密乘传统教授
慈尊根本上师，出类拔萃，犹胜一切诸佛！弟子向您祈请！祈加持弟子尽一切生中，以大恭敬心依止具格上师尊。
了知如法依止一切功德之本的慈尊根本上师，是善乐的根本，弟子以大恭敬心依止您，即使牺牲生命亦不背舍！
思惟具格上师的重要，让自己受其主控。
1.应如孝子，完全奉行上师的谕示，丝毫不爽。（孝子心）
2.应如金刚杵，即使魔类、恶友离间自己与上师，永不分离。（金刚心）
3.应如大地，负荷上师赋予的一切工作负担。（大地心）
4.应如山岳，依止上师而受苦受难时，内心毫不动摇。（不起烦恼、丧气) （铁围山心）
5.应如王仆，即使必须执行一切艰困的任务，也不心烦。（世间仆使心）
6.应如清道夫，弃绝慢心，视己较上师卑下。（除秽人心）。
7.应如绳索，欣喜地继承上师的志业，无论负担多么困难、沉重。（延续心/乘心）
8.应如家犬，即使上师讥评、激怒或忽视自己，永不回以瞋心（犬心）。
9.应如舟船，随时为上师往返而不起烦恼（船心）。
具德珍贵的根本上师！乞加持弟子得以如是修行。从今以后，乃至尽未来世，愿弟子能够如此依止上师尊。
藉由口诵这些文字，并在内心省思其意义，尽未来世，你将会幸运地生生世世如法依止珍贵的上师。
如果能够本着这九种心态承事、恭敬、供养珍贵的上师，即使不刻意修习，也会发展出许多美德，积集广大资粮，乃至迅速成就圆满佛果。
二○○六年三月五日
应弟子之请求校订
养和斋 于加州
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The Nine Attitudes of Devotion to Guru
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yutang Lin"
To: "Dharma Friends"
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: One Calligraphy_一翰墨：事师九心
Long time ago a disciple requested that I wrote F1233 in calligraphy. It is a lengthy article, so I did not do it.
很久以前，一弟子要求我手书F1233档案，由于文长，所以我一直都没书写。
Now I write the Nine Attitudes of Serving the Guru in titles only, and I
chose to present them in clearer formulation.
现在我仅将事师九心的九种态度，以易于了解的标题形式将它们呈现出来。
Relevant files are attached.
关键档案附呈。
May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
愿一切众生早日成佛！
Yutang
钰堂
The Nine Attitudes of Devotion to Guru
A traditional teaching in Vajrayana
Translated from Chinese into English
By
Dr. Yutang Lin
My compassionate Root Guru, most outstanding, even superior to all Buddhas! This disciple is supplicating to You; please bless me so that in all my lives I will take refuge with great reverence in Your Meritorious Holiness!
Fully understanding that abiding, in accordance with the Dharma, under the patronage of my compassionate Guru who is the root of all merits is the foundation of pure happiness, this disciple takes refuge in You with sincere reverence, and will not withdraw even at the cost of my life!
Contemplating over the importance of my meritorious Guru so as to yield complete control of myself over to my Guru's guidance.
The nine attitudes of devotion to the Guru:
1. That of a filial child. Like a filial child, one thoroughly carries out the instructions of the Guru without the slightest deviation.
2. That of a Vajra. Like a Vajra that cannot be split apart, even when facing division created by devils or bad associates, one will never split away from the Guru.
3. That of the Earth. Like the Earth carrying everything in the world, one shoulders all assignments ordered by the Guru.
4. That of the Iron Circle of Mountains. Like everlasting mountains, while abiding under the patronage of the Guru one endures hardships and sufferings without ever swaying in one's determination.
5. That of a servant. Like an obedient servant, even when one is obliged to carry out very difficult assignments one holds no grudges in one's heart.
6. That of a sweeper. Like a humble sweeper, one renounces self-pride and regards oneself as inferior to the Guru.
7. That of a rope. Like a continuous rope, one rejoices in carrying on the Dharma activities of the Guru, regardless of its degree of difficulty and heaviness of load.
8. That of a domestic dog. Like a loyal dog, even when the Guru ridicules, irritates or ignores one, one never responds with anger.
9. That of a boat. Like a ferry one goes back and forth on the Guru's assignments without any discontent.
My virtuous and precious Root Guru, please bless this disciple to be able to practice as described above! From this moment onward, throughout endless future lives, may this disciple be able to take refuge in Your Holiness in this way!
Through recitation of these words and inner reflection over their meanings, in all future times one will be fortunate enough to abide, in accordance with the Dharma, under the patronage of the precious Guru from life to life.
If one can, based on these nine attitudes, serve, venerate and make offerings to the precious Guru, then even without deliberate cultivation many virtuous merits will be developed, huge amounts of spiritual stocks will be accumulated, and even up to one's speedy attainment of perfect Buddhahood will be realized.
March 6, 2006
El Cerrito, California
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