上师教你观心性

Visualization Technique:

观修方法：

The first step is to practice guru yoga. The guru we refer to here is His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche; all other gurus can be embodied in him. Visualize His Holiness and Padmasambhava as one and the same — the guru’s appearance is Padmasambhava, its essence His Holiness. After completing the practice, visualize the guru dissolving into oneself. Next allow the mind to rest and observe its basic nature. In that moment we will discover the mind is inherently pure, free of mental activity, tranquil, luminous, and empty. We will realize all things lack true existence, whether it is suffering or happiness.

首先静下来，第一步，是修上师瑜伽。此处上师瑜伽中的上师，是法王如意宝。其他所有上师，都可以包含在法王如意宝当中。观想法王如意宝和莲花生大士无二无别，形象或相貌是莲花生大士，本体是法王如意宝，修完上师瑜伽以后，观想上师融入自己的心。然后静下来，看心的本性。此时一下子就能明白心的本性，从无始以来就是这么清净，从来没有诞生、存在或消失过任何念头，它本来就是这样清净、宁静、安静、光明、空性。此时会感觉到一切都是空性，无论痛苦还是幸福。

When we come out of meditation, we should also know everything in our daily life is illusory like a dream. With this in mind, we can face any circumstance in life with ease and fortitude.

起坐以后，在现实生活中，也要知道一切都是如梦如幻，这样无论遇到任何境遇，都会安之若素、游刃有余。

As with all practices at the initial stage, it is best to find a relatively quiet place away from the crowd to practice so as to achieve concrete results. If this is not possible, we should at least create a relatively quiet space at home and resolve to meditate one to two hours daily. By persevering in this way over a long period of time, we can also achieve the expected results. As our practice gains stability, our mind can stay calm and peaceful at all times as in pure land, and not be disturbed one bit by the samsaric world, whether we live in the city or in sacred surroundings. The body resides in the world while the mind abides in pure land.

所有的修法都是这样，刚开始的时候，最好能把自己从人群中隔离开来，寻找一个相对比较僻静的地方去修，这样效果会更明显。即使没有条件到安静的地方去修，也应该安住在自家佛堂里面，关严门窗为自己创造一个相对安静的环境，每天坚持闭关一两个小时。这样长期坚持，也能达到预期的效果，当应用娴熟之后，则无论住在吵闹的城市，还是安住在寂静的圣地，内心始终就像住在净土一样宁静祥和，丝毫不受末法时代之娑婆世界的沾染。身处不净红尘，心住清净佛刹。