本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Abstract from Lama’s words to his students 《上师教言随记 》
Written by Vajra Archaya David Rinpoche’s students
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学生有幸得到恩师持明丹珠仁波切(www.clearlight.org)的摄受, 恩师慈悲,虽远在美国,仍然随时指导各地的学生。以下是恩师指导学生的点言片语,学生觉得都是启发人明心见性的真实语,所以整理出来,经上师过目校正后,法布施给大家。
【Abstract from Lama’s words to his students-上师教言随记 】
1 《Faith from deeper understanding》
When Buddhist practitioners encounter proper teacher, from learning and contemplation, start to understand the deeper meaning of
─Suffering in Samsara,
─Rule of Cause & Result,
─The view of Boddhicitta,
─Self-nature wisdom,
The more they understand the meaning, the more they feel this is the only way out, then they generated deep genuine faith to who can lead them on this path, it is a natural process as their wisdom blossom more, instead of blind or stupid faith.
《智信》
当佛教徒遇到有缘的上师,经教示如法思维而明白:
─轮回的苦
─因果报应
─菩提心的见地
─自性是佛的智慧
当他们理解越深刻,就越感觉到这是唯一的解脱出路,就会对指导他们明路的引路人生起深刻的虔敬信心,这是一个自然的过程,随他们的体验加深而信心增强,而不是盲目或是愚蠢的迷信。
2 《True Refuge》
“True Refuge” is completely surrender self ego to pure vision.
Real Sutra is the nature of our mind.
《真正的皈依》
真正的皈依是在清净见下放弃我执妄心,
究竟法义是离开遮障的真如自性本来面目。
3 《Enlightened attitude-Bodicita》
True accomplished yogi demonstrate wisdom, compassion, any words or behavior can reduce other people's suffering and ignorance. Before achieving this level, we need to engage in authentic practice diligently, and through skillful means.
Before our own enlightenment, we have lots of Karma and very limited capability, we can not even overcome our own sickness/poverty/feeling, let along helping other people effectively. With this view or motivation, for the sake of benefit self & others, we need to achieve our own enlightenment quickly, learn/contemplate/meditate diligently to achieve this goal, this kind of motivation and action called "Boddhicitta", "attitude of gaining enlightenment".
《「速成正觉的清净动机」-「菩提心」》
真正证悟的瑜珈士在举手投足间都体现了慈悲和智慧,每一句话或是一个动作都能减少他人的痛苦和无明,在达到这种证量前,我们需要如法善巧的精进修持。
在达到证悟前,我们有很多业障,能力非常有限,甚至不能克服自己的疾病/贫穷/情绪,无法有效普利众生,用这种为自利利他求即生成就的动机/见地,精进闻思修,叫做「速成正觉的清净动机」,又称「菩提心」。
4 《True faith and Guru devotion》
Always keep good intention (Bodhicitta), and real faith to your own root Lama, cultivate the kind of unconditional faith not judged by your conceptual mind based on self-ego, if you can develop that kind of faith and Guru devotion beyond self-ego, like Milarepa to Marpa, Naropa to Tilopa, then you can receive great blessing, transcend space and time, from the wisdom enlightened mind of your root Lama, that embodies 3 times Buddha's blessing.
The problem is so called "faith", most of the time for beginners, is only conditional fake faith, it varies according to one's judgement from moment to moment.
Enlightenment path needs:「Renunciation, Faith, Boddhicitta」, with these foundation, then your Lama's nectar-like teaching can possibly blossom your nature.
《真正的信心 & 依对上师的虔敬为道》
时时要保持好的动机(菩提心),和对你根本上师真诚的信心,不是符合你自我喜好才生出的暂时信心,而是绝对坚定不移的虔敬心,如果你能生出这种超越我执不动摇的虔敬心,如密勒日巴对马尔巴,那洛巴对帝洛巴那样,你能从已悟道的根本上师那里得到大加持,这种加持超越了时间和空间,聚集了三世诸佛的加持。
问题是所谓的“信心”,对初修者来说多半是虚假的信心,依自我判断以满足自我某种需要,时时变动
明心见性之路需要:「出离(放弃浪费生命的习惯),真诚的信心,菩提心」,有了这些基础,上师如同甘露般的教言才可能让你明悟自性。
5 《How to encounter nature》
Nature of our mind is originally Buddha, but temporarily covered by defilement and not knowing this self- nature.
People had been mistakenly use their mind in conceptual way, but not knowing its nature, for many life times, so solid habitual tendency formed.
The discursive thought, accept/reject ideas generated every second, these defilement covered our nature.
Initially, the skillful means to purify this heavy habitual tendency of conceptualization, is to develop Boddhicitta, and to generate Refuge & Faith to root Lama (the embodiment of three jewel), completely surrender yourself, this way the negative habitual tendency of ego and conceptualization can be greatly purified, and you will have some genuine pure feeling in your heart, and if you retain this feeling it will purify Karma, and accelerate the process to recognize the nature of your mind.
《如何见性》
自性原本是正觉,但为妄念与不识自性暂时遮障,
未悟道者多生多世重复错误使用自心,却不识本性,产生了根深蒂固的错误习性,
心时刻不断地生出种种思想念头、取舍判断,遮蔽了自性。
初修者能有效净化这种业力习气的的方法是「发展菩提心」和「真诚依止根本上师(三宝总集的代表)」,完全放下我执,一心虔敬依止,用这种方法能迅速净化我执妄心,你的内心会生起真诚体验,如果能保持这种体验,能迅速净化业障,加速体认自心本性的过程。
6 《Meditate to encounter reality of self nature, instead of just gathering knowledge》
Long time Buddhist who read many books might create lots of concepts, judgements. All those generate more concepts and emotions.
When you really encounter the nature of your mind, that is beyond any concepts.
So condense all the things you learned, put it into simple essence key points, not indulge on generating more concepts, and meditate on the true nature of your mind and nature of all phenomenon.
《禅修体认自性而非只一味作知识性学习》
读了很多佛学书籍的佛教徒心中可能会产生很多的概念和判断,这些东西搀杂在一起容易生出更多的概念和情绪来。
当你真面见自性的时候,是超越任何心意识作用和概念的,
因此把你所学的一切归纳出关键要点,超越概念心,透过禅修去直接参悟心的本性和一切现象的本性。
7 《Meditation》
Adjust the looseness & tightness of meditation practice, just do it authentically without too much 「hope/fear/frustrate/I want to gain..」. those are ordinary mind's delusion thought, let it self-liberate.
《禅修》
禅修需松紧适中,如法禅修时,不要任凡心生出的「期望/担心/挫折感/想达到什么目标等」念头缠缚下去…,那些都是凡心生出的杂念,勿制勿随任其自起自消。
8 《Practice in genuine but simple way》
Enlightenment is unconditional absolute state, most simple things like genuine feeling of unconditional faith and compassion can help blossom the nature of mind, not the superficial Dharma knowledge, or which high Lama you know.
Authentic simplest practice could lead to profound result, it is most important to actualize essence level of genuine Dharma
《单纯如法的修持》
悟道是绝对的状态,最单纯的品质-像真诚不动的信心和慈悲心能帮助见到自性,而不是仅知识性的佛法,或是你认识那位有名的法王上师。
真实如法但单纯的修持,却能达到深入的结果,如何落实佛法的精髓部份极度重要。
9 《Fault to avoid》
I have seen lots so called 「senior Vajrayana practitioner」 did many years of crazy Dharma shopping, accumulated tons of superficial knowledge, but not encountering their nature of mind, not even established true 「Refuge」 and 「Boddhicitta」, still very heavy self-ego, afflicting emotions, that is very dangerous, and we have no precious time to waste like that.
《勿犯此错误》
我见过很多所谓「资深」的密宗修行者,像疯狂大采购般学习多年,积聚了很多知识性的资料,但却未见性悟道,甚至没有生起真正的「皈依」和「菩提心」,仍然我执深重,烦恼情绪多,那是非常危险的,宝贵的时间不能像这样浪费。
10 《Advice》
「Pure genuine Faith, Compassion, Mindfulness」 will blossom the wisdom & liberation fruit, experience it with your deep genuine heart beyond conceptual part of mind, once actualized, do not separate from these qualities in one single moment, and actualize in the behavior level in daily life, that will remove lots of ignorance and obstacle, and lead to true wisdom.
《建议》
「真诚纯净的信心、慈悲心、和一心专注」能开启自性智慧的解脱果实,超越概念思维心,用你深深的真心去体验他们,一旦明白,时刻也不要离开这些品质,并落实在日常生活,这样能净化很多的业障和无明,到达真正的智慧。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net