[转载]白玛格桑法王---时间真相

Personally I find this teaching story very creative and real in the stage of life and death - it is like a dream yet we may experienced, and/or witness this happening in many live stories by self and/or around us...
A story from "Illusion of Life and Death", author: Pema Kalsang Rinpoche. Translation text.

故事摘录自书籍：《生死的幻觉》白马格桑仁波切著

“从前，有位幻术师非常精通幻术，他有一位朋友是出家师父，俩人非常要好。有一天俩人像平时一样坐在幻术师家里边喝茶边聊天。闲聊中，出家师父对幻术师说：“我想看看你的幻术，能给我表演一下吗？”幻术师笑了一下，走到门口，叫朋友过来看。出家师父走过去，看见门边有一匹高头骏马，那骏马威武健壮，比画的还要好看。幻术师说：“你想要这匹马吗？我可以卖给你。”出家师父问：“这么好的马你是从哪里得到的？要卖多少钱？”幻术师说：“马的价值应该由它的力量和速度来决定，你先骑一下看看马的好坏，然后再谈价格，我们朋友之间没什么不好谈的。”出家师父未加思索就骑上了马，幻术师把缰绳递给他，然后在马的屁股上使劲地拍了一下。骏马像箭一样冲了出去，带着出家师父跃过高山谷地、草原河堤，走了几天几夜，穿越了千山万水。最后，骏马把他摔在了一个陌生的旷野上，头也不回地消失在前方。出家师父跋山涉水，终于艰难地走出了旷野，来到了一个牧区。那里的牧民以放牛放羊来维持生活。他在那儿乞讨，可是得到的食物非常少，只够勉强吃几天。因为人生地不熟，而且语言不通，他像狗一样流浪了许多日子。后来和牧民慢慢接触多了，他开始听懂了他们的方言。幸运的是，那地方的牧民都是信佛的，他们问他是否会念经，他说，念得很熟练。于是有一些牧民请他念经做法事，起初他就以这样的方式生活着。后来，他因为很多年离开了善知识，又结交了坏朋友，跟随他们一起做了不好的事情，因此，破了出家戒。再后来，他和当地的一位姑娘相爱并还俗成家了。为了照顾家庭，他整天忙着放牧和打猎，全然不顾痛苦和罪过。他们生了三个儿女，在把儿女一个个养大的过程中，他怕他们着凉、生病、饥饿，怕他们夭折。儿女生病了他宁愿用自己的死来代替，在饱尝诸如此类的无数担心和折磨的过程中，儿女们被渐渐养育长大。未曾想，儿女们稍大之后，却不听父母的话，互相吵闹打架，摔坏贵重的东西，看到好的东西就要，父母看不到时就偷。在感受如此种种痛苦的同时，夫妻两个之间还经常吵架，互相责骂，甚至有几次还打得头破血流，成了离也离不了、分也分不开的冤家夫妻。他们缺衣少食，日子过得十分艰苦。好不容易熬过了艰难岁月，孩子们长大，变得比较懂事，知道孝敬父母了，可他已经老了。想当年，他也曾经是父母的宝贝，后来成为出家师父，之后变成还俗成家的年轻丈夫，可现在变成了像累鸟一样的老头。因为年纪大了，又因为养活家人吃了很多苦，而且家人总是吵吵闹闹，加上他的身体里面还有各种疾病逼迫，外面又是恶劣的环境逼迫，他变得像个饿鬼一样，谁都不想见。可是为了生活，他仍然不得不出去打猎。年轻时为了能猎获岩石山上的岩羊、草坡山上的羚羊、森林里的鹿、草原上的野骡，他手拿猎枪，腰挂火药，上午爬上岩石山，下午奔走野牛道，晚上在山脚等候鹿吃夜草……喝水的狐狸，寻窝的獾，吃草的雪猪，甚至兔子和鸟，他看到什么就杀什么，杀死什么就吃什么，他以这样的生活方式度过了人生的一半时光。那时，在响亮的枪声和白色的硝烟中他可以把肉堆得像岩石山。可现在他身体衰老，手脚关节疏松，腰酸背痛，坐下站不起来，站起来又坐不下去。好不容易坐下时就像马背上的货捆猛然掉落在地；走路时没有气力就像抓鸟人般轻手轻脚。曾经俊美锐利的眼睛现在看不清远方，上眼皮耷拉下来几乎要盖到下眼皮，嘴瘪瘪的像皱巴巴的羊皮口袋。想说话但是口齿不清，想交谈却听不清对方说话。就这样他还得去上山打猎，尽管空手回来的次数越来越多，但他还是拼命去做。踏着晨霜，披着夜星，度过晚年的一天又一天。有一次他照例上山去打猎，走了很久之后，在一个山坳里发现了一头刚刚产下幼崽的母羚羊，母羚羊身体十分虚弱、动弹不得。他非常无情地杀害了它们，然后以枪作为拐杖，一瘸一拐地背着羚羊的尸体往家走。 走到家的河对岸时，小儿子看见爸爸带着猎物回来，非常高兴，一边喊着爸爸，一边兴冲冲地跑过来，不慎一个失足从桥上掉了下去，立刻就被汹涌的河水冲走了；哥哥姐姐看见弟弟掉到河里，赶紧跳下去救，结果也被河水冲走；妻子目睹这一切，大哭大叫，不顾一切地跳进了河里。眼看一家人转眼间都被河水冲走，他伤心欲绝、昏倒在地，不知过了多久才清醒过来。他倚着枪想站起来，却又倒了下去。就在这时，突然间他感觉像天亮般清醒过来，一看自己正在朋友家里，拿着一根棍子，倒伏在地。幻术师笑着对他说：“起来喝茶吧。”他爬起来，发现刚才倒的那杯茶还是热的。他感到十分惊讶，在短短几分钟的时间里，他竟然经历了一生的坎坷和痛苦！他无法相信这一切，愣了好一会儿才回过神来。回想这些幻觉带来的痛苦，他深深感到轮回世间的作业毫无意义，升起了强烈的出离心，毅然抛开眼前的一切，专心一意隐入山中精进修行，最后获得自利利他的大成就，并以转世化生来利益一切众生，直至轮回空尽。”

source of this story was extracted, retrieved from:
文献：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_935678810100z5fd.html (July 9, 2013)

Media & Information Literary in Vajrayana Buddhism - are we competent?

Lately i received some information of dharma activities, especially Buddhist Puja going on or to be held soon after i joined a Vajrayana_Penang  yahoogroup mailing list.

One of the info sheet i read linked to a site (probably created in Taiwan, using Traditional Chinese Character).  While i was taking a (long) break & reading that in my univ. student computer lab, i got quite taken aback when i read the claimed of the Teacher was the re-incarnation of Avalokitesvara etc...! if i were to offend anyone, after thinking for nearly a week, i think it is better i wrote some information on this upon seeking verification from Kunde Rinpoche who studied in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery, Tibet for nearly a decade. Also i noticed this Teacher has 2 Buddhist centres in Malaysia adopted the word 'Samye'. i was a little confused as i visited the most historical & sacred Samye Monastery in Tibet before.  Then i called my Vajrayana Master/Teacher, Kunde Rinpoche to ask & verify a few questions in my mind.This allow readers' evaluation of those information which had been broadcast in the public domain such as yahoogroup and poster displaying locally.  (These Q&A have been rewording for clarity, bracket wordings meant for personal note)

These were some questions asked & with answers for sharing:

Q1) Tulku la, do you know this Teacher, in the circulated information & website he was a student  of H.H. Pema Kalsang from Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery Tibet?

Answered:  (Tulku la) - he knew this person studying Khenpoship in Dzogchen Shriseng Moastery.  When he was  about 16 years old in that Monastery, this Teacher had just completed the study & left to his own monastery.

ii) - when i tried to verify that the puja text of this Teacher was a student of H.H. Pema Kalsang Rinpoche, Tulku la answered H.H. have many students in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery, Tibet as HH has been the Kyabje (Teacher?) in the Monastery.

iii) - Further, Tulku la complimented he is a Khenpo, thus has completed the required study as a Rinpoche.

2) when i asked of the re-incarnation claim & emanation of Avalokitesvara in that linked website, Tulku la just said people can claim anything they like, but to live to that emanation, able to benefits people's well beings & sentient beings are essentials; as any (self-claims) of spiritual attainment is just a matter of time the Buddhist community who practice the right path would be wise to know.

3) Can we simply use the word 'Samye' for popularity?

- As the Samye Monastery, historically it was Guru Rinpoche's Monastery. Thus, so far there is no Main Spiritual Abbot in the Monastery as no practitioner is competent to claim for oneself as Guru Rinpoche spiritual attainment yet. (it may be normal to use for reason only the user knows, but this highly respected  historically 'Samye' is sacred in Tibet.)

After the discusssion, we agreed that worldly publicity may be important to attract the crowd to contribute or participate in any Dharma activities, but it has to be done with discreet ethically and fairly. (Skillful Means does not meant NOT grounded in ethics - even academic research "Grounded Theory" emphasized its validity is grounded in data... - my personal grouses).

Today, i received the poster again from the Vajrayana_yahoogroup. I observed that the word "Dzogchen Monastery" has been used in that poster.  One time in a chat, Khenpo Kunga Tashi Rinpoche commented that Sogyal Rinpoche (author of "The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying" once said that his brother, H.H.the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche was (has been) too compassionate (on the worldly misrepresentation of Dzogchen Monastery & even spiritual hierarchy representation).

Personally, I think to be fair, should anyone or practitioner using Dzogchen Monastery’s  name in their publicity material locally should generously donate (all) the (net) proceeds of the Dharma Puja conducted channel to Dzogchen Monastery (Tibet or India) for the benefits of the Lamas education & training needs (then the merits are virtueous? - "geramnya"). Otherwise, it is just misleading and in information literacy's jargoon word -  misrepresentation" for the general public who is not familiar with Vajrayana Tradition, or find it too troublesome seeking any verification (may be even  do not know where to verify). But unfortunately, our public media literacy and information literacy levels need many efforts to continuously raising this awareness.  Furthermore, the School of Vajrayana Buddhism here is still rather young & growing compared to the other two well established Buddhist traditions - Theravada & Mahayana Schools.

May We be Wise while trying to Practicing Good

Tashi  Delek

Revised from the original post at Vajrayana Buddhism & facebook timeline - Geram/KH Yeoh on 1 August 2012.