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什么是性定? What Is Samadhi?

  什么是性定?

  What Is Samadhi

  

  时时刻刻正念现前,就没有任何的烦恼。

  At all times, have a proper mind; then you won”t have any afflictions.

  性定魔伏朝朝乐,

  妄念不起处处安;

  心止念绝真富贵,

  私欲断尽真福田。

  When one”s nature is settled,

  Demons are subdued,

  And every day is happy.

  If false thoughts do not arise,

  Every place is peaceful.

  When the mind stops and thoughts cease,

  That is true wealth and honor.

  Complete severance of selfish desires

  Is truly the field of blessings.

  我们为什么有魔障?就因为「性」没有定。如果性定,时时刻刻都是明明了了,清清楚楚。到了这种程度,内观其心,心无其心;外观其形,形无其形;这时身心皆空,远观其物,物也没有了,身心物这三种都没有了,这时只有空理,依空理而起中道。这个中道,没有喜,没有怒,没有哀,没有惧,没有爱,也没有恶,更没有欲,在喜、怒、哀、惧、爱、恶、欲七种感情上,没有波浪。那么在内没有妄想,在外也没有贪求,内外身心都清净,这种境界就是性定,性定就是中道的本体。

  Why do we have demonic obstructions

   They occur when our nature is not settled. If our nature were stable, it would be lucid and clear at all times. In that state, one inwardly observes the mind, yet there is no mind; one externally observes the physical body, yet there is no physical body. At that time body and mind are both empty. One observes external objects, and they are non-existent too. The body, the mind, and material objects, all three have vanished. There is only the principle of emptiness, and the Middle Way arising from it. In the Middle Way, there is no joy, no anger, no sorrow, no fear, no love, no disgust, and no desire. The seven emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, disgust and desire make no waves. At this point, internally there are no idle thoughts, and externally there is no greed. The body and mind are all clear and pure. This is the state of having a settled nature. A settled nature is the essence of the Middle Way.

  性定,就不会被七情的境界所动摇,坚固如金刚山一样。若是见喜时,你知道喜;见怒时,你知道怒,这就证明你还没有性定。或者境界来了,你就生一种贪爱的执着,或生一种憎恶的执着,这就是没有性定。

  When the nature is stable, it is as firm as a vajra mountain, not swayed by the states of the seven emotions. If you are delighted by pleasant states and upset by states of anger, your nature is not settled. If you experience greed or disgust when states appear, your nature is not settled.

  七情好像海中的波浪,若是白浪滔天,可能将船打翻;若是风平浪静,船就能平安抵达彼岸。修道人首先要将七情认识清楚,但不是知道七情的道理,就没事了,还要控制七情的引诱,调伏七情的作怪,如果不被七情的境界所动摇,那就是性定。

  The seven emotions are like waves on the ocean. Mighty tidal waves can wreck a ship, but if the wind is gentle and the waters calm, the ship can sail to the other shore safely. Cultivators need to really understand the seven emotions. It”s not enough to know them in principle. We need to know how to control ourselves when these emotions arise. If we aren”t influenced by them, then our nature will be settled.

  性定了之后,魔就降伏了,他不能再兴风作浪,扰乱修道人的身心。降魔之后,顺境来了也快乐,逆境来了也快乐,无论喜的境界,恶的境界,统统快乐。这种快乐乃是真快乐,不是被外物所诱的快乐,而是内心得到其乐无穷的滋味,时时在快乐,天天在快乐,忧愁、烦恼统统没有了。

  Once our nature is settled, the demons are subdued. They can”t make waves to disturb cultivators” minds and bodies. With the demons subdued, we”ll be happy, whether a good or a bad state manifests. Whether it”s a joyful situation or an evil one, we”ll be happy either way. This kind of happiness is true happiness, unlike the happiness brought about by external things. Our mind experiences boundless joy. We are happy all the time, and never feel any anxiety or affliction.

  性定魔伏就时时快乐,妄念不生就处处得到平安,所谓:

  When the nature is settled and demons are subdued, one is always happy. If idle thoughts do not arise, every place is peaceful. It is said,

  念动百事有,

  念止万事无。

  When the mind moves, everything appears;

  When the mind stops, all things disappear.

  若能不起心动念,身心自然清净平安,所以说:「心止念绝真富贵,私欲断尽真福田。」这是修道的圭皋。不要认贼作子,他会将你的财宝偷光;不要听魔鬼的话,他会欺骗你上当,你中他的诡计便会吃大亏。不要和魔鬼的眷属做好朋友,他们只会陷害你,令你做些颠颠倒倒的胡涂事。

  If our minds don”t move and thoughts don”t arise, our bodies and minds will naturally be pure and peaceful. That”s why it”s said, “When the mind stops and thoughts cease, that is true wealth and honor. Complete severance of selfish desires is truly the field of bless…

《什么是性定? What Is Samadhi

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