Dear Dharma friends,

I have the privilege and honour to follow His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa and Shamarpa's guidance, and became a Buddhist monk in Bodhgaya in 2007. Subsequently I was given the task to set up and run the Bodhipath Buddhist center in Taichung in 2008, the aim of the center is to spread Buddha dharma teaching, learning the bodhisattva way by adopting the Bodhisattva's attitude, develop wisdom and practice to experience a clear and unobstructed nature of mind.

I have also started producing TV programs about Dharma teaching on Taiwan Dharma TV station since 2012, the topics cover teaching of Karma Kagyu lineage, Bodhicitta and other Dharma knowledge.


In 2013 I was assigned to be responsible for Dharma practice and teaching by Karmapa and Shamarpa in our new monastery in Hualian, Taiwan; from 2014 regular puja and events will be organised in both monasteries in Hualian and Taichung, including regular Nyongye practice (thousand arm chenrezig fasting program) White Tara Retreat as well as other retreat programs in the pipeline.


With pleasure I am producing these DVDs for distribution and sharing, I would appreciate any comment or feedback you might have for future improvement. In this trouble time we are most fortunate this auspicious teaching come to light, may the precious teachings radiate and flourish, may we bring forth our full effort together to work for a better future.

You are also welcome to visit our Google Blog: http:/bodhipath07.blogspot.com


2015年8月18日 星期二

龍樹菩薩致親友書第 3 集

龍樹菩薩致親友書第 3 集
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdNa0ddja0
片中提到唐代的丹霞天然禪師有一次路過京城的慧林寺,遇天大寒,取木佛燒火向。
院主訶曰:「何得燒我木佛?」
師(丹霞)以杖子撥灰曰:「吾燒取舍利。」
主曰:「木佛何有舍利?」
師曰:「既無舍利,更取兩尊燒。」

儘管我們懷疑它的歷史真實性,但是這個故事卻膾炙人口,也沒有人懷疑這個褻瀆佛陀的丹霞的精神成就。
很多的禪宗公案都會令我們摸不著頭腦,不是殺貓、斬蛇,就是一巴一巴掌的故事。不能理解公案的意義是因為我們一直被規定在邏輯、二元論的思維模式運作。
鈴木大拙一針見血的道出:
「禪自己也不想不合邏輯,它只是讓人明白,邏輯的一致性並非究竟。我們一直執著「是」與「非」的對立,當一切都上軌道時,「是」與「非」的知性窠臼還滿管 用,但一旦臨到終極的生命問題時(生死),知性就捉襟見肘了。當我們說「是」時,我們是在肯定,並因此限制了自己。當我們說「不是」時,我們是在否定,否 定是在排斥。排斥和限制,都是同一回事,都是在戕害靈魂。在排斥或限制裡,是不會有自由或和諧的。」
禪宗說的明心見性,給自己的框框鎖得死死的又怎能「明心見性」。
有一禪師曾說「向上一路,直踏毘盧頂上行;向下會取,只在兒孫腳底事。」