《旅途脚印》| 歌声 ——索达吉堪布

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歌声 | Sound of Singing

) s# [* b  ]3 r9 l& A8 r: W/ _很久以前，有一美丽绝伦的舞蹈师，叫无喻姆。她的舞蹈美轮美奂，她的歌声如同天籁。

给人们带来了美妙的享受。
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A long time ago, there was a dancer of ravishing beauty named Incomparable Lady (Wu Yumu).

9 R/ K1 K1 C8 j) l8 O3 v* ?Her dances were most fluid and graceful; her singing voice was as pristine as the sound of

/ S& ]& c; T: U2 @2 S( h8 H# Tnature. Both her dancing and singing brought tremendous enjoyment to many people.

她的一首歌词，更引起了人们的深思：“自心常依正法者，谁愿造孽趋恶道，驱遣暗夜明
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灯亮，再入歧途诚可惜。”
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The lyrics of one of her songs especially evoked in people deep contemplation:
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With the mind abiding in the Dharma always,
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One will not engage in non-virtue and stray into the lower realms.

9 K% }) H* |, e0 o  \9 D1 O4 VAs the Dharma light shines bright to drive away the darkness of night,
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What a shame if one still wanders onto the wrong path!
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听了这段歌词，散乱的人们陷入了沉思；欲杀国王的大臣抑制了恶念；苦行的出家人断除

了还俗的欲望；痛苦不堪的众生消除了烦恼……她的歌声，令国王和国民都生起了极大的
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欢喜心。

Hearing this song, people with a distracted mind found themselves deep in thought; the

* B6 `/ {* E% v: v8 r% s+ U3 ?ministers plotting to end the king’s life subdued their vicious intention; the ordained mendicant

wishing to leave the order and resume secular life dropped his plan; beings steeped in immense

suffering became free from afflicting emotions…. Through her beautiful singing, everyone in the

8 ~& g% i* |( P0 g% u9 tcountry, from the king to the common citizen, was suffused with incomparable bliss.
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3 }% s5 S" r9 m% z* c这一切并非编造，是确凿的事实。当时的人们业障浅薄，即使是简单的歌词，也能警醒世
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人。然而，现在的人们整日为一些无意义的事所缠绕，即使是殊胜的窍诀，也充耳不闻。

) r& D  I' l& j8 m6 e: ~. U对这些忠告，更弃如敝屣。众生的根基千差万别，解脱之法也是五花八门。对一些看似肤
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浅的言教，千万不要轻视，哪怕是看来浅显的法门，若认真思维，专注法意，即使一个颂
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词，也能断除烦恼。

: _. ]2 U; k1 pThis is a true story, not a parable. During that time period, people had less karmic defilement and

4 _, J8 }2 p5 S' `! |could be awakened easily even with simple lyrics. However, the situation nowadays has

worsened so that even the highest pith instruction is met with deaf ears, since people are deeply
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ensnared in meaningless activities. Knowing not how precious the spiritual teachings are, they
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treat them like worn-out, useless shoes. As beings vary vastly in their capacities, there are many

varieties of teachings to suit each individual. Some teachings may seem easy and simple on the
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# x7 [- z8 {9 a( wdeeply and practiced earnestly, has the power to eliminate afflicted emotions.

% ~9 ]" q8 ~  B9 `如今，我们值遇了难得的具德上师，闻听了通往解脱之路的甚深之法。如果于此光明之处
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，尚误入歧途的话，实在可惜。
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Now that we have met a rare, authentic master and have received profound teachings leading to
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the path of liberation, should we still stray onto the wrong track in this well-lit place, it would be

an incredible loss!
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现在的人们贪恋撩拨情欲的歌舞，认为那才是美妙的享受。其实，在这古老的歌声中，才
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People rave about modern-day licentious songs and discos, regarding them as fantastic

, m( @5 L( A$ t1 i3 |5 }. qenjoyments. In truth, rich spiritual nourishment is contained in the ancient melodies; to dig in
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and extract the nectar from them is what a wise person would do.
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& p2 k+ l7 U  P2 f4 p0 R1 q壬午年三月初九　　

2002年4月21日 　

9th of March, Year of RenWu

April 21, 2002