THE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE WAY TO PRACTICE
The Four Elements Meditation and Mindfulness of Breathing
帕奧禪林以安般念或四界分別觀入門之學程表
This book contains the instructions for mindfulness-of-breathing meditation,four-elements meditation, and the subsequent detailed discernment of materiality.
四界分别观是佛陀为培育定而教导materiality的四十种业处之一。它是修习观禅materiality的重要基础之一。
在2008年的一次禅修营当中,燃灯尼师指出,能够成功修学这个业处的禅修者将能够清晰地分辨及渗透究竟色法,及体悟色法的三个特相。如此深奥的知智对于正见的生起及最终解脱的证悟,是不可或缺的。
这次开示让我们了解:
· 禅修者在修习入出息念(阿那巴那念)时, 以风界为目标的一些普遍误解
· 如何透过平衡四界来减少身体的不适
· 以四界的十二特相为目标的详细修习方法
· 如何证得近行定
· 如何透过四界分辨色法当中的微小粒子
· 运用四界分别观培育的定,系统地在观禅当中分辨究竟色法
最后尼师指出,四界分别观是培育神通力的基础,而神通有助于培育更高深的智慧。她鼓励每个人精进修行以至完全证悟,好让这深奥的佛法能够利益更多的众生。
The Meditation on the Four Elements is one of the 40 subjects of concentration taught by the Buddha. It is a very important part of the foundation for vipassana practice. In a meditation retreat in 2008, Sayalay Dipankara explained that when this meditation subject is practiced successfully, one will discern and penetrate into ultimate materiality clearly. This can lead to the realization of its 3 characteristics. Such profound knowledge is crucial for Right Understanding and the attainment of the Final Liberation.
This talk helps us understand:
1、the common misunderstanding made by meditators when practicing Mindfulness of the In-and-Out-Breath (?nāpānasati) when they use the Wind Element as the subject.
2、how to reduce bodily discomfort by balancing the Elements.
3、specific instructions on the practice of the Four Elements based on their 12 characteristics.
4、how to practice towards the attainment of ‘the neighbourhood of Jhāna (upacārasamādhi).
5、how to use the Four Elements to discern the fine particles that constitute al lof materiality (rupa-kalāpa) using the concentration from Four-Elements Meditation to systematically discern ultimate reality in Insight Meditation (Vipassana).
6、the healing power of the Four Elements, and how to use it to heal oneself and others.
7、Finally, she explained how the Four-Elements Meditation is the basis for the practice ofpsychic power, which is useful for cultivating higher Wisdom. She urged everyone to practice diligently until full liberation so that such profound Dhamma could benefit many more.
恭敬经典 南无阿弥陀佛 合十
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