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离贪 | Banishing Lust
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欲界众生除了圣者以外,都有难以对治的贪欲。世上无论男女都对异性的身体十分执著。5 ?# Q% \8 p4 R
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All beings of the Desire Realm, with the exception of sages, are afflicted with untamable lust.. d( ]+ a+ k; a# n& U. m2 I
- } L2 s1 Y" P( KRegardless of whether they are men or women, people in the world are quite attracted to the
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bodies of the opposite sex.8 i2 S4 ?0 P& T" W3 F( O
& @5 Q; v6 s4 P7 a6 k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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1 {" w& ?4 ^% F4 V6 E9 a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1 E) H1 U( \7 l9 F2 q( T+ a
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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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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 N. P+ S% p3 P# L7 d
; `* z9 e+ @( G8 S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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( V9 t- K- R: |) c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。% C' p! a2 P; Z6 R+ [
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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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' }2 u c+ F) W) {,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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) s( l: ^% Z5 N$ z: L! P( d6 r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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' N+ F* P, O% Y# L! \ nfirst day, he rewarded the prostitute with valuable precious jewelry. The second day, he offered
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her ornaments made of gold. The third day, he gave silver accessories instead. The prostitute
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6 ? j8 `& [8 ~) X( Iexpressed discontent and appealed to the king. The Buddha’s incarnate responded: “The body
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" m* ?$ \3 s7 r$ ~; o6 q Sshe runs her business with is filled with filth. The so-called charming body is decaying every
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# T! q" d2 C6 g) r4 k' {moment; its worth, of course, has to come down accordingly. It is similar to how a withered" B% m' m* ^+ t4 ^
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flower is deserted by the bees. Love and attraction between worldly beings likewise deteriorate.9 t5 T* E) P' a5 i W3 c6 i$ ] [
! [2 E8 d5 k4 Z7 m# zAt its prime, the body can be employed as a tool to satisfy sexual desires. As the body ages and
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1 X( _% W9 S$ R- gdecays, of course it will be dumped. Who can be immune to craving for the new and rejecting$ Z. i! u5 H3 c8 j8 R
3 J6 E9 \7 k' ^3 V( f2 `the old? All composite matters are momentarily arising and disappearing. An exuberant youth is" l' s6 o2 g1 t4 p9 d( d, u
: |. e+ [9 {5 h `destined to become senile and decrepit; the Lord of Death robs one’s lifespan each day. To say it
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explicitly, impermanence rules all phenomena. The body, be it of the indulgent fool oblivious of, R7 y" z4 L* @2 v) z; F2 W
" E: Z% f8 Y% c# u! Y/ n( taging, illness, and death, or of the woman he craves, is nothing but sinews and vessels wrapped
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7 s3 x# l C. e2 @) ~. {over a skeleton frame. Isn’t it utterly foolish to be helplessly infatuated with such a collection of
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0 H1 c0 z: r# T3 hbones and flesh? Who can claim himself as wise if he fails to see the ills of being obsessed with
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3 @7 C4 O; Z1 P' l. W8 K& wthe female body? ” Hearing these words, the king was greatly impressed, and the prostitute also) ]1 Z1 Y6 g1 ^* Z
; U3 X/ C- v$ rdecided to give up her brothel life.2 E# }1 Z5 }- j
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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。$ t q3 S5 w9 D' n9 ~* k" N/ o
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In this world, there are many people who are plagued by severe sexual impulses. If they take1 O: b2 s+ F) K
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time to ponder the meaning of these words, they will be helped greatly.5 Z3 f1 F) ~& D
# ^; w a \1 y- V$ R2 K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2 d0 s' a0 |& Q; O
# n0 e+ W8 }3 I) N2 @$ s9 r湎其中,实在愚蠢之至。* Y2 Y/ z% S: ^$ ^+ k
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Male or female, all their bodies are but heaps of filthy components; all their love relationships/ V4 U$ ]$ k/ K9 R; t
6 o5 T& E1 t3 lare flimsy and unreliable. It is really foolish to lust after and indulge in them.' o" t! b( u& }7 _3 o Q* {
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5 ~, m9 A X7 y& R; g) K0 ]) r, e15th of March, Year of RenWu. x0 e' D( S" K) T' b9 j
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