【不离】法王如意宝：警惕假出家人

末法时代的种种征相，更多的还是体现在出家人身上。

Of the various signs of the Dharma age of degeneration, most appear with respect to monks and nuns.

有些形象上的出家人，认为只要拥有了一定社会地位，就能成为高僧大德。

There are some monks and nuns who are monastics in appearance only. They believe that if they gain a little social status, they can become eminent masters.

这些人从不闻思修行，也不具备些许功德，

These people never study, reflect, or practice the Dharma, nor do they have even a modicum of virtue.

有的甚至连最基本的佛教常识也弄不清楚，常常表演一些将五方佛误认成“可怜如来”的笑话。

Some of them even lack the most basic Buddhist knowledge.

他们的行为在令人忍俊不禁的同时，又不免让我们为佛教的前途黯然神伤。

While their actions cause great amusement, we cannot help lamenting for the future of Buddhism.

据佛经记载，早在迦叶佛时代，就有一位哲哲国王梦到过一头大象，

The sutras record that as early as the time of Kashyapa Buddha,² there was a King Kriki who dreamed of an elephant.

它的身躯已出窗外，尾巴却迟迟不肯出来。

Its body was outside a window, but for a long while its tail refused to come out of the building.

这个梦境是什么意思呢？

What is the meaning of this dream?

它预示着释迦佛教法的末期，

It foreboded that during the final age of Shakyamuni Buddha’s era,

许多僧人虽然身体出家，心中却仍然留恋着世间八法。

although many monastics had taken vows with their body, their minds were still reluctant to leave behind the eight worldly dharmas.

曾有这样一位出家人，有一次他到某地化缘，当问及一户人家的生活是否平安时，

There is a story about one such monk. On his alms rounds, he asked a family if their life was peaceful.

主人回答：“很好！”孰料他听到此话，大为失望。

The master of the house answered, “Very much so!” Surprisingly, when the monk heard this, he was greatly disappointed.

为什么呢？因为此户人家若恰巧有亲人去世，

Why? It is because if this family had just lost a relative,

他就有机会念经超度，

this would have been an opportunity to chant sutras and perform transference for the dead.

以此得到财物供养了。

Then he could have received monetary offerings.

像这样的修行人，心地如此邪恶，行为也必定离解脱越来越远。

Practitioners like this have hearts of such evil that their conduct will definitely lead them farther and farther from liberation.

然而，这种人越无知，往往越加傲慢。

Yet the more ignorant these people are, the more arrogant they tend to be.

当他们有幸见到真正的大德时，

When they have the opportunity to meet an authentic master,

非但一丝恭敬心也生不起来，还狂妄无礼、目中无人。

not only do they feel no respect whatsoever, but they act arrogant and rude and treat the master with contempt.

他们表面上削发为僧，舍弃了尘世间的小家，

On the surface, they have shaved their heads to become monks and nuns and abandoned their small worldly homes.

但实际上，却在建立和维护另一个更大的“名利之家”！

In reality, however, they are building and defending an even bigger “fame and fortune” home!

敬摘录 法王如意宝《不离》

His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche 《Always Present》