如何修如梦如幻？

Like a Dream

4、如梦如幻的修法

After the mind is settled, we should contemplate: what exactly am I so attached to or concerned with every single hour of the day? Using the logic explained earlier, we finally come to the conclusion that all phenomena are illusory. Once we have developed certainty in this view, and have a strong sense that “life is indeed a dream,” do not reflect on the question any more. Just stop the contemplation right away and abide in this realization for one, five, or ten minutes. We may have this feeling for only a minute or so at the beginning. That is not a problem; with repeated contemplation, realization, and abiding over half an hour or an hour, the practice will gradually change the way we perceive things, and reduce our stress.

静坐下来以后，就去思考：每天24个小时当中，我所执著、留恋、在乎的这些东西到底是什么样的？通过前面讲的逻辑去思维，最后就会判断出：所有的东西，都是一种幻觉。当对这个结果从骨子里深信不疑，并能深深地体会到“世事真的就是一场梦”以后，就不要再去分别思维，立即停下来，在这种感受当中安住。一分钟、五分钟、十分钟都可以。开始的时候，可能仅仅过一分钟左右，这个感觉就会消失。不要紧，再去思维、体会、安住，这样反复持续半个小时或一个小时，就能逐步转变我们的观念，达到减压的目的。

Meditating on illusion and counting the breath are both effective ways of reducing stress. We can practice these methods even if we choose not to learn the Dharma. Although they are Buddhist practices, there is no religious component in the two methods. Just as yoga is neither Hindu nor Buddhist, the above practices need not be associated with Buddhism, and can be taken up strictly for health reasons.

观如梦如幻和数呼吸这两个方法，都有减压的作用。即使你是一位不想学佛的人，也可以尝试。虽然这是佛教的修法，但其中不掺杂任何信仰成分。修这个法，并不等同于学佛。就像瑜伽可以脱离所有宗教，只是单纯的瑜伽，既不是印度教，也不是佛教一样。上述修法也完全可以脱离佛教，作为一个纯粹的健身或养生技巧来使用。

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