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　　二禅天，「定生喜乐地」：二禅天的境界更进一步，不单单呼吸气没有了，连脉搏也停止了。这种境界也不是你自己知道或自己说的，你若说你觉得，你怎么会觉得？你根本没入定，想冒充骗人啊？

　　The Heavens of the Second Dhyana / The Stage of the Happiness of Attaining Samadhi: The state of these heavens is one level higher, and not only does the breath stop, even the pulse stops. Again, you will not know it when you arrive at this state, and you cannot claim you have reached it. If you say you feel like you have, how do you know

　　 You haven”t even entered samadhi yet, so are you trying to fool people by faking it

　　三禅天，「离喜妙乐地」：到了三禅天境界，呼吸、脉搏都停止，连念虑也没有了。三禅天，离开欢喜，舍了味禅，不贪着味禅的舒适定，绝无耽着。这个境界比初禅、二禅又高了许多，这个时候周身每个毛孔皆欢喜异常，眉开眼笑，高兴得不得了！

　　The Heavens of the Third Dhyana / The Stage of the Wonderful Bliss of Leaving Happiness: When you reach the state of these Dhyana Heavens, your breath, pulse, and even your thoughts will have ceased. In these heavens, you have left happiness and renounced flavorful Chan; you don”t have the slightest attachment or greed for the comfort of flavorful Chan. This state is much higher than that of the first and second Dhyanas. All the hairpores on your body are blissful at that time. They are really, really delighted!

　　四禅天，「舍念清净地」：这时候什么都没有，「一念不生全体现」，到了「千潭有水千潭月，万里无云万里天」的境界，处处都在说法，所谓「落花流水演摩诃」。这种境界不是自己能知道的，不能说：「我到了四禅天。」你这样是大我慢，打大妄语呢！这都要由善知识印证才算的。

　　The Heavens of the Fourth Dhyana / The State of the Purity of Renouncing Thought: At this time there is nothing at all. "When not a single thought arises, the entire substance manifests." You reach that state where:

　　A thousand pools contain water,

　　The moon is reflected in all of them.

　　For ten thousand miles there are no clouds,

　　There are ten thousand miles of sky.

　　Everything is speaking the Dharma. "Falling flowers and flowing water proclaim the Mahayana." But you don”t know it when you are in this state, and you can”t say, "I”ve reached the Heavens of the Fourth Dhyana." That would be gross arrogance on your part, and you would be telling a big lie. One must be certified by a Good and Wise Advisor for it to count.

　　善知识为什么叫明眼人呢？因为他一看就知道了，知道你的功夫到什么程度。你想去考一考他，去考嘛！他睬都不睬你。真正善知识不会被你考的，他不会因你问他，就和盘托出。若是你亲近善知识时间久了，他才告诉你，不过也不一定很明白地告诉你，有时用譬喻或者简单的几句话。所以不能到处打锣敲鼓，说：「我们都成佛了！」这样是打大妄语，大开玩笑，将来下拔舌地狱，实在太可怜！

　　Why is a Good and Wise Advisor called a "clear-eyed person"

　　 It”s because he can take one look at you and know what your level of cultivation is. If you want to test him out, go ahead! But he won”t pay any attention to you. A true Good and Wise Advisor will not be tested by you, and he won”t tell you all the secrets just because you asked. You must draw near a Good and Wise Advisor for a long time, and then he may tell you, but not in a very obvious way. Sometimes he might use an analogy, or just say a few words. So you can”t go around proclaiming, "We”ve all become Buddhas!" You would be telling a big lie and playing a huge joke, and in the future you”d fall into the Hell of Pulling Out Tongues. That”s really pathetic!

　　一九八二年十一月十八日晚间开示于

　　万佛圣城

　　A talk given on the evening of November 18, 1982,

　　at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

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