november6

Nothing is more important than

guarding the mind. Let us constantly

keep watch over the wild elephant of

the mind, curbing it with mindfulness

and vigilance. This is how one can avoid

being influenced by different external

conditions. But even in retreat in a very

secluded place, if the mind is not kept

under control, it will wander all over

the place. Even when completely alone,

we can have an enormous amount of

negative emotions.

沒有任何事情比守護心念更重要.

讓我們時時看著心靈這頭野象,

以觀照覺察, 小心謹慎來掌控它.

這是一個人能避免被不同的

外在條件所影響的方法.

但即使處於一個偏遠隱蔽的地方,

若無法掌控心念, 它仍會四處晃蕩.

即便是完全的獨處, 我們仍可能

充滿了排山倒海而來的負面情緒啊.