中 譯

入菩薩行論 第六品 安忍
寂天菩薩 造
如石法師 譯

51	Nevertheless, should I return the harm It will not protect them either. By doing so my conduct will deteriorate And hence this fortitude will be destroyed.
52	Since my mind is not physical In no way can anyone destroy it, But through its being greatly attached to my body It is caused harm by (physical) suffering.
53	Since disrespect, harsh speech And unpleasant words Do not cause any harm to my body,
54	--Because others will dislike me- But since it will not devour me Either in this or in another life Why do I not want this (dislike)?
55	--Because it will hinder my worldly gain-- Even if I do not want this I shall have to leave my worldly gains behind And my evil alone will remain unmoved
56	Thus it is better that I die today Than live a long but wicked life; For even if people like me should live a long time, There will always be the suffering of death.
57	Suppose someone should awaken from a dream In which he experienced one hundred years of happiness, And suppose another should awaken from a dream In which he experienced just one moment of happiness;
58	For both of these people who have awoken That happiness will never return. Similarly, whether my life has been long or short, At the time of death it will be finished like this.
59	Although I may live happily for a long time Through obtaining a great deal of material wealth, I shall go forth empty-handed and destitute Just like having been robbed by a thief.
60	--Surely material wealth will enable me to live, And then I shall be able to consume evil and do good But if I am angry on account of it Will not my merit be consumed and evil increase?
61	And what use will be the life Of one who only commits evil, If for the sake of material gain He causes (the merits needed for) life to degenerate?
62	--Surely I should be angry with those Who say unpleasant things that weaken other beings' (confidence in me)-- But in the same way why am I not angry With people who say unpleasant things about others?
63	If I can patiently accept this lack of confidence Because it is related to someone else, Then why am I not patient with unpleasant words ( about myself) Since they are related to the arisal of disturbing conceptions?
64	Should others talk badly of or even destroy Holy images, reliquaries and the sacred Dharma, It is improper for me to resent it For the Buddhas can never be injured.
65	I should prevent anger arising towards those Who injure my spiritual masters, relatives and friends. Instead I should see, as in the manner shown before, That such things arise from conditions.
66	Since embodied creatures are injured By both animate beings and inanimate objects, Why only bear malice to the animate? It follows that I should patiental accept all harm.
67	Should one person ignorantly do wrong And another ignorantly become angry ( with him ) Who would be at fault? And who would be without fault?
68	Why did I previously commit those actions Because of which others now cause me harm? Since everything is related to my actions Why should I bear malice towards these ( enemies )?
69	When I have seen this to be so, I should strive for what is meritorious ( In order to ) certainly bring about Loving thoughts between all.
70	For example, when a fire in one house Has moved into another house, It is right to get rid of straw and such things That will cause the fire to spread.
71	Likewise when the fire of hatred spreads To whatever my mind is attached to, I should immediately get rid of it For fear of my merit being burned.
72	Why is a man condemned to death not fortunate If he is released after having his hand cut off? Why am I who am experiencing human misery not fortunate If by that I am spared from ( the agonies of) hell?
73	If I am unable to endure Even the mere sufferings of the present, Then why do I not restrain myself from being angry, Which will be the source of hellish misery?
74	For the sake of satisfying my desires I have suffered numerous burnings in hell, But by those actions I fulfilled the purpose Of neither myself nor others.
75	But now since great meaning will accrue From harm which is not even ( a fraction ) of that, I should indeed be solely joyful Towards such suffering that dispels the harms of all.
76	Should someone else find joyous happiness Upon praising ( my enemy ) as an excellent person, Why, mind, do you not praise him too And likewise make yourself happy?
77	That joyous happiness of yours Would be a source of joy, not something prohibited, A precept given by the Excellent Ones And a supreme ( means ) for assembling others.
78	It is said that others are made happy through ( being praised ) in this way. But if, in this way, you do not want ( them to have ) this happiness, Then, ( since it makes them happy ), you should cease giving wages and the like ( to your servants ). But you would be adversely affected both in this and future lives.
79	When people describe my own good qualities I want others to be happy too, But when they describe the good qualities of others I do not wish to be happy myself.
80	Having generated the Awakening Mind Through wishing all beings to be happy, Why should I become angry If they find some happiness themselves?
81	If I wish for all sentient beings to become Buddhas worshipped throughout the three realms, Then why am I tormented When I see them receiving mere mundane respect?
82	If a relative for whom I am caring And to whom I must give many things Should be able to find his own livelihood, Wouldn't I be happy, rather than angry?
83	If I do not wish for beings to have even this, How can I wish for them to awaken? And where is there an Awakening Mind In him who becomes angry when others receive things?
84	What does it matter if(my enemy) is given something or not? Whether he obtains it Or whether it remains in the benefactor's house, In either case I shall get nothing.
85	So why, by becoming angry, do I throw away my merits, The faith ( others have in me ) and my good qualities? Tell me, why am I not angry ( with myself) For not having the causes for gain?
86	Let alone not having any remorse About the evils that you committed, ( O mind ), Why do you wish to compete with others Who have committed meritorious deeds?
87	Even if your enemy is made unhappy What is there for you to be joyful about? Your merely wishing ( for him to be hurt ) Did not cause him to be injured.
88	And even if he does suffer as you had wished, What is there for you to be joyful about? If you say, " For I shall be satisfied, " How could there be anything more wretched than that?
89	This book cast by the fishermen of disturbing conceptions Is unbearably sharp: Having been caught on it, It is certain that I shall be cooked In cauldrons by the guardians of hell.
90	The honour of praise and fame Will not turn into merit nor life; It will give me neither strength nor freedom from sickness, And will not provide any physical happiness.
91	If I were aware of what held meaning for me, What value would I find in these things? If all I want is ( a little ) mental happiness, I should devote myself to gambling, drinking and so forth.
92	If for the sake of fame I give away my wealth or get myself killed, What can the mere words ( of fame ) do then? Once I have died, to whom will they give pleasure?
93	When their sandcastles collapse, Children howl in despair; Likewise when my praise and reputation decline My mind becomes like a little child.
94	Since short-lived sounds are inanimate They cannot possibly think of praising me. -- But as it makes ( the bestower of praise ) happy, ( My ) reputation is a source of pleasure (for me)--
95	But whether this praise is directed at myself or someone else How shall I be benefitted by the joy ( of he who bestows it )? Since that joy and happiness is his alone I shall not obtain even a part of it.
96	But If I do find happiness in his happiness Then surely I should feel the same way towards all? And if this were so then why am I unhappy. When others find pleasure in that which brings them joy?
97	Therefore the happiness that arises From thinking, " I am being praised, " is invalid. It is only the behaviour of a child.
98	Praise and so forth distract me And also undermine my disillusion ( with cyclic existence ); I start to envy those who have good qualities And all the very best is destroyed.
99	Therefore, are not those who are closely involved In destroying my praise and the like Also involved in protecting me From falling into the unfortunate realms?
100	I who am striving for freedom Do not need to be bound by material gain and honour. So why should I be angry With those who free me from this bondage?

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