【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- How to practice without sleeping at the wrong time instead of sleeping : Motivation (4.1)

【(4) The idea of rising: This has three aspects. 】

For vigilance, this concept has three aspects.

【First, do not let the mind slip into a state of being completely overwhelmed by sleep. 】

The first aspect is like this.

【Instead, sleep very lightly like a deer with a mind imbued with joyous perseverance. This will prevent heavy sleep, and you will be able to awaken without oversleeping. 】

The first one, when you reflect on it this one should be included. Do not be completely overcome by sleep. One needs to have “a mind imbued with joyous perseverance” – have this mentality. Like a wounded deer, a wounded deer is always on high alert. As for a deer, often wherever it goes – usually many animals would eat whatever food they see. But not a deer – in the forest, everywhere it goes, it will stop and look around. If you have noticed the ears of the deer, they rotate around and around. It has to observe for some time to see if there is anything that might cause harm. Then, it will eat. This is under normal circumstances. Once [a deer] is wounded, it is even more alert! Our mind has to be like this. If you can do so, then the sleep will not be heavy, and will not oversleep.

SOURCE 来源 :

26B 17’30” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P72 L6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P108

日常师父法语📡26B 17’30”手抄稿第4册P72 L6

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 悎寤瑜伽-意乐4.1

【起想有三，】

这个正知的，这个观念的时候有三种方式。

【初者谓一切种，其心不应为睡所蔽，】

这个是第一点哦，这样。

【应以精进所摄之心，惊慑而眠，犹如伤鹿，由此睡眠，不甚沉重，不越起时，而能醒觉。】

第一点，你想的时候要有这个，不要为那个睡眠所遮蔽，要“精进所摄的心”，心要这样。像这个伤的鹿，受伤的鹿本来就是啊非常小心的。这个鹿啊，牠经常，跑到任何地方去，平常我们很多动物，看见那东西就吃；这个鹿不是，在森林当中啊，牠跑到一个地方，一定停下来，四面看。然后你看那个鹿的耳朵，四面那么咕噜咕噜转，牠一定要观察一段时候，有没有伤害牠的东西，再吃，正常状态；一旦受了伤，牠更是警惕得不得了! 我们的心要这个样。你能这样的话呢，这个睡眠不沉重，不超过了。