《旅途脚印》| 歌声 ——索达吉堪布

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歌声 | Sound of Singing
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) G% [5 d4 z1 z% ^! d& K1 u6 V. A. C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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给人们带来了美妙的享受。

( }% ^, g! G3 j* dA long time ago, there was a dancer of ravishing beauty named Incomparable Lady (Wu Yumu).

Her dances were most fluid and graceful; her singing voice was as pristine as the sound of

nature. Both her dancing and singing brought tremendous enjoyment to many people.
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* M/ z% {8 y* f& n) X) s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

# W# w+ }- E, a4 e' O- n. Y9 S0 _灯亮，再入歧途诚可惜。”

- b  p5 w# m4 ]$ V) H; Z" }The lyrics of one of her songs especially evoked in people deep contemplation:
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9 u) y8 @* v. ~- E5 TWith the mind abiding in the Dharma always,

: p0 v- F; M+ x- m1 i/ y# hOne will not engage in non-virtue and stray into the lower realms.

- V' s1 X( q9 O2 x! `5 RAs the Dharma light shines bright to drive away the darkness of night,

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

5 ]2 y: O9 w) F7 t& k& a( w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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欢喜心。

Hearing this song, people with a distracted mind found themselves deep in thought; the

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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( _- L3 ^0 ^: d. J) esuffering became free from afflicting emotions…. Through her beautiful singing, everyone in the

4 r. W# v* R, W0 w4 C/ Ycountry, from the king to the common citizen, was suffused with incomparable bliss.

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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2 M7 {- F" \8 B$ D2 m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。

& W; x/ q; N: y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

+ n5 X/ C4 H9 e9 F% O) W3 y' c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

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+ D; P! I- M- T1 A( {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
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. C' q, [' i( `. I. h4 g* Eworsened so that even the highest pith instruction is met with deaf ears, since people are deeply
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0 `+ ^  L) Y8 P. Y+ n2 j6 Z% s% rensnared 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
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( C4 P( i' Q6 y6 N& ]& H! gvarieties 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

: ~4 @, p; m! N3 jdeeply and practiced earnestly, has the power to eliminate afflicted emotions.

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。
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Now that we have met a rare, authentic master and have received profound teachings leading to

; d+ g4 L+ Z: ~4 }the path of liberation, should we still stray onto the wrong track in this well-lit place, it would be
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an incredible loss!
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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
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$ j& j- b" ~# S+ h包含了丰富的养分，能从中汲取精华，方为智者之所为。
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People rave about modern-day licentious songs and discos, regarding them as fantastic
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enjoyments. In truth, rich spiritual nourishment is contained in the ancient melodies; to dig in

and extract the nectar from them is what a wise person would do.
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壬午年三月初九　　
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- n$ X) E4 `* I" n/ S( M" X0 {# G3 q& `& i2002年4月21日 　

# |# Q, o$ y  s9 z  D' ~1 Q9th of March, Year of RenWu
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) I; A' L+ R' R, p6 I7 T, iApril 21, 2002