噶千语录｜解脱痛苦的殊胜方法

噶千

仁波切

解脱痛苦的殊胜方法

Ina Dhargye 译英 

所有这些无尽的有情众生，无一例外，都受着极大的痛苦。上三道的众生即使拥有大乐和快乐，仍然注定要受苦，因为他们的大乐将飞逝而过，不会长久。在我们所处的世间，就算某人享有各种的财富与受用，仍然会经历痛苦。反之，财富匮乏的人，也是注定要受苦。

当我们深切思量六道众生的处境，并认知到投生于六道即是痛苦的本质，则毫无疑问地，我们将能生起悲心。在思量众生的痛苦时，我们的心会自然转而寻求解脱痛苦之道。在珍贵的佛法之外，我们并无任何方法可以达到这样的目的。佛陀因慈爱而示现为我们的众多恩慈上师与修道指导，唯因如此，我们方能了解并听闻如何培养两种菩提心的法教，而这便是解脱痛苦的殊胜方法。

在听闻培养菩提心的法教后，我们生起坚定的决心，要令一切有情众生从痛苦中解脱，而不再想着自身的安乐或利益。在详细阐述菩萨行止的经典中说到：「有如普通金属转变成无上黄金，这个不净的色身转变成胜者、佛陀之身」。为了将一己之身转变成珍贵更甚无价珠宝的东西，我们应该让自己的菩提心得以稳定。

我们佛教徒大量地谈论痛苦，这其实是佛陀的亲身法教；之所以如此详细述说痛

苦，目的就是要让众生看到他们目前的处境，因为众生大多并不清楚自身的现况。比方说你生病了，却不了解自己病得有多重，你不认为那是个痛苦，所以也不服药。因此，这样的法教是为了让不了解轮回痛苦的众生而教。用这样的方式禅修，可以为自己和所有其他众生带来利益。

They are countless. If we extend this feeling of compassion to al the infinite sentient beings, then without doubt, we will have an inconceivable or pervading compassion. All of these infinite sentient beings, without exception, experience great suffering. Even those in the higher realms, although they experience great bliss and happiness, they are still subject to suffering, because their bliss is fleeting, impermanent. 

Even in our worldly realm, if somebody is

blessed with wealth and enjoyments of various kinds, they still experience suffering. Conversely, if one lacks wealth, one is still subject to suffering. When we deeply contemplate the situation of the beings of the six realms of existence, and we recognize that birth in any of the six realms is the very nature of suffering, then without doubt, we will be able to generate  compassion. 

When we contemplate the suffering of beings, our minds naturally turn to a method for liberation from suffering. Without the precious Dharma teachings, we don't have any method to accomplish that purpose. It is only through the kindness of the Buddha who manifests as our kind teachers and spiritual guides that we can understand, that we can hear the teachings on how to cultivate the two aspects of bodhicitta, which is the supreme method for liberation from suffering. 

Having heard the teachings on cultivating bodhicitta, we develop a strong resolve to liberate all sentient beings from suffering without the thought of our own happiness or benefit for ourselves. In the text that elaborates the conduct of the bodhisattvas, it says, "like the supreme qualities of gold, which has been transmuted from a base metal, this unclean body is transformed into a body of a conqueror, a Buddha." In order

to transform one's own form into something more valuable than a priceless jewel, one should stabilize well this thing

called bodhicitta. 

We, Buddhists, we speak a great deal about suffering, and this in fact is the teaching of the Buddha himself.

The reason for speaking of this in such great detail is to show beings their present situation, beings who ordinarily would be unaware of their present situation. 

For example, if you are  sick and you don't really recognize the gravity of your sickness, you don't recognize it as suffering, and so you don't take your

medicine. So, it is for beings who don't recognize the sufferingof samsara. This is a meditation that brings benefit to oneself and all others as well.

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