Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on moving your life forward with “windhorse”
In “Ready, Steady, Go,” in our new issue, regular contributor and Buddhist teacher Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche explains the virtues of “windhorse.”
So what is windhorse?
Glad you asked!
As Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche explains:
In the warrior teachings of Tibet, windhorse, or lungta, means vitality. When we have windhorse, our life moves forward in the way we want. On the inner level, windhorse is connected with good life-force energy, which is connected with being able to have a proper feeling for our mind. If we have the ability to feel at home in our mind and direct it, the mind becomes a support and a friend. If we are unable to harness the mind, it becomes a nuisance to us, aggravating our lives with worry and bad dreams. It can even make us sick. Happiness comes from actions that take us forward.
To move forward in daily life, we must be steady and brave. To create this bravery inside, we must learn how to handle our mind. Knowing this, the warrior practices meditation every day to know the mind and harness its energy for the good of all.
calligraphy by Yeachin Tsai
「風馬」，藏文是Lungta，中文一般稱為「氣」，現代人則稱之為一種好的、強壯而平衡的能量。它是真實的，似乎也是神奇的，但它來自禪修的真修工夫，與我們這顆心的心境密切相連。
根據香巴拉導師，薩姜米龐仁波切的開示：
「在西藏關於『勇士之道』的教導中，風馬，或lungta，意即『生命力』。當我們擁有『風馬』，我們的生活會朝向自己想要的方式往前邁進。就內在層次而言，風馬與良好的生命能量相關聯，這是能夠適切感覺我們的心。如果我們有能力於己心安適，並能引導它，此心就變成我們的支助與朋友；如果我們無法駕馭此心，它就會成為我們的干擾、累贅，以擔憂和惡夢使生命繁重不堪，它甚至可以使我們生病。幸福正來自於帶領我們往前邁進的行動。
為了在日常生活中向前行，我們必須要平穩、勇毅。為了要產生內在的英勇，我們必須學習如何處理自己的心。理解此點，勇士為了利益眾生，每天修習禪修，以了知此心、並駕馭其能量。」
摘自 Shambhala Sun Space 薩姜開示英文版
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