The arch-enemy called affliction 烦恼大敌

The arch-enemy called affliction

Harm brought by afflictions is more damagingand lasting than the harm one gets from a specific person. In fact, afflictionsare the real murderer behind the scene. Unfavorable conditions are the fruitionof bad karma which is propelled by bad deeds, which in turn, is committedbecause of afflictions.

What we see, among the complicated seriesof tricks, are often only the most direct and superficial connections. Based onthis cognition, we take the peripheral conditions as our enemies while beingdeeply trapped by afflictions, our arch-enemy. We allow this arch-enemy to stayclose to us, trust it and nurture it, only to be ruined by it in the end.Therefore, we need to identify our arch-enemy and return our heart to the wayleading to liberation.

烦恼大敌

烦恼带来的伤害远比

外在任何人要大得多、持久得多，

而且它才是真正的幕后黑手。

——外在的境界是苦果，

苦果由恶业所感，

恶业由烦恼驱动而造。

在这个隐秘而复杂异常的连环计中，

我们往往只看到表面和最直接的联系，

不断把斗争的矛头对准枝末的境界，

却被烦恼深深蒙骗，

任由最大的“贼王”

活在自己最亲近处，

还一直信任它、滋养它，

最终一定被它所害。

认清烦恼大敌，

令心回到走向解脱的轨道。