mindfulness in action…
Introduction Huineng (慧能), as told by the Platform Sutra, was fully awakened by a sentence of the Diamond sutra: He [Hongren, the fifth Patriarch] expounded the Diamond Sutra to me [Huineng]. When he came to the sentence, “One should use one’s mind in such a way that it will be free from any attachment,” I…
Introduction The dialogue between Bodhidarma and Emperor Wu (464-549 CE) of Liang Dynasty was a very popular koan, especially Bodhidarma’s famous words, “No merit”(無功德). This dialogue, whether it historically happened or not, was still a debating issue. May be we need more strong evidence before come to a definite conclusion. Nevertheless, the dialogue which widely…
Introduction Yogacara, one of the two major schools of Mahayana Buddhism, flourished in India from the 4th to 12th century CE. It is also named as Vijnanavada, Vijiaptimatra or Cittamatra. Due to its privilege given to the concept of ‘consciousness’ or ‘mind’, it is sometimes simply called as ‘Mind-only’.
事象並不是‘是/is’，而是‘將要成為/becoming’。
佛教對於真假、虛實有其自身一套的語理應用：凡是依因待緣而有/顯現的事象，在佛家眼中就是虛、假和不實！那在這語理下的理解，現象界的一切皆可言之為「一切有為法，如夢幻泡影，如露亦如電」—沒有實在性可言。(請參三法印中的無常—沒有現象可持續多於一剎那) 同樣地，佛教對生/有、滅/無也 有其自身的一套語理應用。
讓我以開放及感激的心靈，為眾生所成就，也為成就眾生而活。
當下對個人成就的標榜與強調，又或對個人失敗的遣責；都是一種把個體孤立及區格起來的行動。這成為人能徹底從自我、自我中心及自我依戀中解放出來的主要障礙—這也是當下人類的困局：我們不再衷心地感謝成就我的眾生及當中的一切，我的被教導成視自己為一切之上的存在。
我在淨因法師的身上，體會到何為「無我」— 一種為他人所成就，也為成就他人而活的生命實踐—你就能體會到一切行動中經驗沒有由「自我意識」而起的自我中心(ego-centrism)的自由！我著實看到真正的自由與解脫，是源自於從自我、自我中心及自我依戀中解放出來。
“Buddhism stands unique in the history of human thought in denying the existence of such Soul, Self, or Atman.” Thus the notion of no self does occupy an important position among the teachings of Buddha. However, as stated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the doctrine of anatman, no self , also creates stumbling block to our understanding.…
Introduction Just like many other Buddhist concepts, the meaning of Buddha nature is ever various from time to time in the development of Buddhism. Therefore, when we try to understand its meaning, we should refer to a particular period of time, school of thought and historical context. This is especially true for such a controversial…