【ENG DUB】7-1 Maintain Our Awareness During Meditation | 禪修時保持覺察 |  把心帶回家 #buddhism #dharma
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Date: 2023-08-16

【ENG DUB】7-1 Maintain Our Awareness During Meditation | 禪修時保持覺察 |  把心帶回家 #buddhism #dharma

我們今天接着講思想與情緒。
Today, we will continue to talk about thoughts and emotions.

大家開始禪修的時候，常常覺察到自己的思想很狂亂，變得比以前更亂了，但師父一再向大家保證說，這是一個好的徵象，
When people begin to meditate, they often say that their thoughts are running riot and have become wilder than ever before. But I reassure them that this is a good sign. 
這絕不是表示你的思想比從前亂了，反而是因為你比從前更安靜了，比以前警覺了。
Far from meaning that your thoughts have become wilder, it shows that you have become quieter and more alert.

就好像一個單位、一個公司，門口原來沒有門衛，壞人、好人從門口走來走去，
It's like an organization or a company that used to have no gatekeeper at the entrance. Good and bad people would come and go freely.
因為沒有人看，所以也不知道到底來了、去了什麼人，到底有多少人來去；
Since nobody was watching, you have no idea who came and went, and how many people came and went.
現在安上了門衛，有了門衛以後，進進出出的人你都看得很清楚，連個螞蟻爬過去也都可以看得見。
But now, with a gatekeeper, you can see whoever enters and exits clearly. Even an ant crawling by can be seen.

安這個門衛，就好像是把粗大的思想、情緒都能夠覺知到、覺察到。
Having the gatekeeper is like being able to notice and be aware of our coarse thoughts and emotions.
我們有了覺知，就像門衛一樣；
Our awareness is like the gatekeeper.
隨着我們警覺力的提高，就好像這個門衛升級了，
As our awareness increases, it's as if the gatekeeper has upgraded.
門衛升成什麼了？修成了門神。
What does the gatekeeper upgrade into? He upgrades into a gate deity.
門神比門衛要高級多了，鬼過去你都看得見，就是無形的生命你都能看得見。
A gate deity is far more advanced than a gatekeeper, as he can even see invisible beings such as ghosts passing by.

這個時候你終於覺察到你的思想一向是多麼地雜亂，
At this point, you are finally aware of just how noisy your thoughts have always been. 
千萬不要灰心或放棄，不管有什麼念頭出現，你所要做的只是保持清醒。
Don't be disheartened or give up. Whatever arises, just keep being present.
就像門衛，並不是每個人來了你都去擋住他，或者是每個人來了你都要去笑臉相迎、歡迎他。
It's like being a gatekeeper, you don't block whoever comes, nor do you greet and welcome whoever comes.
門衛就在門口看着，來來去去的人他都看見了，壞人他就擋住，普通的人或者單位里的人他就不管了。
The gatekeeper simply watches whoever comes and goes at the entrance. He stops bad guys, but doesn't interfere ordinary people or staff.

我們這個觀照就像門衛一樣，就是看着——看着就行了，保持清醒。
Our awareness is like a gatekeeper—just watching and staying alert.
門衛當然不能睡着了，也不能離開崗位干別的去，意思就是叫要我們要保持覺察。
Of course, a gatekeeper must not fall asleep or leave his post to do something else. This means we need to maintain our awareness.


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