得的東西。

It's the foundational essence that separates the living from the non living, that informs who and what we are.

它是區分生與死的基礎本質，它形塑了我們是誰、我們是什麼。

So the wise man dedicates his life to honoring his own soul, that one thing that is his alone, that which no one can touch, take away, or express but himself.

所以智者將一生奉獻給榮耀自己的靈魂，那唯一屬於他、無人能觸碰、奪走或表達的東西，唯有他自己。

It was the first thing he brought into this world, and

這是他帶到這個世界上的第一件事，

it'll be the last thing he carries with him on his way out.

也是他離開時最後帶走的東西。

Honoring his soul is his one and only need.

榮耀他的靈魂是他唯一的需求。

And because he can fulfill that need in every moment, he achieves happiness.

因為他能在每個時刻滿足這個需求，所以他獲得了快樂。

And honoring his soul requires him to do only one thing.

而榮耀他的靈魂只需要他做一件事。

When we act on our deep internal values, we honor our soul.

當我們依照內心深處的價值觀行動時，就是在榮耀我們的靈魂。

But when we live according to someone else's values, we dishonor our soul.

但當我們活在別人的價值觀裡時，就是在貶低我們的靈魂。

And the wise man honors his soul because he understands that it is his purpose, similar to how water is formed when hydrogen and oxygen are brought together.

智者榮耀他的靈魂，因為他明白那是他的目的，就像氫和氧結合就會形成水一樣。

His soul was formed by the world when the right causes came together.

他的靈魂是世界在他因緣際會下聚合而成的。

The world is governed by a law of causes and effects, and

his soul is the effect of a chain of causes, perhaps going back to the beginning of time itself.

而他的靈魂則是這因果鏈的結果，或許可以追溯到時間的開端。

The whole world had to happen in a specific way to bring him about.

整個世界必須以特定的方式發生，才能造就他。

Because of the way the past had unfolded.

And by honoring his soul, by living in accordance with his internal values, he lives out that purpose which he was born for.

透過榮耀他的靈魂，透過活出符合他內在價值觀的生活，他實現了自己誕生的目的。

And honoring our souls is simple, but not easy.

榮耀我們的靈魂其實很簡單，但不容易做到。

Socrates fully honored his soul, and it ended with his imprisonment and death sentence.

蘇格拉底全然地榮耀了他的靈魂，最後卻落得被囚禁並判處死刑。

Jesus honored his soul, and it ended with his crucifixion.

耶穌榮耀了他的靈魂，最後卻被釘死在十字架上。

But in both cases, honoring their souls is also what led to their greatness and legacy.

但這兩種情況下，榮耀他們的靈魂也成就了他們的偉大與傳承。

They fulfilled the purpose they were born for.

So by living in accordance with his own personal values, the wise man honors his soul.

所以，透過活出符合個人價值觀的生活，智者就能榮耀他的靈魂。

And if honoring his soul is his one and only need, he achieves happiness because nothing but himself can stop him from fulfilling that need.

如果榮耀他的靈魂是他唯一的需求，他就能獲得幸福，因為沒有什麼能阻止他滿足這個需求。

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And this in turn, helped me achieve more success in my YouTube career so far.

而這反過來，也幫助我在目前的 YouTube 事業上取得了更大的成功。

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科學素養以及像科學家一樣思考和溝通的能力，現在比以往任何時候都更加重要。

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我們正進入一個將所有人劃分為兩類的時代：那些能獨立思考的人，和那些不能的人。

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As always, thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.

一如往常，感謝你的收看，我們下次見！

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