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第十二章 CHAPTER TWELVE
KNOW THAT ANY individual who intends to practice these instructions must possess the following qualifications. Since the support for the river of blessings is the most excellent vase of faith, this must be possessed. Since the repository of the wealth of lineage blessings is samaya, this must be possessed. Since renunciation summons forth omniscience, this must be possessed. Since diligence is the chariot on the path to liberation, this must be possessed. Since courage and patience are the best escorts, they must be possessed. If one has these qualifications regardless of whether karma is good or bad and whether faculties are keen or dull, it is certain that—after practicing this path for three years—one will attain the first stage of a vidyādhara. These axioms represent infallible truth.
应知，任何欲修这些教授者，必须具备以下资格。加持河流之所依，是最胜信心宝瓶，故必须具备信心。传承加持财富之宝库，是三昧耶，故必须具备三昧耶。出离召来一切智，故必须具备出离心。精进是解脱道上的车乘，故必须具备精进。勇气与忍耐是最佳护送者，故必须具备。若具这些资格，无论业善业恶、根利根钝，修此道三年之后，必定获得最初持明地。这些定则是真实不谬之理。
These days the doctrine of the Great Perfection has become like the drawing of a butter lamp because, although there are those who claim with satisfaction that their tradition is the Great Perfection, it is extremely rare to find someone whose mind stream is liberated by the Great Perfection. In terms of this, consider what a great waste it is to die an ordinary death. During degenerate times: since the doctrine is obscured by rhetoric, it resembles streaks of light appearing in the sky after sunset. Previously during the first kalpa, study was extensive. So, the meaning of the crucial points on the path was well understood; and as a result, meditation was deeply profound. Since study and meditation both lead to the state of fully enlightened buddhahood, both must be emphasized. If both of these key points are possessed, then that is the most fortunate. If not and the practice of profound meditation is lacking, this does not even approach the direction of the path that leads to perfect enlightenment. The import of knowing the reason for this is another crucial point.
如今，大圆满教法已如画中的酥油灯，因为虽有人满足地宣称自宗是大圆满，却极难找到心续真由大圆满解脱者。就此而言，试想以凡夫之死而死，是多大的浪费。衰败时代，教法为言辞遮蔽，犹如日落之后天空中出现的余光。从前初劫之时，闻学广博，因此深知道上要点之义，修行由是甚深。闻学与修习皆导向正等觉佛果，二者都须重视。若具这两项关键，最为有福；若不具而缺乏甚深禅修，甚至未向正等觉之道靠近。了知其所以然的重要性，是另一要点。
Those who assume that cause and effect equal definitive truth will spend their lifetimes downcast in deserted places, empty valleys, and caves like senseless animals. Those who boast of scholarship and view themselves with pride will roam from place to place uttering condescending words like lost, aggressive dogs foolishly barking. Those who hope to be great practitioners will, by using the machine of the mind to manipulate and adjust everything, just use up their entire lifetime—blind to the fact that they have only eliminated any chance to practice the definitive secret. Furthermore, those who are foolish will be shallow, lazy, and easily distracted. Since such individuals have taken a wrong turn and are incapable of entering the path, imagine how rare it is to find someone who will actually attain liberation.
认为因果等同究竟真谛者，将如无知动物般，垂头丧气地在荒处、空谷、洞穴中度过一生。夸耀学问、自视骄傲者，将四处游荡，口出轻蔑之言，如迷途而凶猛的狗愚痴吠叫。希求成为大修行者者，以心的机器操纵、调节一切，只会耗尽整个生命，却看不见自己已消灭修持究竟秘密的一切机会。此外，愚痴者浅薄、懈怠、容易散乱。这些人走错了方向，不能入道，可想真正获得解脱之人何其稀少。
This completes the twelfth chapter on clarifying the defects of the recipients and misunderstandings concerning the teachings.
澄清法器过失及对教法误解的第十二章结束。
Sealed in secrecy!
秘密封印！