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　　“万法皆空，因果不空”。那为什么密勒日巴一点都没有受?

　　It is said that ‘All phenomena are empty but causality is not’. Then what is the reason that Milarepa did not suffer from his causality?

　　因-果-不-空

　　问：请问上师世俗谛和胜义谛的问题。“万法皆空，因果不空”。猎人向米勒日巴射箭的时候，他毫发无损，他说他相续与杀业的因果相离。那么，既然因果是不空的，怎么能和相续分离呢？释迦牟尼佛为了救五百商主，杀了短矛黑人，他后来的果报是被矛伤了脚，这说明显现上的果报还是要受的，那为什么密勒日巴一点都没有受呢？

　　Question：I would like to ask Guru a question regarding relative and ultimate truth. It is said that ‘All phenomena are empty but causality is not.’ When the hunter shot an arrow toward Milarepa, he didn’t get injured at all. Milarepa explained later that it was because his continuity had separated from the causality of his killing behaviour. If this is the case, and since the causality cannot be empty, how could it be separated from a person’s continuity? Sakyamuni Buddha killed the black spearman in order to save five hundred businessmen. He suffered from the consequence of getting injured by a spear, which explained the endurance of consequences in manifestation. However, why didn’t Milarepa suffer from the consequence?

　　答：佛是给众生示现，佛的示现是有意的，说明因果是不虚的。密勒日巴说，他已经远离了一切业果，他不受因果，也是给众生说明，诸法在究竟实相上没有任何的业和果。他们的示现都是有意的，是给众生的说明。“罪业与相续分离”就是超越，这是讲他的境界，不是讲显现。

　　Guru’s answer: Buddha showed the manifestation to the sentient beings which was intentional and meaningful. When Milarepa said he has separated from all the karmic obscuration without suffering from causality, it was also a manifestation shown to the sentient beings that all phenomena have no causality in ultimate truth. These manifestations have their purposes to present to the sentient beings. ‘Karmic obscuration separates from continuity’ is transcendence. It actually talks about his realm rather than manifestation.