There , he came across the " four sights " : an old crippled man , a diseased man , a decaying corpse , and finally an ascetic 这里，他经历“四个境象” ：一个年老的残疾人；一个患病的人；一具腐朽的尸体，最后是一个苦行修道者。
The king of the devils , before he became king of the devils or king of illusion , also pursued spiritual practice , just a different kind 魔王在成魔王之前也曾修行，只不过修行方法不一样，为了博取上帝的恩赐和承诺，他修过种种的苦行。
A quest to answer man s deepest eternal question about life . this noble quest of his took a lot of searching with some of the leading spiritual teachers of his time 他认真寻访了许多心灵修行者也学习了诸多法门乃至修持苦行等但都无法寻得究竟的解脱。
Ascetic practice cannot make one an enlightened saint ; it will only turn you into a bitter person . our life is bitter enough , so why should we want to practice asceticism 修苦行不能成佛，修苦行变成苦人，我们的生活已经够苦了，怎么还要修什么苦行？
Ascetic practice is no easy matter ! in our daily lives , we must train our minds to abstain from calculations and from discrimination . that is the essence of ascetic practice 3苦行不是简单的！修苦行是修心，一切都不计较，日常生活中不起分别心，就是修苦行。
Hairshirt ” and “ bed of nails ” are unacquainted to chinese people , but when a footnote is marked , the full meaning is revealed 就像穿刚毛衬衣、睡钉子床一样，你越是不喜欢，就越觉得自己品行高尚。 （注：刚毛衬衣、钉子床，系苦行者或忏悔者用来磨难自己的两种工具。 ）
Her amazingly beautiful appearance not only was a great blessing for thailand but also served to break the traditional thai concept that spiritual practitioners must practice asceticism 师父美丽与惊奇的显现，不但带给泰国很大的福报，更打破了泰国传统修行人苦行的观念。
Practising austerities for six years , he was extremely tough on himself and put himself through many difficult tests after which was became so weak his body was nothing more than skin and bones 实行了六年的苦行，他受到了极度艰苦，让自己通过很多困难的考验，随后身体变得如此虚弱，瘦骨如柴。
It is the pain they suffer in the process of their ascetic practice that awakens them to the pains of life , touches their hearts , and increases their compassion and mercy 不是因为修苦行才得到，而是因为在这个苦行的当中，会因为自己苦而了解一些人生的痛苦，然后自己心会变改，变成多博爱和多慈悲。
After practicing asceticism in the mountains for some time , mahakasyapa heard a voice in the sky , " now a buddha has descended to the world to teach people . you must go look for him and follow him . 摩诃迦叶在山里面修苦行一段时间后，在虚空中听到一个声音说：现在，佛已经下凡，出来教人，你应该去找佛受教。
