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title: 審視嫉妒
description: "(在此次開示之前)首先尊貴的法王傳授了觀音修持法門的儀軌。"
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 (在此次開示之前)首先尊貴的法王傳授了觀音修持法門的儀軌。

 At first His holiness gave the oral transmission of the practice of Chenrezig.

 應該在對那些曾經做過我們的母親或者親人的眾生長存關愛的同時，常懷一種慈悲的態度和利他的心願，這是我們需要去強化的修持，因為如此會有助于我們克服生命中很多的障礙。

 Holding an attitude of non-violence and wishing to benefit others whilst bearing affection in one』s heart for all beings who have been our mothers and are our extended family, are practices that we need to make very powerful because they will help us to overcome many of the obstacles in our lives.

 當前，我們世界上有著各種狀況和障礙，這些都使得眾生的痛苦、煩惱頻繁地生起，痛苦和煩惱限制了我們幫助他人的意願。特別是貪婪和嫉妒，它們是最具破壞性的。嫉妒，就好象一個人在另一個人身上種下了不和諧的種子，所以你不能在別人的快樂中得到享受。你總是希望別人不如你，依賴你，不是你的對手，這就是嫉妒之因帶來的結果。

 Currently, our world has many environmental and other obstacles. These are causing the negative afflictions to arise frequently within our beings. These negative afflictions inhibit our intention to help others. Greed and jealousy are especially most destructive. Jealousy, for example, plants the seeds of discord from person to person so that you can』t enjoy the happiness of others. You always wish for others that they be lower than you and dependent on you and not your equal. This is the fruit from the seeds of jealousy.

 現代人都普遍認為人與人之間要相互挑戰或者相競爭，這種觀點深植在人們的頭腦中。

 These days, it is very common for people to challenge and compete with one another and to hold these attitudes in their minds.

 說到自由，有兩種，一種是與生俱來的自由，另一種就要取決于生活狀況。我們可能會更習慣于天生的自由，但是當遭遇到環境的限制，這種天生的自由就要有所制約，你才可以在自身和社會之間保持一個平衡。對一位出家僧人來講，雖然他生來自由，但作為出家人必須嚴守他誓言中的戒律，否則就會成為被批評的對象。

 As regarding freedom, there are two types, one is inborn and the other depends on life』s situations. Inborn freedom may be practiced extensively but when it comes to environmental restrictions then inborn freedom needs to be curbed to meet them so that you remain balanced within your self and society. For example, in the case of a monk, his birth-right is freedom but a monk must remain within the boundaries of his vows, otherwise he becomes an object of criticism.

 在這個世界上，身為人類，我們都在尋覓快樂，盡最大的努力利用我們的自由去追逐快樂，所有人都是如此。如果我們試圖阻止別人的這種努力，那是不好的。我們不會阻止自己去尋覓快樂，因此也不應阻止別人這樣做。因此，發展正確的價值觀是我們每一個人的使命，我們要發展自身，同時也要重視他人的感受。

 In this world and as humans, we are all searching for happiness. We are all making our best efforts to use our freedom to pursue happiness. It』s the same for everyone else too. If we try to impede the efforts of others then it is not good. It』s the same for us too, we should not do that to others either. It is improper. Therefore it is imperative to develop right values. It』s the same for everyone. We need to develop ourselves and value the feelings of others

 檢視我們為自己尋覓快樂過程的另一個方法，那就是捫心自問我們是否需要依賴生活中的其他人？我們的確需要依賴他人才能獲得快樂嗎？我們自身的努力是有限的，還要依仗與他人相互之間的合作。

 Another way of viewing finding happiness for ourself is to ask if we are actually dependent on others with whom we are living? We do actually depend on others to achieve happiness? Our own efforts are limited and we depend on the mutual co-operation of others.

 這里的重點是，因為我們總在彼此嫉妒和相互比較，因此我們需要停下來，不再用我們的眼和心去在別人身上找錯誤，不再希望自己比他人更好。一旦你發現事實上他人比你更好的話，你只會嫉妒不已。所以不如好好的審視一下自己吧。

 The main point here is that because of jealousy and competition, we need to stop using our eyes and mind for finding fault in others and wanting to be better than them. If you see others as being better than yourself then you』ll just get jealous. So take a good look at yourself!

 這里有一個小故事：

 Here』s a little story:

 過去，在毗舍離(注：佛陀八大聖地之一，佛陀多次在此說法，也是佛陀入滅後七百聖賢重結集處)有一位富人，他經常供養世尊以及世尊的僧團。在那個時候僧侶們會時常生病，因此其它的僧侶就要比平時多走幾圈乞求布施。

 In the past in Vesali, there was a very rich man who often made offerings to Lord Buddha and his Sangha. In those days many of the monks used to fall ill and so the other monks had to go on greater alms round than usual.

 這位富人有一位老女僕，她負責處理這位富人的大部份家務事。這位老女僕漸漸滋生了一種想法：這些和尚們通過某種魔法，蠱惑人們不斷地提供更多的布施，從而獲得食物，而他們從來就不知道滿足。女僕一直這樣想著。

 This rich man had an old maid servant who looked after most of the needs of his household. She started to foster the thought that the monks were obtaining food through some kind of magic that encouraged people to give more and more and that the monks didn』t know when to say enough. She thought along these lines.

 她並沒有意識到因為她的貪婪和吝嗇，她開始在僧侶們的身上尋找錯誤。她對僧侶們憤憤地抱怨著，甚至祈求將來能夠投生到一個完全沒有僧人的地方！

 She didn』t realize that this was due to her own greed and miserliness that she was finding faults in the monks. She complained bitterly about them and prayed to be reborn somewhere where there were no monks!

 老女僕邪惡的想法在整個毗舍離城中擴散，甚至傳到了女皇的耳朵里。

 Due to her this evil thought started spreading through the whole town of Vesali and even reached the ears of the queen.

 女皇認識了富人的妻子並拜訪了她。女皇問道："我了解到在你們的僕人中有一位老女僕，她經常找僧伽們的麻煩，你打算怎麼處理呢？」

 The queen was acquainted with the rich man』s wife and went to visit her. She asked, 『I understand there』s an old maid in your service who is making a lot of trouble for the Sangha. What are you going to do about it?』

 富人的妻子回答道：「世尊到過很多地方，不斷地行善，所到之處，為所有人的心靈帶來慈愛與平和，甚至包括了安古林馬拉(注：安古林馬拉，又譯：指蔓，注一)。所以我不會把這個老婦人放在眼里的。」

 The wife answered by saying, 『Lord Buddha has been to many places and is always doing a lot of good deeds infusing loving kindness and peace in every one』s hearts – even to Angulimala! So I wouldn』t pay too much attention to this old lady.』

 女皇說到：「明天僧伽們會來到皇宮，請邀請那位老女僕也一道過來。」

 The queen said, 『Tomorrow the Sangha are coming to the palace. Please invite the old maid to come too.』

 當老女僕進入皇宮，她似乎看到世尊正向她走來。女僕感到很不舒服，試圖躲開世尊，但所有的門都關上了，她無路可逃。最後她被逼到了講經堂，去聽世尊向所有的僧伽說法。

 As the old maid entered the royal palace, she thought she saw the Buddha coming towards her. Feeling uneasy, she tried to avoid him but all the doors were closed and she couldn』t run away. She ended up in the teaching hall listening to the Buddha give a sermon to all the Sangha.

 世尊正在教授菩薩們如何為了獲得解脫而舍棄他們的身、語、意，由此眾生方可跟循此解脫之道獲得究竟大樂。菩薩為了饒益他人而舍棄一切。

 He was teaching that Bodhisattva』s have forsaken their body, speech and mind because they seek liberation so that others may walk the path and find true happiness. They forsake everything for the benefit of others.

 「我以及我的僧侶們四出乞食，就是為了和每個我們所遇到的人結一個善緣，我的目的是為了利益每一個人。」

 The reason for me and my Sangha to go begging in all directions is to make a positive connection with everyone we meet. My objective is to benefit everyone.

 老女僕這才明白到，布施不僅僅是為他們提供飲食，僧伽們是在為別人帶來利益，而她能夠籍此淨除貪婪和慳吝。

 Then she began to realize that it is not just a matter of feeding them. The monks bring many benefits to others and she was able to overcome her greed and miserliness.

 我們所有的人，都應該發展出廣大的心量——如虛空般廣大——心中充滿利他的正念，這樣即使我們有諸多障礙，都可以克服。如果我們有的只是自利的狹隘觀念，這將會為我們的未來帶來麻煩。

 We must all develop a spacious heart – as spacious as the sky – filled with the attitude of benefiting others. Then, even if we have obstacles, they』ll be overcome. If we have the limited view of only benefiting ourselves then it will bring us trouble in the future.

 注一：「指蔓」(Angulimala)，他殺了九百九十九個人，甚至還想殺死親母，但被佛陀阻止了他。在佛陀教化他後，他努力地以四力懺罪，最終證得了羅漢之境界。