整體因緣流轉觀 林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體
近來見一氣象網址（www.windyty.com）提供現況之流動畫面，並且可將畫面縮小、放大使全球之動態一目瞭然，還可將全球隨意翻轉，使視野涵蓋全局。吾人可分別就風、雲、浪、雨雪、溫度、氣壓等而觀察全球地表不同高度之氣象，並且可回溯既往之情況及觀察預測之近日演變。 拙見以為藉此方便可供吾人修習「整體因緣流轉觀」。在此網頁我們一次只能見到風、雲、雨、浪等一種因緣的無始無終流轉，而實際上則是所有因緣同步流轉，更何況因緣之中有太多無從探查、無以認知的層面與因素。面對藉此等畫面所提示的真象，吾人豈能不對習以為常的愚迷心態與行止有所醒悟？ 佛法並非要人盲從信仰，而只是提醒真相，助人從迷執中脫困，進而得以活用身心，促進一切有情、無情整體的和諧。因此，藉此等流動畫面之觀察來反省，並非企求達到某種見解，而只是希望能助人由不自覺地迷執之局限中脫困，進而享有開闊的眼界與包容一切的心胸。 達摩祖師面壁，一方面是等待真正有心求法者，而另一方面則是身教：「妄心全無，才有活路。」這是深入實修者纔能達到的。本文推介的觀法，則希望能藉對全體生動流轉畫面的反思，引人漸趨開闊廣大的人生。
二○一六年九月十七日
Visualization on the Flow of All Causal Conditions Yutang Lin
Recently I visited a weather website, www.windyty.com, and it offers images of current weather conditions in motion. Furthermore, one can enlarge or reduce the scale so that weather motions on the whole globe can be seen at a glance, and the globe image can also be turned around, using the curser, at will so that one may expand one’s vision to cover the whole world. One can view weather conditions all over the world, at various altitudes, as to various elements such as wind, clouds, waves, rain or snow, temperature and pressure, one at a time. Furthermore, one can trace back to weather conditions in the past, and look at weather forecast on coming days. It seems to me that we can make use of this convenience to practice ″Visualization on the Flow of All Causal Conditions. ″ At this webpage we can only see the everlasting flow of one kind of causal conditions such as wind, clouds, rain and waves, but in fact all causal conditions are concurrently flowing; not to mention that among causal conditions there are too many levels and elements that are not susceptible to human inquiries and cognition. Facing reality as hinted at through these images, how could we not attain some degree of awakening from the ignorant and deluded attitudes and behaviors that we are used to? Dharma does not demand blind following in faith, but only reminds us of facts so as to help beings escape from traps of deluded grasping, and then one may lively apply one’s mind and body to promote harmony among the totality of all sentient beings and non-sentient objects. Therefore, reflection through observing these flowing images does not aim at reaching certain views, but simply hope that the practice will help people to become liberated from confinement of deluded grasping that they are unaware of, and then they may enjoy open vision and mentality that encompasses all. Patriarch Bodhidharma faced a wall for years; on the one hand, he was waiting for sincere disciples who seek for teachings, and on the other hand, he was teaching by setting an example that, only after all delusions ceased can lively application arise. This is a state that can be attained only by devoted practitioners who are well advanced. As to the visualization recommended here, I hope that through reflection over lively images of everlasting flow of a totality people will gradually be led into a life of vast openness.
Written in Chinese and translated into English on September 17, 2016
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