想修大圓滿嗎？那就從這裡開始吧
【中英文連載—慧燈之光】
《The Right View》(54)
《THE THREE SUPREME METHODS—THE ULTIMATE METHODS OF CULTIVATING VIRTUE AND TRAINING THE MIND》
《三殊勝—行善修心的究竟方法》
The happy life we are having now is not permanent. There is bound to be suffering in the future. Some people do not see the point of preparing for future lives because they are not feeling any obvious distress right now. Yet worrying about the well-being in their old age, they will do all they can to make money even without concerns for karma and retributions sometimes. This is very foolish. It has never occurred to them that they have already been born human and that no matter how hard this life is, it is nowhere close to the severe suffering born by those in the three lower realms. Where will we be reborn next time? Will we have another human birth like this one? No one knows. So, to be well prepared for the next life should be the rational thing to do. What does it take to be well prepared? It certainly is not wealth or fame we need but spiritual practice. Although Theravada practice can solve our own problems, it does not help others. Consequently, we must strive to arouse bodhicitta as it is the only means to help both ourselves and other beings to liberation.
即使我們現在活得很開心，但這種快樂是不可能持續到永遠的，我們將來肯定會面臨很多苦難。有的人因為現在沒有明顯痛苦，就不為來世作準備，卻因為擔心將來會過苦日子，而處心積慮地去拚命掙錢，甚至不考慮因果，這是很愚昧的。他們沒有想過，畢竟我們已經投生到人間，日子就算過得再苦，與三惡道的苦也是不能相提並論的。但下一世我們會投生何處？是否還能像現在這樣獲得人身？這是很難保證的。所以，我們必須要為下一世做充分的準備，這才是理性的選擇。所謂充分的準備是什麼呢？既不是發財，也不是求名，而是要修法。雖然小乘的法可以解決自己的問題，但解決不了眾生的問題。所以，一定要發菩提心，唯有菩提心才能救度自他。
Previously, I have never emphasized Vajrayana practices such as the Great Perfection. And personally, I don』t ever dream of one day attaining realization of the Great Perfection either. Is it because the Great Perfection is not sublime enough? No. The Great Perfection and the Great Madhyamaka are indeed highly sublime practices of Vajrayana. But my capacity is still not sufficient enough for me to tackle something so profound as renunciation and bodhicitta have yet been fully developed. It is as if someone sets out to paint a mural, but there is no wall space available. Of course, no mural either. So, a wall must be built first for a mural to be painted later on. This is how my situation is like right now. Practice of the Great Perfection or the inner winds and channels is something I need to learn and master but have not done so far. At this point, I can only aspire to successfully generate renunciation and bodhicitta. Other Vajrayana practices, like the Great Perfection, are not what I am seeking just yet. In fact, I will not even think about them because that will not help me one bit. My only wish now is to strengthen the foundational practices, i.e., renunciation and bodhicitta. Actually, many of the general and extraordinary preliminaries are developed and practiced just for this purpose.
在以前的所有文章里，我都沒有特彆強調大圓滿等密法。現在我本人，也沒有奢求證悟大圓滿。為什麼呢？是不是大圓滿不殊勝呢？不是。大圓滿、大中觀等密法是非常殊勝的，但我的根基還不夠，出離心、菩提心等基礎還沒有打好。這就好比一個人要畫壁畫，如果牆壁都沒有，又畫什麼壁畫呢？所以，首先要把牆壁砌好，然後才能於其上作畫，目前我的狀況就是如此。所以，雖然大圓滿、氣脈明點等修法，是我所欠缺和必須的，但我現在只能處於希求、嚮往出離心和菩提心的階段當中，暫時不去追求、嚮往大圓滿等密法，因為即使嚮往，也是無濟於事的。現在我唯一的希望，就是將基礎打牢。而基礎的修法只有兩個，一是出離心，二是菩提心。外加行、內加行的很多修法，都是圍繞這兩個修法而展開，都是為達到這兩個目的而進行的。
This is the current state I am in. What about yours? What are your goals? Only you know the answers. I think, as a Buddhist, especially a Buddhist who has studied a great deal of Mahayana teachings, the goal should never be for money or worldly accomplishments. Perhaps to many of you, and me as well, the Great Perfection is just way too profound for us to grasp at this point. People like us should start with generating renunciation and bodhicitta, the foundational practice.
我當前的境界就是這樣，不知道你們的境界如何？你們在追求的目標是什麼？這些只有你們自己才了解。我想，作為一名佛教徒，尤其是聽聞過許多大乘佛法的佛教徒，其目標決不應該是金錢，決不應該是現世生活中所謂的圓滿。很多人或許還是像我這樣，離大圓滿等高深密法尚有一定的距離，這種人就應該從基礎的出離心和菩提心開始。
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