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Teachings from Red Hat Lama Shamar Rinpoche
紅冠法王夏瑪仁波切的開示
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'Wherever there are world systems and beings,
May I be like the lotus, not clung to by water,
And the sun and the moon, unhindered in the sky.'
‘諸惑業及魔境, 世間道中得解脫, 猶如蓮花不著水, 亦如日月不住空’
The lotus flower is used as a metaphor to illustrate the bodhisattva's conduct along the path. Bodhisattvas are not far removed from sentient beings. They don't live in mountain caves, but are very close to all beings and always have the desire to help and liberate them. Lotuses have their roots in dirty mud, but yet, their pure white blossoms remain pristine and untouched by the mud. In the same way bodhisattva practitioners along the path are not contaminated by the habitual tendencies and karma of the sentient beings that they are trying to liberate.
蓮花是用來比喻在修道上菩薩的行為。菩薩不是遠離眾生的。他們不是住在山洞裡面,而是很貼近一切眾生,並恆常地希望幫助和讓他們解脫。蓮花生於淤泥,但是,它們純白的花朵保持潔淨和不沾泥。同一方式,在修道上的菩薩不受他們幫助解脫的眾生的習氣和業所沾染。
If we harbor no hatred, no anger toward another sentient being, and the motivation for our actions is rooted in bodhicitta, then even in times of aggression we can still attain enlightenment, because our activities are uncontaminated by any affliction. With genuine bodhicitta in our mind, we do not hope for any return for our deeds, such as wanting to gain any wealth or fame in return as a reward for practicing generosity. Just as the sun and the moon benefit the world spontaneously and have no concept of "What would be good for me?" in the same way, our genuine bodhicitta is not tainted by the hope for any return. Rather, our mind is imbued with pure wishes to spontaneously benefit all sentient beings.
若果我們對另一位有情眾生沒有憤怒、嗔心,而我們行動的動機是基於菩提心,那在我們感受到威脅時,我們仍然可以得到圓滿正覺,因為我們的行動不受煩惱所染。當我們心識包含著真正的菩提心事時,我們不求回報,譬如是布施後得到財富或聲譽。就像日與月應運地利益這世界,和沒有“什麼能利益自己”的概念;同一方式,真正的菩提心不受回報的慾望所沾染。反而,我們的心識充滿了應運地利益所有眾生的純正願望。
“The King of Prayers, a commentary on The Noble King of Prayers of Excellent Conduct”, pg. 28. (英文版『普賢行願王論著』第28頁。)
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When we are fully awake, mind is free of the object with which it connects to through thoughts, perceptions and feelings. Mind is unobstructed. You neither have a single thought nor many thoughts. Mind does not exist substantially. Mind is no longer ignorant or stupid in the deepest sense. But we should understand that self-realization is not like being in a coma. Instead, there is clarity and power. Self-realized mind is free from the influence of phenomena. It is mind free from all need to occupy itself; it is now an independent mind.
當我們得到圓滿正覺,心識不會受憑著思想、認知和感受所聯繫的對境所牽引。心識是無障礙的。你沒有單一或眾多的思想。心識不會實質地存在。深層裡,心識不再無知或愚蠢。但是我們應該理解證悟不是像昏迷了。反而,那裡有澄明和力量。自覺的心識不受事物的影響。它是一個不需要做作的心識;現在它是一個獨立的心識。
“From Calming Our Minds is the First Step, teaching given at Bodhi Path Washington, DC Metro Area in Spring 2004.”
(節錄自『平靜心識是第一步』-2004春,在華盛頓菩提道學院的開示)
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As long as we perceive and experience the various sense objects, but are not self-aware at the same time, we react in a kind of autopilot mode. Such a preoccupied state of mind is actually a kind of stupor or drowsiness, and is based on the ignorance of dense mental states in which self-awareness is lacking. It is an automatically occurring ongoing series of cognitive acts and reactions that take place without our being in touch with the self-reflective, self-aware aspect of our mind. In short, the reflective capacity of the mind that is the basis of wisdom remains inactive. Mental activity that proceeds without our being connected with mind's pervasive self-aware capacity is simply ignorant mental activity. It is a kind of noise that serves to distract mind from its actual nature.
只要我們感知和體驗各種感覺對象,但同時不自覺,我們會以一種自動駕駛模式進行反應。 這種心識狀態其實就是一種昏睡或嗜睡,是基於缺乏自我認知的遲鈍精神狀態的無知。 這是一連串的自發性認知行為和反應,並沒有經心識自我反思和自我認知。 簡而言之,作為智慧基礎的心靈的反思能力沒有啟動。 簡單地說,沒有跟我們心識的完全自知能力所聯繫起來的都是無知的心識活動。這是一種噪音,會讓心識對自己實際的性質分心。
Once training in mindful calm abiding has tamed and pacified the cascade of thoughts, inner images, and emotions, mind's awareness that is aware of itself can emerge on its own accord. In this sense, moments of clarity arise naturally.
經過止定的修持馴服和平息如瀑布般的思想、內在映像、和情緒,心的自覺性能自然流露。在這情況下,澄明的霎那自然生起。
"Boundless Awakening", pg 16-17. (英文版『無量覺』第16-17頁)
(英文原文及圖片來源:https://www.facebook.com/Shamar-Rinpoche-590784934341571/)
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裘莉醫師:割乳後 罹乳癌機率從87%降至5%
2013年05月14日16:04
現年37歲美國好萊塢女星安潔莉娜裘莉(Angelina Jolie),今日在《紐約時報》投書表示,為了降低罹患乳癌和卵巢癌的風險,進行了割除雙乳的手術。而裘莉也在文中提到,她的主治醫師向她表示,割乳後罹患乳癌的機率為從87%,降至5%。
另外,裘莉也提到,整個手術療程為時3個月,分為3階段進行。其中有一個手術階段是將引流管插入乳房,她直呼:「好像在拍科幻片一樣。」裘莉也說,手術最後一個階段就是將填充物植入胸部,她表示接下來需要花幾年時間來做復健,「但相信結果會非常美好」。
切除雙乳防癌/安潔莉娜裘莉:無損我的女性特質
2013-05-14 Web only 作者:吳凱琳編譯
美國女星安潔莉娜‧裘莉(Angelina Jolie )14日投書《紐約時報》,表示為了預防乳癌的發生,進行預防性手術,切除乳房。
一切都源自於她母親早逝帶給她的傷痛。
她母親因罹患癌症,年僅56歲便離開人世,「我的孩子們常問我,我會不會也像自己的母親那樣早地離開他們,我總是告訴他們別擔心,」但事實上,安潔莉娜‧裘莉心裡明白,經過醫學檢查,證實她體內帶有BRCA1 基因。女性若遺傳到這種基因,罹患乳癌和卵巢癌的機率將大增。安潔莉娜‧裘莉的醫師預估,她罹患乳癌和卵巢癌的機率分別為87%與50%。
於是,她做出了常人難以想像的重大決定:切除雙乳,預防乳癌發生。
整體療程開始於今年2月2日,歷經乳房組織切除與義乳重建等手術,直到4月底,總計9星期的療程全部結束。安潔莉娜‧裘莉形容,整個過程就像是科幻電影的場景般,休息幾天之後,便可立即恢復正常生活。
更幸運的是,她的乳癌病發機率從87%驟降為5%。她也沒有因為乳房切除手術而感到任何的不適應,「我並沒有因此感覺自己不再像是女人,我反而覺得自己做了很勇敢的決定,而這個決定絲毫未減損我的女性特質。」
在文章中,她特別感謝人生的伴侶布萊德‧彼特(Brad Pitt ),「在經歷手術過程的每分每秒,他都一直陪在我身旁。我們倆都認為這是對我們的家庭最正確的決定,這個決定也讓我們彼此更為親密。」
文章最後她特別提到,之所以決定公開自己的隱私,目的是期望幫助更多女性選擇正確的醫療方式,遠離癌症威脅。根據世界衛生組織統計,每年死於乳癌的女性高達45.8萬人,或許她的經驗可以提供參考。不過,究竟預防性手術是否是治療癌症的最恰當方式,恐怕有待醫療專業的評估。(吳凱琳編譯)
安潔莉娜‧裘莉投書《紐約時報》「My Medical Choice」全文
My Medical Choice
By ANGELINA JOLIE
Published: May 14, 2013
MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.
We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.
Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.
Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.
On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.
But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action.
My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a “nipple delay,” which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruising, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.
Two weeks later I had the major surgery, where the breast tissue is removed and temporary fillers are put in place. The operation can take eight hours. You wake up with drain tubes and expanders in your breasts. It does feel like a scene out of a science-fiction film. But days after surgery you can be back to a normal life.
Nine weeks later, the final surgery is completed with the reconstruction of the breasts with an implant. There have been many advances in this procedure in the last few years, and the results can be beautiful.
I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.
It is reassuring that they see nothing that makes them uncomfortable. They can see my small scars and that’s it. Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can. On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.
I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition. Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.
For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options. I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices.
I acknowledge that there are many wonderful holistic doctors working on alternatives to surgery. My own regimen will be posted in due course on the Web site of the Pink Lotus Breast Center. I hope that this will be helpful to other women.
Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. The cost of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, at more than $3,000 in the United States, remains an obstacle for many women.
I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer. It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options.
Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.
Angelina Jolie is an actress and director.