Monday, January 18, 2010

六祖壇經

六祖壇經因見滌法師回中台,由見護師擔任教授師。
是否有學員願意將每次上課的重點整理出來,提供給大家?

如:第一堂講「心平何勞持戒,行直何用坐禪」,有何重點?什麼是六祖真正的意義?「心平」是指什麼?為何心平何勞持戒?是不用持戒嗎?如何不誤解這二句話?

第二堂講「逆耳必是忠言」,與大家討論,提出那幾個觀點?要從那些方面來了解這句話?有何生活上的實例?

十宗綱要-華嚴宗 1 & 2

我們已上了二堂的華嚴經。請學員回復:
  1. 三種華嚴經:六十華嚴,八十華嚴,四十華嚴,內容為何?一樣嗎?各有何特色?
  2. 自最初六十華嚴在 418 C.E. 譯出,華嚴宗的發展史上有何重要的事件?試製一表格列出年代及事項。(如:418 年,六十華嚴初譯出。643-712,華嚴三祖法藏法師。若年代不明,也試隨其歷史先後順序列出。)
  3. 摘錄華嚴經的佳句。如:每人可閱讀十卷。

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Half Day Meditation at Buddha Jewel Monastery


True peace of mind is possible only when we see that all sentient beings are equal to ourselves, and want the same thing we want. Then anger and greed will gradually go away.

見眾生平等,則心自定,無瞋無貪。

Monday, January 4, 2010

2009 Zen 7 Retreat Completion Verse







解七法語

長夜漫漫終見日 大地回春心亦春

初一十五月無二 能所一如塵非塵

遍觀法界情無情 全妄亦不礙全真

原來當前主人翁 正是昔日夢中人

諸位知識,即今解七一事,最後一句又怎麼說法?

要放心空無纖芥 要提山河一肩扛


2009 Winter Zen-Seven Retreat


Completion Verse
January 1, 2010
The cold, dark night is over, the sun finally rises,
Earth baths in the warmth of spring, so does your mind.
New moon, full moon, it is the same moon.
When subject and object are one, dusts are dusts no more.
Contemplate the entire Dharma realm, sentient and non-sentient;
All are illusive, yet all are real.
Now I realize, the master of the present moment
Is exactly the one living in dreams before.

Good cultivators, for the completion of this Zen-Seven, how does the last verse go?
When letting go, leave not a single speck in your mind
When picking up, carry the world on one shoulder.
End—