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

你就是无实质宇宙。

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，是永恒。

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

物质是由过去时间转化而来。但是无意识宇宙在时间之前就已经存在，因此是无时间限制，永恒。

Brahman is the supreme universal spirit in Hinduism.

罗门是印度教中高普遍精神。

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，有用信息有可能有感知源，“无实质宇宙”是有意识能量纯净形态。

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

但比其他所有人都更爱他是他朋友、罗门之子戈文达。

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

印度教有许多不同形式，但大多数印度教徒相信一种罗门精神实体。

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罗门穿白色上衣。

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

罗门缓缓升起；悉达多静静地站着，双臂交叉。

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

他就这样坐着，沉浸在沉思中，想着唵，他灵魂像箭一样被送去追寻罗门。

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，即使在深沉思中，他也曾是他父亲儿子，曾是位高种姓罗门，曾是一名牧师。

It resembled his father's face, the Brahman.

它很像他父亲脸，罗门。

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

悉达多在街上把他衣服给了一个贫穷罗门。

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.

罗门种姓来自他头部，刹帝利种姓来自他手臂，吠舍种姓来自他胃，首陀罗种姓来自他脚。

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.

你见过悉达多，他是罗门儿子，他出家出家，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，悉达多也明白了什么他作一个罗门，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.

清晨第一缕阳光照进了房间。罗门看到悉达多膝盖在轻轻颤抖。

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，罗门因眼里没有睡意，站起身来，来回踱步，离开了屋子。

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，寻找罗门，崇拜阿特曼中永恒。

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?

沙门或罗门有没有害怕，有人会来抓住他，窃取他学识、他宗教信仰和他思想深度？