一行禅师禅修营记（7）钟声又再响起

小种子 · 发表于 20-9-2010 13:10:24|来自：新加坡

回复 9# 大圣王

蒲团对我没太大帮助呢！

看门狼 · 发表于 20-9-2010 19:24:05|来自：新加坡

请问有没有人知道佛像为什么打坐时都右脚在上呢？谢谢！

方世玉 · 发表于 21-9-2010 00:24:13|来自：新加坡

气血比较流通
大圣王发表于 19-9-2010 21:29

那么是不是说坐在床垫上也行呢？我一般是在床上打坐的。

小种子 · 发表于 22-9-2010 11:39:46|来自：新加坡

本帖最后由小种子于 14-10-2010 11:31 编辑

（3）五项正念修习：世界的价值观

禅修如果只是学禅，只追求定的境界，却不能落实到实际生活中，对现实漠不关心，或境界现前时便方寸大乱，恐怕很容易走偏。一行禅师教导身心安住于当下，也没忽略我们的“行”，而五项正念修习就是“正行”的指导。这也是现时很多禅修营所忽略的了。
五项正念修习的核心内容其实我们佛教徒都不陌生，是基于佛所说的五戒扩展开来的。然而淡化了“戒”字给人的硬XG觉，而是启发对于戒背后原因的深入体察，体会自己与他人幸福的密切关联，将被动地遵守戒律变成为了利己利人而主动遵守的行为准则。虽然也继续讲到什么是不应该做的，但更多的是讲什么是应该做的事。正如一行禅师所说的，"Precepts are different from 'commandments' and 'rules'. They are insights born from mindful observation and direct experience of suffering. They are the guidelines that help us train ourselves to live in a way that protects us and those around us...That is why it is appropriate and helpful to describe them as 'mindfulness trainings.' " 戒律不是“命令”或“规定”，而是通过正念地观察和对痛苦的直接体验所得到的智慧。戒律是帮助我们训练自己保护我们和周围的人的指导方针。。。这是为什么我们称之为“五项正念修习”。
当我彷徨不知所措时，我会把五项正念修习拿来读上几遍。只要符合这五项精神的事，我都放心顺着自己的心意去做。只要不符合这五项的，我就绝对不去做。再困难的抉择其实也变得简单了起来呢！

几位法师现身说法，与我们分享了他们学习这五项正念修习的体验。其中有几个问题还蛮有趣的，记录下来与没有机会参与禅修营的读者共享吧（非原话，记录大意）：
听众问：现代社会到处都遍布着与性和暴力相关的媒体和内容。作为一个母亲，我如何帮助我正处于青春期的儿子克服性冲动，抵制住外界环境的诱惑呢？
法师A：我来自美国，一个崇尚性自由的国家。但我成长在乡村而不是城市。我有很多机会接触动物和大自然，我热爱他们。昨天，我跟几位法师去附近的公园散步，回来的路上遇到暴雨。一路没有遮挡，回到寺院时，有位师姐也被雨淋湿了，她全身湿透了曲线毕露。。。我是个年轻的男人，其实我也会被女性的曼妙身躯所吸引。。。然而，在我心里，有更吸引我的东西。我欣赏她的美丽，但只是欣赏而已。我想，我小时候与大自然的亲密接触对我有很大帮助吧。我们作为人，很自然的，都会被美丽的东西吸引。然而当我们的精力用在其他方面时，就不太容易会过于执着于异性的吸引，世界有那么多美丽的东西呢。所以，如果有机会，多带孩子走出城市的钢筋水泥，亲近大自然，多少都能帮助到青少年平稳度过青春期的性萌动。
听众问：我的工作性质与暴力有关，所以无法远离暴力的环境。在这种情况下如何减少暴力对于我们的影响呢？
法师B：如果能远离暴力，不听不看是最好的，因为我们内心的暴力和痛苦会被触发出来。没有选择必须接触到暴力时，很重要的是不光要对受到暴力伤害的人慈悲，还要对施加暴力的人慈悲。他们其实是很可怜的，内心充满了孤独恐惧和不安，他们是父母亲甚至祖先的延续的受害者。当我们带着慈悲的心接近他们时，就比较不容易受到他们伤害和影响，还有机会帮助到他们。

以下附上五项正念修习的具体内容，中文部分由种子妈翻译，如有错误敬请指正：）因为这些内容相当重要且具指导意义，所以绝大部分采取了直译而不是意译，尽量保留原句的用语、句型和结构。
一 ﹑ 尊重生命
我要深入体察残害生命所造成的种种痛苦﹐努力培养慈悲心和对事物间相互关联（缘起性空）的理解，并学习保护人类﹑动物﹑植物乃至其它地球资源的各种方法。我决心不杀生，也不令他杀。我的思想和行为绝不支持和纵容杀生。我明白有害的行为来自于导致二元对立式思维和分别心的愤怒、恐惧、贪婪和偏执。我会培养开放、无分别和不执著的心灵，以转化我自己和世界的暴力、狂热和武断。
二 ﹑真正的幸福
我要深入体察剥削﹑不公正﹑**和压榨所造成的痛苦﹐积极培养慷慨宽厚的思想、言语和行为。我绝不偷盗和占有任何属于他人的东西；我会与需要的人分享我的时间、精力和物质资源。我会深入体察到：他人的幸福和痛苦并不是与我的幸福和痛苦毫不相关的;真正的幸福绝不能缺少了理解和慈悲；对财富、名誉、权力和性快感的追求会带来很多痛苦与绝望。我明白幸福取决于我的心而不是外在的条件，我只要记住自己已经拥有足够的条件得到幸福，就能幸福地活在当下这一刻。我会努力秉持正确的生活方式（正命正行），以帮助减轻地球上众生的痛苦，减缓地球暖化的过程。
三﹑真正的爱
我要深入体察不当性行为所造成的痛苦﹐积极培养责任心，并学习保护他人﹑夫妻﹑家庭和社会的安全与完整。我知道性的**不是爱，由强烈贪欲所驱动的性行为总是会给我自己和他人都带来伤害。我决心绝不介入没有真爱、没有深入和长期的承诺以及家人和朋友都不知晓的性行为。我将尽己所能保护儿童不受到**，不让伴侣和家庭因为不当性行为而破裂。体察到身体与心灵本为一体，我要努力学习以恰当的方式处理性冲动，为了我和他人更加幸福培养真爱的四个基本方面——慈爱、慈悲、喜悦和包容。有了真爱，我们就会步入美好的未来。
四 ﹑爱语和聆听
我要深入体察随意讲话和不能聆听他人所造成的痛苦﹐积极培养爱语和慈悲地聆听的习惯，以减轻自己和他人的痛苦，并促进各种族和国家人民的和睦相处，给自己和他人带来心灵的平静。我明白语言能带来幸福也能造成痛苦，会努力讲出能加强信心和带来快乐与希望的真话。当我愤怒时，我绝不说话，我会练习正念地呼吸和行走，以认识和深入观察我的愤怒。我知道愤怒的根源在于错误的认知和缺乏对自己与他人的了解。我绝不散播不确定的消息，不发表可能引起分裂和冲突的言论。我会实践“四正勤（感谢糯米建议的翻译，四正勤意为：(一)为除断已生之恶，而勤精进。(二)为使未生之恶不生，而勤精进。(三)为使未生之善能生，而勤精进。(四)为使已生之善能更增长，而勤精进。）”，以培养我理解、爱、喜悦和包容的能力，并逐渐转化我意识深处的愤怒、暴力和恐惧。
五﹑滋养和治疗
我明白随意饮食和消费所造成的痛苦﹐并努力通过正念地饮食与消费来促进我自己、家人和社会的身体和心理健康。我会练习深入体察自己摄入四种养分——即可食用的食物，感官的感受，意愿和意识的方式。我绝不**、饮酒和吸毒，或消费任何包含毒素的产品如某些网站、电玩游戏、电视节目、电影、杂志、书本和会话等。我会练习回到当下，接受我身体里和周围那些清新、治疗和滋养的成分，不让懊悔和悲痛把我陷入过去中，也不让焦虑、恐惧或**把我从当下带走。我绝不尝试以酗酒吸毒或其他方式来掩盖孤独、焦虑或其他痛苦。我会深入体察世界的缘起性空，以让身心、家人、社会和地球都平和、喜悦和健康的方式来摄入饮食和消费。
英文原文：The Five Mindfulness Trainings
The First Mindfulness Training (Reverence for Life)- Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating insight of interbeing and compassion and learning ways to protect the lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, or in my way of life.Seeing that harmful actions arise from anger, fear, greed, and intolerance, which in return come from dualistic and discriminative thinking, I will cultivate openness, non-discrimination, and non-attachment to views in order to transform violence, fascination, and dogmatism in myself and in the world.

The Second Mindfulness Training (True happiness)- Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to practicing generosity in my thinking, speaking and acting. I am determined not to steal and not to possess anything that should belong to others;and I will share my time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need.I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and sufferings of others are not separate from  my own happiness and suffering;that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion; and that running after wealth, fame, power, and sensual pleasures can bring much suffering and despair. I am aware that happiness depends on my mental attitude and not on external conditions, and that I can live happily in the present moment simply by remembering that I already have more than enough conditions to be happy. I am committed to practice Right Livelihood so that I can help reduce the suffering of living beings on Earth and reverse the process of global warming.

The Third Mindfulness Training (True love)- Aware of the suffering caused by **ual misconduct, I am committed to cultivating responsibility and learning ways to protect the safety and integrity of individuals, couples, families, and society. Knowing that **ual desire is not love, and that **ual activity motivated by craving always harms myself as well as others, I am determined not to engage in **ual relations without true love and a deep long-term commitment made known to my family and friends. I will do everything in my power to protect children from **ual abuse and to prevent couples and families from being broken by **ual misconduct.Seeing that body and mind are one, I am committed to learning appropriate ways to take care of my **ual energy and cultivating loving kindness, compassion, joy and inclusiveness-which are the four basic elements of true love-for my greater happiness and the greater happiness of others. Practicing true love, we know that we will continue beautifully into the future.

The Fourth Mindfulness Training (loving Speech and Deep Listening  )- Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening in order to relieve suffering and to promote reconciliation and peace in myself and among other people, ethnic and religious groups and nations. Knowing that words can create happiness or suffering, I am committed to speaking truthfully using words that inspire confidence, joy, and hope. When anger is manifesting in me, I am determined not to speak. I will practice mindful breathing and walking in order to recognize and to look deeply into my anger. I know that the roots of anger can be found in my wrong perceptions and lack of understanding of the suffering in myself and in the other person. I will speak and listen in a way that can help myself and the other person to transform suffering and see the way out of difficult situations.I am determined not to spread news that I do not know to be certain and not to utter words that can cause division or discord.I will practice Right Diligence to nourish my capacity for understanding, love, joy and inclusiveness, and gradually transform anger, violence, and fear that lie deep in my consciousness.

The Fifth Mindfulness Training (Nourishment and healing)- Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful consumption, I am committed to cultivating good health, both physical and mental, for myself, my family, and my society by practicing mindful eating, drinking, and consuming. I will practice looking deeply into how I consume the Four Kinds of Nourishment,namely edible foods,sense impression,volition and consciousness. I am determined not to gamble, or to use alcohol,drugs or any other products which contain toxins, such as certain website, electronic games,TV programs, films, magazines, books, and conversations.I will practice coming back to the present moment to be in touch with the refreshing, healing and nourishing elements in  me and around me, not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past nor letting anxieties, fear, or craving pull me out of the present moment. I am determined not to try cover up loneliness, anxiety, or other suffering by losing myself in consumption.I will contemplate interbeing and consume in a way that preserve peace, joy, and well-being in my body and consciousness, and in the collective body and consciousness of my  family, my society and the earth.

小种子 · 发表于 23-9-2010 09:38:59|来自：新加坡

翻译得好辛苦，战战兢兢啊！怎么都没人提点意见呢？难道大家都crystal clear了？
有同修也去参加了一行禅师的禅修营或讲座吗？也分享下你们的心得吧。我还是初学，甚至都谈不上入门，只能尽量如实记录，顺便复习和整理自己的思维，希望跟大家一起学习哦！

有感于同修们看帖不回帖，联想起一位法师在分享五项正念修习时说的话，在这里补充出来，希望抛砖引玉。同样的，并非原话，记录大意。
法师C:我不是一个喜欢在公众面前说话的人。当负责的师姐邀请我分享时，我第一个反应就是，不要吧！然而当我再次读了五项正念修习时，我改变了主意并且不再犹豫了。语言能带来幸福，我们都要说能带来希望和加强信心的话。我真实分享我的体验，只要是对自己和大家有好处的话，我便应该要说出来，不应有多余的想法。。。

小种子 · 发表于 24-9-2010 09:08:22|来自：新加坡

一行禅师禅修营记（4）触摸大地

“接触大地touch the earth”，我的理解就是以大地、自己、父母和祖先为观想对象进行跪拜。跪拜是一项很有益身心健康的活动。当我们的把身体姿态放低，伸展腰背，低下傲慢的头，放松地与大地母亲亲密接触，某些丢失的联系也在慢慢重新链接。
普天下的众生都有缘，我们同样依偎着同一片无所不包的大地！所有的痛苦、挣扎、烦恼和抗拒，像回到儿时母亲的怀抱，都可以安心地放下吧!我在自己身上看到了儿时的自己，看到了父母亲，看到了我的祖先，看到了世世代代相续的爱与痛苦。原来，你一直在我生命里，我也一直在你生命里，我们从来都不是孤立无助的呢！我接受自己，也接受自己身体里的孩子、父母亲和祖先。没有你们，就没有我。我感恩你们，也原谅你们。我有幸学习佛法，我的眼睛能更深刻地看到隐藏着的这些联系，我接受，我放下，我自在！跪拜结束，我站起来，一身轻松，看到身边有人眼里闪着泪光嘴角却带着笑。孩子，你受苦了！我把你安全地留在大地母亲怀抱里了，你微笑吧！

I. In gratitude, I bow down to all generations of ancestors in my blood family.
(BELL)
(ALL TOUCH THE EARTH)

I see in myself my mother and father, whose blood, flesh, and vitality are circulating in my own veins and nourishing every cell in me. Through them, I see my four grandparents. Their expectations, experiences, and wisdom have been transmitted from so many generations of ancestors. I carry in me the life, blood, experience, wisdom, happiness, and sorrow of all generations. The suffering and all the elements that need to be transformed, I am practising to transform. I open my heart, flesh, and bones to receive the energy of insight, love, and experience transmitted to me by all my ancestors. I see my roots in my father, mother, grandfathers, grandmothers, and all my ancestors. I know I am only the continuation of this ancestral lineage. Please support, protect, and transmit to me your energy. I know wherever children and grandchildren are, ancestors are there also. I know that parents always love and support their children and grandchildren, although they are not always able to express it skilfully because of difficulties they themselves encountered. I see that my ancestors tried to build a way of life based on gratitude, joy, confidence, respect, and loving kindness. As a continuation of my ancestors, I bow deeply and allow their energy to flow through me. I ask my ancestors for their support, protection, and strength.

(THREE DEEP BREATHS)
(BELL)
(ALL STAND UP)

II. In gratitude, I bow to all generations of ancestors in my spiritual family.
(BELL)
(ALL TOUCH THE EARTH)
I see in myself my teachers, the ones who show me the way of love and understanding, the way to breathe, smile, forgive, and live deeply in the present moment. I see through my teachers all teachers over many generations and traditions, going back to the ones who began my spiritual family thousands of years ago. I see the Buddha or Christ [or Abraham ...] as my teachers, and also as my spiritual ancestors. I see that their energy and that of many generations of teachers has entered me and is creating peace, joy, understanding, and loving kindness in me. I know that the energy of these teachers has deeply transformed the world. Without the Buddha and all these spiritual ancestors, I would not know the way to practice to bring peace and happiness into my life and into the lives of my family and society. I open my heart and body to receive the energy of understanding, loving kindness, and protection from the Awakened Ones, their teachings, and the community of practice over many generations. I am their continuation. I ask these spiritual ancestors to transmit to me their infinite source of energy, peace, stability, understanding, and love. I vow to practice to transform the suffering in myself and the world, and to transmit their energy to future generations of practitioners. My spiritual ancestors may have had their own difficulties and may not always have been able to transmit the teachings, but I accept them as they are.
(THREE DEEP BREATHS)
(BELL)
(ALL STAND UP)

III. In gratitude, I bow to this land and all of the ancestors who made it available.
(BELL)
(ALL TOUCH THE EARTH)
I see that I am whole, protected, and nourished by this land and all of the living beings who have been here and made life easy and possible for me through all their efforts. I see Martin Luther, Goethe, Schiller, and all the other known and unknown. I see all those who have made this country a refuge for people of so many origins and colours, by their talent, perseverance, and love – those who have worked hard to build schools, hospitals, bridges, and roads, to protect human rights, to develop science and technology, and to fight for freedom and social justice. I see myself touching ancestors of ancient native German origin who have lived on this land for such a long time and known the ways to live in peace and harmony with nature, protecting the mountains, forests, animals,vegetation, and minerals of this land. I feel the energy of this land penetrating my body and soul, supporting and accepting me. I vow to cultivate and maintain this energy and transmit it to future generations. I vow to contribute my part in transforming the violence, hatred, and delusion that still lie deep in the collective consciousness of this society so that future generations will have more safety, joy, and peace. I ask this land for its protection and support.
(THREE DEEP BREATHS)
(BELL)
(ALL STAND UP)
IV. In gratitude and compassion, I bow down and transmit my energy to those I love.
(BELL)
(ALL TOUCH THE EARTH)
All the energy I have received I now want to transmit to my father, my mother, everyone I love, all who have suffered and worried because of me and for my sake. I know I have not been mindful enough in my daily life. I also know that those who love me have had their own difficulties. They have suffered because they were not lucky enough to have an environment that encouraged their full development. I transmit my energy to my mother, my father, my brothers, my sisters, my beloved ones, my husband, my wife, my daughters, and my sons, so that their pain will be relieved, so that they can smile and feel the joy of being alive. I want all of them to be healthy and joyful. I know that when they are happy, I will also be happy. I no longer feel resentment towards any of them. I pray that all ancestors in my blood and spiritual families will focus their energies towards each of them, to protect and support them. I know that I am not separate from them. I am one with those I love.
(THREE DEEP BREATHS)
(BELL)
(ALL STAND UP)
V. In understanding and compassion, I bow down to reconcile myself with all those who have made me suffer.
(BELL)
(ALL TOUCH THE EARTH)
I open my heart and send forth my energy of love and understanding to everyone who has made me suffer, to those who have destroyed much of my life and the lives of those I love. I know now that these people have themselves undergone a lot of suffering and that their hearts are overloaded with pain, anger, and hatred. I know that anyone who suffers that much will make those around him or her suffer. I know that they may have been unlucky, never having the chance to be cared for and loved. Life and society have dealt them so many hardships. They have been wronged and abused. They have not been guided in the path of mindful living. They have accumulated wrong perceptions about life, about me, and about us. They have wronged us and the people we love. I pray to my ancestors in my blood and spiritual families to channel to these persons who have made us suffer the energy of love and protection, so that their hearts will be able to receive the nectar of love, and blossom like a flower. I pray that they can be transformed to experience the joy of living, so that they will not continue to make themselves and others suffer. I see their suffering and do not want to hold any feelings of hatred or anger in myself towards them. I do not want them to suffer. I channel my energy of love and understanding to them and ask all my ancestors to help them.
(THREE DEEP BREATHS)
(BELL)
(ALL STAND UP)