觀音七心得報告

陳延昇、王飈講於8月5日星期日晚 萬佛城大殿

陳延昇(Simon Chen) :諸佛菩薩、上人、法師、各位善知識:阿彌陀佛!我叫陳延昇,來自臺灣,這次是我第三次來聖城。上一次是三年前來參加觀音七,但當時只能停三天,拜一半就離開。那時我向菩薩發願,有一天要回來再參加。今年夏天因緣具足讓我滿願,感恩菩薩和師父的幫忙。

All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, venerable M, all DMs, everyone, Amitaofu: My name is Yenshen Chen, come from TW, this time is my third time visiting CTTB. Last time was three years ago, still for GY session, but at that time I only had three days staying here, so could not complete the GY session. At that time, I preyed to GY Bodhisattvas, wish I can come back one day to complete GY session. Today, I finally complete GY session, and I appreciate Bodhisattva And shrfu’ help.

觀音七很殊勝,我自己有幾點小小心得。每天的各種繞念是我最喜歡的功課。其實我並不知道繞念的意義。我想這只是坐念和靜念後讓腿子放鬆動一動。一開始覺得一方面要繞念很難。我沒辦法一邊念觀音又一邊走路。因為這個走路不是很好走,要在拜墊裡彎來彎去,又要注意隊伍次序,又有時候快有時候慢。總之,很困難專心,也不知道這個目的是什麼。

Attending the GY session is a very special and wonderful experience. I want to share a little personal experience with you. Among all different sessions a day, I mostly enjoy walking recitation sessions

At the beginning, I don’t really understand the meaning of walking recitation. I think it is just want to help us excising and relaxing our legs right after seated or silent recitation. But at first, I felt walking recitation was very difficult to me. I could not recite the name ofGY and walking at the same time.

Specially, it was not an easy walking. I need to carefully walk through bowing cuisines, and turn direction all the time. I also need to noticed the order of lining while merging together and control the walking speed. Whatever, to me, I really felt hard to concentrate doing this.

這七天繞下來,我感覺到繞念也是一種佛教的教化和隱喻。繞念時,由法師先走,帶領我們,我們走的每一步,都是法師走過,都是前面的人走過。這好像比喻修行的道路上,我們要跟著僧眾走。而雖然法師走在前面,我們每個人在隊伍的位置也不一樣,有前有後。但我們心裡口理念的都是一樣的佛號,聽著也是一樣的佛號,這讓我想到共成佛道這句話。

After a week, it seems to me that WR is a of metaphor of cultivation. While WR, DMs always go first, and leading all laymen and disciples. Each step we walk is actually following DMs’ path. It seems to me, in the way of cultivation, we should follow dharma and Sangha. Even though everyone on the line has his position, being ahead or behind, we are listing and reciting the same Buddha’s name, GY It reminds me the saying in sutra : all accomplish the buddha-way

我注意到DM律,聖城方丈總是走在最後面。有師兄告訴我,上人以前也就是走最後一位。我想,這是師父的慈悲,他最後才要成佛,他要讓所有弟子走前面。但很妙的是,當繞了一圈,隊伍成了一個圓,我其實分不清誰是最後誰是最先。這個繞念隊伍,有僧有俗,有老有少,有男有女。我們繞來繞去,時快時慢,我感覺這就是生生世世修行的道。我們生生世世扮演的角色不盡然相同,但都沒有離開這個道。但只要跟的隊伍,跟著法師,跟著佛號,終究我們會回到自己的位子上。這就是我要分享的。

In addition, I noticed that DM Lyu, the Abbot of CTTB, is always walking at the end of our line. Some people told me, that Shr fu was always doing that, being the last one. I think it shows SF’ great vow and great compassion. He wants all disciples accomplish the Buddhahood before him. He lets people go first. But it is very interesting, when walking for while, the line becomes a circle. We cannot tell who is the first and who is the last. The way is a circle. Among the line, some are DMs, Some are disciple, some are male, some are female, some are old, and some are young. Whoever we are, just acting the different role, but we are still on the same way. I felt it is like our cultivation way, not just this life, maybe for many many lifes. We probably acting different role, but we can be always on the way.

At the end, if we keep walking, following the DMs’ step and listing and reciting GY, we eventually come back to where we start, the ordinal position.

對了,最後還有一件很重要的心得。雖然說了很多,但真正繞念時,我不該想這麼多。週四下午,我就因為邊走邊想,差點跌倒。所以更重要的一個分享是:專心,修行是要一步一步走下去。

It is my reflection of WR sharing with you. Last but not least, in practice, I should not think that much during walking recitation. On Thursday WR, I almost fell down. So I learn it: be concerted, and walking on the way, step by step.

另一個小故事是關於聖城的鳥。聖城的孔雀很漂亮,到處都有。我在拍這些孔雀要給兒子看時,突然有個念頭,阿彌陀經上說極樂世界的孔雀是阿彌陀佛變化的,會念佛號。我就想這裡孔雀會不會呢?結果,當然孔雀只是對我大叫一聲就走了。

I have another story to share here. Pretty peacocks in CTTB are everywhere, and I had a thought while taking pictures of them for sharing with my son. That is, whether the peacocks here are able reciting Buddhas’ name as well since the Amitabha Sutra mentioned that peacocks in Pure land which are created by Amitabhha and they can recite Buddhas’ name. As the result, of course, peacocks just twiddled at me at that time.

等到觀音七第一天晚上,我躺在床上,已經很累。突然開始聽到外面有鳥或是昆蟲叫聲,當時我覺得比較像是鳥。然後這聲音正在念阿彌陀佛、阿彌陀佛、阿彌陀佛;我很想爬起來看看,但又很累就睡了。睡前我最後想的是,原來聖城的鳥真會念佛,但為什麼是念阿彌陀佛,現在是觀音七啊!

Then at the first night of GY session, when I was tired and on my bed, there was a sound from a bird or an insect outside. More likely a bird I thought. The sound was just like reciting Amitabha, Amitabha, Amitabha. I wanted to go out to check it, but I was so tried and sleepy. The last thought before sleeping was: Oh, so the birds of CTTB can recite Buddhas’ name. But, why reciting Amitabha, wasn’t it GY session now?

這幾天我們念誦普門品,解了我的最後疑惑,經上說,觀世音菩薩和阿彌陀佛、無量佛是同境界。所以,對那隻鳥來說,念阿彌陀佛和觀世音菩薩應該沒有分別。

These days we recited the Universal Door of Guan Yin sutra and the sutra indicates that the status of Guan Yin is as same as Amitabha. Therefore, regarding the bird, it is no different from reciting Guan Yin and Amitabha.

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簡介:●王飈,出生於內蒙古自治區包頭市,工學學士,曾做過大學教師和職業經理人,現已退休,和妻子居住於上海。● 妻子孟蘇梅,出生於內蒙古包頭市,醫學學士,曾做過主治醫師現已退休。

人 間 有 聖 城

王飈:我是王飈,和我的妻子同修一起從上海來。這是我們第一次來萬佛聖城,也是此生第一次參加觀音七。

六月十六日剛到聖城的時候,我不知道怎麼合掌怎麼磕頭,頂禮的時候是膝蓋先著地還是手掌先著地,乃至不知道從哪個門走進佛殿。到今天恰好四十九天過去了,一邊做義工美化聖城環境,一邊參加法總和聖城舉辦的很多活動。我們發生了很大的變化,不僅會合掌了會頂禮了,晚課的時候能夠幫助新來者指出經書的頁碼,而且在聖城日常功課和生活中,感受到了正法的能量。特別是觀音七法會,剛開始的時候我還莫名其妙,但是從第四天起無論是念誦《觀音菩薩普門品》,還是持誦觀音菩薩聖號,或是坐念、繞念、止靜,及迴向都非常喜悅,細細品味,覺得若有所悟,心中充滿感恩之念。

法會最後一天,當聖城法師要我給大家分享心得的時候,我誠惶誠恐,心想在這麼多善知識面前,一個初學者能有什麼有價值的分享嗎?於是推辭了。但是,就在佛殿入口附近,一位法師說“分享也是報恩”。一句話如同棒喝,讓我“開悟”了:來聖城這四十九天,很多個此生第一次的體驗和觸動,伴隨著感恩之情,一幕一幕在我心中閃過。於是我就答應下來。

第一個要感恩的是,兩年多前我兒子王子龍,在萬佛城參訪學習三個多月,萬佛城把兒子改變成了兒子師兄。當兒子師兄回到中國讚歎萬佛聖城,我內心還在問:這地球上還有聖城?人類貪瞋癡這麼普遍堅固,人間還能有聖城?但是看到子龍師兄非常積極,非常正面的變化,助人為樂的種種行為,還是讓我們升起想要拜訪萬佛城的心願。

今年三月,在善知識們幫助下機緣成熟了,子龍師兄早早就幫我們報名參加法總和聖城舉辦的一系列活動。這也是我們第一次來萬佛聖城的機緣。

第二個要感恩的是,在聖城這四十九天不能算長,但讓我切身體會到正法的力量,覺得萬佛城就是聖城。

我們非常幸運參加了宣公上人涅槃紀念法會和觀音七等殊勝的活動,感受很深,遇到很多善知識,學到很多很多。乃至天天修行的日常功課,例如早上七點的念誦《華嚴經》和下午的《大悲懺》,都讓人感動。佛法真是慈悲智慧,上人真是慈悲智慧,給大眾很多學習機會和法門。有一次念誦《華嚴經》,我忍不住在佛殿哭了。萬萬沒想到,哭過之後感覺神清氣爽,彷彿被淨化了一樣,內心喜悅,誦經也更帶勁,更有感覺。後來乃至慢慢喜歡上晚課和迴向。細想真不可思議。剛到聖城時上晚課那種漫長難熬的感覺恍如隔世。後來一有時間我就到佛殿。

在聖城日常生活中碰到不少善知識,慈悲智慧光明。比如我們剛到聖城的時候,你無論做什麼事情,很多人都會熱心友善,給予無私地幫助,正法在這些修行人身上閃光,讓人深深感動。

萬佛殿和萬佛城,真是能讓人升起念佛念法念僧之心。有時候午供從佛殿走到五觀堂的路上,看著善知識們念著佛號,乃至看著種種植物、種種建築,和孔雀、小鹿、松鼠,飛鳥等等小動物,似乎都在唱和或伴舞,心裡面都很喜悅。這就是聖城的感覺吧!

第三個要感恩的是法總和聖城舉辦的楞嚴法會、佛根地夏令營和觀音七法會,讓我獲益匪淺。要感恩的實在很多,這裡謹分享一點觀音七的感受。

觀音七法會剛開始時,我注意到男眾入口處有宣化上人的開示,大意是說一心不亂地念觀音菩薩的聖號,專心練習行住坐臥念念不忘觀音聖號,最後就連樹葉的響聲、水流的聲音,都是在念南無觀世音菩薩,乃至忘記了自我而感到一切都在觀音菩薩的聖號和光輝之中。我當時還在想這境界真不可思議。這可能嗎?因為我的背景是現代科學技術,無論是在大學教書還是在企業做工程師,或做職業經理,都是講究科學思維。剛開始還是莫名其妙,只是耐心跟隨著,誦經繞念坐念靜坐迴向等等。

隨著課程的進展,從第四天開始,感覺漸入佳境。我這兩三年練習葛印卡老師教的內觀禪修,打坐有一點點基礎。坐念和止靜的時候,我感覺法師們引領的很妙,聲音越來越慈悲,越來越平和緜長,善知識和法友們持誦的聲音,在佛殿輕柔地迴響,我輕聲地誦和,漸漸地進入安詳平靜狀態,心裡的妄念越來越少,而輕安的感覺越來越多,自然停止出聲,只是在心裡輕輕默念。有幾次心裡只有觀音菩薩的聖號在迴響,儘管時間不長,也許幾秒,也許十幾秒,也許更長點,但是這個證明讓我升起信心:宣化上人開示的境界,是完全可能的,是真實不虛的。

細細品味,我理解到,儘管現在還是常常妄念紛飛,通過持久地練習,可以不斷延長那種一念不升,心中只有觀音菩薩的狀態。但是要達到上人開示的境界,那還是需要相當長期持之以恆地修行,也許此生不夠,要修很多生乃至無量無數生。但這是值得的,因為這幾次短短的體驗後,內心十分安詳喜悅,迴向和晚課、大迴向的時候感覺精力旺盛,全身能量充沛,也許為佛殿和聖城增添了一點點正能量。於是我在佛殿發願:將來要持續不斷地練習,利己利人。