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Sunday, October 11, 2015

禅宗开悟故事 Zen Enlightening Tales – 少年一段风流事,只许佳人独自知 A Passionate exploit in youth that only the partner knows


Terjemahan Indonesia: Kisah Pencerahan Zen – Gelora Asmara di Masa Remaja yang cuman bisa diketahui oleh pasangan saja
Source: 少年一段风流事,只许佳人独自知
 

圆悟克勤大师是宋朝临济宗杨岐派著名僧人。
Yuan-wu Ke-qin dashi is a famous monk during the Song Dynasty from Ling-ji school and Yang-qi branch.

他开悟的机缘尤为奇特,是从一首艳诗悟道的。
His enlightenment is unique and from a passionate poem.

克勤自幼禀赋聪异,一日能记千言,过目不忘,有神童之称。
Ke-qin is very intelligent since young, he can memorise a thousand words daily, won't forget anything he sighted, has title of Divine child.

一天偶然到妙寂寺游玩,看到案上的佛经,再三翻阅,爱不释手,遂出家为僧。
One day while playing at Miao-ji temple, he saw Buddhist sutras on the bulletin board, read it over thrice, and reluctant to let go, thus become a monk.

他参访过许多著名禅师,后来投到五祖法演的门下。
He has visited many famous zen masters, then went to study under 5th Patriarch Fa-yan.
 

数年之间,克勤精进不懈,时有所悟,并且将自己所写的诗偈呈法演印证,但师父却始终认为克勤还没有见到自性。
In a the few years, Ke-qin diligence is constant and occasionally has some realisation, and wrote down his realisation in poems or verses to present to Fa-yan to appraise.

后来,有一位曾在朝廷任职的吏部提刑大人,刚巧辞官返回蜀中,特来向法演问道:“什么是祖师西来意?”
Later, an ex-court official who was judicial commissioner retired and went back to his home town, specifically came to asked Fa-yan: What is the meaning of Patriarch coming from the west?

法演回答说:“提刑大人,你少年时代可曾读过一首艳诗?‘一段风光画不成,洞房深处恼予情。频呼小玉元无事,只要檀郎认得声。’
Fa-yan answered: Honourable Commissioner, have you read a passionate poem - "a portion of scene that can't be drawn, deep into bridal chamber troubled by love. Keep calling to Xiao-yu (a serving maid) to do simple task, just to attract the notice of the groom.
后面这两句和祖师西来意颇为相近。”

古时男女授受不亲,一个女子是不能主动对男性表示愉悦之情的,纵然是洞房花烛之夜的新娘子,也不能大声呼叫自己的夫婿。
只能枯坐洞房、等待夫婿的新嫁娘,自不免愁恼之情。
她只能频频使唤贴身丫环小玉拿茶倒水的,无非是要引起丈夫的注意,让他知道自己正在房中等待。
[In olden days, men and women can't come into contact with each other, and a bride can't take the initiative to express her emotion or feelings for the groom, even the new bride also can't call out to her groom during the wedding night.
She can only sit and wait for her groom, and can't help being worried or troubled.
Thus she can only called to her maid to perform small task just to attract her groom's attention, letting him know that she is waiting in the bridal chamber.

历代的诸佛祖师就是这位用心良苦的新娘子,而众生就是那位感觉迟钝的檀郎。
All the ancestral Buddhist masters are like this bride that uses much sincere efforts, and sentient beings are like the slow-witted groom.

祖师们的语录公案、诸佛的教示言说,就是那频呼小玉的弦外之声。
法演引用这首艳诗,自有其深意。
陈提刑听了,心解意会,口中频频称诺,满意地回去了。
After hearing the pointing out, the commissioner left with satisfaction, praising non stop as if from understanding.

克勤刚巧从外面回来,听到这段公案,满脸疑惑地问道:“刚刚听到师父对提刑举一首艳诗,不知提刑会也不会?”
Just at that time, Ke-qin came back and heard this Koan, his face full of doubt, he asked: Just now heard the poem Master used, I wonder whether the commissioner knows or don't know?

法演回答说:“他识得声音。”
Fa-yan answered: He knows the sound.

“他既然识得声音,却为什么不能见道呢?”
Since he knows the sound, but why can't he sight path?

法演知他开悟的机缘已经成熟,遂迅雷不及掩耳地大喝一声:“什么是祖师西来意?庭前柏树子呢!”
Fa-yan knowing that Ke-qin's enlightenment has matured, like lighting kind of covered his ears and shouted loudly: What is ancestral masters coming from the west? Cypress tree seeds in front yard!

克勤豁然开解,跑出方丈室外,看见一只公鸡飞上栏杆,正鼓翅引颈高啼,克勤笑道:“这岂不是‘只要檀郎认得声’的‘声音’嘛!”

于是将自己开悟的心得写成一偈,呈给师父:

金鸭香炉锦绣帷,笙歌丛里醉扶归。

少年一段风流事,只许佳人独自知。

诗意谓悟道如热恋中的情事,只能自证自知,旁人是无法知道个中况味的。
The poem's meaning - enlightenment is similar to being passionately in love, only can self know and self affirm, others won't know the depth within.

悟境言语道断,不立文字,好比少年的风流韵事,如人饮水,只许自知。

五祖法演见了,欣慰万分地说:
“见性悟道是历代诸佛祖师们念兹在兹的大事,不是小根劣器的凡夫众生所能造诣的。
今天你能和诸佛声气相通,我真为你高兴!”

五祖于是对蜀中的禅门耆旧传出消息说:“我的侍者终于参禅悟道了!”

克勤成了法演最杰出的弟子。

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Coincidentally, GM Lu shared the same concept of Enlightenment that is One's own matter and no one can help one become enlightened.

Giving answers for enlightenment?

Hahaha!

GM Lu said during Sharpyinma event in Seattle, about his telling VM Ln about enlightenment.

A Buddha will fulfill your wishes!

But, is it good for you to be dependent on external sources?

Remember that: One's body speech mind will reveal whether One is enlightened or not! Can't bluff anyone, what more Self!


Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

 

Friday, October 3, 2014

Karma – Lethal Attraction 业-桃花




The above, a Fire Puja session on a roof-top garden in Semarang, Indonesia.
Kurukulla or Red Tara, is amongst one of the Guest Yidams.
Pretty auspicious!

We cultivated "Great Affinity" practice!

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1. Recently, I met a young man who has [Peach-blossom eyes] - means lethal attraction for opposite sex type of eyes!

However, his came with melancholy and hurt, that is pitiful look.
That is, he is able to attract the opposite sex, but relationship just won't last.
Every time get jilted!


2. LY committed suicide when jilted by his girlfriend. It was GM that forcefully dragged him back to life into sentient realm. He is a university lecturer and a professor too!


3. A university student, always get jilted by girls.
Each time this happened, he feels like death!
He asked: Reverend, why I always get jilted?

I answered: You choose people, People also has the RIGHT to choose you or others.

I suggested that he ponder on: Before, when he not acquainted with this girl, how did he Live or Survive.


4. Someone came for personal consultation.
He married a divorcee.
In his workplace, a fellow colleague is interested in a relationship with him.
He has [Peach blossom eyes].
Thing is, all women whether at home or outside, are all out to [Collect Debts] from him.
"Touching" any woman outside of home, will be lethal for him.
There is a long line up of such Female Karmic Creditors waiting to Collect from him.

He has truly accumulated much [Love Debts] through various lifetime!
Less than 3 months after consultation, he was killed by a goods-truck!
Obviously, he didn't heed my advice.

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Dear readers,

Remember that 6th Zen Patriarch, reverend Hui Neng, is illiterate?

Once one acquired Knowledge, if do not [Use], then is as good as [Zero].

Hahaha!

Within Buddha Dharma, there are "Antidotes" or Methods of Convenience, geared to resolve Sentient tuned matters.

[Use], then can already!

[Letting Go] is very good to Use!

In this Sentient Realm, if can [Comprehend] everything is just Bubble Dreams; An instant of Glory or magnificence; all will [Pass on].
That is [Comprehend] [Impermanence]!

Knowing how to [Let Go], then can have [Pure] [Body Speech Mind].
GM said: when your [Body Speech mind ] is clean or pure, You are a Buddha.

Infinite attachments or entanglements!
You can't Break Free!

How then can you cultivate to Yoga with Yidam?


Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

A Sad Love Song 情愛的悲歌


Terjemahan Indonesia:
Sebuah Lagu Cinta Yang Sedih


Came upon this once again.
Even with the sad story, there really is enlightenment.
I think the lower part near the end is really enlightening.

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A Sad Love Song 情愛的悲歌


Grand Master Lu's Article published at World True Buddha Newspaper 450
Translated by Shaun Ho, Edited by Cheng Yew Chung, Proofread by Jackie Ho and Jason Yu
Release Date: December 3, 2009
Release version: Final


    I once heard a young lady praying, “Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum. Living Buddha Lian-sheng, I have done fire offerings [or homas] 49 times. I shall now call upon Kurukulla to bless me with love and harmony. Act now in accordance to your vow, and grant me my wish to marry my male friend.”

    She was praying very sincerely, “Please Grand Master! Please Kurukulla!”

    The fire offering of Vajrayana Buddhism is very powerful. That is why I could clearly hear her vigorous plea when I was journeying spiritually.

    Answering her prayer, I went to find out about her male friend. I was surprised to find out the man in question was also my student. So, it turned out that a female student of mine was in love with one of my male students. She was madly in love with him.

    She would often wait at the front door of his house after he returned home from work, just to say hello and chat with him. However, the man would always avoid her whenever possible.

    What astonished me even more was that he too was making fire offerings. His homas involved Ragaraja. He also prayed sincerely, “Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum. Living Buddha Lian-sheng, I have done the Ragaraja fire offering 49 times. Please empower me and my girlfriend so that we can get married.”

    The problem was that while the girl was madly infatuated with the man, the man was actually in love with another woman, and not this girl.

    One day the man took his girlfriend home in his Mercedes-Benz. They were very intimate, holding hands, and kissing each other. When the other girl saw this, she was dumbfounded. Saddened, she watched silently as he put his arm around his girlfriend’s waist and entered the house with her, shutting the door behind them.

    Extremely depressed, she could no longer hold back her tears. She had waited for him to return home, only to witness that scene.

    She wasn’t discouraged though, and returned home to pray and did a homa again, repeatedly crying out loudly, “Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum. Grand Master, don’t you hear me?”

    “Namo Kurukulla. I will marry no one but him and he will marry no one but me. Do you hear that?”

    The fire burned ever so intensely. Yet, this man remained madly in love with his present girlfriend and he had absolutely no feelings for my female student despite her homas.

    He also very diligently cultivated the Ragaraja Practice and chanted the Ragaraja Mantra countless times and knew it by heart.

    As a result, I met up with Kurukulla and Ragaraja and we discussed these two disciples doing homas and their wishes.

    We looked at four major issues:

    (1) The cause and effect of love between the three of them. (2) What results would be seen as fair and equal for all parties? (3) Will their faith [in Buddhism] be increased through the power of fire offering? (4) Would harm be caused to any one of them?

    The outcome of the meeting was:

    Kurukulla shook her head.

    Ragaraja shook his head.

    I shook my head.

    The entanglement of affection and love never ends as it cannot be resolved. Those who are obsessed with such self-induced love will surely suffer mental anguish and agony. Those who are obsessed with such love are possessive, and are forever trapped in a never-ending cycle, for they are thrilled when things go their way but become infuriated when things don’t go their way. The solution to this issue is simply to let things take their natural course.

    I still felt sorry for my female student though. I knew her prayer would not be answered. Even if she did many more fire offerings, Kurukulla could not help her. Even I could not help her.

    I spoke into her ear, “My student, you beg me for help, but who do I turn to?”

    She heard my voice but couldn’t see me. She looked around puzzled and couldn’t understand me. The only thing I could do was to continue on in my celestial journey.

    All love arises from causes and conditions. Some affinities are deep, while others are weak. Some affinities will ripen, while others will not. People can make fire offerings and pray, and though they would receive blessings, it would be very hard to change things if the karma and conditions are already fixed.

    When all conditions are complete, then cause and affinity shall ripen. If conditions are not met, then nothing shall result even if you insist.

    I’m not saying that Vajrayana practices have no power. I’m saying that attachment to the ego, egotistical views, satkayadrsti [the false belief in a permanent individuality], strong desires, materialistic forms and fixed karma are all very difficult to transform.

    I have tried my best to awaken this disciple and hope she would let go, which is the only way to stop her mental afflictions.

    One day the man that she adored would get married, and she would not be the bride.

    Anger is a very dreadful thing in humans. Once her anger arises from deep within, she would be mad at the man and his bride, and her anger and hatred may even spill over to her parents, siblings and everyone else.

    Anger can change everything. Eventually she would completely lose her morals, ethics, wisdom, religious beliefs, and tolerance as her heart would be forever consumed by hatred and dissatisfaction. It would be impossible for her to be happy and experience the joy of tranquility.

    She couldn’t maintain emotional balance anymore. She hated Grand Master for not granting her an answer. She hated homas and hated Kurukulla for not helping her.

    She got rid of her picture of Grand Master and all the Buddha statues on her shrine, and gave away her fire offering stove. She threw away all of her implements and burned her robe. Hatred. Hatred. Hatred. Her hatred lingered without end.

    I cried in vain, as I could not change her mind. She tore up her refuge certificate.

    I felt ashamed that I couldn’t help her. I blame myself and I was ashamed of myself that I wasn’t able to help her. I was sad but I couldn’t do anything about her situation.

    Sentient beings have desires and many of them take refuge in order to satisfy their desires. In fact, once anyone has taken refuge, the individual must contemplate upon the ways of causes and conditions. Those who constantly dwell on desires may, in fact, easily lose their confidence in the dharma.

    Ponder this:

    You take nothing with you upon death.

    Only your karma shall follow.

    When desires are not satisfied,

    Your Buddhist practice deteriorates to the dark side.

    Once you take refuge, you must develop bodhicitta, pursue buddhahood, and help sentient beings. This is achieved without asking for anything in return and by realizing the “emptiness of the three wheels” [attaining emptiness of the giver, the receiver, and the gift when giving to others] and practice non-attachment. The bodhicitta that is then generated will not cause any harm to others and oneself. A true Buddhist is one who is free of concerns, free from the defiled mind, free from hindrances, free from worries, free from mental afflictions, and free from anxieties.


    When we make a fire offering, we request the buddhas and bodhisattvas to bless us as much as possible. At the same time however, we must be aware of all superficial appearances in the world, whether it is success or failure, prosperity or poverty, are in fact momentary phenomena. What we know as “formation, duration, deterioration, and extinction,” “arising, duration, change, and extinction,” “impermanence,” “egolessness,” “suffering” and “emptiness” are the results of causes and conditions (love and romance arise from affinity).

    When practicing Buddhism, we should aim to achieve kindness, purity, illumination, and finally, liberation.

    We practice Buddhism to learn the wisdom of liberation and the wisdom of bodhi. Practitioners should be filled with dharma joy, a sense of contentment which brings constant delight that attracts health and joy, allowing us to see the beauty in all things, and be grateful for everything in life. Practitioners should spread the joy of the dharma just like the incense smoke that permeates in the air, touching all sentient beings.

    A blessed life is attained when greed, anger, and ignorance are eliminated. This is the true view of life. Jealousy and hatred are not right views. Buddhist practitioners must understand that Buddhism is established on the right view that cause and effect do exist. When you hate someone or something, you are the first to suffer from your own anger.

    To those who have taken refuge, I want to say this to you. Do you know Grand Master’s heart? Upon taking refuge, your heart must be in oneness with mine. Do you know my vows? Upon taking refuge, you must abide by these vows. Do you know the teachings of my True Buddha Tantra? Upon taking refuge, you must understand these dharma teachings. Do not let romantic feelings run your life.

    I hope those who practice homas (the fire offerings) will focus their minds single-pointedly on making offerings, doing charity, persevering, chanting mantras, being thankful and taking refuge, instead of praying, praying, and praying. How can praying ever satisfy anyone?


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Comments:

There are many basic keys here.

Taking refuge means what to Individuals?

Yoga - must synchronize with Root Guru

Affinity & Cause - karma

Will to change for the better and also cultivate to save self & others

love hate thingy is not a requisite or priority to anyone!

:)

Well, many take refuge for the purpose of Self Enhancement.

Some to learn practices to make them Rich, Powerful, with Resultant Goals to Feed Ego, Satisfy Desires, ....

Shizun's Thubten Guru said that Have a student like Grandmaster Lu is enough, because GM Lu has millions of students!

This means One Genuine Student is enough!

Instead of I Pray for this and that, why don't you Cultivate and "Give" Blessing to All or your fruits of cultivation to all?

Deities and Divinities can't help you if your goals are too obsessive like the above.

When your wishes are not granted, hatred and anger from your Ignorance Burn you like Hell Fires.

You become destructive!

In this case, it it best that you don't take refuge; don't do anything!

I said to students often: if you don't do it right, best don't even start at all.

In practicing Qi-gong, anyhow do will cause harm to your inner system and do not benefit you at all!

Likewise the practice of 9-steps breathing techniques, don't do it right, you can hurt yourself too!

One's Mindset is the Crucial key!

When you don't have the Right Energy, you won't cultivate well!

I have seen some students starting off with much enthusiasm, and some that start to "feel" things beginning to smoothen. Then the Greed factor sets in, they are consumed by the other poisons of Aversions and Ignorance.

They think they are Entitled to More!

That is Adulation, Prestige, Wealth, Power to Dictate and Control, ......

Just like Grandmaster Lu's article, these people get consumed by all the negatives attributes when things don't turn out to their desires!

Dear all, please let this be a Wake-up Call and reflect upon the teachings shared.


Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef