3 Levels of Practices: 4 Noble Truths, 12-Links of Dependent Origination, 6 Paramitas
3 Steps in Cultivation: Stating Intention, Study, Practice
3 Basic Practices: Precepts, Concentration, Wisdom
2 Types of Obstacles: Perceptual attachments, Behavioral errors
Level 1: Acknowledge the 4 Noble Truths, and follow the 8-fold path:
4 Noble Truths (四聖諦):
Suffering (苦). gathering(集), extinction(滅), path(道)
Gathering of 5 skandhas leads to suffering. Following the 8-fold path leads to extinction of suffering.
8-fold path (八正道): Right perception(正見), right thinking(正思), right speech(正語), right conduct(正業), right livelihood(正命), right effort(正精進), right intention(正念), right concentration(正定)
2nd Level: Contemplate on the 12 Links of Dependent Origination:
12 Links of Dependent Origination(十二因緣):
How do things (including our self) arise, sustain, and fall? Buddhist describes it in the following 12 links:
1) Ignornace leads to movement (from the source)
2) Movement leads to consciousness (individual dualistic)
3) Consciousness manifest itself in names and forms
4) Names and forms arises with the sense organs (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind)
5) Sense organs functions with senses
6) Senses leads to feelings
7) Feelings leads to attachment
8) Attachment leads to the concept of getting
9) Getting leads to having
10) Having leads to the concept of birth
11) Birth leads to the concept of aging and dying
3rd Level: Perfect the 6 Paramitas (pathway to enlightenment):
6 Paramitas (六度波羅蜜:charity, precepts, endurance, diligent, concentration, wisdom)
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3 Steps in Buddhist Cultivation:
Stating one’s intention (發心) – study (修) – practice (行)
3 Basic Practices (三無漏學):
Precepts(戒), Concentration(定), Wisdom(慧)
Collecting the mind is precepts, sustaining precepts is concentration, concentration leads to wisdom. – Surangama Sutra. 楞嚴經云: “攝心為戒, 因戒生定, 因定發慧。”
2 Types of Obstacles 見思惑:
Perceptual attachments (見惑): to body(身見)、to duality(邊見)、to false teachings(邪見)、to states(見取見)、to teachings(戒禁取見)
Behavioral errors (思惑): greed(貪)、anger(嗔)、ignorance(痴)、pride(慢)、doubt(疑)三層修煉: 四聖諦, 十二因緣, 六度波羅蜜
修行三 步: 發心, 修, 行
三無漏學: 戒定慧
兩種障礙: 見惑, 思惑
<第一層>: 認識四聖諦, 修行八正道。
四聖諦 (苦, 集, 滅, 道):
五蘊集為苦, 正道行寂滅。
八正道: 正見, 正思, 正語, 正業, 正命, 正精進, 正念, 正定
<第二層>: 認識十二因緣。
十二因緣:
物如何生, 續, 滅? 佛說十二因緣:
1) 無明緣行
2) 行緣識 (二元識)
3) 識緣名色
4) 名色緣六處 (六根)
5) 六處緣觸
6) 觸緣受
7) 受緣愛
8) 愛緣取
9) 取緣有
10) 有緣生
11) 生緣老死
<第三層>: 圓滿六種波羅蜜 (涅槃的方法):
六度波羅蜜(布施, 持戒, 忍辱, 精進, 禪定, 般若)
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修行三步:
發心 – 修 – 行
三無漏學 (戒, 定, 慧):
楞嚴經云: “攝心為戒, 因戒生定, 因定發慧。”
兩種障礙 (見思惑):
見惑: 身見、邊見、邪見、見取見、戒禁取見
思惑: 貪、嗔、痴、慢、疑