【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】Embodiment of the pledge - 1 誓句身-1

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- Embodiment of the pledge - 1

【Then train in good instructions on either the yoga with signs (in the context of the lower tantras), or the yoga of the generation stage (in the context of highest yoga tantra). After this training has been made firm, train well in either the yoga without signs (in the context of the lower tantras), or the yoga of the completion stage (in the context of highest yoga tantra).】

Next, the text says, what is the first step to enter the Tantra teaching? The first step to study Tantra is to rely on virtuous teacher. Once you have relied on a virtuous teacher, he will draft bestow you with an initiation. After that, you should uphold it – to safeguard the samaya, the embodiment of the pledge. So the physical form of ordinary beings is our karmic effect. The true Tantric form is not like this, it is not the form of our karmic effect, it is known as "embodiment of the pledge,” and the pledge is the vow, a commitment. Why is it called a pledge? Samaya is the pledge. In other words: I vow to commit to achieve this.

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35B 10’01”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P94 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P138

日常师父法语📡35B 10’01”手抄稿第5册P94 LL5

道次引导 : 誓句身-1

【次于续部，若是下部有相瑜伽，若是上部生次瑜伽，随其一种善导修学。此坚固已，若是下部无相瑜伽，或是上部满次瑜伽，随于其一应善修学。】

那么下面说，进入密咒它第一步什么呢？进入密咒第一步就是善知识。有了善知识以后，他跟你灌顶，灌了顶以后的护持这个，护持三昧耶戒—誓句身。所以我们凡夫修的身，就是我们的业报身。真正的这个密教修的身，不是我们的这个，不是我们的业报身，它叫作“誓句身”，誓就是发誓的誓，句就是句子的句。为什么叫作誓句呢？三昧耶就是誓句，换句话说我发誓一定要做到这个东西。