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I haven”t witnessed it yet. I”m going to Japan on the fourteenth, so maybe I”ll look him up. A long time ago he also wanted to see me, so when I visit him we can exchange ideas.
那么《楞严经》和〈楞严咒〉这个重要性，是没有法子能说得完的，尽未来际也说不完它的这种妙用，所以说不可思议。我今天再用我诚诚实实的这种心，来向你们各位坦坦白白地说一说这个〈楞严咒〉的妙用。过去我在东北的时候，每逢遇着人有病，我就一定要令他的病好。我以什么力量来令一切的人病好？就是这个〈楞严咒〉的力量。
The importance of the Shurangama Sutra and the Shurangama Mantra is beyond words. Even if I were to speak to the end of time, it would be impossible to completely describe its wonderful effects. It is inconceivable. Today I”m using a very honest mind to candidly tell all of you about the wonderful effects of the Shurangama Mantra. When I was in Manchuria, whenever I met people who were sick, I was determined to cure their illness. What power did I use to cure sick people
The power of the Shurangama Mantra.
这个〈楞严咒〉其中有五部，东方是阿閦佛，阿閦佛就是金刚部；南方是宝生佛，就是宝生部；中央是佛部；西方是莲华部；北方是羯磨部。这五部就是管理这个世界五方的五大魔军，所以你一诵〈楞严咒〉，这五方的五大魔军他都俯首低头，那么老老实实地不敢违犯〈楞严咒〉的这种威力。
The Shurangama Mantra contains five pisions: In the East is the Vajra Division, hosted by Akshobhya Buddha; in the south, the Jewel-creating Division, hosted by Creation of Jewels (Ratnasambhava) Buddha; in the center, the Buddha Division, hosted by Vairochana Buddha; in the West, the Lotus Division, hosted by Amitabha Buddha; in the North, the Karma Division, hosted by Accomplishment (Amoghasiddhi) Buddha. These five pisions control the vast demon armies of the five directions. When you recite the Shurangama Mantra, the soldiers of the five demon armies will lower their heads in obedience. They will behave themselves and will not dare to oppose the awesome power of the Shurangama Mantra.
〈楞严咒〉上，又有「息灾法」：你一诵这个〈楞严咒〉，一切的灾难都没有了。有「降伏法」：就是无论你是什么天魔外道，一诵〈楞严咒〉，就把这个魔的法力都给破了，把他就降伏了。又有「增益法」：你譬如修道，能增益你的智慧，增益你的菩提心，增益你这个愿力，一切一切都会增加，这是增益法。有「成就法」：一诵这个〈楞严咒〉，你修什么法门都会成就的，这又是一种。又有一种「钩召法」：就是遇着天魔外道，你想要把他抓来的时候──举个例子，就像世间的警察，到那儿把那个犯罪的人抓来了；这钩召法也就是无论是天魔也好，外道也好，你想要把他抓来，这一切的护法善神、天龙八部、八万四千金刚藏菩萨即刻就会把他抓来，这是钩召法。
In the Shurangama Mantra, there is a Dharma for Quelling Calamities. When you recite the mantra, all disasters and misfortunes will disappear. There is also a Dharma for Subduing. No matter what kind of demons from the heavens or heretics you encounter, when you recite the Shurangama Mantra, you will destroy the power of the demons and subdue them. There is a Dharma that Increases Benefits. When you are cultivating the Way, this dharma will help you increase your wisdom, your resolve for Bodhi, and the power of your vows; it can increase everything. This is called the Dharma that Increases Benefits. There is an Accomplishment Dharma. When you recite the Shurangama Mantra, no matter what Dharma-door you practice, you will accomplish it. There is another dharma called the Hooking and Summoning Dharma. This dharma is to be employed when you encounter demons from the heavens and heretics and you want to seize them, just as the policemen in our society catch criminals. When you want to catch the demons from the heavens or the heretics, all the kind-hearted Dharma-protecting spirits, the gods and dragons, and the remainder of the eightfold pision, and the 84,000 Vajra Store Bodhisattvas will immediately seize them. This is the Hooking and Summoning Dharma.
〈楞严咒〉有五会，其中分出来有三十几部法。那么我在东北能对治这一切人的病痛，都因为〈楞严咒〉的这种力量。可是这个〈楞严咒〉不是随随便便人人都可以使用的；那么使用也不是全面的，因为分出来三十几部，有三十几部法。我这样说，那么在美国有一些个不懂佛法的教授，他们就想了，说：「哦！原来这个〈楞严咒〉是很多小咒凑到一起的！」你说这讲出来，真是笑死人！自己也不明白，就以教授这个科学的脑袋，来揣测〈楞严咒〉这种不可思议的情形。我听见这么样地讲，觉得很可笑！
The Shurangama Mantra consists of five sections and can be pided into over thirty types of dharmas. It was because of the power of the Shurangama Mantra that I was able to treat people”s illnesses when I was in Manchuria. However, it is n…
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