《旅途脚印》| 离贪 ——索达吉堪布

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离贪 | Banishing Lust
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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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, f, K( [* E. m, A: H/ O* f0 xRegardless 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

& @" G& z1 h& Z# p& A1 N天，他给了妓女黄金做成的饰品。第三天，却赏给妓女白银做成的饰品。妓女不服，告到

, D/ I* T5 q& B( {* O1 {$ R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

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
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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

2 V- N8 S0 o  b  X! }6 d' S% |% q6 G3 H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。

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

，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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, K+ M1 {7 |3 o7 n7 n5 C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

生涯。
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The Buddha, in order to tame certain beings, was once reincarnated as a brothel visitor. On the

first day, he rewarded the prostitute with valuable precious jewelry. The second day, he offered
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5 y* t: n3 P# u# U/ Nher 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

1 W3 h+ ^+ M% b; ?5 H0 g' rshe runs her business with is filled with filth. The so-called charming body is decaying every
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2 g) e& p0 w. Y; t$ l! N+ n- Hmoment; its worth, of course, has to come down accordingly. It is similar to how a withered
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+ c) J% p3 x) Nflower is deserted by the bees. Love and attraction between worldly beings likewise deteriorate.
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: k) u( a: r4 c$ P. HAt 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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3 e9 N' f0 p$ F* lthe old? All composite matters are momentarily arising and disappearing. An exuberant youth is

destined to become senile and decrepit; the Lord of Death robs one’s lifespan each day. To say it
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+ V% M* k# f# y" @explicitly, impermanence rules all phenomena. The body, be it of the indulgent fool oblivious of
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2 [* {$ b$ o' b6 k* Qaging, illness, and death, or of the woman he craves, is nothing but sinews and vessels wrapped
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over a skeleton frame. Isn’t it utterly foolish to be helplessly infatuated with such a collection of
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bones and flesh? Who can claim himself as wise if he fails to see the ills of being obsessed with
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the female body? ” Hearing these words, the king was greatly impressed, and the prostitute also

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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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& E7 E- B# j) f5 i. QIn this world, there are many people who are plagued by severe sexual impulses. If they take
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time to ponder the meaning of these words, they will be helped greatly.
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9 x2 W& n/ ~" O) s& u# W9 ^% c/ W' y, c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

湎其中，实在愚蠢之至。

% W  e/ b7 Z; T2 s( h9 iMale or female, all their bodies are but heaps of filthy components; all their love relationships
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壬午年三月十五日 　

2002年4月27日

15th of March, Year of RenWu
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9 x* u8 O# H: I( }' R5 qApril 27, 2002