【The Meditation Session - Preparation】- Buddhas & Bodhisattvas are shining upon me

【Mental obeisance is expressed by the next verse:

Upon one particle there are buddhas as numerous as the particles of those worlds, and All are seated in the midst of their children.

In this way, all are spheres of reality.

I imagine conquerors filling all of those particles.

Buddhas are seated even upon each of the most minute particles and are equal in number to all of those particles. Each buddha is surrounded by bodhisattva disciples. Mental obeisance develops belief through recollecting the buddhas' good qualities. 】

That is “upon one particle there are Buddhas as numerous as the particles of those worlds, and all are seated in the midst of their children. In this way, all are spheres of reality. I imagine conquerors filling all of those particles.” This is our concept of the “mental” obeisance. Within any single minute particle, there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas surrounding it equal in number to those particles. Regarding this concept, what should [we] do? [We] should develop “belief.” In this paragraph, the key is to “develop belief.” What is belief? That is, toward your object of meditation, affirm it without a doubt and do not be swayed by others. Normally our minds are scattered, which is not the state of “belief.” If belief is developed, doubt will certainly not arise.

So with the above, now we can apply it right away. Once we have this belief, even if I may not be able to see anything [clearly], but I am certain that I am in the midst of ignorance like a blind person who is unable to see. However, there is Buddha and Bodhisattvas’ luminosity. Even though I am unable to see the sun - as a blind person is unable to see the sun - yet the sun still shines upon the blind person! So, in your mind, you’ve reached this conviction. When you think of it, although you cannot see Buddha, yet the Buddha is vividly sitting in front you, looking at you with his eyes wide open, you naturally will become very respectful and very sincere.

SOURCE 来源 :

23A 16’26” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P226 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P95

日常师父法语📡23A 16’26”手抄稿第3册P226 L1

修持轨理-加行 : 佛菩萨照着我

【“意敬礼者，[于一尘中]等一颂。谓于一一微尘之上，皆有一切尘数诸佛安住菩萨围绕会中，应发胜解，随念诸佛，所有功德。”】

那个就是[于一尘中尘数佛，各处菩萨众会中，无尽法界尘亦然，深信诸佛皆充满。]这个就是我们的概念，所以这个[意]敬礼。任何一个最小的微尘当中，就有微尘数的佛刹，有微尘数的菩萨等等围绕。关于这个概念，怎么？[应发胜解]。在这一段话当中，重要的要[发胜解]。什么叫胜解？就是对你所缘的那个境，确定不疑的，不为他转。平常我们心里面浮浮泛泛，这个不是胜解，胜解的话，就是确定不疑的。

那么这个我们现在，就是马上用得上的，当我们有了这个胜解以后的话，尽管眼前我什么都看不见，可是我确定晓得：我啊现在在无明当中，像一个瞎子一样看不见，可是佛菩萨的光明，就像我虽然看不见太阳，像瞎子看不见太阳，可是太阳照着瞎子呀！所以你心里面，这么确定的这样的心念。当你想着，你虽然看不见佛，可是佛是明明白白，坐在你面前瞪大你的话，你自然哪非常恭敬、非常至诚。