經行(行禪) Walking Meditation

Walking Meditation

　　經行(行禪)

Work with the walking meditation every day. To begin, clasp the hands in front of you, maintaining a very slight tension that compels the mind to be attentive. Walk at a normal pace from one end of the path to the other, knowing yourself all the way. Stop and return. If the mind wanders, stand still and bring it back. If the mind still wanders, fix attention on the breath. Keep coming back. Mindfulness thus developed is useful at all times.

　　要每天以經行(行禪)來修行。雙手放在前面，保留一點點的緊張來使心保持警覺。以平常的速度從這端走到另一端，一路上都要覺知你自己。停了後，再走回來。假使心散亂，就停止下來，再把心帶回來；如果心依然散亂，就將注意力投注在呼吸上，繼續把它拉回來。如此增長的正念，在一切時中，都很有用。

Change positions when physically tired, but not as soon as you feel an impulse to change. First, know why you want to change-is it physical fatigue, mental restlessness, or laziness? Notice the sufferings of the body. Learn to watch openly and carefully. Effort in practice is a matter of the mind, not the body. It means constantly being aware of what goes on in the mind without following like and dislike as they arise. Sitting or walking all night is not in itself energetic effort if one is not aware in this way.

　　身體疲憊時，就改變姿勢，但可不是一時沖動要換就馬上換。首先，必須知道你為什麼要換姿勢──是因為身體疲憊、心情不定、還是懈怠?覺察身體的苦痛，膽大心細地去學習觀照。修行中的精進是跟心有關的，而不是身。它的意思是，待續不斷地對心理的狀態保持覺醒，而當喜、惡生起時，不去追隨它們。如果我們沒有如此地覺醒，就算徹夜坐禪或行禪，都不是真正的精進。

As you walk from one predetermined point to another, fix the eyes about two yards in front of you and fix the attention on the actual feeling of the body, or repeat the mantra “Buddho.” Do not fear things that arise in the mind; question them, know them. The truth is more than thoughts and feelings, so do not believe and get caught by them. See the whole process arising and ceasing. This understanding gives rise to wisdom.

　　你從一個預設點走到另一點時，將眼光放在前方兩碼的地方　然後把注意力集中在身體的感覺上，或反覆念「逋哆」的咒語。對于心中生起的事物不須害怕，反倒去質問它們、認識它們。真理是超越念頭和感覺的，因此，不要去相信它們，或被它們所束縛。去徹見整個過程的生滅。這種領悟會引生智慧。

When consciousness arises, we should have awareness of it at the same time, like a light bulb and its light. If you are not alert, the hindrances will catch hold of the mind-only concentration can cut through them. Just as the presence of a thief prevents negligence with our possessions, so the reminder of the hindrances should prevent negligence in our concentration.

　　當識生起時，應該同時覺醒它，就如同燈泡與其光線一般。如果你不警覺，障礙就會掌握住心──唯有「定」才能突破它們。就好像小偷的出現，會使我們更加小心自己的財物一樣。因此，障礙提醒我們應該注意我們的「定」。