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傑尊瑪丹津葩默：如何在物質世界與精神世界之間取得平衡

有人問到，如何在物質世界與精神世界之間取得平衡。

So this person is asking about how to balance material world and spiritual world.

重點是要將兩者結合，並且不要區分：這是法、屬於精神層面，而這是輪迴、屬於世俗活動。若是這樣思惟，兩者永遠無法合而為一，也就不會有真實的內在轉化。然而，若能認識到無論身處何地、進行何事，閉關也好、外出工作也好，倘使我們帶著真實且具有慈愛的覺知去從事，並且處在當下，則不管我們正在做些什麼，那就是法的修持。沒有任何差異。

The thing is to bring them together. And not make a divide between this is Dharma, this is spiritual, and this is just Samsara, worldly activity. If we think like that, then they will never come together. And there will be no real inner transformation. But if we recognize that everything which we do, everywhere, whether in retreat, or whether working out in the world, or whatever we are doing, if we do it with genuine loving awareness, and presence, it’s a Dharma practice. There’s no difference.

閉關坐禪、唱誦咒語，以及為了養家活口而工作賺錢，這兩者並無不同、全都一樣，都是來自於心。

No difference between sitting in retreat, singing your mantras, and going out and working and to bring in incoming for your family. It’s all the same. It all comes from the mind.

那麼，我們的心在做什麼？這才是問題所在。

So what is our mind doing? That’s the question.

藏地有個俗諺：身處山洞，心在市集。（笑聲）

In Tibetan, they have a saying, you know: Body in the cave, mind in the bazaar.

這是真的。

And it’s true.

或者，佛陀曾說：當你身處市集，仍要保持著身處山林洞穴的心。

Or the Buddha said: when you are in the bazaar, keep a cave and forest mind.

所以，一切端賴我們自己。

So, it’s up to us.

 

~ 原文出處：https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FoJPNKqoC/

~ 普賢法譯小組 Catherine翻譯 / Serena校對，祈願一切賢善增長