消息

　　A Message

　　今天，青海來的僧人告訴我了一個消息：一個月之前，多登喇嘛圓寂了。

　　Today a monk from Qinghai told me a piece of news: Lama Tokden passed away a month ago.

　　他是竹欽堪布衮則的弟子，曾于山中息交絕遊實修21年，其間于監獄度過了一段時光，但仍然修行不辍。並以其證悟境界造出了《大圓滿離雲虛空》(我也曾有幸拜讀此論)，時常示現成就瑞相，並培養了許多弟子。

　　He was a disciple of Dzogchen Khenpo Kunze and had done solitary retreat in secluded mountains for 21 years. Even when he was incarcerated for some period, he did not let go of his practice. With his profound realization he wrote The Great Perfection: Cloudless Spacious Sky (which I am privileged to have read). On many occasions he displayed auspicious signs of accomplishment and has trained scores of outstanding disciples.

　　他在圓寂前病得十分嚴重，圓寂的那天他告訴身邊的人：“願意聽我話的有緣弟子，在我走後，應精進修持菩提心。”說完，隆重地穿上法衣，以金剛跏趺坐安詳示現圓寂。

　　He was quite ill toward the end; on the day he died he told people around him: “All the students connected to me, here is my advice if you will listen: You must practice bodhichitta diligently when I am gone.” Thus said, he put on his formal gowns ceremoniously, sat in the vajra posture, and serenely passed away.

　　修習密法的人都明白，事先了知死亡，死時安然自在的密乘修行人實在不可勝數。得到大圓滿灌頂與竅訣的人，只要信心不退，並嚴守密乘戒，即使精進不足，今生未獲成就，但以聽聞加持力，來世也可值遇密法，並獲成就。

　　In the Vajrayana circles, there are numerous tantric practitioners who are able to foresee the time of their own death and make an elegant exit. On the other hand, there are people who have received empowerment and pith instruction on the Great Perfection but fail realization in this life due to insufficient effort. Such people, as long as they have held unfailing faith and strictly observed tantric vows, will meet Vajrayana in their future life and reach attainment as blessed by the power of listening to the Dharma.

　　如今，我們值遇了如此殊勝的法，應以百倍的信心、發無上的菩提心，爲廣度愚昧衆生而精進修持。

　　Now that we have encountered this sublime Dharma, we should generate the supreme bodhichitta with highly intensified devotion, and practice assiduously in order to deliver all deluded sentient beings to liberation.

　　壬午年五月二十一日　

　　2002年7月1日　　

　　21st of May, Year of RenWu

　　July 1, 2002