Physical matter is transformed by the passage of time. But Brahman exists before time and is therefore timeless, eternal.

物质去的时间转化而来的。但无意识宇宙在时间之前就已经存在，因此无时间限制的，永恒的。

And therefore, the atma soul, like Brahman, also pre-dates the universe and is eternal.

因此，灵魂就像“无实质宇宙”一样，也存在于宇宙之前，永恒的。

But, then Vedanta makes an extraordinary claim: that thou art – you are Brahman.

你就无实质宇宙。

Vedanta argues that useful information most likely has a sentient source, and that Brahman, is conscious energy in its “purest” state.

吠檀多辩称，有用的信息最有可有感知源，“无实质宇宙”有意识的量最纯净的形态。

Brahman is the supreme universal spirit in Hinduism.

婆罗门印度教中最高的普遍精神。

But more than all the others he was loved by Govinda, his friend, the son of a Brahman.

但比其所有人都更爱的的朋友、婆罗门之子戈文达。

There are many different forms of Hinduism, but most Hindus believe in a spiritual entity called Brahman.

印度教有许多不同的形式，但大多数印度教徒相信一种称为婆罗门的精神实体。

But to the maid she gave the order to give the pious Brahman white upper garments.

但她命令女仆给虔诚的婆罗门穿白色上衣。

Thus sat he, wrapped up in contemplation, thinking Om, his soul sent after the Brahman as an arrow.

就这样坐着，沉浸在沉思中，想着唵，的灵魂像箭一样被送去追寻婆罗门。

Slowly, the Brahman rose; Siddhartha stood silently, his arms folded.

婆罗门缓缓升起；悉达多静静地站着，双臂交叉。

Still, even in the deepest meditation, he had been his father's son, had been a Brahman, of a high caste, a cleric.

尽管如此，即使在最深的沉思中，也曾父亲的儿子，曾位高种姓的婆罗门，曾一名牧师。

It resembled his father's face, the Brahman.

它很像父亲的脸，婆罗门。

The Brahman caste came from his head, the Kshatriya caste from his arms, the Vaishya caste from his stomach, and the Sudra caste from his feet.

婆罗门种姓来自的头部，刹帝利种姓来自的手臂，吠舍种姓来自的胃，首陀罗种姓来自的脚。

Siddhartha gave his garments to a poor Brahman in the street.

悉达多在街上把的衣服给了一个贫穷的婆罗门。

You have seen Siddhartha, the son of a Brahman, who has left his home to become a Samana, and who has been a Samana for three years.

你见悉达多，婆罗门的儿子，出家出家，出家三年。

Now Siddhartha also got some idea of why he had fought this self in vain as a Brahman, as a penitent.

现在，悉达多也明白了为什么作为一个婆罗门，一个忏悔者，徒劳地与这个自我作斗争。

The first light of day shone into the room. The Brahman saw that Siddhartha was trembling softly in his knees.

清晨的第一缕阳光照进了房间。婆罗门看到悉达多的膝盖在轻轻颤抖。

Did any Samana or Brahman ever fear, someone might come and grab him and steal his learning, and his religious devotion, and his depth of thought?

沙门或婆罗门有没有害怕，有人会来抓住，窃取的学识、的宗教信仰和的思想深度？

As a youth, I had only to do with asceticism, with thinking and meditation, was searching for Brahman, worshipped the eternal in the Atman.

年轻时，我只从事苦行，思考和冥想，寻找婆罗门，崇拜阿特曼中的永恒。

After an hour, since no sleep had come over his eyes, the Brahman stood up, paced to and fro, and left the house.

一个时辰后，婆罗门因眼里没有睡意，站起身来，来回踱步，离开了屋子。