大德教你如何面对痛苦

In Mipham Rinpoche’s How to Use Sickness as the Path, there is a practice which I spoke about at one time (refer to Wisdom Light Series). However, what we are facing is not just sickness, but all kinds of suffering in everyday life. How should we confront suffering?

我曾经写过麦彭仁波切的一个《病苦转为道用》的修法（见《慧灯之光》），但我们面对的不仅是病苦，而是现实生活当中各种各样的痛苦，我们该如何去面对呢？

The guidelines that follow are based not on my own experience, but on the teachings and realization of highly accomplished masters.

这里我并非凭自己的经验，而是根据以前的高僧大德们丰富的修行经验、教言与证悟，来为读者作简单的引导。

The practice of facing suffering can be divided into four stages: understand what suffering is, know the origin of suffering, defeat suffering, and methods for overcoming suffering.

面对痛苦的方法，可分为四个阶段：一、认定什么是痛苦；二、确定痛苦的来源；三、战胜痛苦；四、解决痛苦的方法。

First Stage: Understand What Suffering Is

第一个阶段：认定什么是痛苦

In the Buddhist view, suffering is neither a material thing nor physical motion; it is a special feeling.