The Ninetieth Letter 第九十封
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| 第九十封 |
Letter Ninety |
| 恭敬顶礼 师尊： |
Respectful prostrations to the Venerable Master: |
| 顶礼佛，顶礼法，顶礼僧。 |
I prostrate to the Buddha, prostrate to the Dharma, and prostrate to the Saṅgha. |
| 苇泉山静居寺拟建图的一部分附于下页，请师尊审阅，只待筹款兴建。附：计划图（略）。这位石某某曾练气功，有坐的实践。现决心求心中心法，恳请师尊遥灌，请师尊慈悲摄受。 |
Part of the proposed construction plans for Jingju Temple on Weiquan Mountain is attached on the following page for the Venerable Master’s review. We are only awaiting funds before beginning construction. Attached: planning drawings (omitted). This layman Shi has practiced qigong and has experience in seated meditation. He has now resolved to seek the Heart-of-Heart Dharma and respectfully requests that the Venerable Master confer remote empowerment upon him. May the Venerable Master compassionately accept him. |
| 【石居士既然不畏艰辛，虔诚求法，可于农历四月初八日上午八时佛诞日，为之遥灌。一切仪式依旧。嗣后再有人求法，由你传，不必再由我遥灌。静居寺扩建图样很好，但工程浩大，非现阶段的财力所能负担，还须从长计议。 |
[Since Layman Shi does not fear hardship and sincerely seeks the Dharma, remote empowerment may be conferred upon him at 8:00 a.m. on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the Buddha’s Birthday. All the rituals shall remain as before. Hereafter, when others seek the Dharma, you may transmit it to them; there will be no need for me to confer remote empowerment again. The plans for the expansion of Jingju Temple are very good, but the project is immense and beyond our present financial means. It must be considered over the long term. |
| 】毗卢殿后门外面能开，里面不能开。上师去殿内倒驾慈航，方丈去殿内则顺绕。上师居两层：上层是上师专用的密坛，只能从上师卧室上去。下层是上师卧室及外间。 |
] The outer rear door of the Vairocana Hall can be opened, but the inner one cannot. When the master enters the hall, he makes a counterclockwise circumambulation; when the abbot enters the hall, he circumambulates clockwise. The master occupies two levels: the upper level is the master’s private esoteric altar, accessible only through the master’s bedroom. The lower level contains the master’s bedroom and an outer room. |
| 弟子 志明等 顶礼 |
Disciples Zhiming and others respectfully prostrate |
| 1994年3月某日 |
A day in March 1994 |
| 【永寿童子】只要诚恳修法，很多中下根者都能与心中心法相应。 |
[Yongshou Tongzi] So long as they cultivate the practice sincerely, many practitioners of middling or lesser capacities can accord with the Heart-of-Heart Dharma. |
| 【LVM】其实根性不是固定的，一念相应，便是上根。 |
[LVM] In fact, one’s innate capacity is not fixed. When a single thought accords, one is of the highest capacity. |
