振明《楞严新粹》pg177-195 - 心得报告

 Shurangama Sutra Session 11

1. Sakyamuni Buddha detailed explanation on dependent origination in 12 stages as below

2. From explanation of Just Do It by Daebong Zen Master is Substance, Truth and Function. I link it to diagram below

3. This topic is difficult for me to link from root to 7^th consciousness then the seed karma in 8^th consciousness. I recalled few classes ago did mentioned that our 8^th consciousness created everything around ourselves including mountain, earth etc. I guess this is why Buddha said everything is mind made when we have super natural power we can create anything. The issue is how can I link from my consciousness (6^th sense) to the sub-conscious (7^th consciousness and 8^th consciousness) in order to breakthrough.

4. I tried just to focus on my hearing sense already difficult during meditation, when hearing a car sound,  I will imagine a car and the word ”car sound” appear in my consciousness. Hearing people talking will start to divert attention to understand the story and words people talk. My consciousness is attached to words and forms which is not “Don’t Know Mind” Hence, it is difficult to cut off all thinking and just reflect just on the sound or no sound and link to deeper level of my consciousness.

5. I just have to continue practice and cut off all thinking that tainted with all kinds of attachment after so many years of living and learning in this life. It is not easy just to accept everything as it is without I, mine, me mind from past experiences and learnings especially the vocabulary learnt.

6. When a guitar string vibrates, it can cause another string with the same frequency to vibrate (resonate) without plucking on the other string. I guess this is how Buddhas and Bodhisattva can travel from one Buddha’s land to another Buddha’s Land or anywhere in the universe in a spit second using resonance. Maybe this is achieve using the 8^th conscious mind like 6^th sense (conscious mind) where it can observe the past, present and future but cannot do it with the other 5 senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body).

7. I have so much thinking to understand this topic and hopefully not confusing myself. I just need to meditate more and cut off all thinking in order to link my 6^th conscious to the 7^th and 8^th conscious mind

Ching Meng Hapchang

【第六，七和八识本来就互相链接。禅修是帮助我们观照前六识，不被第七识的分别执著牵引，并转化第八识成大圆镜智。】