《旅途脚印》| 歌声 ——索达吉堪布

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歌声 | Sound of Singing
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很久以前，有一美丽绝伦的舞蹈师，叫无喻姆。她的舞蹈美轮美奂，她的歌声如同天籁。

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( [( n2 {  Y5 j* r  `2 c! @A long time ago, there was a dancer of ravishing beauty named Incomparable Lady (Wu Yumu).
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6 r6 X! p% f6 z2 M$ B2 GHer dances were most fluid and graceful; her singing voice was as pristine as the sound of
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nature. Both her dancing and singing brought tremendous enjoyment to many people.
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她的一首歌词，更引起了人们的深思：“自心常依正法者，谁愿造孽趋恶道，驱遣暗夜明
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' x" x0 W' G8 V- G" O1 k灯亮，再入歧途诚可惜。”
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8 ]$ M( J: ?( @% |" LThe lyrics of one of her songs especially evoked in people deep contemplation:
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With the mind abiding in the Dharma always,

2 j: e$ U2 q* D+ I( Y: n4 OOne will not engage in non-virtue and stray into the lower realms.
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; V$ G7 d# ^8 j2 G1 A/ mAs the Dharma light shines bright to drive away the darkness of night,

What a shame if one still wanders onto the wrong path!

* s+ w9 B: Z' z3 f6 F听了这段歌词，散乱的人们陷入了沉思；欲杀国王的大臣抑制了恶念；苦行的出家人断除

了还俗的欲望；痛苦不堪的众生消除了烦恼……她的歌声，令国王和国民都生起了极大的

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Hearing this song, people with a distracted mind found themselves deep in thought; the
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" v6 @# C7 P% D/ ^! ]ministers plotting to end the king’s life subdued their vicious intention; the ordained mendicant
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wishing to leave the order and resume secular life dropped his plan; beings steeped in immense
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( Z3 A& q9 L& w: y6 C5 L) {suffering became free from afflicting emotions…. Through her beautiful singing, everyone in the

% j" Z4 ^+ _" \/ C# S+ ?country, from the king to the common citizen, was suffused with incomparable bliss.
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这一切并非编造，是确凿的事实。当时的人们业障浅薄，即使是简单的歌词，也能警醒世
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人。然而，现在的人们整日为一些无意义的事所缠绕，即使是殊胜的窍诀，也充耳不闻。

对这些忠告，更弃如敝屣。众生的根基千差万别，解脱之法也是五花八门。对一些看似肤
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浅的言教，千万不要轻视，哪怕是看来浅显的法门，若认真思维，专注法意，即使一个颂

词，也能断除烦恼。
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This is a true story, not a parable. During that time period, people had less karmic defilement and
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could be awakened easily even with simple lyrics. However, the situation nowadays has

worsened so that even the highest pith instruction is met with deaf ears, since people are deeply
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ensnared in meaningless activities. Knowing not how precious the spiritual teachings are, they

treat them like worn-out, useless shoes. As beings vary vastly in their capacities, there are many

varieties of teachings to suit each individual. Some teachings may seem easy and simple on the
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surface, but they deserve more than to be taken lightly. Even one simple verse, if pondered

$ }. J5 z0 v2 o- ?. y5 u7 Udeeply and practiced earnestly, has the power to eliminate afflicted emotions.

5 q. b& \. K5 f9 c如今，我们值遇了难得的具德上师，闻听了通往解脱之路的甚深之法。如果于此光明之处
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，尚误入歧途的话，实在可惜。

Now that we have met a rare, authentic master and have received profound teachings leading to
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the path of liberation, should we still stray onto the wrong track in this well-lit place, it would be
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现在的人们贪恋撩拨情欲的歌舞，认为那才是美妙的享受。其实，在这古老的歌声中，才

# E' B# i% d. b. T包含了丰富的养分，能从中汲取精华，方为智者之所为。

People rave about modern-day licentious songs and discos, regarding them as fantastic

enjoyments. In truth, rich spiritual nourishment is contained in the ancient melodies; to dig in

! }4 {$ c5 N% u6 \8 k6 W! d' Band extract the nectar from them is what a wise person would do.

壬午年三月初九　　

2002年4月21日 　

+ {9 i; S9 W( |% l2 s' X9th of March, Year of RenWu
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April 21, 2002