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1、0001AtrueactofkindnessAtrueactofkindnessbyVasanaChinvaraknTheBangkokPostJuly262004BangkokThailTheirgesturestoeachotherwerebriefaustere.ButthememyofthesceneisetchedinmymindmakesmesmilewhenIthinkofthepair.ItwasabusyMondaye
2、veningoftrafficasusual.Istoodattheintersectionwaitingwaitingwaitingfthepedestrianslighttoturngreen.Continuouslyspeedingcarsfiledbyhonkingspewingexhaustfumesfoulingthehuairthepurgatyofthestationarysidewalkcrowdseemedtolas
3、tfever.ButthankstothisdailydelayIwasabletowitnessoneofthenicestthingsaboutfellowhumans.Allofasuddenthemaninfrontofmeturnedsideways.Myeyesfollowedhismove.Hewasholdinganoldcrankybicycleinonehwhiletheotherhdugintoaplasticba
4、ginthebikesfrontrack.Itproducedacrinklytwentybahtbanknote.Myeyesfollowedhismove.WhatwashetryingtodoAfewmetresfrommestoodanothermansomeonewholookedsodinaryhewouldnothave“existed“(inmylimitedwldofperception)hadthebicycleow
5、nernotinitiatedtheevent.Whatbothofthemdidnextprovedanoldadage:Weshouldnotcannotjudgeothersbytheirappearance.Thereisbeautydignityinthelittlethingsthatwemayhaveglossedover.Thefirstmanextendedhisrighthwiththesmallbanknoteto
6、thesecondman.Nowdswereutteredbutitwasapparenthewantedtheoldermantotakethemoney.AspectatnowIsawwhy.Theoldmanhadthatpitifullookadirtyblueoutfitthesmudgypepperyhairofsomeonewhoclearlybelongedtothelowestofthelowechelon.Howth
7、esecondmanrespondedmademeanobserverfeelhumble.Heshookhisheadrefusingthesuddenity.WhyThe“giver“himselfdidnotseemtobeinamuchbetterstate.Irecognisedhimasa“regular“whoearnedhiskeepbyplayingtheviolininthatarea.Peoplewalkedbya
8、roundhimsomepingacointwointhebagonhisbikebutmostincludingmespeedingbypreoccupiedbyourownerrsthoughts.Buttheviolinplayerhiswellwninstrumentcontinuedtooffertheeerieyetsoothingmusictoeveryone.Whenheplaysheisanisletoftranqui
9、llityatthecentreofthemaddingcrowd.NowIheardhimspeakfthefirsttime.Hehadatiredvoicebutitsuggestedkindness.Theviolinplayersaid“Pleasetakeitunclesoyoucanbuyyourselfabowlofnoodles.“Theoldmandughishintohistrouserspocket.Heprod
10、ucedasmallcoin.Istoleaglancethefamiliarsilverfivebahtcoin.Themessagewasclear.Theelderlymandidnotwanttobeaburdentotheviolinist.The20bahtbillwouldmeanafullmealastomachnotlefthungry.Butthenwhatcouldtheoldmanfindtoeatwiththa
11、tfivebahtcoinTheviolinplayerrepeatedthesamesentence.again.Finallytheagedmangavein.Theexpressiononhisfacewasindescribableastheviolinistpassedthebanknoteintohiswrinkledh.Amomentofquietgratitude.Theoldmanshuffledaway.Itried
12、tolookahead.Thetrafficwasstillinfullmotion.Wewerestillwaiting.Myeyesinchedrightagainthebackoftheviolinplayercameintofocus.Hisshirtwascleanbutthreadbare.Therewasapatchtherepairjobwasfranklypostitching.Thelightturnedgreena
13、tlast.Theviolinisthoppedonhisbicycleracedaway.Icrossedthestreetunabletocatchup.OntheoppositesideafewmetresonIspottedasmallfloweronthepavement.Thewindmusthaveblownitoffatreeintheneighbourhood.Thepinkpetalshadalreadystarte
14、dtowiltbutagainstthehardgranitethissmallfragilethingseemedtosmileatme.Ifeltblessed.0002ThespiritofthedyingteachessomelessonsoflifeThespiritofthedyingteachessomelessonsoflifebyKARNJARIYASUKRUNGBangkokPostNov162004BangkokT
15、hailSomefriendsteasedmewhenItoldthemIwasgoingtoawkshoponpeacefulAjahnChahExceprtfromAbhyagiriMonasteryPublishedontheBuddhistChannelDec232004BangkokThailInBuddhismtheprimaryreasonwestudytheDhamma(theTruth)istofindthewayto
16、transcendsufferingattainpeace.Whetheryoustudyphysicalmentalphenomenathecitta(mindconsciousness)cetasika(mentalfacts)itisonlywhenyoumakeliberationfromsufferingyourultimategoalratherthananythingelsethatyouwillbepractisingi
17、nthecrectway.Thisisbecausesufferingitscausesalreadyexistrightherenow.Asyoucontemplatethecauseofsufferingyoushouldunderstthatwhenthatwhichwecallthemindisstillitsinastateofnmality.Assoonasitmovesitbecomessankhara(thatwhich
18、isfashionedconcocted).Whenattractionarisesintheminditissankharawhenaversionarisesitissankhara.Ifthereisdesiretogoherethereitissankhara.Aslongasyouarenotmindfulofthesesankharasyouwilltendtochaseafterthembeconditionedbythe
19、m.Wheneverthemindmovesitbecomessammutisankharaenmeshedintheconditionedwldatthatmoment.itisthesesankharasthesemovementsofthemindwhichtheBuddhataughtustocontemplate.Wheneverthemindmovesitisaniccam(impermanent)dukkham(suffe
20、ring)anatta(notself).TheBuddhataughtustoobservecontemplatethis.Hetaughtustocontemplatesankharaswhichconditionthemind.Contemplatetheminlightoftheteachingofpaticcasamuppada(Dependentigination):avijja(ignance)conditionssank
21、hara(karmicfmations)sankharaconditionsviana(consciousness)vianaconditionsnama(mentality)rupa(materiality)soon.Youhavealreadystudiedreadaboutthisinthebookswhatssetoutthereiscrectasfarasitgoesbutinrealityyourenotabletokeep
22、upwiththeprocessasitactuallyoccurs.Itslikefallingoutofatree:inaflashyouvefallenallthewayfromthetopofthetreehitthegroundyouhavenoideahowmanybranchesyoupassedonthewaydown.Whenthemindexperiencesanarammana(mindobject)isattra
23、ctedtoitallofasuddenyoufindyourselfexperiencingagoodmoodwithoutbeingawareofthecausesconditionswhichleduptoit.Ofcourseononeleveltheprocesshappensaccdingtothetheydescribedintheuresbutatthesametimeitgoesbeyondthelimitations
24、ofthethey.Inrealitytherearenosignstellingyouthatnowitsavijjanowitssankharathenitsviananowitsnamarupasoon.Thesescholarswhoseeitlikethatdontgetthechancetoreadoutthelistastheprocessistakingplace.AlthoughtheBuddhaanalysedone
25、momentofconsciousnessdescribedallthedifferentcomponentpartstomeitsmelikefallingoutofatreeeverythinghappenssofastyoudonthavetimetoreckonhowfaryouvefallenwhereyouareatanygivenmoment.Whatyouknowisthatyouvehitthegroundwithat
26、hudithurts!Whattakesplaceinthemindissimilar.Nmallywhenyouexperiencesufferingallyoureallyseeistheendresultthatthereissufferingpaingriefdespairpresentinthemind.Youdontreallyknowwheitcamefromthatsnotsomethingyoucanfindinthe
27、hooks.Theresnowhereinthebookswheretheintricatedetailsofyoursufferingitscausesaredescribed.Therealityfollowsalongthesamecourseasthetheyoutlinedintheuresbutthosewhosimplystudythebooksnevergetbeyondthemareunabletokeeptracko
28、fthesethingsastheyactuallyhappeninreality.ThustheBuddhataughttoabideasthatwhichknowssimplybearwitnesstothatwhicharises.Onceyouhavetrainedyourawarenesstoabideasthatwhichknowshaveinvestigatedtheminddevelopedinsightintothet
29、ruthaboutthemindmentalfactsyoullseethemindasanatta(notself).Youllseethatultimatelyallmentalphysicalfmationsarethingstobeletgoofitllbecleartoyouthatitsfoolishtoattachgiveundueimptancetothem.TheBuddhadidntteachustostudythe
30、mindmentalfactsindertobecomeattachedtothemhetaughtsimplytoknowthemasaniccamdukkhamanatta.TheessenceofBuddhistpracticethenistoletthemgolaythemaside.Youmustestablishsustainawarenessofthemindmentalfactsastheyarise.Infactthe
31、mindhasbeenbroughtupconditionedtoturnspinawayfromthisnaturalstateofawarenessgivingrisetosankharawhichfurtherconcoctfashionit.Ithastherefebecomeaccustomedtotheexperienceofconstantmentalproliferationofallkindsofconditionin
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