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6 n1 E. a- k& ~8 J, G2 R/ I# w) N在我从少年到成年的记忆里,最佩服的人就是依罗喇嘛。% R& C4 \8 f% b1 F& X/ M
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In my memory from early youth to adulthood, the person I respected most is Lama Yulo.$ S7 G1 ]) }1 H# @* [
' Y }$ F% z# a) u6 D g! h他身材魁梧,永远手持念珠,口诵经咒。他的脸上有一疤痕,是因年轻时走路去拉萨,途
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: J; J, ]( `2 g" U$ n- b中遭遇强盗所致。这不但没有影响他的形象,反而使他显得更加可爱。 P4 w/ Z+ L l0 O5 t% L a. S
& e3 x8 O/ B% {( i; [He was a man of strong build. His hand perpetually moved the mala beads and his mouth& @" E2 A; T V( U9 ?0 ^
7 l5 r: j7 X" R6 u7 l, B0 ]constantly recited mantras. On his face there was a scar left by robbers he encountered when as
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7 w% `% Y) i% M9 ?1 Wa young man he was making a trip on foot to Lhasa. This facial mark, instead of being a blemish,6 ^/ O2 @+ g/ U" v% M: H
$ ~" y1 i/ s- U4 M5 F; iin a way made him even more likable.) {4 Q2 U/ ]# V
9 M/ Z2 ~ \, u6 Q5 G) `- q) C读小学期间,我一直住在他家。每天天还没亮,他就开始起床,一边念咒,一边磕头。饭
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后,就开始看书和念诵一天的功课,下午坐禅,晚上念经。十几年来,周而复始,从不间2 {+ t, ^, `5 V* J. v- z- N
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6 Y' o" w/ G# ?& s# v: A. II took room and board at his house when I was attending elementary school. Every day before
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dawn, he would get up and start to do prostrations and at the same time recite prayers. After( T+ [5 ^" B# b2 B5 d1 Y7 ]4 Q7 I( k
& c. V: [ m Q! |2 E4 P Ybreakfast, he would read books and go over his daily Dharma practices. He sat in meditation in
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the afternoon and recited scriptures in the evening. For over 10 years he kept the same schedule! G# Z4 \; e$ v/ Q! f
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over and over again without interruption.: t4 N; k* W6 N+ ~+ R: a
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当时我以为,作为修行人本来就应当这样,所以不足为奇。如今,当我意识到我和我周围; u+ v" E$ P2 \
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的人大多是三天打鱼,两天晒网,心情好的时候就精进,心情不好的时候就散乱的情形,& _. A p4 C0 f; O
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才知道他的毅力的确值得赞叹。+ f# b4 m; F9 f/ H& A; [
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At that time I took it for granted that all practitioners should behave as he did, and felt nothing
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; D+ G" z1 _7 n/ c7 F" s1 \special about him. But now I see myself and others only doing spiritual practices in fits and starts.# ~( D( ? ~ ^5 Y, b; l7 m5 W& d
- m) x4 f1 _5 N- q. ?, H1 x* \We get serious only when we are in good spirits but as soon as our mood falls, we become
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distracted and lag behind in practice. The glaring contrast makes his perseverance all the more+ z# h3 p7 `: ?" \6 b
3 e7 X! M. T* @! M5 yadmirable.7 U" P* V) b" p0 u: c; `. D, {
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到1987年他去世,已念了五亿多心咒。真是不算不知道,一算吓一跳。和他的精进相比,
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实在令我惭愧。2 u" s( ^# C/ p2 a$ A
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At the time of his passing at age 87, he had accumulated 500 million mantras, an astonishing
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number that could remain unrecognized without adding it all up. Comparing my meager9 E% a) G! M' C' G+ |) B f
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diligence with his, I really feel ashamed.
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《大乘阿毗达磨论》云:“诸资粮道修行人应精进闻思,诸根调柔,饮食适当,上、下半. \5 s4 d. _7 {5 J4 \0 C' j
8 k/ o8 b z/ J夜不入眠(意为只睡中夜)。”! O' \0 ]+ B& e/ ]9 q$ }( L$ K
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In Mahayana Abhidharma Sangiti Shastra it says: “Practitioners on the path of accumulation
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0 U; S/ i4 ~! V6 P% i, q/ zshould endeavor in studying, contemplating, and meditating on the Dharma; to tame the six
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senses, eat appropriately, and avoid sleeping in the early or late part of the night (that is, to sleep
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only in the middle section of the night).”# U# |! |% @ {2 P
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“不积跬步,无以至千里;不积小流,无以成江海。”
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Without adding up many little steps, a journey of a thousand miles cannot be accomplished.
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Without the pouring together of many tiny streams, there will be no big oceans.- Y0 \; ~& J9 R
5 [4 c, C, T4 d1 B3 n6 E一时的勤奋不算什么,一生的勤奋才是最重要的。# I: l( _5 t4 j; \$ B1 N
8 `! Y# q4 e- k" V6 K1 P* SAn on-and- off diligence amounts to nothing; only the diligence over a lifetime is what counts.' N" S+ h7 x& W9 G9 b
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壬午年三月二十六日 ; a R4 |. W! E: E, Y" |
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2002年5月8日
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书于春光明媚之清晨 6 h: ?. p7 q! X- V2 [
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26th of March, Year of RenWu
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May 8, 2002: k, ^: N4 s0 V5 m& B' r2 E9 f% z
& b! a% K# U2 ~; a# mWritten on a lovely spring morning& g) d5 n, m+ `7 a8 `! E2 J5 h" Y2 [* R
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