A person and a human being are not the same. Even though the appearance is similar, there is a difference in virtuous qualities and intelligence. For example, some people do whatever they want to do, say whatever they happen to think of and eat whatever and whenever they feel like eating. These are the ordinary people.
人(person)和人类(human being)是不同的。虽然容貌看似一样，但是他们在道德质量和心智上是有差别的。例如，有一些人他们想做什么就做，想说什么就说，想吃什么就吃，这些就是未开化的凡夫(ordinary people = person)。
Worse then that are what are called animals. They have human faces but their minds are of an animal, that is, they have no shame just like animals. Meaning, individuals that have never cultivated their own minds any higher.
比这更糟的就叫做野人(animal)，他们是人面兽心，这意思是指他们像野兽一样没有羞耻心，也就是说，这些人根本不受教化以提升自己的心灵质地。
As for human beings, it refers to those that try to control their minds, their minds are superior, they have more wisdom than ordinary people, they developed their minds high enough to shift to the level of human being.
至于所谓的人类(human being)，是指那些有在试着调伏自心的人，他们心灵质地较为好，比凡夫更有智慧，他们发展出高尚的心灵，因此提升至人类的层次。
Ghosts are those that speak and do what is bad. They are called ghosts, even monks and novices who are ordained are the same ; when they don't obey and recognize the Dhamma and discipline, they also, can be called ghosts. Ghost here refers to the state of wickedness, not to a self. And so, some people have the appearance of a man or woman but in the mind there is a ghost. If anybody shifts up to the level of human being, one should recognize ghosts and not be afraid of them. If anybody is still afraid of ghosts, that person is just an ordinary man or woman. Ghosts have to live with ghosts, people cannot live with ghosts ; so people with an inferior mind are ghosts.
所谓鬼是指那些说坏话、做恶事的人，即使是和尚或沙弥也一样，如果他们不遵守或不认识正法及戒律，他们也一样可以叫做鬼。鬼，在这里是指邪恶的心态，而不是指某一种个体。所以，某些人虽然有人的外貌，但他内心却像鬼一样邪恶。如果任何人能提升心灵质地到人类的层次，就可以认识鬼而不怕他们，而如果有人还会怕鬼，那这个人就只是个凡夫。鬼只能跟鬼(心)在一起，人是不能和鬼(心)在一块的；所以，一个拥有一颗卑劣之心的人，他不是人而是鬼。
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