20120728 five stages in realizing dhyana and 10 titles of buddha
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Introduction to Buddhism and MeditationTRANSCRIPT
Updated Mar 2010
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禪修學佛入門 Introduction to
Buddhism and Meditation2012/07/28
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Updated Mar 2010
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ná mó fó tuó南 無 佛 陀
Namo Buddha
ná mó dá mó 南 無 達 摩
Namo Dharma
ná mó sēng qié南 無 僧 伽
Namo Sangha
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Five Stages in Realizing Dhyana
Chán Meditation
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I. Fulfilling the PrerequisitesII. Realizing Samatha (Cessation)III. Realizing Vipassana (Visualization)IV. Realizing Samadhi (Balanced State of Samatha & Vipassana)V. Realizing Prajna (Transcendental Wisdom — To Clean and
Transform Bad Karmas).
The Five Stages in Realizing Dhyana
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In order to fulfill the prerequisites for the accomplishment of dhyana, there are three steps to follow:
Step 1. To Reprimand the Five DesiresStep 2. To Forsake the Five Coverings or VeilsStep 3. To Perform the Five Practices
The First Stage — Fulfilling the Prerequisites
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Reprimand the Five Desires
1st Set of Five Desires 2nd Set of Five Desires
Form Wealth
Sound Sex
Smell Fame
Flavor Food
Touch Sleep
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There are five kinds of “Coverings” that can envelop our mind in the darkness of Ignorance; they are:
(1) The Covering of Avarice (Greed or Attachment)(2) The Covering of Aversion (Detestation or Hate)(3) The Covering of Sleep(4) The Covering of Restlessness(5) The Covering of Doubt (or Skepticism concerning the Dharma)
To Forsake the “Five Coverings” or the “Five Veils”
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1. Wish (making vows)2. Memory (Thinking and Reminding)3. Diligence and persistent effort4. Ingeniousness and alertness5. Single Mindedness
To Perform the “Five Practices”
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Nine States of Mind
1. Placement, or fixing the Mind
2. Continual Placement
3. Patch-like Placement
4. Close Placement or Good Fixation
5. Subduing or Becoming Disciplined
6. Pacifying or Becoming Peaceful
7. Fully Pacifying or Becoming Very Pacified
8. Becoming Single-Pointed
9. Fixed Absorption or Meditative Equipoise
10.Four Levels of Form Plane and Four Levels of Formless Plane
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I. Anapanasati — to be Mindfulness on Breathing to destroy Wandering.
II. The Contemplation of Uncleanliness — to destroy Attachments or Avarice.
III. The Contemplation of the “Twelve Links” — to destroy Ignorance.
IV. The Contemplation of Compassion — to destroy Aversions and Hate.
V. The Contemplation of Buddha’s Merits — to destroy Heavy Black Karma.
The Five Contemplations for Ceasing the Perturbed Mind:
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www.ChamShanTemple.orgTom Cheung 張相棠Dennis A. Yap 葉普智Kam Cheung 張仁勤
Questions and Comments 討論
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yuàn xiāo sān zhàng zhū fán năo
願消三障諸煩惱We wish to rid ourselves of the three hindrances and all klesas.
yuàn dé zhì huì zhēn míng lĭao
願得智慧真明了We wish to gain wisdom and real understanding.
pŭ yuàn zuì zhàng xī xiāo chú
普願罪障悉消除 We wish all sinful hindrances to be totally eradicated.
shì shì cháng xíng pú sà dào
世世常行菩薩道In one life after another we always follow Bodhisattvas’ paths.
回向Parinamana (Transfer of Merit)