《旅途脚印》| 散乱——索达吉堪布

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散乱 | Distracted Mind

无垢光尊者有一句教言令我推崇备至，虽然自己因恶劣习气所驱，并没有时刻遵从，但也
不妨说出来与道友分享。
There is one saying of Longchenpa that I really admire. Although my obscuration has prevented
4 y. ]- a4 B8 y/ h, H. e% K9 J1 \me from abiding in it all the time, I’d like to quote it here to share with Dharma friends.
% F0 }, a0 p4 n3 C( e0 i+ L2 |那句至理名言就是：“时时刻刻应观察自心，若实在无法避免散乱，则应精勤于顶礼、转
3 L- ?( v2 x* g9 E6 I7 I0 U" N绕等与善法相应的散乱，切莫造作恶业。若居静处时，应当修持禅定等胜义善法，不能于
浑浑噩噩当中度日。”也就是说，不要让毫无意义的散乱占据了自己的宝贵时光。任何心
情、任何环境下，都应与佛法相应。
& Q0 M4 t! P# YThis golden saying is: “On all occasions, be vigilant about your own mind. If distraction is
* ?' E" f" v& n$ o( {5 oabsolutely unavoidable, then strive to engage in virtuous deeds that can be done in a distracting
setting, such as doing prostration or circumambulation; never commit any evil deeds. If there is
1 Q& e2 I( N! _3 O) htime for solitude, then practice excellent virtues such as quiescence meditation; do not waste
time muddle-headed.” In other words, we should not let meaningless diversions take hold of our
. z2 q# C( g) h* }* Xprecious time. Under any circumstances and in any kind of mood, we should behave in
6 U. m) B7 z! C' vaccordance to the Dharma.
0 V0 Y# {3 Y5 T5 V7 O: L# n2 J7 D8 v一些好的修行人，即使居于闹市，也能把握自己。表面上看来很懈怠，常睡懒觉。其实却
躲在被子里看书、念经、修行、甚至修习梦光明，像骏马一样远远超胜于整天忙于吹嘘自
己的人。根登群沛于印度时翻译的一些零散佛经中也说道：“放逸之中未放逸，睡梦之中
已觉醒，犹如骏马之智者，远远超离平凡众。”
/ {# f7 b  x  i% ~/ YA good practitioner, even living in a bustling city, can still stick to his own principles. He may
seem lazy outwardly, always sleeping in. Yet secretly he is reading books under the bed covers,
- T( T7 a9 s3 f+ r( h8 ^reciting scriptures, meditating, or even practicing luminary dream yoga. He is like a fine steed, far
better than those who brag about self-accomplishment all the time. Gendün Chöphel has this
saying in his miscellaneous translations done in India:
A wise man is like a fine steed:
  b: r, H. M1 _2 N8 ?* f) `Being ever mindful even when relaxing,
Being wakeful while appearing to sleep.
Far superior to common folks he is.
# `& T" y$ H5 Z, B" @5 q. s晋代文学家陶渊明也说过：“结庐在人境，而无车马喧，问君何能尔？心远地自偏。”
- ~+ K& ~# w" ~, \: ~9 n9 G$ ]The scholar Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty says in a poem:
In people’s haunt I build my cot;
Wheel and hoof noises disturb me not.
" _0 T& R. p- r# ]- k9 vHow can it leave on me no trace?
0 H7 K" Z$ B/ g5 Q+ r- K( VSecluded heart makes secluded place.
即使把家安于闹市，却没有车马的喧嚣，为什么能这样呢？因为，一旦心静下来，环境自
! l8 d' x+ U7 u; W% o5 a然会随之而安静。身体所在的环境，往往会随因缘而变更。心若调服了，周遭的环境自然
不会对自己有所侵害。哪怕是身居喧哗，也能如如不动。心远了，“地”自然就偏了。
; T8 E; K8 E/ A/ u* @Even if one makes a home in a bustling city, one hears not the noise coming from cars or
) G- E5 z1 O. H: M: l0 m4 o" M3 _carriages. How could that be? It is because one’s environment will automatically calm down
& A! E* z/ `5 B% f0 g& y& Qwhen the mind is calm. Our physical circumstance can be modulated by various factors. A
( \! X! h1 Y7 Fpeaceful mind will render the environment incapable of making disturbances to it. Our minds
remain unruffled even when we find ourselves in the hubbub of the world. A secluded mind
naturally transports us to a secluded place.
壬午年二月三十日 　
+ m2 U, A$ D* o# R+ c8 m2002年4月12日
30th February, Year of RenWu
. r% K. V: q4 ZApril 12, 2002