釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.15

9.15

死法，名永離恩愛之處，一切有生之所惡，雖知可惡，甚無得免者。我身不久必當如是，同於木石，無所別知，我今不應貪著五欲，不覺死至，同於牛羊。牛羊禽獸雖見死者，跳騰哮吼，不自覺悟。我既已得人身，識別好醜，當求甘露不死之法，如偈說：

The dharma of death is called the place of eternal separation from loved ones, loathed by all living beings; though known to be loathsome, truly none can escape it. My body will before long certainly be like this, identical to wood and stone, without any discerning awareness. I should not now greedily cling to the five desires, unaware of the arrival of death, the same as cattle and sheep. Although cattle, sheep, birds, and beasts see the dead, leaping and bellowing, they do not awaken to themselves. Having already attained a human body and discerning the fine and the foul, I must seek the deathless dharma of nectar, as the verse says: