《旅途脚印》| 离贪 ——索达吉堪布

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离贪 | Banishing Lust
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All beings of the Desire Realm, with the exception of sages, are afflicted with untamable lust.
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8 w! F( N& b5 m- g9 p* I0 ]- e3 D/ mRegardless 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
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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

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
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, T# ^7 G$ g# q  }' j+ K7 o6 M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

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
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) w8 k8 x7 Z! U/ M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
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，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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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

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The Buddha, in order to tame certain beings, was once reincarnated as a brothel visitor. On the
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first day, he rewarded the prostitute with valuable precious jewelry. The second day, he offered
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8 }: i. i  R! S$ _& k, a' U7 Gher ornaments made of gold. The third day, he gave silver accessories instead. The prostitute

1 ^: Y2 ^' s4 o9 [% m# T: ?) cexpressed discontent and appealed to the king. The Buddha’s incarnate responded: “The body
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she runs her business with is filled with filth. The so-called charming body is decaying every
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1 u3 h* l; g3 D# zmoment; its worth, of course, has to come down accordingly. It is similar to how a withered

  |  `. C$ G& yflower is deserted by the bees. Love and attraction between worldly beings likewise deteriorate.
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8 B, V) m8 c& K0 d- k6 |At its prime, the body can be employed as a tool to satisfy sexual desires. As the body ages and

4 Y+ j! P9 R7 U; qdecays, of course it will be dumped. Who can be immune to craving for the new and rejecting
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the old? All composite matters are momentarily arising and disappearing. An exuberant youth is
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1 F8 e/ L7 ~: w( a! sdestined to become senile and decrepit; the Lord of Death robs one’s lifespan each day. To say it

- @$ \) V7 j% X/ I- {explicitly, impermanence rules all phenomena. The body, be it of the indulgent fool oblivious of

+ w, U9 ]  o' i: ]7 ?aging, illness, and death, or of the woman he craves, is nothing but sinews and vessels wrapped
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$ C* O8 r' m( H0 jover a skeleton frame. Isn’t it utterly foolish to be helplessly infatuated with such a collection of
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& D# f$ M! D3 H  Lthe female body? ” Hearing these words, the king was greatly impressed, and the prostitute also
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/ t, @: A6 W3 z6 }decided to give up her brothel life.
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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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In this world, there are many people who are plagued by severe sexual impulses. If they take
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3 y* Y" N- O* E4 }" M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
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湎其中，实在愚蠢之至。
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Male or female, all their bodies are but heaps of filthy components; all their love relationships

are flimsy and unreliable. It is really foolish to lust after and indulge in them.

壬午年三月十五日 　

2002年4月27日
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15th of March, Year of RenWu
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April 27, 2002
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