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KMG046 0003.A Commentary on Entering the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Nectar Drops from the Mouth of Jamyang Lama.·A Commentary on Entering the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Nectar Drops from the Mouth of Jamyang Lama..g2.0f

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When doing it. He came to Nalanda to study grammar, without discipline, in the guise of a monk, and used tree branches for divination. Someone asked him if he would exhaust (his merit), and he said, "The retribution has already begun, and in the next life, I will fall into the preta realm." When asked if there was a way, he said, "As long as you respect the Sangha and confess before them, it can be eliminated." The yogi felt a moment of compassion for him, put his palms together, and asked, "Do you need anything else?" After saying that, he left with tears in his eyes and never returned there again. Afterwards, he confessed this matter in the Sangha. Everyone discussed it and thought that he was probably that person's attendant, and everyone felt ashamed. Therefore, the Blessed One said that one should have the attitude of treating the Sangha's property as one's own children. Also, in the past, there were five hundred people who, because the water of the Sangha in the Sparrow Temple was turbid and could not be used to cook rice, and that day happened to be the Sangha's teaching day, therefore, due to that karmic result, they were reborn as five hundred terrifying pretas and suffered. The sutras mention this situation. Also, when Lord Atisha was in Nalanda, there was an attendant who acted according to the Dharma. One day, he was in charge of distributing drinks to the Sangha, but there was only one portion left. He thought, 'Today many people are thirsty, if there is none tomorrow, it will be terrible, I should save it for tomorrow.' Thinking this, he put it down. At night, he was very thirsty, so he went to the big water tank to drink water, but the water in the tank was dry, not even a drop was left. He thought, 'It was just full, it's impossible that there is none now, I must be mistaken, I should check.' So he put a stone there. Then, he thought of going to the big lake at the door to drink water, but it was also dry. He thought, 'This is impossible, I must be mistaken, but I should still check.' So he piled a big pile of stones in the middle of the lake. He also thought of going to the Ganges to drink water, but it was also dry. He thought, 'This is impossible, I must be mistaken, but I should still check.' So on the other side of the Ganges, he wrapped a kasaya around a tree. He lay down in pain from thirst, and when he looked inside, he saw that the water tank was filled with water, and there was a stone inside. The lake originally had no obstacles, but there was a large pile of stones piled up inside, and he also saw the kasaya wrapped around the tree on the other side of the Ganges. He told it like this. Afterwards, the fruit ripened because the obscurations were slight.

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说。因此,以寺院的住持、寺院的执事、总务负责人、仓库管理员等大小执事为首,与住持和僧侣们关系密切的人们,如果不对极易发生的佛法僧三宝的公共财产,特别是僧众的财产加以谨慎小心地对待,考虑到必定会经历在漫长的时间里于地狱中煎熬等难以忍受的痛苦,为了稍微有所帮助,以这样的心意所说的话语,请你们关注并以谨慎之心再次表示感谢。 像这样,由于身语意三门诸多的过失,罪恶之心像铁上的锈一样在相续中形成并停留的罪人或老罪人我,将所有我所造作的罪恶,即那些极其严重且无法忍受的、会导致堕入地狱等恶道的恶业,向引导者佛陀及其眷属们一一坦白并忏悔。 并且,之所以需要迅速忏悔的原因是,因为死亡没有定数,死缘无法确定,所以没有一定说今天不会死亡。如果死亡,临终时会有断气之苦;死后,会有中阴之苦;来世,会有恶道的痛苦。所有这些都是由罪恶和不善所引起的。因此,如果自己不对过去所造的罪恶生起后悔之心,并且未来以防护之心努力行善,那么我这个造罪的恶业,在未经忏悔清净之前,就会先于死亡而逝去。如果未忏悔罪业而死亡,就会经历恶道等痛苦。因此,请以迅速而紧迫的方式救护我,让我必定能从这些罪恶中解脱。 无论何时会死亡,如果认为今天没有时间忏悔罪业,所以在此之前不会死亡,而心生依赖或信任,这是不应该的。因为死主阎魔的魔鬼不会等待自己开始或未开始忏悔等行为,或者想要现在才做,所以不会等待完成那些事情。正如“一个有病的人的寿命,对于一百个健康的人”一样,无论生病或未生病,安乐而住的所有人,无论谁,都像云隙中的阳光和风中的酥油灯一样,虽然看似存在,却会突然消失。

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Said. Therefore, starting with the abbots and the treasurers of monasteries, the general affairs managers, the storekeepers, and other large and small office holders, especially those who are closely connected and familiar with the lamas and monks, if they do not take great care and caution with the common property of the Three Jewels, which is very likely to occur, and especially the property of the Sangha, considering that they will surely experience unbearable suffering such as being boiled and burned in hell for many eons, I have spoken these words with the thought that it might be of some help, please pay attention to them and express your gratitude with caution. Thus, due to the many faults of the three doors, the sinful mind, like rust on iron, has formed and remained in the continuum. I, a sinner or an old sinner, confess and repent to the guide, the Buddha and his retinue, all the evil deeds I have committed, which are extremely serious and unbearable, and which lead to rebirth in hell and other evil realms. Moreover, the reason why it is necessary to confess quickly is that because death is uncertain and the causes of death are uncertain, there is no certainty that one will not die today. If one dies, there will be the suffering of cutting off breath at the time of death; after death, there will be the suffering of the intermediate state; in the future, there will be the suffering of the lower realms. All these arise from sin and non-virtue. Therefore, if one does not generate remorse for the sins committed in the past and does not strive to engage in virtuous deeds with a mind of restraint in the future, then I, whose evil deeds of committing sins have not been purified by confession, will pass away before death. If one dies without confessing sins, one will experience suffering such as that of the lower realms. Therefore, please protect me in a swift and urgent manner so that I may surely be liberated from these sins. Whenever one may die, if one thinks that there is no time to confess sins today, so one will not die before that, and places reliance or trust in this, it is not right to do so. Because the demon of the Lord of Death does not wait for one to have started or not started the activities of confession, etc., or wants to do them now, so he does not wait for those things to be completed. Just as it is said, "The life of one who is sick is like that of a hundred who are healthy," so all who are sick or not sick, who dwell in comfort, whoever they may be, are like a ray of sunshine through the clouds and a butter lamp in the wind, although they seem to exist, they will suddenly disappear.

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由于没有突然死亡的确定性,所以不要相信今生,不要认为今天不会死,因为不知道何时何地会死,也不知道会因何种死因而死,所以没有今天一定不死的确定性。如龙王所说:“此生多难如风中烛,比水中浮泡更无常。一呼一吸睡眠醒,能醒已是大稀奇。”如果死亡,土地、家园、亲友、政权、敌友、家庭、妻儿、财产受用,甚至自己的饮食、衣服、身体等一切都要舍弃,独自一人前往来世。因为我不知道这个道理,为了守护亲友、亲戚、朋友、爱人,以及为了征服敌人等不友善的人,通过贪嗔等方式,杀生、偷盗等做了各种各样的罪恶,但都没有意义。因为即使没有征服敌人,死后也会消失;即使守护了亲友,也没有任何帮助,一切都会在死后消失。不仅如此,我自己也会在死后消失。同样,外面的器世界,如山川大地等,以及里面的有情众生,敌友中等的众生,高如天空,强如闪电,富如龙,美如天神,艳如彩虹,还有堆砌的城堡,积攒的财富,聚集的父母,兄弟姐妹等一切都会消失,所以为了这些而造罪是没有意义的。例如,昨晚在梦中享受色等五种妙欲,以及征服敌人、守护亲友、获得名利等,无论经历了什么,今天早上醒来时,都只是回忆而已,实际上什么也看不到。同样,昨天以及过去所做的事情,对色等五境的取舍,征服敌人、守护亲友、经商务农、获得名利、声誉、饮食、衣服、受用等,无论想要什么、享受什么,所有的一切都只会变成今天“我经历了这些”的回忆,除此之外,以前的……

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Since there is no certainty of not dying suddenly, do not trust this life, do not assume that you will not die today, because you do not know when and where you will die, nor do you know what kind of death you will die from, so there is no certainty that you will not die today. As the Dragon King said: "This life is full of troubles, like a candle in the wind, even more impermanent than a bubble in the water. Breathing in and out, waking from sleep, being able to wake up is a great wonder." If you die, you must abandon everything: land, home, relatives, friends, government, enemies, family, wife, children, wealth, possessions, even your own food, clothing, and body, and go alone to the next life. Because I do not know this principle, I commit various sins such as killing and stealing through attachment and hatred in order to protect relatives, friends, loved ones, and to conquer enemies and other unfriendly people, but all of this is meaningless. Because even if you do not conquer your enemies, they will disappear after death; even if you protect your relatives and friends, it will not help, and everything will disappear after death. Not only that, but I myself will also disappear after death. Similarly, the external world of containers, such as mountains and lands, and the sentient beings within, enemies, friends, and neutral beings, those as high as the sky, as powerful as lightning, as rich as dragons, as beautiful as gods, as radiant as rainbows, as well as stacked castles, accumulated wealth, gathered parents, siblings, and everything else will disappear, so it is meaningless to commit sins for these things. For example, last night in a dream, enjoying the five desirable qualities of form, etc., and conquering enemies, protecting relatives, gaining fame and profit, etc., whatever you experienced, when you wake up this morning, it is only a memory, and you do not actually see anything. Similarly, the actions of yesterday and the past, the acceptance and rejection of the five objects of form, etc., conquering enemies, protecting relatives, doing business and farming, gaining fame and profit, reputation, food, clothing, possessions, etc., whatever you want and enjoy, all of it will only become a memory of "I experienced these things" today, and nothing more than that, before the...

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所有已经停止的事物,现在都无法看到,也无法体验到利益和损害,所以为它们所做的事情都是没有意义的。前世的敌人和朋友暂且不论,仅仅是现在活着的这一世,也有许多亲密和不亲密的人已经逝去,死去后只存在于记忆中,他们实际上没有任何利益和损害。那么,为他们所造的罪业也已经过去,不会造成损害了吗?并非如此,因为为了这些亲密和不亲密的人,基于贪恋和憎恨等所造的罪业,将会体验到不悦意的异熟果报,这就像身体和影子一样不会分离,如同在前方等待一样存在。如《国王教诫》中所说:“时之危难国王若将行,眷属受用亲友不相随,彼之士夫无论何处生,业如身影般恒相随。”就像这样。前方等待的,无论是善业还是恶业的果报,如来都曾欢喜地将人带到三十三天界和地狱,在那里,他们会看到自己出生的处所,如天界的宫殿和地狱的火与铜锅等。就像居士光显为佛陀献上祇园精舍时,舍利子说其异熟果报现在就已经成就一样。例如,现在无论哪位大喇嘛或大人物要去哪里,僧众都会提前打好基础,做好准备来迎接一样,各自的业力显现,罪恶之人会被阎罗王的使者迎接并带走,善良之人则会在清净之地被天人和上师迎接并带领。总而言之,就像我这样,如同傍晚的蜜蜂或客人一样,是突然出现的,不知道从哪里来,也不知道要到哪里去,迅速地消失,因为没有认识到或了解到这一点,所以才会执着于常,愚昧无知,对于取舍感到迷惑,对自己的阵营和想要的事物产生贪恋,对对方阵营和不想要的地方产生憎恨,从而造下杀生和偷盗等各种罪业。

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All things that have ceased are now unseen, and there is no experience of benefit or harm, so doing things for them is meaningless. Let alone the enemies and friends of previous lives, even in this very life that is now alive, many friends and non-friends have passed away, having died and become mere memories, they have no actual benefit or harm. So, is it that the sins committed for them have also passed and do not harm? That is not so, because the sins committed for the sake of those friends and non-friends, based on attachment and hatred, will be experienced as unpleasant ripening results, which, like body and shadow, will not separate and will remain as if waiting ahead. As it says in the "Advice to the King": "In times of danger, when the king goes, retinue, possessions, relatives, and friends do not follow. Wherever that person is born, karma follows like a shadow." Like that. What remains ahead, whether it is the result of virtue or sin, the Thus-Gone One joyfully led beings to the Thirty-Three Heavens and to hell, where they saw their place of birth, such as the heavenly mansions and the fires and copper pots of hell. Just as Shariputra said that the ripening result of the householder Radiant offering Jetavana to the Buddha was already accomplished, so it is. For example, just as now, when a great lama or important person goes somewhere, the monastic community lays the groundwork and makes preparations to welcome them, so too, according to their karma, sinful beings will be welcomed and led away by the messengers of Yama to hell and other places, and virtuous beings will be welcomed and led to pure realms by gods and lamas. To summarize, like myself, like a bee in the evening or a guest, I am suddenly appearing, not knowing where I came from or where I am going, and quickly disappearing. Because I have not realized or understood this, I cling to permanence, am ignorant, confused about what to accept and reject, attached to my own side and what I desire, and hateful towards the other side and what I do not desire, thus committing various sins such as killing and stealing.