《旅途脚印》| 断根——索达吉堪布

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断根 | Cutting the Root

5 }; k( a& j- T; j: H米拉日巴大师曾送弟子寂光一首道歌：“弟子若欲诚修法，应自心坎生信心，切勿瞻顾今生事。尔若欲随吾修行，应知亲友乃魔网，故应掀开此屏障；饮食财物乃魔卒，故应舍弃恶故交；妙欲享受乃魔索，故应遣除此羁绊；知己佳友乃魔女，故应谨防此诱惑；家乡故土乃魔狱，故应速离此囹圄。死时一切必放弃，不如此时舍最佳。若听吾教且修持，汝儿即有胜法缘。”
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) U" u; S& Z; N  S: h2 L$ B% rJetsun Mila once imparted a song of realization to his disciple Repa Shiwa:
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My son, should you sincerely want to practice the Dharma, arouse strong faith from the depths of your heart, and never cherish the affairs of this life.

) G2 }: b2 ]% E* gShould you want to follow me to practice, recognize friends and relatives are Mara’s net; so you should remove these hindrances.
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Food and possessions are Mara’s minions; abandon these evil old companions of yours.
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Sensual pleasure and enjoyment are Mara’s chains; so you should eliminate these fetters.
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* m) q1 t' L0 ?) E3 FIntimate buddies and good friends are Mara’s daughters; be sure to guard against their temptations.

Native land and hometown are hellish prisons; quickly run away from being incarcerated.

Giving up everything you must at the time of death; now is the best time to leave them behind.

( O4 _! ~1 D0 uIf you listen to me and do the practices, my son, you are connected to the supreme Dharma!
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噶当派大德塔波仁波切(索南仁钦)修持境界极高，可连续十天一直处于禅定中不动摇，他非常强调修持，说道：“现境有如恶人不恒常，幻身恰似借物速灭失，财物幻化欺诳痛苦因，故乡如同魔狱束缚源，何人贪执此等漂轮回，当断轮回命脉我执根。”要消除痛苦，远离魔障，获得解脱，必须断除对轮回的贪着。

The great Kadampa master Dapo Rinpoche (Sonam Rinchen) attained a high level of

accomplishment; when in deep Samadhi, he could remain immobile for 10 days straight. He strongly emphasized actual practice and once said: “Appearances are as unreliable as evil-doers; this illusory body, on loan to us, is easily lost. Wealth, flimsy and deceiving, causes suffering; hometown, a demonic prison, entraps you to no end. Those who enjoy drifting in the rounds of samsara should cut samsara’s lifeblood and root—self-attachment.” To be freed from suffering, to demolish obstacles and attain liberation, the only recourse is to sever the grasping to samsara.

唐代的道林禅师常年在一棵松树上习禅，被人们称为“鸟巢禅师”。一日，白居易慕名前去拜访。见他住在树上，便说：“禅师住的地方太危险！”
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% N- M% u9 l: e. o6 M5 OZen master Dao Lin of the Tang Dynasty often practiced meditation up in a pine tree and was known as the “Bird Nest Zen Master.” Poet Bai Juyi once paid him a visit out of admiration. Seeing the master living high up in the tree, he said: “Master, the place where you are living is quite dangerous!” The Bird Nest Zen Master replied: “The way I see it, Sir, it is you who are in danger!”
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5 i. W0 q, @: C6 @9 @  ~鸟巢禅师回答说：“我看大人才危险呢！”
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8 M) W: P* A+ b4 LPerplexed, Bai Juyi asked: “I am an official in the royal court, why am I in danger?”

" z, f/ L; ]. X) Q& P4 g- F* e( o, y白居易不解地问：“我身为朝廷命官，何险之有？”鸟巢禅师说：“世俗缘业相煎，冤冤相报，烦恼不息，难道不危险吗？”

% w/ Q- J3 q- Y  y# v+ }The Bird Nest Zen Master replied: “People in the secular world, driven by karma, harm each other continuously; they take turns avenging one another and breed endless afflictions. Aren’t these situations dangerous?”
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一句话，说得白居易哑口无言。
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This simple answer rendered Bai Juyi dumbfounded.
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. ~5 D5 ]0 G6 l- s是啊！世间之人时时为功名利禄所累，烦恼丛生，难道不是生活在看不见的监狱、魔网中吗？难道不是很危险吗？

4 C- J6 c& O3 \4 j" WIt’s so true! Ordinary people are always toiling for fame and wealth; they are constantly confused and worried. Aren’t they living in an invisible prison or in the devil’s web? Couldn’t it be said that they are in grave danger?
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速速逃离此险境吧！
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Hurry! Run away from this dangerous place!
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壬午年正月二十六日

2002年3月9日

26th of January, Year of RenWu
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March 9, 2002