香巴拉的覺悟世界 The Enlightened World of Shambhala

全世界的香巴拉人，請以你們的修行和慷慨善舉，支援那些最近在緬甸和中國天災之下受苦受難的一切眾生！

香巴拉社團成員，請在日課裡一心護念災變當中的受害者。您可以為受難者做功德回向；尤其在此時，對所有這些已經死亡、或倖存的，身處於激烈恐懼、悲傷和絕望中的群眾，「自他相換」（Tonglen）的修習法更具特殊利益。

你可以在個人或共修之時，為受害者念誦《心經》。心咒部份，可視情況念七次、廿一次或一百零八次（參前文）。

薩姜米龐仁波切給我們的書信中寫道：

「在我們安逸於自己的環境中時，一場突如其來的、打擊別人的災難，我們往往在情緒上覺得抽離而漠然。在這種情況下，禪修於慈悲，是最理想的修行。有時候我們想像慈悲是一種高尚與精神性的活動，然而事實上，慈悲是當我們心有足夠的寬鬆，便能真正容納身邊周遭世界的自然反應。

佛教中最有益的禪修，即是去思惟我們擁有這珍貴的人身，是何等幸運！死亡的來臨是沒有預警的。因此當我們能夠從事慈悲和愛之時，就不應該浪費時間在無意義的心理活動上。重點是要提醒自己，此生正是一個豐富的機會，我們應明智地運用它，此意味著做一些我們的心自然渴望去做的事——推己及人地擴展慈愛與關懷。」

國際救援機構包括紅十字會和紅新月會都接收捐款，請到以下鏈結：Red Cross and Red Crescent。本報導來自 Shambhala News Service。

在這一個不平寧的世代，我們的心，更為最近亞洲地區的緬甸和中國，因天災而導致上萬人的死亡和流離失所而深感悲痛！根據香巴拉總領袖薩姜·米龐仁波切歷來為這一種巨大災難的指示，此時，身為佛教徒的我們，除了儘可能貢獻一己的人力和物力之外，我們更應該多多念誦心經（Heart Sutra），以心經的無盡功德，回向受苦的眾生！

具體的指導原則如下：

1. 禪修一段時間；之後，開始誦念《心經》；

2. 在誦到咒文部份 OM GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA (唵)揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提娑婆訶）時，重複念誦此心咒一百零八次；

3. 誦完心經全文，並做功德回向。

這是按照香巴拉總裁理查·雷奧克（Richard Reoch）今晨傳給我們中文世界香巴拉人的書信而作的翻譯。請同修依此修行回向。若薩姜米龐仁波切有更進一步的詳細指示，會將立即傳達給各位。

願一切眾生離苦得樂！


附註：以下為心經的中英文版（根據大正新修大藏經及香巴拉英文課誦文版本）

《般若波羅蜜多心經》

唐三藏法師玄奘譯

觀自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。
舍利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是。

舍利子。是諸法空相。不生不滅。不垢不淨。不增不減。
是故空中。無色。無受想行識。無眼耳鼻舌身意。無色聲香味觸法。
無眼界。乃至無意識界。無無明。亦無無明盡。乃至無老死。亦無老死盡。
無苦集滅道。無智亦無得。以無所得故。菩提薩埵。
依般若波羅蜜多故。心無罣礙。
無罣礙故。無有恐怖。遠離顛倒夢想。究竟涅槃。
三世諸佛。依般若波羅蜜多故。得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。
故知般若波羅蜜多。是大神咒。是大明咒。是無上咒。是無等等咒。
能除一切苦。真實不虛。故說般若波羅蜜多咒。即說咒曰

揭帝揭帝　般羅揭帝　般羅僧揭帝　菩提僧莎訶

THE SUTRA OF THE HEART OF TRANSCENDENT KNOWLEDGE

Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was dwelling in Rajagriha at Vulture Peak mountain, together with a great gathering of the sangha of monks and a great gathering of the sangha of bodhisattvas. At that time the Blessed One entered the samadhi that expresses the dharma called "profound illumination" and at the same time noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, while practicing the profound prajnaparamita, saw in this way: he saw the five skandhas to be empty of nature.

Then, through the power of the Buddha, venerable Shariputra said to noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, "How should a son or daughter of noble family train, who wishes to practice the profound prajnaparamita?"

Addressed in this way, noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, said to venerable Shariputra, "O Shariputra, a son or daughter of noble family who wishes to practice the profound prajnaparamita should see in this way: seeing the five skandhas to be empty of nature. Form is emptiness; emptiness also is form. Emptiness is no other than form; form is no other than emptiness. In the same way, feeling, perception, formation , and consciousness are emptiness. Thus, Shariputra, all dharmas are emptiness. There are no characteristics. There is no birth and no cessation. There is no impurity and no purity. There is no decrease and no increase. Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness, there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no formation, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no appearance, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no dharmas; no eye dhatu up to no mind dhatu, no dhatu of dharmas, no mind consciousness dhatu; no ignorance, no end of ignorance up to no old age and death, no end of old age and death; no suffering, no origin of suffering, no cessation of suffering, no path, no wisdom, no attainment, and no nonattainment. Therefore, Shariputra, since the bodhisattvas have no attainment, they abide by means of prajnaparamita. Since there is no obscuration of mind, there is no fear. They transcend falsity and attain complete nirvana. All the buddhas of the three times, by means of prajnaparamita, fully awaken to unsurpassable, true, complete enlightenment. Therefore, the great mantra of prajnaparamita, the mantra of great insight, the unsurpassed mantra, the unequalled mantra, the mantra that calms all suffering, should be known as truth, since there is no deception. The prajnaparamita mantra is said in this way:

OM GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA

Thus, Shariputra, the bodhisattva mahasattva should train in the profound prajnaparamita."

Then the Blessed One arose from that samadhi and praised noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, saying, "Good, good, O son of noble family; thus it is, O son of noble family, thus it is. One should practice the profound prajnaparamita just as you have taught and all the tathagatas will rejoice."

When the Blessed One had said this, venerable Shariputra and noble Avalokitshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, that whole assembly and the world with its gods, humans, asuras, and gandharvas rejoiced and praised the words of the Blessed One.

Lotsawa bhikshu Rinchen De translated this text into Tibetan with the Indian pandita Vimalamitra. It was edited by the great editor - lotsawas Gelo, Namkha, and others. This Tibetan text was copied from the fresco in Gegye Chemaling at the glorious Samye vihara. It has been translated into English by the Nalanda Translation Committee, with reference to several Sanskrit editions.

薩姜米龐仁波切預定本月廿五日結束他在尼泊爾為期五週的閉關，出關前夕，他將修格薩竹巴供養（Gesar Drupa Offering）。如您記得的，去年四月，米龐仁波切曾在尼泊爾喜馬拉雅山麓，帕平（Pharping）的瑪拉替卡山洞（Maratika Cave），進入一個非常殊勝的長壽及藥師佛的閉關；瑪拉替卡山洞是當時蓮花生大士（Padmasambhava）與其佛母曼達拉娃 （Mandarava）修行並成就無死金剛身的聖地。（詳細報導歡迎參閱：薩姜米龐仁波切為病者祈福延壽）彼時薩姜米龐仁波切亦提供了讓全體香巴拉信眾為親友祈福延壽的供養機會。

今年春，米龐仁波切在帕平蓮花生大士化現為普巴金剛（Vajrakilaya）的聖地閉關，目的是為了去除障礙、圓滿佛行事業之成辦。此一竹巴修法的殊勝處是——息、增、懷、誅的格薩儀軌，從此將在香巴拉世界中扮演起重要的角色。它是出世間法與世間日常修行之混合，此外，尚能增進一個人的生命力和生命能量。

格薩竹巴在日貢泰錫丘林（Rigon Tashi Choeling），南卡竹美仁波切新建的寺院舉行，這也是喜馬拉雅山脈唯一的一座格薩寺院。南卡竹美仁波切特意與薩姜共同修法，因為該法結合了前世米龐 （十九世紀大米龐）的格薩儀軌、與南卡竹美仁波切親自發掘的伏藏法。它必須以七天全日的緊密修法來完成。

南卡竹美仁波切會在不久的未來傳授香巴拉信眾息、增、懷、誅的格薩儀軌，薩姜米龐仁波切將傳授金剛措嘉（Dorje Tsegyal）——展放一個人生命力能量，的灌頂。細節請注意日後的香巴拉佛教新聞報導。

薩姜在關中獻給全體香巴拉人他的愛意、和加持。

本報導詳情請參：http://www.shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=332

觀賞進行中的竹巴法會照片，請到：click here。有意加入供養的行列者（時限延長至4/25，紐約時間1 PM以前，台北和中國時間4/26, 1 AM 以前），到此鏈結：by credit card click here , or by check click here with a notation in the Comment Section: "Gesar drupa."

（圖片：格薩王唐卡；薩姜米龐仁波切、南卡竹美仁波切進行格薩竹巴法會現場）

香巴拉尊貴的領袖，薩姜蔣貢米龐仁波切將在五月十一日（台北時間十二日凌晨十二時），由歐洲的香巴拉中心，在網上向所有香巴拉世界的信眾開示什麼是「曼達拉（壇城）的原則」（英語，無中譯）。

拜現代科技之賜，只要你有一台連線速度較快的電腦，歡迎您屆時上網親睹並聆聽仁波切的容顏和法音。因容量的限制，只允許全球兩百台的電腦同時連線，請儘可能以小組方式參與。

報名請洽：the Shambhala Online website. 可預先測試您的周邊配備如webcam and/or microphone麥克風等等。

期待與您網上相見！

We are delighted to announce that the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, will address the international Shambhala community online from the Kalapa Centre in Europe, on 11 May at 6 pm (Central European time), 1 pm Atlantic time, and 9 am Pacific time. The Sakyong will speak on "Mandala Principle".

The quality of online interaction between teacher and student is greatly enhanced when the student uses a webcam and/or microphone to interact with the teacher. We will offer training and test sessions in advance of the event for those of you who plan to use this equipment for this 11 May address.

With 200 possible computer connections, registration priority will be given to centres and groups. Further details will be posted, and registration will open soon on the Shambhala Online website.

(Sakyong's photo by James Hoagland. This announcement was from the Shambhala News Service.)

親愛的朋友們:

在車水馬龍、人來人往的忙碌生活裡，為什麼不抽出一天、讓自己細細體會我們這顆心本然的躍動、寧靜、和喜悅呢？

薩姜米龐仁波切說：「許多人都是自己心靈的奴隸，我們的心是自己最強悍的敵人。我們想要專注，心卻到處飄盪。我們企圖把壓力掃到一邊，焦慮卻讓我們暗夜難眠。我們想善待心愛的人，到後來卻以自己的利益為優先。我們想改變生活時，便全心投入禪修，滿心期待很快能看到成果；然而，等到蜜月期消磨殆盡後，剩下的唯有滿懷惆悵。... 為何不去思考如何來調伏自己的心？」歡迎您，與我們一起來修習禪坐。

本月份台北香巴拉將於 4月26 日週六舉行一日禪（Nyinthun），

Shambhala Taipei would like to invite you for a day of meditation on Saturday, April 26th.

歡迎各位踴躍參與！全天或半天均可。也歡迎你邀請你的朋友一起參加共修！

Please feel free to join us.

地點：北市仁愛路四段426號3樓 (光復南路口)日月書院。捷運站：國父紀念館3號出口
時間：早上九點（準時起香。請早一點到場。）至下午四點。

連絡人：張文馨居士
電話：0968-136655

共修形式請參照部落格前文（或將加入一段香巴拉阿闍黎二月份剛傳授的本初善四威嚴修法）：
Nyinthun（一日禪修閉關）的形式介紹

今天開始，噶瑪巴這次北美弘法之行的場地，開始正式售票。詳情請參閱以下香巴拉新聞網頁鏈結。因報名人數眾多，身為協辦單位之一的香巴拉國際特別通知所有的香巴拉人：訂票請早！

http://shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=327

Details on Ticket Availability:

紐約市 New York tickets:

Saturday, 17 May: Hammerstein Ballroom
Public Teachings at 10am and 2pm
Tickets on sale Monday, 14 April, 9am EST through Ticketmaster. Please click here.

Sunday, 18 May: Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom
A Full Afternoon of Public Teachings Starting at 2pm
Tickets available soon. Please click here to check for updates.

博德市（科羅拉多州）Boulder tickets:

Sunday, 25 May: Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado
Public Teachings at 10am and 2pm
Tickets on sale Tuesday, 15 April, 9am EST through TicketsWest and at KingSoopers. Please click here.

西雅圖 Seattle tickets:

Saturday, 31 May: Paramount Theatre
Public Teachings at 10am and 2pm
Tickets on sale Monday, 14 April, 9am EST through Ticketmaster. Please click here.

Sunday, 1 June: Paramount Theatre
Chenrezig Empowerment at 10am and Public Teaching at 2pm
Tickets on sale Monday, 14 April, 9am EST through Ticketmaster. Please click here.

The Karmapa Foundation is the non-profit organization founded to sponsor His Holiness' first visit to America. In addition, each of the three cities of the tour has a different co-sponsor: Karma Triyana Dharmachakra is co-sponsor in New York; Shambhala is co-sponsor in Boulder; and Nalandabodhi is co-sponsor in Seattle.

Information and Inquiries: The official Web site for the Karmapa's visit to the U.S. is here. If you have an inquiry, please call the number below or send an email to the planning committee in the city nearest you. Before calling, please read the FAQs page on the website here to see if your question has already been answered.

Karmapa Visit Information Phone: (206) 219-0147

香巴拉國際在此熱誠地歡迎第十七世大寶法王噶瑪巴即將展開他首度到訪北美的歷史性旅程。薩姜·蔣貢·米龐仁波切將於科羅拉多州博德市的香巴拉中心親迎大寶法王；大寶法王並將會見信徒及開示大眾。

歡迎您到以下網站：via this link 透過香巴拉壇城專門帳戶捐款護持大寶法王。捐款方式非常簡便；所有功德主都會收到大寶法王親自加持的照片和紅絲線（經郵寄）。

詳情請參閱：http://www.shambhala.org/community/2008/karmapa.php

另外，這裡有一段第十六世大寶法王應創巴仁波切之邀，在北美傳授殊勝的「大黑寶冠灌頂」法會的記錄影片，請到以下鏈結觀賞錄影和照片：The Lion's Roar

 

（本文圖片：薩姜蔣貢米龐仁波切於2004年九月十五日在北印 Gyuto Monastery, near Dharamsala, northern India 初次造訪大寶法王）

薩姜米龐仁波切與（其岳父）南卡竹美仁波切，日前在鄰近尼泊爾帕平（Pharping）的新伏藏寺 (Rigon Tashi Choeling)，舉行了一整天之紀念持明主創巴仁波切入涅槃廿一週年的儀式。薩姜王母和其他 Ripa 家族成員和僧眾等亦參與了金剛薩埵的法會與薈供。

一般公認，邱陽創巴仁波切就有如蓮師再現於今世；他克服了諸多障礙困難，而在西方廣宏佛法。是日香巴拉僧團在薩姜的帶領下，修習「加持之雨」（Rain of Blessings，蓮師修法）；在修法結束之時，天空充滿了震耳欲聾的霹靂雷鳴，並降下了一場傾盆大雨。南卡竹美仁波切指出，雷聲即是香巴拉願景/ 視見（Shambhala Vision）日益昌榮的一個吉祥徵兆。

南卡竹美仁波切顯得非常動容；他說，創巴仁波切是他的上師，他從仁波切之處接收甚多的灌頂和修法。多年以來，他自己一直殷切祈請香巴拉願景早日實現；他表示，雷雨是他的祈禱將在薩姜任內得到回應的一個吉祥徵象。

更多詳情，請閱讀：
http://www.shambhala.org/community/2008/vctr_parinirvana.php

該網頁的最下方，請按白色三角形Play按鈕，觀賞法會實況的簡短錄影報導。

圖片：薩姜與南卡竹美仁波切主持法會之莊嚴景象。

為回應香巴拉對西藏 - 中國緊張情勢的深切關注，香巴拉總裁理查雷奧克（President Richard Reoch）最近在印度北部敏卓林寺院附近採訪、拍攝了這部記錄西藏絕食者的短片。有意者請到以下網頁觀看，並請如薩姜米龐仁波切日前之指示，為該地區的所有人民及世界和平祝禱：

http://www.shambhala.org/media/video/2008_03_dehradhun_tibet_report.mov

In response to the deep concern in the Shambhala community about the current crisis in China, we have posted a short film of hunger striking Tibetans in the main city near Mindrolling Monastery in Northern India. The film was shot by President Reoch immediately following the conclusion of the practices at the Mindrolling monastery for His Holiness the XIth Mindrolling Tritchen Rinpoche. He visited the protest, organized by the Tibet Solidarity Committee, and met with the hunger strikers for several hours.

(Shambhala News Service - http://www.shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=320)

第十七世大寶法王2008年北美弘法行的行程表，已經由其官方網站正式公告了。歡迎意者到以下網址洽詢詳情：
http://www.karmapavisit.org/index.php?us_schedule

又，關於香巴拉與大寶法王此行、及前世（十六世）噶瑪巴與創巴仁波切淵源的報導，請閱讀部落格前文：香巴拉歡迎噶瑪巴訪問北美！