吉噶康楚仁波切:一切取決於你─佛法道上的反觀自照修持
在修道上,我們會談到證悟。然而攬鏡自照─心中生起不安、疑惑、自我中心的習性時,要如何讓我們的所見與證悟的想法變得一致?吉噶康楚仁波切建議:當這些經驗浮現時,不必因此覺得自己「完了」。 事實上,只要我們單純讓它們生起,不評判、不探究,別認為那些有多重要,它們就不構成問題。這種對待經驗的方式,即仁波切所謂的反觀自照(自我省思)。
IT’S UP TO YOU: The Practice Of Self-Reflection On Buddhist Path
On the spiritual path, we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea
of enlightenment with what we see, when we look in the mirror -- When insecurities,
doubts and self-centered tendencies arise in our mind? Dzigar Kongtrul suggests that
we need not feel “doomed” when these experiences surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem, if we are able to simply and let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtrul calls: Self-Reflection.
Self-reflection is a practice, a path and an attitude. It is the spirit of taking an interest in that which we usually try to push away. When we practice self-reflection, we take liberation into our own hands and accept the challenge and personal empowerment,
In Kongtrul’s title: It’s up to you.
~普賢法譯小組Victor & Yalin翻譯校對,Serena完稿於2017.04.12,願眾生皆能反觀自照、掌握解脫!