《旅途脚印》| 离贪 ——索达吉堪布

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离贪 | Banishing Lust

欲界众生除了圣者以外，都有难以对治的贪欲。世上无论男女都对异性的身体十分执著。

All beings of the Desire Realm, with the exception of sages, are afflicted with untamable lust.
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Regardless of whether they are men or women, people in the world are quite attracted to the
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世尊在因地时，为度化众生而化现为一嫖客。第一天，他赐予妓女价值昂贵的珍宝。第二

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国王处。世尊说：“她所出卖的身体，本为充满过失之物。所谓的娇躯时刻都在变质，价
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值当然一跌再跌。如同陈旧凋谢的鲜花，蜜蜂也会舍弃。世间众生的感情也会变质。清晨

韶华之时，肉体可作性欲工具。衰败老朽后，自然也会废弃。众生哪个不是喜新厌旧？一

$ p8 k  h; L% V8 p  @, d9 T9 O切有为法均为刹那生灭。年少翩翩，最终也会被衰老磨蚀。而寿命终会被死亡日日侵夺。
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万法说到底尽皆无常。那些不知老病死等痛苦，毁坏自己肉身之愚者，所迷恋之女人身躯

" R9 R* v: x2 U% Q，无非筋络下面一堆骨架而已。对此等骨肉生贪，痴迷不拔，岂非太过愚痴？有智之人哪
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个不知贪恋女人身体有诸多过失？”听了这番话，国王赞叹不已，妓女从此也停止了卖笑

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9 R' b; B: N8 h: t  CThe Buddha, in order to tame certain beings, was once reincarnated as a brothel visitor. On the
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: a1 G2 p; I! i+ Z8 {# Rfirst day, he rewarded the prostitute with valuable precious jewelry. The second day, he offered

her ornaments made of gold. The third day, he gave silver accessories instead. The prostitute
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expressed discontent and appealed to the king. The Buddha’s incarnate responded: “The body
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she runs her business with is filled with filth. The so-called charming body is decaying every
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moment; its worth, of course, has to come down accordingly. It is similar to how a withered
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& |9 D- b* P1 K/ u! B; N5 r& w8 L# ~flower is deserted by the bees. Love and attraction between worldly beings likewise deteriorate.
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+ l8 G* J% e5 x, dAt its prime, the body can be employed as a tool to satisfy sexual desires. As the body ages and
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decays, of course it will be dumped. Who can be immune to craving for the new and rejecting
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the old? All composite matters are momentarily arising and disappearing. An exuberant youth is
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7 k+ Y- G" ^8 h7 {destined to become senile and decrepit; the Lord of Death robs one’s lifespan each day. To say it

explicitly, impermanence rules all phenomena. The body, be it of the indulgent fool oblivious of
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. E: ]3 X9 m! k- G3 {6 M5 q# H" m. T* ?aging, illness, and death, or of the woman he craves, is nothing but sinews and vessels wrapped

* k" z6 h' h# r# Y# A" [  mover a skeleton frame. Isn’t it utterly foolish to be helplessly infatuated with such a collection of

" a6 u% f0 p* ^  |! j7 p" i5 ~9 |: Bbones and flesh? Who can claim himself as wise if he fails to see the ills of being obsessed with
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1 m" Q! {5 x& k9 x0 m# P; zthe female body? ” Hearing these words, the king was greatly impressed, and the prostitute also
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  R$ D) \2 L6 D  p" Z% L+ @& M0 Jdecided to give up her brothel life.

如今世上也有许多贪欲旺盛之人，若深深思维这些话的涵义，也会有很大利益的。
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' U& k" F( h2 v. A, aIn this world, there are many people who are plagued by severe sexual impulses. If they take

2 g. B3 `3 [4 F- mtime to ponder the meaning of these words, they will be helped greatly.

( i  Z$ _: q  Z. ^不论男人还是女人，其身体都无非是一堆不净物，其感情也是倏忽变化，飘摇不定的。沉
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8 ^5 F) A5 T; {3 _  P* X  v5 A! P6 dMale or female, all their bodies are but heaps of filthy components; all their love relationships
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are flimsy and unreliable. It is really foolish to lust after and indulge in them.
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  ]  h% `  A6 Q' d# D$ d  p壬午年三月十五日 　
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2002年4月27日

15th of March, Year of RenWu
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