Sunday, September 21, 2014

Lankavatara Sutra - Discrimination



The following is an extract from the Lankavatara Sutra 楞伽经
This is also called the Self Realisation of Noble Wisdom.

Link:http://www.liaotuo.org/fojing/lengqiejing/40345.html
罗婆那王劝请品第一
  我亲自听到佛是这样说的。在某一个时候,释迦牟尼佛住在大海边的摩罗耶山顶的楞伽城中,同众多大比丘、大菩萨在一起,这些大菩萨都已通达世间、出世间,有为、无为的一切诸法,明了诸识亦无常一之体性,善知一切外境外物都是自心之所变现,精于禅定,富有神通,能随众生之心变现各种形像,方便说教,随机摄化,一切诸佛为其灌顶授记。这些大菩萨从各个佛国而来,以大慧菩萨为上首。
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楞伽王,此法殊胜,是大乘道,能令成就自证圣智,于诸界中上品受生:楞伽王,此大乘行能灭无明惑,能除诸业障,不堕外道诸邪行中。楞伽王,外道行者执着于我,作种种异论,不能演说离见识性、法非法二义。善哉!楞伽王,能如是思维此义,乃是真见佛也。

  其时罗婆那王又想重见如来,因为如来世尊于事理无碍之境,观达自在,离外道法,能说自证圣智境界,超诸化佛所作之事,住如来定,入三昧乐,所以称为大观行师,也称为大哀愍者,能烧断一切烦恼,断除一切分别妄想,众佛弟子所共围绕,善知一切众生之心,遍一切处,具一切智,永离一切分别事相,我今愿得重见于如来,以重见因缘,未得觉悟者即得觉悟,已得觉悟者,不复退转,远离一切虚妄分别,住三昧乐,智慧增长,进入如来地。

Mahayana Lankavatara Sutra
Translated into English by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Chapter 1: Ravana Asking for Instruction

"Lord of Lanka, conducting thyself in this manner, 
let thee be further purified in the way thou hast attained; 
by disciplining thyself well in Samadhi and Samapatti, 
follow not the state realised and enjoyed by the Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and philosophers, which rises from the imagination of those who discipline themselves according to the practices of the puerile philosophers. 

They cling to the individual forms of the world created by their egotistical ideas; 
they maintain such notions as element, quality, and substance; 
they cling tenaciously to views originating from ignorance; 
they become confused by cherishing the idea of birth where prevails emptiness; 
they cling to discrimination [as real]; 
they fall into the way of thinking where obtains [the dualism of] qualifying and qualified.

For the Chinese version, See also: http://www.dizang.org/bk/dj/100.htm

Just the above passage is really not easy for most to understand, what more practice? 
Agree? :)

What's the problem with most aspiring to be Yogi?

All explained in the above passage too!

More! 
Do you understand the text or GM's speeches and sharings, ENOUGH to practice accordingly?

That means: Know what you can do & What you Can't!

Now this KNOW, is a real immeasurable topic too! :)

As I am positively sure that most didn't bother to follow the Avatamsaka Sutra shared in this blog, I sincerely hope that you give diligent effort to this sutra which GM Lu said is Enlightening Sutra.

Hahaha! 
That is if you can grasp what is shared by Buddha!

O! This one about Karma - 因果
As GM said that Fully understanding Karma, one is enlightened. 
Same as Sakyamuni Buddha who realised this!

Cheers all

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

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