【Refuting Misconceptions About Meditation】- Let the thought becomes the meditation

【Therefore, understand “meditation” as it is explained in Dharmamitra’s《Clear Words Commentary》: “Meditating” is making the mind take on the state or condition of the object of meditation. 】

Well, for the “meditation”, we should know what the content of meditation is. It’s like what Lamrim has clearly explained, it is to enable our thought process – “meditating is making the mind” this is talking about our mental intention. In a broader sense, it is our entire consciousness. And “take on the state or condition of the object of meditation” constitutes your object of meditation. For this, I might as well go over the content; and then you should be able to understand the text. First, it explains:

【For example, “meditating on the compassion” and “meditating on faith” mean that the mind must be made to develop these qualities. 】

For instance, you want to meditate on compassion and faith. Are you compassionate now? No. When you see a person, [you think] this guy deserves to [suffer]! Once you have meditated on compassion, then when you see him, alas, you will have sympathy for him. So your meditating on it is needed. Often, we hear others say something and do you think this guy makes any sense? You meditate on it ah, you completely believe him. In the past, when you hear him [you think]: “what’s so great about that? I know that, too!” At that time, you will not follow him wholeheartedly – that is to change your mind within.

SOURCE 来源 :

28A 02’31” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P114 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P111

日常师父法语📡28A 02’31”手抄稿第4册P114 LL5

破除此中邪妄分别: 让意念成为修要

【故言修者，应当了知，如《波罗蜜多释论》，明显文句中云：[所言修者，谓令其意，成彼体分，或成彼事。]】

那么所以[所言修]，我们应该了解修的内容是什么。就像这个论当中，说得很清楚，就是使得我们的意，[所言修者，谓令其意]，就是我们的意，这个意现在广泛的就是整个的我们的心识，[成彼体分，或成彼事]，就是成功你要修的这个。那么这个我不妨把那个内涵说了一下，文字你们就懂了。先解释：

【譬如说云修信修悲，是须令意生为彼彼。】

譬如说你要修悲心、修信心。现在你的悲不悲呀？不悲。看见一个人是：这个家伙活该！等到你修了悲这个东西，你看见他，哎呀，你就同情怜悯他，所以你要修。平常我们碰见这个人说的话，你觉得这个家伙有没有道理啊？你修了一下—啊，你完全相信他。平常你听见了他：这有什么了不起，我也懂！那个时候你不会一心一意地跟着他。就是把你的心，内心转过来。