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Updated Mar 2010

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禪修學佛入門 Introduction to

Buddhism and Meditation2012/06/16

Buddhist Association of CanadaCham Shan Temple

Updated Mar 2010

Buddhist Association of CanadaCham Shan Temple

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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Buddhist Association of Canada

A Practical Approach to Vipassana Meditation

Insight Meditation



Samatha vs. Vipassana

Samatha Meditation Vipassana Meditation

Calming Observing

Concentration Mindfulness

Focus on Single Object Bare awareness

Achieve One-Pointedness Recognize True Realities

Produce Mindfulness Produce Concentration

Concentration is exclusive Mindfulness is inclusive

Generate Mental Power Provide Direction to Mental Power



Kayanupassana Satipatthana 觀身不淨 (Mindfulness of Body)

Vedananupassana Satipatthana 觀受是苦 (Mindfulness of Feelings)

Cittanupassana Satipatthana 觀心無常 (Mindfulness of Mind)

Dhammanupassana Satipatthana 觀法無我 (Mindfulness of Phenomena)

Satipatthana Vipassana Meditationn 四念住



Mindfulness

The Buddha advocated that one should establish mindfulness (satipatthana) in one's day-to-day life maintaining as much as possible a calm awareness of one's bodily functions, sensations (feelings), objects of consciousness (thoughts and perceptions), and consciousness itself. The practice of mindfulness supports deep absorption resulting in the arising of wisdom. A key innovative teaching of the Buddha was that meditative stabilisation must be combined with liberating discernment.



Five Senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching

It is not you who sees since who you see is just a concept.

It is your seeing consciousness.

If you are thinking that you are seeing the object, you are

not seeing the object.

There is only the seeing that notes your eye object

through bare attention and noting intention.

MINDFULNESS OF MIND AND MIND OBJECT



Intention must arise before every action. Take note of major intentions, i.e. walking, sitting, lying

and standing. You are not going to get up until you are able to observe

the intention to get up. Take note of major emotions, i.e. anger, greed etc. If you are not mindful, you are controlled by your mind. Your mind has a life of its own. Be mindful on forms, feelings, thoughts and your

consciousness.

NOTING INTENTION



Note the intention before you act on it.Your intention is constantly changing.Mindful your intention with clarity,

stability and alertness.Mindful your intention with

compassion, loving kindness and joyfulness.

NOTING INTENTION



Penetrate beyond forms.Just watch the form as a pure sensation.Seeing and hearing is a type of knowing.See the discontinuity of the

consciousness.You are a completely new person every

second when you see your consciousness changes.

Non-Self and Discontinuity of Consciousness



When you note your mind in anger, the anger become subsided.

You see the differences between the defilements and the pure mind.

Your awareness changes moment-to-moment.

The consciousness is more of knowing the mind.




If you are in the state of deep noting and being very aware of the discontinuity and the changing of the mental states, then you can see the discontinuity of the consciousness itself.

All dharma are mere phenomenal experiences and occurrences. There are void of self.

You can experience the void of self through discontinuity of consciousness.

When the above is clear, the clinging of the self will be further abandoned.




Use the breath or sitting as the primary object of meditation.After developing some concentration, broaden the field of

awareness to notice the state of the mind, allowing the state of mind to reveal itself to you.

If there is judgment about the mind-state, just let go of the judgment and return back to the breath.

If you become lost in thought and you notice it, appreciate that moment of noticing, of waking up and being mindful. Then gently return your attention to the breath and continue to follow it.

During the day, take a few moments to be mindful of your breath, body sensations, feeling and mind-state.

Instructions for Mindfulness of Mind



Whether doing sitting meditation or simply bringing mindfulness to your everyday life activities, notice the state of mind that is present.

Reflect on whether this mind-state contributes to peacefulness or stress in this moment.

Notice the effect on the mind-state, if any, when it is met with mindfulness and compassionate acceptance and letting go as contrasted with judgment and holding on or pushing away.

If you ever feel confused about what you are experiencing, see if you can be aware that it is a mind state with confusion.

If you find a mind-state too difficult to be with, simply return your attention to the breath.

Instructions for Mindfulness of Skillful and Unskillful States of Mind



When a mind with greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction arises, the bhikkhu knows, that this is a mind with greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction.

Similarly, when a mind free of greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction arises, he knows that this is a mind free of greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction. He perceives this both in himself and in others.

Lord Buddha taught Meditation for Mindfulness of Mind



When a developed or undeveloped, superior or inferior, concentrated or un-concentrated mind arises, the bhikkhu knows that this is a developed or undeveloped, superior or inferior, concentrated or un-concentrated mind.

Similarly, when a mind temporarily free from defilements or not free from defilements arises, he knows that this is a mind temporarily free from defilements or not free from defilements.

Thus he dwells perceiving again and again mind as just mind (not mine, not I, not self but just a phenomenon.) He perceives this both in himself and in others




He dwells perceiving the “cause and appearing” of mind or the “cause and dissolution” of mind. He is firmly mindful that only mind exists (not soul, self or I).

Mindfulness of mind is just for progressively developing more insight and mindfulness, he remains detached from craving and wrong view, and dwells without clinging to anything in the world.

In this way, the bhikkhu dwells perceiving again and again mind as just mind.




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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)

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