坏习性是如何运作的？(一) | How Do Bad Habits Work?

带着正念向内看Our habits are very strong. For example, if you have a killing habit, it’s hard to stop, isn’t it? We may have a very strong habit of killing mosquitos. Even if someone has been a Buddhist for many years, if a mosquito comes and lands on the arm: Slap! We don’t even think–it’s habit.我们的习性非常强大。举例来说，假如你有杀生的习性，是不是会觉得很难去抵挡它？我们可能都有一个根深蒂固的习性就是去杀死蚊子。即便有些人已成为一名佛教徒多年，但当蚊子停在了手臂上还是会：马上拍打！根本不假思索——这就是习性。Therefore, these habits are something we have acquired over time. In India, for example, there are many people chewing tobacco. When I was little I thought it looked like a lot of fun. Until I tried it once. I became dizzy and threw up, and had man ………………………………