第八辑 把心带回家 Volume 8: Bringing the Mind Home
使禅修变得非常喜悦的方法有很多：你可以找一些能够令你神采飞扬的音乐，用来开放你的心情和心智；
There are so many ways of making the approach to meditation as joyful as possible. You can find the music that most exalts you and use it to open your heart and mind.
有些时候你心情不好，就放一些你喜欢的音乐。我们有些时候也这样，念咒的时候也放音乐，他们唱得很好，带着我们念，比自己念效果好——有好的音乐、有好的唱诵者，我们跟着念，这样比我们自己念要效果好。
Sometimes, when you are in a low mood, you can play your favorite music. Sometimes we also use this method. While chanting mantras, we play mantra music. Since the music is good and the chanting is melodious, following it to chant yields better results compared to chanting on our own.
你可以汇集过去曾经感动你的诗、箴言或教法，把它们放在身边，随时用来提升你的精神；
You can collect pieces of poetry, or quotations or lines of teachings that over the years have moved you, and keep them always at hand to elevate your spirit.
你要有个笔记本，把你最喜欢的那些偈子、语言写在本子上，偶尔拿来看一下，就启发了你、提升了你。因为有些时候我们会忘失，所以都要有自己的笔记本，把对自己最有启发性的教言写在本子上。
You need to have a notebook and write down your favorite verses and teachings. When you occasionally take a look at it, it may inspire and elevate you. Sometimes, we tend to forget, so it's important to have your own notebook and write down the teachings that are most inspiring to you.
你也可以找一些能够激起神圣感的复制画，
You too can find reproductions of paintings that arouse a sense of sacredness...
就是佛像，或者特别好的画。像绿度母，有很多绿度母的像，我们道场里找到一个感觉最好的绿度母的像，我们就印很多发给大家，看到那个像就会有一种神圣感，然后就会启发心，因为那个绿度母像是微笑的，很庄严。
It refers to Buddha images or other great paintings. For instance, the Green Tara — there are many versions of Green Tara image. In our meditation center, we choose a version that resonates the best with us, and then reproduce it and distribute to everyone. When you see that image, you will feel a sense of sacredness and get inspired, as the image of Green Tara is depicted with a smile and great majesty.
当你看到好的佛像，当下就可以消很多很多的业，甚至都可以消除你的淫欲心。别小看了它，不知不觉就可以消你很多的业。
When you see a majestic Buddha image, it can immediately eliminate a lot of your negative karma, and even eliminate your lust. Don't underestimate it; somehow it can help you eliminate numerous karma.
复制好的画悬挂在房间的墙壁上，我一直都很喜欢西藏的唐卡，从它们的美感中获得力量；
...and hang the paintings on the walls of your room. I have always loved Tibetan thangka paintings and derive strength from their beauty.
我们道场里有一个绿度母的画，也属于唐卡性质的，把它复制出来挂上。
In our meditation center, we have a painting of Green Tara, which is also in the form of a thangka. We have reproduced it and hung it up.
我们还有很多好的佛像，像我们身后的释迦牟尼佛就非常好，很大，也很有加持力，很有美感。
We also have many other magnificent Buddha images. For instance, the painting of Shakyamuni Buddha behind us is exceptional. It is large, radiates blessings, and majestic.
你坐这里听师父讲法，佛陀就坐在那里，就感觉到好像佛在给我们讲法一样，就有一种力量。有这个画像在这里，就能够时时提醒我们，这是释迦牟尼佛的法教。
As you sit here listening to my teachings, it's as if the Buddha is sitting there and teachings us. The image carries a power. Having the image here serves as a constant reminder that we are learning the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha.
这幅画画得非常地好，这也是佛菩萨加持，道场里的这几幅画都很满意，西方三圣图也非常好，装修的人功德无量，就因此他都可以提前多少劫成佛。
Thanks to the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, this painting is well-crafted. We are very satisfied with these paintings in our meditation center. The statue of the Three Sages of the Western Pure Land is also impressive. Due to this work, the craftsmen have accumulated immeasurable merits, which can even advance their path to Buddhahood by many eons.
做了一件这样的事情，虽然他开始有一点功利，但是用心去做了，这个功德就太大了——做好的佛像（画）功德很大。
Even though they might have some worldly motivations in the beginning, as they worked on it wholeheartedly, the merits accumulated are immense. Creating well-crafted Buddha images or paintings accumulates great merits.
你可以倾听一位大师开示的录音带，或者听听神圣的唱诵；
Listen to a cassette tape of a teaching by a great master or a sacred chant.
我们经常这样，把大师的开示都分享给大家，或者是一些录音，讲得好的开示分享给大家，或者听听神圣的唱诵，都是可以消业的，都是很有效果的。
We often do this: sharing the teachings of great masters, or some recordings of excellent teachings, or listening to sacred chants. All of these can help eliminate negative karma and are very effective.
我们要用多种多样的方法来提升我们的正念。
We should use various methods to elevate our mindfulness.
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