你今天到底在修哪一把?
這裡先把『修』問成一件日常事:一天裡,你反覆餵了哪個方向?
不是每個冒出的念頭都由你選,也不是每個痛都因你而起。只查你接著反覆做、重播、維持的那一部分。
今天哪一種反覆,你真的認得?
關鍵:你反覆做的,正在替哪個方向鋪路?
看原文與研究
Then, as I meditated—diligent, keen, and resolute—a sensual thought arose. I understood: ‘This sensual thought has arisen in me. It leads to hurting myself, hurting others, and hurting both. It blocks wisdom, it’s on the side of distress, and it doesn’t lead to extinguishment.’ When I reflected that it leads to hurting myself, it went away. …
我精進禪修時,一個欲念生起。我知道:「這個欲念在我心裡生起了。它會傷到自己、傷到別人、傷到雙方;它遮蔽智慧,站在苦惱那一邊,不通往止息。」當我想到它會傷到自己,它就退了;想到會傷到別人,它就退了……(mn19:3.1–3.9)
白話佛陀回述成道前:看清欲念會傷到誰,它就退了。常常尋思什麼,心就向那裡傾。
早期經典,歸於佛陀(自述成道前的修行) MN 19 雙想經 · mn19:3.1–3.9 · 原文 ↗
Whatever a mendicant frequently thinks about and considers becomes their heart’s inclination. If they often think about and consider sensual thoughts, they’ve given up the thought of renunciation to cultivate sensual thought. Their mind inclines to sensual thoughts. … If they often think about and consider thoughts of renunciation … Their mind inclines to thoughts of renunciation.
常常想什麼、琢磨什麼,心就往那裡傾。常想欲念,心就傾向欲念;常想惡意、常想傷害,也一樣。反過來,常想離欲、善意、不害,心就傾向那裡(mn19:6.1–6.4、11.1–11.2)。
白話佛陀說的規律很簡單:你常想的,會變成你的傾向。往哪一邊,都一樣算。
早期經典,歸於佛陀(自述成道前的修行) MN 19 雙想經 · mn19:6.1–6.4、11.1–11.2(對應中阿含 102) · 原文 ↗