你的鼻子上有什么决定你闻到的味道是什么？如果你的鼻子上抹了一点臭豆腐，那无论你走到哪里都只能闻到臭味，时间久了，你会觉得对这个臭味麻木，觉得臭已经是很正常的事，你甚至会不习惯其它外来的味道。反之，如果你的鼻子上喷了香水，那就算你去到很脏的地方，你始终都会闻到香味。如同脸上的黑点一般，乃至你从脸上去掉它之前，在镜子里始终都会看到它的存在，无论镜子有多么干净。所以外境的一切不堪，都是自心的问题显现，乃至你断除这个恶业之前，它始终都会如此显现，从不欺诳。那么，想要始终闻到香味的真正办法不是到处去寻找香味，而是应该把自身的臭去掉，涂上妙香。想要获得幸福安乐的方法也不是到处去寻找安静、惬意的地方，唯一的办法只有让自心清净无染。

嘉样堪布

What's On Your Nose?

    What's on your nose determines what you smell. If you put a little stinky tofu on your nose, You can only smell the stinky smell wherever you go. After a long time, You will feel numb and accustomed to the stinky smell and even get no used to other smells. On the contrary, If you wear perfume on your nose, You can smell it even if you go to a dirty place. Like a black spot on your face, You will always see it in the mirror, No matter how clean it is, Until you remove it from your face. So all of the bad in the outside world is revealed by the problem of one’s mind, And it will always be so until you stop this evil karma, without cheating. The true method of willing to smell fragrance from the beginning to the end is not to look for fragrance everywhere, But to take out the odor of oneself and smear wonderful fragrance. Also, It is not the path to achieve happiness by looking for a quiet, Pleasant place everywhere; The only way is to keep one’s mind pure and clean.

Khenpo Jamyang