《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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A long time ago, there was a dancer of ravishing beauty named Incomparable Lady (Wu Yumu).
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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.

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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The lyrics of one of her songs especially evoked in people deep contemplation:

: Y+ h. f6 @5 wWith the mind abiding in the Dharma always,
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8 K4 q4 T1 W: M7 n$ `One will not engage in non-virtue and stray into the lower realms.

5 X* h8 d+ x: S0 _3 H4 _3 iAs the Dharma light shines bright to drive away the darkness of night,

: Z4 h( L% @" L* U- @6 _What a shame if one still wanders onto the wrong path!
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4 K$ M/ d" x4 z: ^4 L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
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3 ]" m% P! `; o/ P( ?: t9 c: g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。

. }" K% P8 B$ f& y) S# G1 c7 Z8 b) KHearing this song, people with a distracted mind found themselves deep in thought; the

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+ [  d# X) ~1 h: [0 uwishing to leave the order and resume secular life dropped his plan; beings steeped in immense

* S. c+ C/ @, D3 r  wsuffering became free from afflicting emotions…. Through her beautiful singing, everyone in the
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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。
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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
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% [& I: b- }: [7 P# x! hThis is a true story, not a parable. During that time period, people had less karmic defilement and
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7 ]* v; j' e- W5 ?; `9 ucould be awakened easily even with simple lyrics. However, the situation nowadays has
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6 t0 g( z- ~& v0 _) sworsened 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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deeply 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

，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
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the path of liberation, should we still stray onto the wrong track in this well-lit place, it would be

an incredible loss!

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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6 e* Y7 F6 E# r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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; f5 J" C, ?2 r) f. S! C1 `2 `People rave about modern-day licentious songs and discos, regarding them as fantastic

4 {- b4 S2 l/ l0 denjoyments. 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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* @' D# x" p$ R壬午年三月初九　　
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! T+ g/ L6 i5 n9 W" e# T2002年4月21日 　
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9th of March, Year of RenWu
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' ^2 b- [/ h" WApril 21, 2002
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