Chinese
既然能够自主，就应当舍弃那些（世俗之事），依止寂静处，不求究竟安乐，反而热衷于喧嚣，这时就会被死主的惩罚所斩断，不得不与亲友等不情愿地分离。有智慧的人们，对于必须要做的事情，在惩罚到来之前，会尽快地去做，怎么会等待惩罚的降临呢？如果因为死主的惩罚而不得不不情愿地分离，那么去森林是合理的。即便如此，如果心想还需要准备一些今生生活的必需品，等准备好了再去边远的森林，那是不合理的。例如，以前很多志同道合的人一起去远方，前往一个充满恐惧的地方，其中一个商人在路边的一块石头旁停下来打磨。朋友们问他：『你打磨它做什么？』他说：『做成方形。』朋友们又问：『做成方形又做什么？』他说：『做完就扔掉。』这就像一个笑话一样。刚完成就要舍弃的事情，只有追随信仰的人才会去做，而追随佛法的人是不会做的。因此，要反复地在心中牢记，无法逃脱死主的惩罚，而且也无法确定惩罚何时到来。要尽快地利用暇满人身，它能够成办重大的事情，意义重大，而且像颈木中的孔与海龟的脖子相遇一样，极其难以获得。要努力成办这两个殊胜的特点。像这样，暇满难得，获得后意义重大，而且要常常思维它迅速坏灭的道理。这首先是修行的鞭策，中间是修行不退转的原因，最后是修行圆满的保障，所以至关重要。因此，死亡是必然的。死后，善业和非善业两种业力会像影子一样跟随身体。善恶之业，本体非常微小，但积累之后，即使经过无量劫的时间，一旦成熟，就会产生巨大的果报。对此，大多数众生从无始以来
English
Since one has the ability to be independent, one should abandon those (worldly affairs), rely on solitary places, not seek ultimate happiness, but instead be enthusiastic about noise and bustle. At this time, one will be cut off by the punishment of the Lord of Death, and will have to unwillingly separate from relatives and friends. Wise people, for the things that must be done, will do them as quickly as possible before the punishment arrives. How can they wait for the punishment to come? If one has to unwillingly separate because of the punishment of the Lord of Death, then going to the forest is reasonable. Even so, if one thinks that one still needs to prepare some necessities for this life, and then go to the remote forest after preparing them, that is unreasonable. For example, in the past, many like-minded people went to a distant place together, going to a place full of fear. One of the merchants stopped by a stone on the road and started polishing it. His friends asked him, "What are you polishing it for?" He said, "To make it square." His friends asked again, "What are you doing it for after making it square?" He said, "I'll throw it away as soon as I'm done." This is like a joke. Only those who follow faith will do things that have to be abandoned as soon as they are completed, but those who follow the Dharma will not do it. Therefore, one must repeatedly remember in one's heart that one cannot escape the punishment of the Lord of Death, and that one cannot be sure when the punishment will come. One must quickly use the leisure and endowment body, which can accomplish great things and is of great significance, and is as difficult to obtain as the meeting of the hole in the yoke and the neck of a turtle. One must strive to accomplish these two excellent qualities. In this way, leisure and endowment are difficult to obtain, and it is of great significance after obtaining them. Moreover, one must often think about the principle that it quickly decays. This is first of all the spur to practice, in the middle it is the reason for not regressing in practice, and finally it is the guarantee of complete practice, so it is very important. Therefore, death is inevitable. After death, the two karmas of merit and non-merit will follow the body like a shadow. Good and evil karma, the essence is very small, but after accumulation, even after immeasurable eons of time, once it matures, it will produce huge results. For this, most sentient beings from beginningless time