第八辑 把心带回家 Volume 8: Bringing the Mind Home
我们今天接着讲思想与情绪。
Today, we will continue to talk about thoughts and emotions.
大家开始禅修的时候，常常觉察到自己的思想很狂乱，变得比以前更乱了，但师父一再向大家保证说，这是一个好的征象，这绝不是表示你的思想比从前乱了，反而是因为你比从前更安静了，比以前警觉了。
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. Far from meaning that your thoughts have become wilder, it shows that you have become quieter and more alert.
就好像一个单位、一个公司，门口原来没有门卫，坏人、好人从门口走来走去，因为没有人看，所以也不知道到底来了、去了什么人，到底有多少人来去；
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. Since nobody was watching, you have no idea who came and went, and how many people came and went.
现在安上了门卫，有了门卫以后，进进出出的人你都看得很清楚，连个蚂蚁爬过去也都可以看得见。安这个门卫，就好像是把粗大的思想、情绪都能够觉知到、觉察到。
But now, with a gatekeeper, you can see whoever enters and exits clearly. Even an ant crawling by can be seen. Having the gatekeeper is like being able to notice and be aware of our coarse thoughts and emotions.
我们有了觉知，就像门卫一样；随着我们警觉力的提高，就好像这个门卫升级了，门卫升成什么了？修成了门神。
Our awareness is like the gatekeeper. As our awareness increases, it's as if the gatekeeper has upgraded. What does the gatekeeper upgrade into? He upgrades into a gate deity.
门神比门卫要高级多了，鬼过去你都看得见，就是无形的生命你都能看得见。
A gate deity is far more advanced than a gatekeeper, as he can even see invisible beings such as ghosts passing by.
这个时候你终于觉察到你的思想一向是多么地杂乱，千万不要灰心或放弃，不管有什么念头出现，你所要做的只是保持清醒。
At this point, you are finally aware of just how noisy your thoughts have always been. Don't be disheartened or give up. Whatever arises, just keep being present.
就像门卫，并不是每个人来了你都去挡住他，或者是每个人来了你都要去笑脸相迎、欢迎他。门卫就在门口看着，来来去去的人他都看见了，坏人他就挡住，普通的人或者单位里的人他就不管了。
It's like being a gatekeeper, you don't block whoever comes, nor do you greet and welcome whoever comes. The gatekeeper simply watches whoever comes and goes at the entrance. He stops bad guys, but doesn't interfere ordinary people or staff.
我们这个观照就像门卫一样，就是看着——看着就行了，保持清醒。门卫当然不能睡着了，也不能离开岗位干别的去，意思就是叫要我们要保持觉察。
Our awareness is like a gatekeeper—just watching and staying alert. 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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