Preface 前言
Compiled from the Teachings of Three Generations of Patriarchs and Teacher Qi | 2022-06-29 | Download | AI assisted translation
| 近年常见有心密初修同仁，对坐下观照无从下手。故由有心师兄从祖师文集中摘录了关于如何观照的开示，辑录成书。本书是在早年青岛王中师兄摘录整理的《如何观照》一书基础上，又进行了二次整理。 |
In recent years, it has often been seen that fellow practitioners new to heart esotericism do not know where to begin with contemplation after meditation. Therefore, fellow practitioner Youxin excerpted teachings from the patriarchs’ collected writings on how to contemplate and compiled them into this book. This book is a further revision based on How to Contemplate, which fellow practitioner Wang Zhong of Qingdao excerpted and compiled in earlier years. |
| 摘录内容选自三代祖师和 齐志军老师的相关开示，其中尤以师尊 元音老人《佛法修证心要》丛书《问答集》中关于观照的问答为选取重点，冀能针对学人之症结而药之。此外，本书还增录了祖师关于了义教义的部分开示，以期校正学人根本知见之偏狭；增加了如何应对世间诸事的祖师开示，以助学人理清本末，用功办道。 |
The excerpts are drawn from relevant teachings of the patriarchs of three generations and Teacher Qi Zhijun. Particular emphasis has been placed on the questions and answers concerning contemplation in the Questions and Answers collection of Master Yuanyin’s Essential Points of Buddhist Practice and Realization series, in the hope of prescribing the appropriate remedy for students’ particular difficulties. In addition, this book includes some of the patriarchs’ teachings on definitive doctrine, in the hope of correcting students’ narrowness in fundamental understanding and views. It also adds the patriarchs’ teachings on how to deal with worldly affairs, to help students clarify what is fundamental and what is secondary as they apply themselves to practice and pursue the Way. |
| 因此，本书内容非一时可阅尽，建议同仁读时不必求快，宜直心会取，切莫分析穷索。如此日渐熏修，加上每日心密打坐不辍，则般若慧观自然养成。 |
Therefore, the contents of this book cannot be fully read through in a short time. Fellow practitioners are advised not to seek speed in reading it, but rather to grasp it directly with a straightforward mind and never exhaust themselves in analysis. In this way, as one is gradually imbued through study and practice, and continues daily Heart-of-Heart Dharma meditation without interruption, prajñā insight and contemplation will naturally develop. |
| 又，本书仅为初修心中心法的学人选录而成，只可权作一时之药，部分摘录文义可能并不完备，甚至有断章取义之嫌，读时如遇不明之处，还应直接查阅祖师原典。万不可阅而坚执之，甚至将观照沦为名相研究之学，如此则成本书之过也。 |
Moreover, this book has been compiled solely for students beginning the Heart-of-Heart Dharma. It may only serve provisionally as a medicine for the time being. The meaning of some excerpts may not be complete and may even risk being taken out of context. Whenever readers encounter something unclear, they should consult the patriarchs’ original texts directly. They must never become rigidly attached to what they have read, much less reduce contemplation to an academic study of terms and concepts. If that were to happen, it would become this book’s fault. |
| 本书得以完稿，感谢刘旭峰、田竟人、谢桂明、毕楚昀、袁榕等师兄参与摘录整理与校对。如有核校意见，欢迎联系hongyanguo@163.com批评指正，以匡不逮。 |
The completion of this book was made possible through the participation of fellow practitioners Liu Xufeng, Tian Jingren, Xie Guiming, Bi Chuyun, Yuan Rong, and others in excerpting, compiling, and proofreading. Comments and suggestions for verification and revision are welcome; please contact hongyanguo@163.com with criticism and corrections, so that any shortcomings may be remedied. |
| 心密之家资料整理组 郭鸿雁 敬上 |
Guo Hongyan, respectfully submitted on behalf of the Home of the Mind-Seal Materials Compilation Group |
| 二〇一九年八月二十六日 |
August 26, 2019 |
