爱欲与修行

joowon

悠然自在 发表于 2013-1-26 19:59
因为有爱，所以有欲望。因有欲望，才有生命轮回。众生之命根本上是依靠欲望。爱欲是因、爱命为果。爱这个字 ...

这让我想起了秋阳创巴的诗作《如何知道不》(How to Know No)。整首诗作写了关于我们之所以一直轮回在六道，就因为对交合执着、享受，或对爱欲无法自拔才一再地在投生又投生，轮回又轮回，不得解脱。

There was a giant No.
That No rained.
That No created a tremendous blizzard.
That No made a dent on the coffee table.
That No was the greatest No of No’s in the universe.
That No showered and hailed.
That No created sunshine, and simultaneous eclipse of the sun and
moon.
That No was a lady’s legs with nicely heeled shoes.
That No is the best No of all.
When a gentleman smiles, a good man,
That No is the beauty of his hips.
When you watch the gait of youths as they walk with alternating
cheek rhythm,
When you watch their behinds,
That No is fantastic thighs, not fat or thin but taut in their strength,
Loveable or leaveable.
That No is shoulders that turn in or expand the chest, sad or happy,
Without giving in to a deep sigh.
That No is No of all No’s.
Relaxation or restraint is in question.
Nobody knows that big No,
But we alone know that No.
This No is in the big sky, painted with sumi ink eternally.
This big No is tattooed on our genitals.
This big No is not purely freckles or birthmark,
But this big No is real big No.
Sky is blue,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
And therefore this big No is No.
Let us celebrate having that monumental No.
The monolithic No stands up and pierces heaven;
Therefore, monolithic No also spreads vast as the ocean.
Let us have great sunshine with this No No.
Let us have full moon with this No No.
Let us have cosmic No.
The cockroaches carry little No No’s,
As well as giant elephants in African jungles
Copulating No No and waltzing No No,
Guinea pig No No.
We find all the information and instructions when a mosquito buzzes.
We find some kind of No No.
Let our No No be the greatest motto.
No No for the king;
No No for the prime minister;
No No for the worms of our subjects.
Let us celebrate that our constipated dogs can relieve themselves
freely in the name of No No.
Let us have No No so that Presbyterian preachers can have speech
impediments in proclaiming No No.
Let our horses neigh No No.
Let the vajra sangha fart No No–
Giant No No that made a great imprint on the coffee table.

~ Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

joowon

不少人会告诉你爱欲，是人类痛苦的开始。乍听之下很骇人。想深一层，的确是如此。

首先，你爱上一个人。从此什么都以他为中心，以他的爱恶为标准。你从此是某某人的伴侣，不再是XX小姐，XX先生了。

然后，你们恋爱成功，组织家庭。恋爱和婚姻原来是两码事。两人的磨合耗费了好多心力。

然后，你们有了孩子。从此开始为孩子的教育烦恼。之后，又为孩子的调皮叛逆而哭泣、而担忧。

孩子终于长大，终于毕业、终于成家时。你才发现，自己并不能“退休”，还要替孩子照顾他的孩子！

有一天，你坐下来的时候，才发现自己老了，而已已经老得走不动了。而你，却似乎没有为自己真正活过几天......

joowon

万佛朝宗 发表于 2013-7-7 18:45
赞成你所说,看看我们身边的人,父母兄弟姐妹,有那一位已经成家立室后不为儿女,家庭而烦恼呢?恐怖点来说到 ...

我们难于想象人身如何难得——即便这确实比大海捞针还难得——所以我们不会珍惜。缺乏这层认知，我们就难于珍惜这人身，也就会把在世间的时间耗费在毫无意义的事情上，不过我们却不认为那是毫无意义，以为人生本该如此过；更加不会抓紧时间做一些有意义的事——帮助自己有一个更好的转世的事情之上。