問8：尊者，您總是鼓勵我們標記所緣嗎？

Q8: Venerable Sir, do you always encourage us to label an object?

問8：尊者，您總是鼓勵我們標記所緣嗎？

No, not always. There are times you find objects occurring to you so fast that you have no time to label them each. Then you have to keep up with them by being merely aware of them moment to moment, without labeling. It is also possible to be aware of four, five or ten objects spontaneously, although you are able to label only one of them. Don』t worry about that. It also serves your purpose. If you try to label all the objects occurring, you are likely to get soon exhausted. The point is to be scrupulously aware of objects; i.e., in terms of their characteristics. In this case, you can also note objects occurring throughthe six senses moment to moment instead of noting routinely,

不，並不總是。在你發現所緣生起太快的時候你沒有時間一一標記，此時你需要做的僅僅是剎那剎那地覺知它們以跟上所緣，無須標記。也可能你自動地覺知到四個、五個或十個目標，但你可能只能標記其中一個，如果你試圖標記生起的全部目標，可能很快就會疲憊。要點是細心覺知目標，也就是說注意其特徵。在這種情況下，你也可以觀照剎那剎那生起在六根門的目標，而不像前面那樣按部就班地。