《旅途脚印》| 歌声 ——索达吉堪布

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歌声 | Sound of Singing

# X# s3 q. [- G1 V! Y% Y. V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。

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.

6 g* E4 K. O7 ]. u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:
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With the mind abiding in the Dharma always,
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# h0 j7 X* M; Y* bOne will not engage in non-virtue and stray into the lower realms.

4 \4 U- J' Y0 P$ s" p" G- z; ~As the Dharma light shines bright to drive away the darkness of night,
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  U4 K! ~& |- f! p: hWhat a shame if one still wanders onto the wrong path!

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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- Q2 ?1 l/ r# @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。
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( F7 D& Z5 @$ B9 m* JHearing this song, people with a distracted mind found themselves deep in thought; the
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0 ^3 D" v) `/ C' iministers 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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7 M( _% B4 w5 [& x& B* {. D8 osuffering became free from afflicting emotions…. Through her beautiful singing, everyone in the
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2 {6 K- R/ ?. y1 G  n7 U: Kcountry, 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。

* x# V7 d& a* p( T$ ^) o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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  {7 |5 W4 S8 R8 F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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词，也能断除烦恼。

2 x/ i7 U& \6 OThis is a true story, not a parable. During that time period, people had less karmic defilement and
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/ m/ |: ]$ E! O/ z- Tcould be awakened easily even with simple lyrics. However, the situation nowadays has
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% r& K' h0 z. ]8 n/ x0 Aworsened so that even the highest pith instruction is met with deaf ears, since people are deeply
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" N' z/ T0 w$ q; Censnared in meaningless activities. Knowing not how precious the spiritual teachings are, they

" \7 b$ {* k/ j8 @5 ^. M/ J# jtreat 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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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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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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) b9 x4 Z1 @3 A  A! r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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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

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壬午年三月初九　　

2002年4月21日 　

9th of March, Year of RenWu

April 21, 2002
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