世界如何看待你？

故事片斷：

＂有人說，全世界的人都無法和我相處，你覺得呢？＂

＂他當然錯了。＂

＂完全錯誤。＂

＂他不會和妳相處，事實上，妳很好，很簡單的。＂

Kero: 

世界是＂一個人的世界＂.沒有自己以外的世界.

當他認為全世界的人都無法和她相處,那就真的是那樣.
當他覺得全世界都愛他,那世界也就會是那樣.

雖然古時候的人以為地球是平的,太陽是繞著地球轉.
但是在他們的世界裡真的就是那樣,與＂客觀＂無關.

如果要說一個人是否能與世界相處,＂客觀＂來說的話....答案是：沒有可否相處的問題.

這就像昨天台北的天氣一樣.就算是氣溫高達38度,還是有人會說很涼爽....(比方說從印度來的喇嘛

們)

Angel: 

真的！ 一切眼裡看到聼到的世界，都是由自己心中所建造的世界而成立。當你心中的世界是美麗的，
世界將美麗的對待你...
你是置身天堂還是地獄，
都在一線之間。。當他旳世界與她的世界，不再是美好無暇，即是天籟也變躁音，的確沒有客觀的問題。真正的兩情人，眼裡建構的只有一個完善的情人。這是轉念的問題。

Angel :‎

凡人間，憎恨只要有一分，就會一直不斷增加，無法抵消。好像永遠它是一個絕對值。是個可怕的癌細胞。會感染會傳染！有人說，消滅它的方法是愛，無私的愛；但是，顯然的，問題出在自己內心，他對她的憎恨，倒置她的扺抳，及一連串不信任，把天籟視凡音甚至躁音。別人心中的她簡單真善完美，自然在別人心中的她就是如此！天使還是魔鬼，都在一念間。

The Practice of Dzogchen 101, Thregchod

I: The Practice of Dzogchen 101, Thregchod

Thregchod( cutting through) is the training on the union of intrinsic awareness and emptiness.

By relying on the primordial purity/ the emptiness, the intrinsic awareness should be brought forth nakedly, one should be free from elaboration, and the phenomenal existents will also dissolve into the ultimate nature, the emptiness.

Lochen Dharmasri explains Thregchod is the contemplation in the view of primordial purity without waverings.

" The nature of the mind is Buddha from the beginning.
Mind is like space, it has neither birth nor cessation.
Having realized the pure and equalness meaning of phenomena,
To remain in it without seeking is the meditaion. "

There are four stages of realizations through meditation.

" They are dwelling, unmoving, equalness and spontaneity."

These four stages are: 1. The direct ultimate nature
2. Development of Experiences
3. Perfection of intrinsic Awareness
4. Dissolution the ultimate Nature

" Remaining naturally is the contemplation. "
If one does not understand the intrinsic meaning of these four stages, one should parctice meditation, either on the cushion, or on our daily life.

To enter the four natural stage of comtemplation, here is the method:
Step 1. view the mountain- like natural contemplation...
Step 2. Meditaion of ocean like natural contemplation...
Step 3. contemplation on the relaxed three doors....
Step 4. Contemplated on the five exteranl objects naturally as they are....

I will further explain these four steps in the coming sessions...

Heart Sutra 104: 你的"心"在那兒? "心"是什麼?

佛學裡常問道何為"心"? 你的心是什麼?

是思想嗎? 是情感嗎? 還是觀念?

宗喀巴大師在"俱信論" 中引用了"喜金剛二品續"中裡的一段文字: 心的本質是無知覺, 無色, 無聲, 無香, 無味, 無觸覺. 大師更詮釋這段文字的意義為, 心是沒有本俱的, 心是無自性的, 心是沒有自我存在的特質. 也就是說, 心的本質, (mind nature) , 即是空性. 在相對層次的世界裡, "心'' 必須是相互依存而存在的, 心的存在是一種現象.

我們由眼耳鼻舌身接收外在一切訊息, 儲存在意識裡消化। 然而, 我們的意識, 包涵了今世所累積的一切概念, 以及父母, 環境薰陶, 與教育的觀念, 在加上前世累積的記憶, 因此形成了我們的思考意識及淺在意識, 這一些所謂的database, 將主宰著我們對任何狀況的反應। 然而, 這樣子的記憶裡, 存在著許多複雜的情緒, 我們必須超脫的是, 被這些情緒所控制!

"心"是什麼呢? 這種多層的"意識"本身被稱作為"心".

然而, 你的心在那兒找的到呢? 金剛經裡提到, "應無所住, 而生其心'' !

這無所住, 說的是不攀附任何一個觀感上的覺受, 不依著任何一個現象, 不執著於任何一個思想, 觀念, 更不寄宿於任何外在的人或物, 哪麼, 這"心" 的本質才會真正的顯現, 我們才能超越生生世世的痛苦及恐懼!

不攀附任何一個觀感上的覺受; "覺受"是什麼? "覺受"也許是感官上的感覺, 是寒冷的, 酷熱的, 柔軟的, 堅硬的, 清香的, 惡臭的, 或是歡愉的, 刺激的, 痛觸的; 也許是心理上的覺受, 也許是興奮的,快樂的, 受寵的, 羞辱的, 痛苦的, 或是憂傷的. 佛陀說, 這些覺受都不必去加以留戀, 我們內心的本質, 也就是我們的佛性才會顯現, 我們才能從痛苦的輪迴中超脫出來. 在入定的時候, 這個練習是很重要的, 當然, 禪坐時的修練, 更是必須運用在行住坐臥中.

至於, 不依著任何一個現象是什麼? "現象"可能是倍受尊崇的地位, 是平步青雲的優越, 是幸福至極的生活方式, 也可能是懷才不遇的窘態, 是受虐或受誤解的悲憤.... 然而, 佛陀說, 這些現象都是不必要去依附或眷戀的, 因為依附於和合的, 因緣際會之無常態的現象, 到頭來, 都是更痛苦的।

佛陀說的"無所住", 最細微的層面是, 不執著於任何一個思想, 觀念, 概念!

思想是感官察覺後思考的結果, 然而這思考所根據的觀念, 皆是累世或是經年累月, 外在接收的資訊, 教育及環境刺激所形成的, 這是一種自我對某人事物或狀態的想法及看法

例如事業成功的人一定是爭名好利的, 富裕的人家一定是膚淺薄情的...等標籤式的思想概念. 又例如, 台灣民眾就是當年倍受國民黨欺凌的可憐人, 因此臺灣人必要誓死打倒國民黨, 或是打倒一座銅像紀念館. 例如, 佛教徒一定是素食守戒律的, 若某人外表上看來沒有遵守, 便被認為是叛教份子, 或偽善....等. 然而這種想法都僅僅是自我形成的觀念!!

大部分的人, 從來沒有盡心的深入的觀察實相, 便立下了一個虛無飄渺但難以動搖的觀念.

台灣人民真是這樣可憐嗎? 只不過是另一個地方的人民而已. 若是當年臺灣獨立了又如何? 台灣人在沒有資源下, 有能力統治, 建設及保衛嗎? 幾十年來, 統治台灣的政黨若是共產黨呢? 再者, 經濟, 生活, 文化, 資產...的大著眼及考量下, 國民黨做的事及規劃的藍圖, 僅是在如何立足於世界的方向上, 觀念的不同। 有那樣可惡嗎? 況且, 今日國民黨早不是當年二二八的在位的人, 更何況, 當年所發生的事, 誰能知其因緣? 也沒有特定的事實! 另外, 佛教徒真應是這樣嗎? 若真深入佛法, 當然那吃素守戒皆不是本質! 或那人真的是偽善嗎? ....等.

基本上, 在相對的世界裡, 這些都只是極偏頗的, 況且僅是自我單方的看法及觀念. 心胸不夠廣闊, 觀察不夠細微深入. "觀念"本身沒有對或錯, 而是只有在相對的客體上, 單方面對一個特定物的看法. 但是, 觀念卻是一個阻礙自己看清實相的絆腳石! 佛陀說的 "常樂我淨, 寂靜涅盤", 說的便是超脫任何的概念, 便能安住於清淨無染的空間.

Heart Sutra 102: in relation with forgiveness; inspiration from Spider Man

From Heart Sutra: "Here, O Sariputra, all dharmas are marked with emptiness ; they are not produced or stopped, not defiled or immaculate, not deficient or complete.

Therefore, O Sariputra, in emptiness there is no form nor feeling, nor perception, nor impulse, nor consciousness"

Sometimes, in cinema, we could find one splendid sentence that would spin in our head for quite a while। As I walked out from Spider Man's web, these words revolved in my mind trumpeting for the longest time: 　

" Everybody has their own choices; whether being good or bad, right or wrong, it is all their choice."

During meditation, I suddenly realized one thing, feeling touched but relieved -- a real forgiveness is after all nothing to be forgiven, yet empty in the beginning. Why so? Because is there an absolute good or bad person? or a right or wrong deed?

According to Heart Sutra's teaching, the answer is

no,

as " in emptiness there is no form nor feeling, nor perception, nor impulse, nor consciousness ."

Is the perception of reality as cloudy as it seems we might wonder? In meditation of mind nature practice, one has to contemplate on the importance of one's mind in comparison with one's speech and physical form. If we merely suppose the dominance of mind, we would loose our chance to exam the supper power of our mind, to experience the non-physical existence phenomenon, and so does more in depth understand the concept of Buddha's teaching of emptiness।

How we exam the importance our mind is very similar to how we exam which choices we would make in our life. For instance, when the Sand Man encountered Spiderman's uncle, if he would not act on impulses, if he would consider the consequences of killing , if he can feel the sorrow and suffering of this being killed person's love ones as he loves his daughter, if he would ponder upon the causes and effects on his doing.......Thus, this is not matter of good or bad, right or wrong, but being wit and compassionate. As a result, on our discussion of forgiveness, is there anything to be forgiven? Is he still the same man who killed Spinderman's uncle, whether he repented or not? No, each cell in his body and mind had differed since. Therefore, we should be able to perceive this beyond what had been done, because it is all matter of concept and beyond our daily perception।

It is all about WISDON　and COMPASSION。　

When we meditate on the subject of the importance of mind, we sometimes experience the feeling of loosing forms, loosing self-awareness, and loosing the grasping power of concreteness for couple minutes।

to be continued...