第一清淨定輪 中英文版

第一清淨定輪
中文原著：隆門圓通法師
英文翻譯：張惠平

《大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經》中，世尊回答辯音菩薩的提問：一切菩薩及末世眾生，依於未覺幻力修習。爾時便有二十五種清淨定輪，名菩薩二十五輪，是一切菩薩修行。

行者當持梵行，寂靜思惟，求哀懺悔，經三七日，於二十五輪，各安標記。至心求哀，隨手結取，依結開示，便知頓漸。一念疑悔，即不成就。

第一清淨定輪：單修奢摩他
若諸菩薩唯取極靜，由靜力故，永斷煩惱究竟成就，不起于座便入涅槃。此菩薩者名單修奢摩他。

《瑜伽師地論》云：「菩薩於此善聽、善受。言善通利，意善尋思，見善通達。即於如所善思惟法，獨處空閑，作意思惟。」
「唯取極靜」，如是正行多安住故，只求靜，由靜的力量可以永斷煩惱障。身輕安及心輕安，是名奢摩他。

在日常生活中，心念集中專一，在持續「止」之運行之下，自性終將得見。由於定心專注，外境的呈現，就只是化現，不入、不跟、不隨，寧心收攝，呈現出開闊、細緻、穩定的心性。

進一步對於五蘊和合無我，清晰能止，所認為實在的人、事、物和整個世界也是如幻無自性，乃至內在的心理活動——情緒、思想、意念、覺知都是如幻無自性的，停止對一切相的分別心。

完全清除所知見，知見清淨，般若慧眼清澈明亮，當下就能照見諸法的空性，一切法當下都如幻影一般，有、無，生、滅，一、異，去、來都是不可得的。

由於能止靜的結果，思考、概念漸漸變少。連一呼一吸都能清清楚楚，念佛也能念念覺醒、明明白白。熄滅一切散亂煩惱，達到身與心的輕安，而進入定境，如此亦是「不起於座，便入涅槃」，這樣也可以有所成就。

釋隆門圓通 合十

In the Consummate Enlightenment Sutra, the Buddha answered the question raised by
Bien-Yin Bodhisattva, ” All the Bodhisattvas and latter-day sentient beings cultivated according to the Unenlightenment and Illusion. So at that time there were 25 pure fixed turns that were called Bodhisattvas’ 25 turns in which all Bodhisattvas were practicing.”

Practitioners should uphold the Purified Cultivation (Brahmacarya). They should pursue the calm thinking, ask for pity, and repent. Twenty-one days later, each of the turns will be marked. Ask for pity sincerely and conveniently make a knot (as a mark). Disclosure will be made according to the knot, and how much progress a practitioner has made will be clearly shown. Anyone who has a thought of doubt and regret will not make achievements.

The First Purified Fixed Turn: Sole Cultivation of Samatha
If a Bodhisattva works on the utmost calm, the force coming from the calm will help sever vexations and thus he will make ultimate achievements. He will enter Nirvana without leaving the seat. What such a Bodhisattva practices is called Samatha.

Here is a passage in Yogācāryabhūmi: “Bodhisattvas are able to listen, accept, fluently recite, remember and ponder over the content, and correctly understand the content. Practitioners should attentively think about the Dharma when they are alone.” Working on the utmost calm is a right cultivation that makes practitioners settle down their minds and seek calm only. The force of calm can help eradicate afflictions and make practitioners light and peaceful both mentally and physically. This is called Samatha.

In our daily life, we should concentrate our minds. Under the operation of “stopping,” our innate nature will be revealed. Because of concentration, the appearance of outer situations is just a manifestation. We should not take it to the heart, and neither should we follow it. Rather, we should shut our consciousnesses with a peaceful mind and manifest our wide, delicate and steady nature.

Furthermore, we should think of the combination of the Five Skandas as unreal and should clearly know when to stop depending on them. We used to regard people, matters, objects and the whole world as real, but they are in actuality illusive and without shambhala (self – nature). Even our inner psychological activities, such as emotions, thoughts, perceptions and consciousnesses are all illusive and without svavbhava. We should stop our discrimination against all phenomena.

Clean away all your understanding and views. Once they are pure, your eyes of parajna wisdom will become clear and bright. And you can see that all dharmas are empty and are like illusive shadows. Existence, non- existence, arising, cease, unity, differences, coming and going are all unattainable.

Because we are able to stop and calm, all our thoughts and concepts become less and less, and each breathing becomes clear. Also, we can chant the names of Buddhas very clear- headed. If we can get rid of all chaotic vexations and make our bodies and minds light and peaceful and enter a fixed situation, then this is also “entering Nirvana without leaving the seat.” By doing so, we can also achieve.
Shih Longmen Yuantong,
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