《旅途脚印》| 断根——索达吉堪布

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断根 | Cutting the Root

% Q* Z- Z$ i& {7 b( v9 _& Q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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5 P+ U. `9 U& Y8 VJetsun Mila once imparted a song of realization to his disciple Repa Shiwa:

/ ^( Z6 G6 N4 C4 K/ j( C4 {! k1 jMy 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.
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6 u' x6 r: ^1 t1 @1 O# r9 N% @) E* bShould 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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3 `9 j1 T9 v, S0 m) GFood 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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Intimate buddies and good friends are Mara’s daughters; be sure to guard against their temptations.
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Native land and hometown are hellish prisons; quickly run away from being incarcerated.
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Giving up everything you must at the time of death; now is the best time to leave them behind.

If 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.
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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！”

5 }6 i2 f. U2 {) o- R' {2 aZen 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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Perplexed, Bai Juyi asked: “I am an official in the royal court, why am I in danger?”
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- h" w) ^5 R3 [4 q& A$ N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？”
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7 C% m& ?, b2 q1 ^$ L5 XThe 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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This simple answer rendered Bai Juyi dumbfounded.

8 O0 `& g4 b2 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？
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It’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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" u- r  T9 j9 K: `Hurry! Run away from this dangerous place!

/ u, N; y1 k/ J! {$ D% b- O壬午年正月二十六日
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2002年3月9日

2 W5 e- v7 u$ b( p26th of January, Year of RenWu
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March 9, 2002