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title: 問19：尊者，只有兩個觀照的所緣嗎，「起與伏」？
description: "Q19: Venerable Sir, are there only two objects to note, 「rising and falling」?"
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Q19: Venerable Sir, are there only two objects to note, 「rising and falling」?

問19：尊者，只有兩個觀照的所緣嗎，「起與伏」？

Yes, one is instructed to note initially only two objects, 「rising and falling.」 He is, however, instructed to note thoughts also if they occur to him, and then to go back to the main object. Similarly with pain. He should go back to the main object when the pain fades away, or after a moderate amount of time even if the pain persists. The same is true with bending or stretching his limbs, or changing his posture. He should note each and every activity or behavior involved in it, and then go back to the main object. If one sees or hears something predominant, one must note it as it is; i.e., 「seeing,」 「hearing」 and so on. After noting them three or four times, one must go back to the main object with full energy.

是的，我們教導開始只觀照兩個所緣，「起與伏」。然而我們也教導禪修者在妄念生起的時候觀照妄念，隨後回到主要所緣。疼痛也是一樣，當疼痛消失或者過了一段適中的時間疼痛仍然持續，他應當回到主要所緣。這同樣適用于屈伸肢體或變換姿勢，他應該觀照這些過程中的每一個動作，然後回到主要所緣。如果看見或聽見的所緣占了支配地位，他必須如實觀照，「看見」、「聽見」，等等。在觀照它們三、四次後，他必須以全部精進力回到主要所緣。