《旅途脚印》| 断根——索达吉堪布

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断根 | Cutting the Root

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米拉日巴大师曾送弟子寂光一首道歌：“弟子若欲诚修法，应自心坎生信心，切勿瞻顾今生事。尔若欲随吾修行，应知亲友乃魔网，故应掀开此屏障；饮食财物乃魔卒，故应舍弃恶故交；妙欲享受乃魔索，故应遣除此羁绊；知己佳友乃魔女，故应谨防此诱惑；家乡故土乃魔狱，故应速离此囹圄。死时一切必放弃，不如此时舍最佳。若听吾教且修持，汝儿即有胜法缘。”

Jetsun Mila once imparted a song of realization to his disciple Repa Shiwa:
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9 l8 Z" i$ i+ I0 a5 c- L8 kMy son, should you sincerely want to practice the Dharma, arouse strong faith from the depths of your heart, and never cherish the affairs of this life.
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" Z0 d( ]- j$ _8 a- b4 fShould you want to follow me to practice, recognize friends and relatives are Mara’s net; so you should remove these hindrances.

Food and possessions are Mara’s minions; abandon these evil old companions of yours.

Sensual pleasure and enjoyment are Mara’s chains; so you should eliminate these fetters.

Intimate buddies and good friends are Mara’s daughters; be sure to guard against their temptations.
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Native land and hometown are hellish prisons; quickly run away from being incarcerated.
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Giving up everything you must at the time of death; now is the best time to leave them behind.
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If you listen to me and do the practices, my son, you are connected to the supreme Dharma!
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) x: g$ t: B. X$ O, h8 ~噶当派大德塔波仁波切(索南仁钦)修持境界极高，可连续十天一直处于禅定中不动摇，他非常强调修持，说道：“现境有如恶人不恒常，幻身恰似借物速灭失，财物幻化欺诳痛苦因，故乡如同魔狱束缚源，何人贪执此等漂轮回，当断轮回命脉我执根。”要消除痛苦，远离魔障，获得解脱，必须断除对轮回的贪着。

6 P8 P) l, f) o/ UThe great Kadampa master Dapo Rinpoche (Sonam Rinchen) attained a high level of
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accomplishment; when in deep Samadhi, he could remain immobile for 10 days straight. He strongly emphasized actual practice and once said: “Appearances are as unreliable as evil-doers; this illusory body, on loan to us, is easily lost. Wealth, flimsy and deceiving, causes suffering; hometown, a demonic prison, entraps you to no end. Those who enjoy drifting in the rounds of samsara should cut samsara’s lifeblood and root—self-attachment.” To be freed from suffering, to demolish obstacles and attain liberation, the only recourse is to sever the grasping to samsara.
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唐代的道林禅师常年在一棵松树上习禅，被人们称为“鸟巢禅师”。一日，白居易慕名前去拜访。见他住在树上，便说：“禅师住的地方太危险！”
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Zen master Dao Lin of the Tang Dynasty often practiced meditation up in a pine tree and was known as the “Bird Nest Zen Master.” Poet Bai Juyi once paid him a visit out of admiration. Seeing the master living high up in the tree, he said: “Master, the place where you are living is quite dangerous!” The Bird Nest Zen Master replied: “The way I see it, Sir, it is you who are in danger!”
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鸟巢禅师回答说：“我看大人才危险呢！”
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; ~2 X; n! F1 [, c4 h5 `6 zPerplexed, Bai Juyi asked: “I am an official in the royal court, why am I in danger?”

. _, b3 W: B  L% O- w& h2 t2 |白居易不解地问：“我身为朝廷命官，何险之有？”鸟巢禅师说：“世俗缘业相煎，冤冤相报，烦恼不息，难道不危险吗？”

; N8 L! A' K8 J0 v4 U( ZThe Bird Nest Zen Master replied: “People in the secular world, driven by karma, harm each other continuously; they take turns avenging one another and breed endless afflictions. Aren’t these situations dangerous?”

一句话，说得白居易哑口无言。
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2 z/ ~5 U* {$ k- ^4 E# QThis simple answer rendered Bai Juyi dumbfounded.
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8 T! N7 ]  k1 t7 ]) V6 ^是啊！世间之人时时为功名利禄所累，烦恼丛生，难道不是生活在看不见的监狱、魔网中吗？难道不是很危险吗？

It’s so true! Ordinary people are always toiling for fame and wealth; they are constantly confused and worried. Aren’t they living in an invisible prison or in the devil’s web? Couldn’t it be said that they are in grave danger?
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速速逃离此险境吧！
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Hurry! Run away from this dangerous place!

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26th of January, Year of RenWu
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- U' G# T! ~- \3 v8 m8 SMarch 9, 2002