Chapter 48 Yuandun Zen Immortal Gate 2
The erratic voice in the depths of the void continues to enter Qiao Xiaoxuan's ears:
The third is the opinion of the portal. Some scholars seem to be strong-minded, but in fact, they have deep opinions. They look like "guardians" and desperately defend the sectarian idols they worship and the similar knowledge they have established. No one can touch them. Don't you know that you have already fallen into evil opinions and don't extricate yourself? Even if the Great Nirvana Immortals and the Great Bodhi Spiritsattva pass by themselves, they can't recognize them. This kind of person is the "fall" that Master Morokaba shouted. Party. "Class": "Love one of his own schools, and be angry with one of his schools."
In addition, the following four are listed from the fine aspects:
One is to follow the realm. There is a group of academics who are immersed in the various sentences established by the scriptures because of their good thoughts, blindly follow them and are difficult to get rid of them; there is also a class of academics who are used to following all kinds of seemingly logical images and incredible illusions, such as various great nirvana immortals, great bodhi immortals, light, sound, fragrance and quietness. Bringing physical and mental comfort and so on.
The second is drowsiness and drop-down. Drowsiness means that the state of meditation becomes very heavy, cloudy and dull. Sometimes students will feel confused and lack of intelligence, and even drowsy. Another obstacle is the drop. The learner is extremely excited, and there are too many thoughts like continuous water and flames, or their thoughts are scattered and extremely strong that they can't be photographed. Another kind of fall is regret, that is, the learner feels very regretful about something that has happened, so he constantly recalls it in the meditation fairy practice.
The third is to empty it. Due to the misunderstanding of "emptiness", when the madness of the heart rests and gets silent, live in a state of indifference and emptiness, body disappearance and other memoryless states, or stagnation in the feelings of tranquility and clarity, or experience mindlessness and get lost in the realm of "vacuum" and so on. As Zen Master Yongming Shou said: "Or be self-spirited and rewarded with ruthlessness The land; or the clear heart, living in the day of eight difficulties. This is blind practice, and it is bound to degenerate. Fourth, I'm tired of noise and quiet. Repeated alternating between the "stration" and "dis chaos" of the heart. When I first got secular meditation, I was greedy and worried about losing, and I thought that I had gotten the difficult things and became arrogant. Because of the strength of "I see", I took the phases separately in meditation, so I lost my meditation because of fate, and there was a frenzy in my heart. ** anger and the three poisons were even more violent, so I had an angry heart, and I couldn't stand the singing of flowing birds. Here Repeated entanglement in a kind of "love and hate chaos". Some pedestrians are immersed in the false realm of "shattering the void, the earth sinking, and dust falling off", thinking about the truth; even recognizing the "empty explosion" as the real law, which fall into the "border" or "middle" persistence, far from the wheel Nirvana.
If you talk about the misunderstandings of Zen immortality, it will be boundless. Because our mind has no fixed line to find, there are countless possibilities. If you can't understand the above misunderstandings in the same way, it will inevitably make the learner have no time to initiate "differentiated wisdom", thus becoming a barrier to the current legality and interest in liberation. The above is a brief description of one or two lessons based on the lessons of the last study and fellow practitioners around you to support everyone.
It is convenient to teach immortals. The convenience of Dunjiao is not practical, but only about opportunities. Here is a brief introduction to a set of effective methods.
Because the cultivation of Zen immortals is related to whether a learned person can escape from life and death until they become a great nirvana immortal, it is by no means a matter of accomplishment. Especially for a formal Taoist temple that has laws to rely on, the first thing is to choose a good place of practice and the way of practice under the leadership of the mage, and establish a joint monk group based on the principle of "six peace and respect". It includes the four men and women who are monks and at home, as well as their own rhythms. The whole Zen immortal cultivation system can be divided into "external convenience" and "internal convenience". External convenience is a guarantee, which follows certain principles and can be flexible. Internal convenience is the core, which comes from the pure inheritance of the ancestors of the past dynasties, and finally makes the scholar understand the legal nature until it is thorough.
First of all, it is convenient to build foundations, receive methods, relax, retreat, etc.
"Building the foundation" is the process of eliminating the three karma barriers of human language and meaning and shaping magic weapons. The teacher advocates the practice of the "head method" according to the model of the primitive monks and immortals of the Great Nirvana, which is extremely effective in stimulating the good roots of learning since the beginning. First, the mage of virtue teaches a unified basic meditation method, and sets a time limit, such as seven to 100 days. He vows to implement "one meal in Japan, but does not lie down". Relying on the blessing of inheritance, he constantly eliminates physical disabilities, puts down his inherent knowledge, melts the knot, and makes the troubles gradually light, and his body and mind gradually soften. In this way, the learned will become more and more respectful to the teacher and the Dharma contained therein. The monastic group will become more and more harmony, and their own renuncism and bodhichitta will become more and more real.
"Receiving the law" means that the learner asks for the Dharma from the virtuous mage according to his own situation and according to a certain ritual, and protects the oath and initiates the practice.
"Scattering practice" refers to the understanding and seal of the mental method at ordinary times and anywhere. Because there is an internal law to follow, the business will be more and more refined. As time goes by and the maturity of fate, the learner's understanding of the law will become more and more stable.
"jing xiu" means that in order to further deepen, broaden and strengthen the understanding of the law, implement individual solitude and stop speech within a certain period of time, stop all deacons and activities, keep the three doors of body, language and meaning away from all creations, and stay still.
Regarding internal convenience, it is the law contained in the above conveniences. It relies on the deep power of fate. The master of virtue uses special convenience to strongly support the disciples in the way of "tips" to inherit the ancestors, so that the disciples can resonate in their hearts and create corresponding feelings at the same time. If the disciple is full of fate and can seal the deed and accept it decisively, he will get the law. Generally, after learning, the physical and mental state will improve significantly, and the inside and outside of the body will gradually become soft, and many heart knots will naturally open. The confrontation and anxiety that often appear in the past will be greatly weakened or even disappear. The heart will be pure and full of pleasure, less desire and less annoyance, tolerance and open-mindedness, compassion and equality will gradually arise and strengthen; Zhou The surrounding environment also often presents auspicious appearance, such as clear sky and auspicious light, auspicious clouds and rainbows, hundreds of birds gathering and singing gracefully, dry springs and so on.
Stay calm. At the beginning of Zen immortal practice, students will find that their hearts are often filled with secular habits, and the light of weak wisdom appears from time to time like the crescent behind the clouds. When the "bright phase" (the clear phase of empty wisdom) appears, it will be happy, and when the dark clouds of troubles are dense, it will be sad. Sometimes the tide of delusions blindly floods, and even causes anger, so it often looks forward to the arrival of the bright phase and suppresses the flow of troubles. This is a very harmful mentality for Zen immortal cultivation, because joy, anxiety, hope, suppression and other tendencies are manifestations of secular habits, which can only make students and Taos behave.
Sometimes you can end the "**" situation with your own experience, such as relying on demon fingerprints or spells, recalling vows and vows, etc. But the most important thing to do is to relax - relax calmly from head to toe, from outside to inside, so that the whole body and mind are relaxed like a chain spread on the ground, rest quietly, without any interference in the coming and going of troubles, and without any expectations and confrontation. Over time, I have experience. Everything is like the wind. I don't know where it comes from or where it disappears. At present, it is the manifestation of the bright phase.
When the ability to settle down the law cannot prevail, six often habitually climb to the outside world. At this time, you must not force yourself, like a secular struggle. The concept of victory can help us understand the law, but in the end, we still have to give up the concept of victory. We should not immerse ourselves in what we see, smell, smell, taste, touch, and think of, but carefully observe what those hearts are through secular habits! In the end, it will be found that they are nothing, except that images are concepts. They are endlessly listed, flowed and manifested. They have never started and never ended. In an instant, they can't be retained. They disappeared at the moment when they appear. Even this "observation" mind is just a manifestation, and it is also just It disappeared when it was born. When we are mature, this observation loses any need, because we realize that there is no trace of law to be realistic.
With unfailing confidence and respect, it is the most important and effective to pray for the reception and blessing of the Dharma teachers, the great nirvana immortals, the great bodhi immortals, and the ancestors of all dynasties. Confirm that you have always been one with all the holy immortals, and in an instant, you will feel the righteousness of the Dharma handed down by Master Yinqi. The authenticity of the inheritance power of the law is true. Occasionally, there may be a confirmation - "That's it", but even "this is it" is like a weak wind. So let the eyes see, ears hear and even thoughts flow, do not refuse them, and at the same time do not accept them, because they are believed to be illusory, and the heart is clear that nothing sticks to nothing like void, and all good and evil thoughts disappear like floating clouds, and there is no interest in the first.
Whether it is moving or quiet, let the heart live calmly in the law. Everything can't be manifested in no way, neither nervous nor relaxed, and everything inside and outside shows natural relief at present. This is the sword that Manjushri Bodhisattva cuts off all me and Dharma, and all the subtle troubles are melted in the present.
Great sadness returns. Prajna wisdom and great compassion are inherent in each other. Without compassion, it is not true wisdom. With true wisdom, it is impossible not to have compassion. With the continuous insight, the learner will realize that the legal world is originally integrated, free from itself, there is no choice, and there is no relativeity of sages, here and there, at this time, in and out, inside and outside. Therefore, our great compassion will surpass all love and emotions, and naturally be vast and pure. Like the great nirvana immortals, the great bodhi immortals and the ancestors of all generations, they will return all their past, present and future merits to the Dharma world. In the heart of repaying kindness, they are only willing to be affectionate, ruthless and unfree with the void. Liberation, those who are not perfect, those who are not perfect, just like me!
If the above-declared method should be the partner of all practitioners living in the mountains, and there will be boundless benefits in life under the reception of the master of virtue and grace.