關於 enlightenment中文佛教 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

[#命運之輪 ：大足六道輪迴圖]

此六道輪迴圖為四川省大足縣寶頂鎮寶頂山摩崖造像群之一，此六道輪迴圖規模之大居中國同類造像之冠，六道輪迴圖總結了因果報應的佛教學說：根據過去的作為，無盡的轉世轉世進入更高或更低的生活形式，在這個雕塑中, 人格化的存在，大轉輪王在他的下巴和手臂上抱著輪子. 車輪由貪(官方), 嗔(士兵), 癡(猴)和欲(女人)的人格化人物拖著，六佛光源自車輪, 這意味著開悟, 就是一切佛教實踐的目標, 使尋求者能夠從生死的永恆迴圈中逃脫. 這座8米(25英尺)高的佛教徒從中國大足石雕刻中脫出, 建於1177年到1249年之間。

註：本文翻譯自英文資料如下，並補充中文相關資訊。

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Dazu Wheel of Creation : The Great Wheel of Rebirth summarizes the Buddhist doctrine of karma: an endless cycle of reincarnation into higher or lower forms of life according to one's past deeds. In this sculpture the demon Mara, personifying existence, holds the wheel in his jaws and arms. The wheel is supported from below by personifications of greed (an official), evil (a soldier), foolishness (a monkey), and lust (a woman). Six Buddha-rays emanate from the wheel, signifying that enlightenment, the goal of all Buddhist practice, enables the seeker to escape from the eternal cycle of birth and death. This 8-meter (25-foot) tall Buddhist relief from the Dazu Rock Carvings in China, built sometime between the years 1177 and 1249.

【解開人生謎題的寶書】(English writing below)

「師姐，簽書號已經發完了耶！」

地點：台灣雷藏寺的大燈文化攤位。

我一手抓著根本上師聖尊蓮生活佛的新書《我所知道的佛陀：如是我聞》，一手拿著錢要付款。

「沒關係，師兄，沒有師尊的簽名，我還是想買這本書。」我微笑著回答，感謝他的熱心提醒。

我喜歡紙本書。家裡整堵牆的書架，都是師尊的書。

我甚少在雷藏寺買師尊的書。一般來說，師尊推出新書時，我都會在新加坡的紀伊國屋書店購買，希望藉此能推廣師尊的文集在寺廟以外的地方。用錢買書，也是我出點微薄之力，代表我對作者付出的支持。

有師尊簽書固然是錦上添花，但能不能開悟，還是需要自己的努力。

初聽師尊宣布這書名《我所知道的佛陀：如是我聞》時，我頓時倍感親切。

每個人信佛的起點都不一樣。有的人是因爲篤信觀世音菩薩，而皈依佛門，我則是因爲「南無本師釋迦牟尼佛」。

在大學佛學會時，我常去本地的一間斯里蘭卡佛寺參拜佛陀，繞菩提樹。好幾年的時間，我在那兒，向佛陀述說了很多、很多我的苦楚，我的煩惱，有時候邊說，邊繞菩提樹，繞了無數圈，就連第一次失戀，也在臥佛前哭了兩個小時。

那時，我不明白為什麼人家做人，我也做人，但我無論怎麼努力，卻特別的苦。我一直求佛陀告訴我：我爲什麼要活著？我爲什麼要來到人間？我要怎麼改命？

當然，在壇城上的佛陀怎麼會開口跟這「怨女」說話呢？

我把打工的錢存起來，買一尊佛像，拿去開光，安在書房內。後來媽媽因爲某事生我氣，趁我不在時，把佛像仍掉。我畢業就職後，又請了一尊。傻傻的我以為那兩尊都是釋迦牟尼佛，其實祂們都是「大日如來」。

我想，這應該是我五年後皈依師尊的因緣之一。

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2013年，西雅圖雷藏寺開創一個新聞單元《如是我聞》，報導師尊的日常法教。小女子我自告奮勇拉著我師兄一起爲官網，把幾篇《如是我聞》翻譯成英文，回饋師尊的無私奉獻與教導。

從台灣飛回新加坡的航班上，我閱讀了師尊新書《我所知道的佛陀：如是我聞》兩個小時。

我忽然恍然大悟，十九年前，常跑到釋迦牟尼佛跟前訴苦的那個少女，原來佛陀真的聽到了她的哀求，沒有讓它落空。

理科班的我，從小就對這世界很好奇。家裡的百科全書，十年來，我從頭到尾都讀了至少百遍，但總覺得人要懂的知識，不該只有這些。

皈依師尊前，我曾讀過、聽過很多有名出家人的法語開示，無論是講中文或英文的。他們都講得很好，但是，唯有蓮生活佛的開示和文集，徹底的解除我自幼對於人生和宇宙的迷惑。

尤其是這本書。

原來在科學之外，還有這樣一個空間、一種能量和宇宙能力場存在著。

皈依學佛，就是學佛陀的教義，目的就是要成佛。

可怎樣的佛弟子，才是釋迦牟尼佛認可的弟子？

我們人要如何離苦得樂？如何去馴服自己狂野的心？如何從凡夫身回歸本來的面目？什麼又是原本的自己？

那天，師父問一位少女：「妳想學佛，那妳知道佛教教主是誰嗎？」

她已閱讀完師父在臉書2013年至2019年的文章，卻一個字都說不出。

切勿把佛法當成普通的人間知識來看待，更不要以學佛爲名，利用其知識賺錢做生意爲實。販賣如來，可是下地獄吞熾熱鐵丸、喝滾燙鐵汁之罪啊！

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我去台灣前，師父交代過要我到台北101拍照，於是我就抱著師尊的書去。

玳瑚師父教過，台北101是現代版的文昌塔。

古時候，文昌已甚被重視，因爲利於讀書、功名和事業。在沒有某種形式的山脈時，就會建文昌塔（又稱文峰塔）來催旺文人輩出。

古代有文昌塔，現代有台北101。

古代有佛陀初傳四聖諦，現代有蓮生法王繼續的轉法輪。

而人呢？從古至今，仍然在醉生夢死中。

一般人要文昌，因爲追求功名。但我對人間的智慧，已意興闌珊。我要文昌，因爲希望早日開竅，拜託，不要那麽笨 ～～

無論你是剛接觸佛法，還是皈依許久的老弟子，如果你和我一樣追求生命的實相，這本書裡的般若智慧必會讓你大開眼界、讚歎連連。

你到底有多認識佛陀呢？

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我大力推薦此書，可到以下書局網購，或到真佛般若藏免費閱讀電子書或聆聽有聲書：

1) 新加坡紀伊書店 - https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/bw/9789573052654

2) 台灣金石堂 - https://www.kingstone.com.tw/basics/basics.asp?kmcode=2012000022409&lid=common-index-billboard-all&actid=bookindex

3) 真佛般若藏 - https://www.tbboyeh.org/cht#/store

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"Dharma Sister, the numbers for book signing have all been given out!"

Venue: Daden Culture book stall at Taiwan Lei Tsang Temple

I was holding on to "The Buddha I Know: Thus Have I Heard", the latest book by my Root Guru, His Holiness Living Buddha Lian Sheng, with my other hand grasping onto the cash, wanting to pay for the book.

"No problem, Dharma Brother. Without the autograph of Grandmaster, I would still wish to buy this book." I smiled in reply, thanking him for his friendly reminder.

I prefer reading from an actual book over an ebook. Back at home, I have one full wall of my Grandmaster's books on my bookshelves.

I rarely buy my Grandmaster's books from Lei Tsang temples. Usually, for His latest release, I would buy from Singapore Kinokuniya book store. It is my hope that this little gesture would help to boost sales at external bookstores, so that my Grandmaster's books can continue to be sold beyond the temples. To pay for it is my small token of appreciation and support for the author's effort.

To have my Grandmaster's autograph on the book is, of course, covetable, but whether the I can attain enlightenment is still dependant on my hard work.

When I first heard my Grandmaster announcing the book title "The Buddha I Know: Thus Have I Heard", I immediately felt a sense of closeness.

Everybody has a different starting point for believing in the Buddha. There are some people who are devoted to Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva, and hence take refuge. For me, it was because of Shakyamuni Buddha.

During my NUS Buddhist Society days, I often visited a Sri Lanka Buddhist temple in Singapore. I would pay homage to Buddha and circumambulate the Bodhi tree. For many years, I would be at the temple regurgitating my troubles and sufferings to Buddha. Sometimes, I would circumambulate endless rounds around the Bodhi tree while being troubled. When my first relationship failed, I cried in front of the Sleeping Buddha for 2 hours.

At that time, I didn't understand why my life was tougher than other people, no matter how much effort I poured in. I kept pleading to Buddha for an answer. For what am I alive for? Why do I have to come to this mortal world? What can I do to improve my life?

Naturally, how could the Buddha that sat on the altar literally speak to this resentful girl?

With the money I scrimped and saved working part-time during my uni days, I bought a Buddha statue and after having it consecrated, I enshrined the statue in my study room. Once, when my mum was angry with me over some issue, she threw away the Buddha statue while I was out.

Upon graduation, I bought another Buddha statue. The silly me assumed that both statues are of Shakyamuni Buddha when in fact, they were of Mahāvairocana Buddha.

I guess this must be one affinity why I took refuge in my Grandmaster 5 years later.

In 2013, Seattle Lei Tsang Temple started a new column "Thus Have I Heard", reporting on the daily Dharma teachings of Grandmaster. Dragging the husband along, we volunteered to translate a few of the reports into English for the official website. It was our little way to repay Grandmaster for his selfless contributions and teachings.

Now you know why I took a liking to the book title almost immediately.

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On the flight back from Taiwan, I read the book for about 2 hours.

I suddenly had a realisation. The young lady that cried and bemoaned her fate in front of Shakyamuni Buddha 19 years ago had her prayers answered after all. Buddha did hear her pleas and did not let her prayers go unfulfilled.

I was a Science student and since young, I was full of curiosity for this world. The encyclopaedia I had at home had been read at least 100 times over 10 years. But I had always felt that the knowledge humans need to know should be more than that.

Before taking refuge in Grandmaster, I had read, watched and listened to many Dharma discourses expounded by many famous Venerables, both in English and Chinese. They all explained the teachings of Buddha very well.

However, only Living Buddha Lian-Sheng could thoroughly answer my conundrums about life and this universe, through His Dharma discourses and books.
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Especially in this book.

Apart from the science that we know, there is indeed another dimension of existence, another field of energy from the Universe.

When we take refuge to learn the Dharma, we are essentially learning what the Buddha had taught. The sole purpose is to eventually attain Buddhahood.

But do you know, just what kind of Buddhists are recognised by Shakyamuni Buddha as true disciples?

And how can we humans break free from sufferings and achieve bliss? How can we tame the wild minds in us? How do we return to our true self from this mortal body?

Just what actually is our true nature?

That day, Shifu asked a young lady, "You say you wish to learn the Dharma. Then do you know who is the founder of Buddhism?"

She had read all of Shifu's FB articles from 2013-2019, but was unable to reply.

Do not treat the Buddhadharma as ordinary mortal knowledge, let alone masquerade under the name of learning the Dharma, but in reality, using the knowledge to make more money and build a business. Peddling the Buddha for self-profit is a sin that would have you swallowing red hot iron balls and drinking boiling hot liquid iron in Hell!

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Before my trip to Taiwan, Shifu told me to take a photo with Taipei 101. So I went there with my Grandmaster's book.

Master Dai Hu had taught me, Taipei 101 is the modern-day version of Wen Chang Pagoda.

In ancient times, Wen Chang is highly valued, because it favours the academics, scholarly achievements and career. When a certain mountain form is lacking in certain geographical locations, a Wen Chang Pagoda ( also known as Wen Feng Pagoda) would be constructed to activate and encourage the birth of more scholarly people.

So in the old days, there is the Wen Chang Pagoda, and now we have the Taipei 101.

In the past, there is Buddha who first expounded on the Four Noble Truths. And now, we have His Holiness, Dharma King Lian Sheng, to continue turning the Wheel of Dharma.

What about humans? Throughout history, humans have lived a befuddled existence. Even till now.

Most people want Wen Chang because they pursue fame and recognition. I covet Wen Chang, because I hope to get enlightened sooner. Oh please, let me be less stupid...

Whether you are new to the teachings of Buddha, or a Buddhist disciple for years, if you are pursuing the ultimate truth of Life like me, this book will open up your eyes and have you singing in praises.

Just how well do you know Buddha?

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I strongly recommend this book and you can purchase it online at the links below, or hop over to True Buddha Prajna Treasury to read the ebook or listen to the audiobook for free.

1) Kinokuniya Singapore - https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/bw/9789573052654

2) Kingstone Taiwan - https://www.kingstone.com.tw/basics/basics.asp?kmcode=2012000022409&lid=common-index-billboard-all&actid=bookindex

3) 真佛般若藏 True Buddha Prajna Treasury - https://www.tbboyeh.org/cht#/store

📕📗📘新書快報📕📗📘《Why Buddhism is True》
令人神往的靜坐開悟：普林斯頓大受歡迎的佛學與現代心理學

一早有朋友傳訊告知振奮人心的消息😆，之前我們介紹過另外一本好書也要出繁體版了❗

英文書名是《Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment》，中文書名是《令人神往的靜坐開悟：普林斯頓大受歡迎的佛學與現代心理學》

有興趣的朋友也可以先參考之前寫的一篇短心得 ⬇️文章連結⬇️
https://justininvesting.wordpress.com/…/why-buddhism-is-tr…/

雖然說這本書看起來與宗教話題相關，但是其實是從進化心理學的角度來討論佛學中的論點。

👉 什麼是快樂❓什麼是苦❓而我們又要怎麼去面對這一切❓

別誤會，這本書一點也不雞湯❗而是讓你從科學的角度，更客觀的去面對人生中的一切事物，甚至在投資當中，我們也可以運用書中所討論的概念與方式去思考。因為投資基本上就是不斷在挑戰我們自身的心理、觀念、慾望與貪婪。如何抽離情緒，維持正念(客觀的態度)來進行投資決策、如何在每個投資選擇中進行取捨。

我們往往從結果去反思決策的過程，但是不要忘了，結果並不是唯一。真正的思考也必須納入那些未發生的事，把所有可能性攤出來一併考量。在這樣的過程中，不管你是開放的和其他人討論，或是與自己對話，都可以更容易接納並融合不同的聲音。

👉 總的來說，這是一本對思考、或整個人生都會有所提升的書籍❗

有興趣的朋友可以先看看博客來的簡介 ➡️
https://www.books.com.tw/web/sys_serialtext/…

👉 如果你問：「是哪些種類的知覺、思想和感覺能引領我們度過每日的生活❓」

最基本的答案是：「就是那些能夠讓我們祖先的基因傳播到下一代的思想、感覺和知覺。」但是，事實上，焦慮、絕望、恨意、貪婪，這些感知往往才是驅動我們每日生活的動力。這些感知，其實都是我們的幻想，而這些幻想，往往都會逐漸消逝。

人類整體的動力會受到感官愉悅的強大吸引，而這種歡愉最多也只是像風一樣瞬間即逝。佛陀要傳遞的主要訊息之一，就是我們所追求的愉悅會迅速消逝，讓我們只會渴望更多，耗費光陰去追尋下一個能滿足自己的事物。滿足感的刺激也消逝，並讓我們想要更多。英國搖滾樂隊滾石樂團有句歌詞就是「我無法獲得滿足」，而依照佛教教義，這就是人類的狀態。

👉 所以，真正的痛苦源自於「不滿足」

那我們應該怎麼去面對這些苦呢❓
👉Ray Dalio:「 Pain + Reflection = Progress」
我們必須先去了解什麼是真正的快樂？真正的快樂是把我們從被侷限的心智中釋放出來，先面對真實的自己，就如同Ray Dalio所說的認清自己，並徹底的敞開心胸。拋棄自我意識與找出盲點。

這個過程是可能會是一種痛苦的自我意識形式，但值得付出，因為最終能引導我們獲得深刻的快樂，也就是所謂的「先苦後樂」吧，但我相信，不勞而獲的東西，人不會懂得如何珍惜，也就無法辨識其真正的價值所在。

👉 結語：
萬維鋼之前曾說：「經常有人說佛學會讓人失去生活的樂趣、看什麼東西都沒意思❓其實並非如此，佛學是讓人更自由，是讓你能夠自由選擇你想要體察什麼東西。排除主觀想像的干擾，你能獲得更豐富的體驗。據說，那將是更大的樂趣和幸福感。」

#新書 #讀書心得 #Why_Buddhism_is_True #令人神往的靜坐開悟 #萬維鋼 #為什麼佛學是真的

Om shrim hrim klim glaum gam ganapataye vara varada sarvajanamme
Ganesh 象頭財神咒 ~每天聽,跟著念,財源廣進,大發利市~

「嗡。嘎那巴底耶。梭哈。」
「嗡。嘎那巴底耶。梭哈。」
「嗡。嘎那巴底耶。梭哈。」

Ganesha象頭神
創始之王；障礙之王；賜福之神
也稱為：Ganapati
屬地：印度
象頭的象頭神可能是現代印度教萬神殿中最受歡迎的神靈；被數百萬尊敬。他也被佛教徒，耆那教徒和新異教徒援引。他對所有人都是仁慈和慷慨的。

創始之王，在創辦任何新企業之前，都要先尋求象頭神的祝福。
象頭神也是障礙之王，儘管有時也會引起憤怒，但有時只是為了吸引更多的崇敬，因此消除障礙但也創造了障礙。 Ganesha的另一面是，必須在新的冒險活動之前將他消氣，以免他在您的道路上放置障礙。

Ganesha向奉獻者們授予成功，勝利，繁榮，物質安慰，浪漫，愛情，更好的性愛以及超自然的力量和技能；但是，他也可以阻止所有這些事情，如果它受到侮辱和激怒，. Ganesha 是一種慷慨，富有同情心的人，很快就會給予幫助。 脾氣暴躁，但也很快冷靜下來，可以得到撫慰和安撫。 （但請記住一句古老的諺語：大象永遠不會忘記！）

• Ganesha 是印度教儀式中首先崇拜的神靈。

• 他是所有遊行隊伍中頭一個的形象。


•他是所有印度教儀式中必不可少的組成部分，除了喪禮。

歷史證據表明，象頭神早在公元前1200年就已為人所知。然而，在公元四世紀之前，倖存的描繪很少見。大約在公元五世紀左右，他才加入印度教萬神殿。
據信，Ganesha已開始化身，成為叢林部落尊敬的亞利安前大象精神。除了他的其他禮物外，他還被要求保護免受象群侵害。他被吸收到印度教萬神殿中，成為希瓦（Shiva）和帕爾瓦蒂（Parvati）的兒子。

• Ganesha 治愈身體，精神和情感方面的疾病。
• Ganesha 有能力從前世的業力中解放出來。
• 他會被孤兒召喚


象神（梵語：गणेश，音譯葛內舍；梵文拉丁轉寫：Gaṇeśa）印度教中的智慧之神，主神濕婆與雪山神女的兒子，戰爭之神室建陀的兄弟。由於象頭神負責統領眾伽那（gaṇa，一群侍奉濕婆的、喜歡搞怪的小神），因此他又名群主（gaṇapati，意即伽那之主）。他的外形為斷去一邊象牙的象頭人身並長著四隻手臂，體色或紅或黃，坐騎是他的老友、一隻狡獪的老鼠。在各種雕繪中，他一般是盤坐著或是翹起其中一邊的膝蓋。
對象頭神的崇拜非常廣泛，不侷限於原始的印度教與更早的婆羅門教；早期在佛陀時代，印度北方已經盛行原始密教，後原始佛教結合密教，出現最早的密宗，其中更演化出各大神祇的不同於當地教派思想、與修行之法，尤其在中原隋唐左右初期，印度高僧紛紛傳法向東遠播至中原隋唐朝，以及東瀛日本，向北則是由印度高僧有第二佛陀之稱的蓮華生大士傳播至西藏。
後中原密教經過滅佛行動，如今佛教中只剩西藏與日本仍保有像頭神的祭祀與修行之法，而中國各寺廟已不復見。
在早期印度密教，和在婆羅門教不同的是，以佛教"出離"與"解脫"為主要思想主軸，但卻有各種術法，其義旨在於幫助修行人"方便"修行。象神在大藏經"佛經密乘部"記載多處，其威能與術法不可思議，其旨，以方便法幫助修行者得其所需，印度密教翻譯的佛經其名號在中文翻譯為 "大聖歡喜天"是為善神。
其起因是在久遠前象神曾向"密教祖師金剛薩埵"與"觀音菩薩"投誠皈依，發誓護持密教行者。後更與十一面觀音化身結為夫妻；其本尊法門被密宗的祖師集結，由印度早期發展而成完整的系列(後佛與密教因教義高深，不被當世接受，消失於印度史)，由印度高僧傳至唐朝(唐密)再傳至東瀛(成為東密)。後來唐朝政治因素而滅佛，中國的密宗信仰湮滅，象神信仰亦然。
但從佛經佛典當中，仍然記載許多法門以及其思想，尤其是《金剛薩埵說頻那夜迦天成就儀軌經》或《大聖歡喜雙身大自在天毘那夜迦王歸依唸誦供養法》等等。可見當時的印度密教的象神和原始婆羅門教以及至今的印度教，象神的信仰已有差別。《天神乘與佛乘之別》
其身有單身(二臂、四臂甚至多臂)，在平常期多以財神(單身)之姿護佑眾生，若在密教圓滿次地上，則現雙身像以教化之(另一身是觀音)。
其本尊乃王者身、善神，經典更記載:象神源始自"大日如來"，經雲《此聖尊自在天。即摩訶毘廬遮那如來。為饒益無福眾生。權化示現此像》；亦提到，此神有善身與惡身之別(乃深秘義旨)，本尊王身是善神，其亦化身邪神(常隨魔、障礙魔)以及驕傲的天神之姿，常被密宗金剛神(金剛薩埵、觀音菩薩、大日如來的化身)踩在腳下，象徵征服自我邪念、魔難、障礙的意思。