《旅途脚印》| 断根——索达吉堪布

圆容

断根 | Cutting the Root

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。”

) v* g& ~6 y* ?3 [. \Jetsun Mila once imparted a song of realization to his disciple Repa Shiwa:
' J& K- P) h* v$ U. l8 b
My 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.
1 W- E% d& {" z: I
Should you want to follow me to practice, recognize friends and relatives are Mara’s net; so you should remove these hindrances.

! o" S. k" [7 ~& a& f6 lFood and possessions are Mara’s minions; abandon these evil old companions of yours.

7 h6 j! w2 h# E( j6 ~6 zSensual 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.

Native land and hometown are hellish prisons; quickly run away from being incarcerated.
% Q0 A; S8 E7 n: t' h/ S+ ]
- X1 x2 f- `3 l9 p- Y* W# BGiving up everything you must at the time of death; now is the best time to leave them behind.

# S6 b: n2 ]) G9 t+ O3 cIf you listen to me and do the practices, my son, you are connected to the supreme Dharma!

: C! t, G  |$ z0 i& ~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。

The great Kadampa master Dapo Rinpoche (Sonam Rinchen) attained a high level of

4 I8 m" f" U5 y3 Taccomplishment; 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.

2 z7 ^- y* l* @. G) Q$ _% @0 N* J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！”
# d% `. X. o' B7 t8 t1 z
2 \. R5 B+ {; T* K( IZen 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!”
, K7 n8 A; x% d9 |) N1 z' I
鸟巢禅师回答说：“我看大人才危险呢！”
; j! o( c; i$ u8 d
6 g+ x: L* E5 ^: y! M$ k- `: oPerplexed, Bai Juyi asked: “I am an official in the royal court, why am I in danger?”
  o. V6 H: s& D* y4 r, m, E. E
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？”

The 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?”
) T5 d) M, g! L8 j# V
一句话，说得白居易哑口无言。
5 a/ z+ V! b2 n# |* m# G
This simple answer rendered Bai Juyi dumbfounded.

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？
+ Y4 x6 y7 \6 {( D: ^, w5 g' B
, h0 g1 @" [! l8 l" C; ^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?
- L8 v9 P2 B. J1 N4 X/ B( {
速速逃离此险境吧！
) y7 i, D8 ]  Y/ U% a
. G9 x( U6 a6 p; \, H; THurry! Run away from this dangerous place!

# c1 E9 T1 T) f" i, D/ ]  \/ N壬午年正月二十六日
; j! \+ S' ?) Z
2002年3月9日

26th of January, Year of RenWu

, ~5 W+ Y2 e+ J- _. c; a- E' s  n& `March 9, 2002