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看戏 | Seeking Entertainment
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) ^4 y9 s5 m. m. F在这个人心陷溺、物欲横流的世上,只要有点时间和金钱,人们就喜欢到娱乐场所看戏、
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. \) {( ?, ^. O8 C; y0 ^" H4 [( R听音乐,美其名曰艺术熏陶。沉醉其中却没有丝毫的反省和犹豫,仿佛忘了死之将至。
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These days, human morality is sinking low and materialism is gaining the upper hand. People; ?8 ^ U$ z+ F
( S5 V2 s% _0 k0 I [1 Ewith any available time and money would go to popular places to see a film or a show, and term/ g: M2 A4 w) L4 g
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it refining one’s cultural taste. Totally mesmerized by the entertainment, it never occurs to them
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that they ought to reflect inwardly or to think twice about what they are doing. As to the issue of
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death, it’s something far too remote to think about.6 I2 A- m" O" ~
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世尊在因地的时候曾转世为铁室王子,在过水莲节的时候,人们为他举行了盛大的歌舞表0 s7 U& ^* z+ o
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演活动。看到周遭的人们喜笑颜开,王子深感悲切地说:“呜呼!世间烦恼众,不稳无喜
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乐,然此水莲节,反觉乐稳固,此等凡夫众,无惧真稀有。死主遮生路,无虑贪欢乐,老
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病死怨敌,时时横眼前,定趋来世道,智者谁欢喜?”
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In one of his previous lives, the Buddha was reborn as the Prince of Iron Chamber. On the
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9 r+ L6 r' b) ]3 r, K! k: }occasion of the Water Lotus Festival, his subjects prepared extravagant shows of dancing and
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+ Q5 R4 A, v8 [singing to please him. On seeing the jubilant crowds all around him, the Prince instead was
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saddened and lamented deeply: “Alas! For beings rife with negative emotions, there is not a( J. k! p ~& w' D) J6 I
6 \) \( G7 |8 H! m2 K- U6 W9 zscrap of stability or happiness. At the Water Lotus Festival, they feel their joy is everlasting. Not- X w# a6 L; {: F
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having any worry or fear, such ignorance of theirs is indeed startling. The Lord of Death blocks
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the path of life. Just as one recklessly enjoys happiness, the nemeses—sickness, old age, and
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/ C$ l, P+ u8 t- |death—wait always around the corner. How could a wise person be joyful when facing the
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rounds of rebirth?”
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刘备在临终之际,为使自己历经千辛万苦而创下的蜀汉家业,不至于功亏一篑,谆谆告诫7 t# s2 i9 S4 X+ S
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儿子刘禅:“勿以恶小而为之,勿以善小而不为。”先父走后,刘禅早已将忠告抛之脑后( `! x" |5 f( k# F7 g
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,整日寻欢作乐,企图在前人栽种的树荫下乘凉,最终遭致大好河山被人掠夺的结局。当" @3 r$ O! G, b+ A" N8 {! Y
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他被软禁于他国之时,仍不知好歹地一边看着宫女的表演,一边厚颜无耻地说道:“此间
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乐,不思蜀。”丝毫不知亡国之恨,真是令人感慨万分。 C! h: f3 n6 F% g% c
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innumerable hardships. To make sure his family lineage would last and not fail him, he earnestly
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left his son Liu Chan these last words: “Never commit any evil deed however minor it may be;
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3 a7 m. F [. ]- _never miss doing any good deed however tiny it may seem.” Liu Chan sadly did not heed the
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( e: H; Y6 V: l) ~: p) L5 Lindulging himself in sensual pleasures day and night and eventually, he lost the once-mighty
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kingdom to enemies. Worse, as he was detained in other states, he still took delight in watching6 Q3 B) ~; t$ z6 f0 L# _
# s" o+ a% G$ L. Gthe chambermaids’ dancing and gloated shamelessly: “I’m too delighted to be homesick!” In him
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there was not the slightest remorse or anguish that his Shu Kingdom had been conquered. What+ E! n, H0 D3 |8 ^1 o
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a wretch, it’s utterly lamentable!
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有的修行人也一样,终日沉迷于歌舞升平的生活,毫不察觉死主将临,实在与刘禅无异。& S' f+ v& R2 j7 D2 n/ u; _
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Many so-called practitioners, regaling themselves in pleasure all the time, are also entirely
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, v3 Z1 p' T4 O你在台下看戏,殊不知自己也正在人生的大舞台上扮演着自己的角色。如何使之更加丰美; O, y& O* Z( c9 g7 h
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' |' h% {* ?4 T3 uWhile watching a show, we consider ourselves spectators. But do we recognize that on the larger+ u& {: O. W9 A4 Y* t
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and better to the best of our abilities—isn’t it a big issue worthy of deep pondering!
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壬午年三月二十一日 - u1 |8 E# i1 |: J$ {# d2 x. @
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2002年5月2日
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21st of March, Year of RenWu
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