Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Anywhere Is


最近聽我父親說,我很尊敬的一位師父失蹤了。
此師父沒出家時就把楞嚴經背下來了。
我曾發願,任何一位讀、背楞嚴經、咒之人,都是我的大德。我會支持他。

我心裡很難過。他是我的模範說。
那天下大雨,又黑又冷,我穿托鞋去請經。一位師父給我五本英文楞嚴經。
是這位師父叫我背楞嚴經的。
下次回去時,在此道場沒找到一位能背楞嚴經的師父的話,就表示這道場在末法了!那以後也不大想去了。

如果出外修行外參應是好事。
如果還俗,也是好事,把俗事辦好再說。
修行路長。不要急。千萬別尋短見才好。

忍、忍、忍,還是忍。
心無所住,故處處忍。沒有什麼好逃避的。

Enya 的歌Anywhere Is 就是這個意思。

Anywhere Is (無所住而生其心) by Enya (lyrics)
I walk the maze of moments
but everywhere I turn to
begins a new beginning
but never finds a finish
I walk to the horizon
and there I find another
it all seems so surprising
and then I find that I know


Chorus:
You go there you're gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is


The moon upon the ocean
is swept around in motion
but without ever knowing
the reason for its flowing
in motion on the ocean
the moon still keeps on moving
the waves still keep on waving
and I still keep on going


Chorus

I wonder if the stars sign
the life that is to be mine
and would they let their light shine
enough for me to follow
I look up to the heavens
but night has clouded over
no spark of constellation
no Vega no Orion


The shells upon the warm sands
have taken from their own lands
the echo of their story
but all I hear are low sounds
as pillow words are weaving
and willow waves are leaving
but should I be believing
Then I am only dreaming


Chorus

To leave the tread of all time
and let it make a dark line
in hopes that I can still find
the way back to the moment
I took the turn and turned to
begin a new beginning
still looking for the answer
I cannot find the finish
It's either this or that way
it's one way or the other
it should be one direction
it could be on reflection
the turn I have just taken
the turn that I was making
I might be just beginning
I might be near the end.

Monday, August 10, 2009

我成佛教徒的因緣




六歲時的一天,我爸和我說,有一天,他老了,他會葛屁。所以我很難過。
六年級,看到聖經,知道這世界也會葛屁,我更難過。

移民雪梨後,上了大學,去了教會,我還是沒有我要的答案。只知基督徙,他們的快樂是虛浮的。這些快樂,我不會,也不懂,只覺得很可憐。似乎他們為了自己的葛屁和世界的葛屁,找到了一個不合理和無奈的最佳去處。

大學有一天,在教我習武的朋友家,看到六祖的名偈,問朋友,他答的也不是很清楚。又一天,在他家中,我在想為何有零和無窮大?此想烙印我心頭。這朋友後來是基督徙。

後來讀中醫,小羅師姐修法輪功,她和我說,佛法滅時,先滅楞嚴經。我第二天買了一本,請她幫我讀,讀完後教我。可惜她拿去三天後,就跑來還我,說法門不同,不能相參而修。所以我自己讀,想,以後我懂,要教想懂不懂的人讀。

後來又花點心在唯識。直到最近兩年,才略懂了楞嚴經,和唯識論,成佛教徙。所謂無上湛深微妙法,百千萬劫難遭遇。

如果沒有過到這兩人,這兩個外道,我就不可能有機緣瞭解佛法,成佛教徙,所以我很萬分的感謝外道。

很多佛教徙,不懂楞嚴經意就輕意說此經是假的,很可憐。
他們不懂,如果沒有楞嚴經,我今生就不可能信佛。

佛法就是去找那個真的的法則。真理,並不應是以力量、神力、或奇績來顯示。

而是以教導來顯示。所以我懂了楞嚴經,才知道,這一因緣,經百千萬劫難遭遇!