圆转四无量心

林钰堂

若能圆融四无量心，自然逐渐趋入菩提。余曾作〈住无量心〉、〈圆融无量〉、〈圆融四无量心之修法〉及〈圆融四无量心之观法〉等四篇，并应邀演说阐释之，而有〈圆融四无量心〉之笔录文。

于前述〈修法〉一文中曾介绍如何于一一无量心中融通四者之念诵及思惟，而其主干即如下之陈述：

慈之慈，慈之悲，慈之喜，慈之舍；
悲之慈，悲之悲，悲之喜，悲之舍；
喜之慈，喜之悲，喜之喜，喜之舍；
舍之慈，舍之悲，舍之喜，舍之舍。

余常修此念诵，并以之配合于日常计数之中。每天做仰卧起坐时，随念其中一项，即做一下，并呼吸一次。如此顺序念完一轮，即为十六下。接着以同样方式做俯地挺身，也是一轮十六下。

如上仰卧起坐及俯地挺身各十六下，视为一轮，依序做“慈、悲、喜、舍”四轮，即各做六十四下。最后再做一轮，“佛”轮，即各做八十下。

近日为了活转此公式，以免陷于僵化，更圆转之。介绍如下：

慈轮
　　慈之慈，慈之悲，慈之喜，慈之舍；
　　悲之悲，悲之喜，悲之舍，悲之慈；
　　喜之喜，喜之舍，喜之慈，喜之悲；
　　舍之舍，舍之慈，舍之悲，舍之喜。

悲轮
　　悲之悲，悲之喜，悲之舍，悲之慈；
　　喜之喜，喜之舍，喜之慈，喜之悲；
　　舍之舍，舍之慈，舍之悲，舍之喜；
　　慈之慈，慈之悲，慈之喜，慈之舍。

亦即每一轮中之慈、悲、喜、舍四行各以慈之慈，悲之悲，等开始，而顺序列出其余三项。而每一轮又以该轮同名之行为首行，而顺序列出余行。

因此余二轮之首列即为（原稿只列出首列，打字之茶桶空行慈悲，将之打全。）

喜轮
　　喜之喜，喜之舍，喜之慈，喜之悲；
　　舍之舍，舍之慈，舍之悲，舍之喜；
　　慈之慈，慈之悲，慈之喜，慈之舍；
　　悲之悲，悲之喜，悲之舍，悲之慈。

舍轮
　　舍之舍，舍之慈，舍之悲，舍之喜；
　　慈之慈，慈之悲，慈之喜，慈之舍；
　　悲之悲，悲之喜，悲之舍，悲之慈；
　　喜之喜，喜之舍，喜之慈，喜之悲。

若加做佛轮，即回慈轮，或任择余一修之。

如此圆转，注意力必需十分集中，方能不乱、不忘失。而修习之后，颇觉心地清明而无有执着，大概因为“慈、悲、喜、舍”不停运转，而自然无可着吧。令我想起昔年梦见弘法大师时，彼示不停运转之两球，同时皆自转并互转，亦当即开示此义乎。东密一般以注重细节著称，或许应当注意及此，而免落乎法执也。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年元月十二日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

补充：

近日于体操之际又思及佛轮亦可轮转如下：

佛之慈，佛之悲，佛之喜，佛之舍；
佛之悲，佛之喜，佛之舍，佛之慈；
佛之喜，佛之舍，佛之慈，佛之悲；
佛之舍，佛之慈，佛之悲，佛之喜。

而以“佛”表慈悲喜舍之本来圆融一体。如此，则圆转四无量心达到圆满矣！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年元月廿二日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

相关档案：
修学 F0031　住无量心
修学 F0404　圆融无量
修学 F0446　圆融四无量心之修法
演讲 F0638　圆融四无量心
修学 F1046　圆融四无量心之观法

Cycling the Four Boundless Minds

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yutang Lin"
To: "Dharma Friends"
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:48 AM
Subject: New Work on Practicing the Four Boundless Minds_关于修四无量心的新作

Manuscript of F1558 in 3 pages are attached in the three jpg files.
附呈的F1558手稿共有三页的jpg档案。

Four previous works in Chinese on the Four Boundless Minds are also attached for your conveniences.
四篇之前以中文所作关于四无量心的作品亦附呈供您们方便。

I think it will be worth while to print these 5 works into a booklet for free distribution. The title will be 圆融四无量心. The book number is B090.
我认为将这五篇作品辑成一小册以供免费流通是很有价值的。标题就叫做〈圆融四无量心〉。书号为B090。

May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
愿一切众生早日成佛！

Yutang
钰堂

Wheel for the Cycling of the Four Boundless Minds

----- Original Message -----
From: Yutang Lin
To: Dharma Friends
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 2:45 AM
Subject: FW: 1

Based on the instructions I wrote, disciple Chang Wang had already worked out, after several attempts, a Dharma Wheel for the Cycling of the Four Boundless Minds.
依据我写的教示，弟子昌旺在多回的尝试下已完成此圆融四无量心的法轮。

It is attached.
附呈。

Disciple Wang Hao can still try to do it, if he can improve it in some areas.
弟子王浩若能够改善一些地方，仍可以试着去做它。

May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
愿一切众生早日成佛！

Yutang
钰堂

Draft

----- Original Message -----
From: Yutang Lin
To: Dharma Friends
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:49 AM
Subject: Wheel Design_法轮设计

Disciple Wang Hao said he wanted to design a Dharma Wheel for the Four Boundless Minds.
弟子王浩说他想要设计一个四无量心的法轮。

This morning the idea came to me, so I drew a draft for him to do it in details. See attached file.
今晨我这个构思出来了，所以我画了一个草图以供他做此设计的细节。请看附呈档案。

May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
愿一切众生早日成佛！

Yutang
钰堂

Cycling the Four Boundless Minds　Yutang Lin

If one could harmonize and unify the Four Boundless Minds, naturally one will gradually merge into Bodhi. I had written four articles on this subject in the past: "Abiding in the Boundless Mind," "Unification of Four Boundless Minds," "Boundless Harmony," and "Visualization for the Unification of Four Boundless Minds." Upon invitation I also gave a talk in mandarin on "Harmonizing the Four Boundless Minds," and a Chinese transcript is available.

In the article "Unification of Four Boundless Minds" mentioned above I introduced the repetition and sequence of contemplation that would harmonize and unify all Four Boundless Minds in each one of them, and the main stem of that practice is as follows:

Benevolence of benevolence, compassion of benevolence, joy of benevolence, release of benevolence;
Benevolence of compassion, compassion of compassion, joy of compassion, release of compassion;
Benevolence of joy, compassion of joy, joy of joy, release of joy;
Benevolence of release, compassion of release, joy of release, release of release.

Often I practiced this repetition, and employed it in combination with daily counting. Daily while I do sit-ups, with repetition of one item among them, I do one sit-up and one inhalation and one exhalation. Thus when I finished one round of this repetition, I had done sixteen sit-ups. Then in similar fashion I do push-ups, and with one round of this repetition I had done sixteen push-ups.

Counting the above sixteen sit-ups and sixteen push-ups as one cycle, I do the four cycles of Benevolence, Compassion, Joy and Release. So, in total I do each kind of exercise sixty-four times. Finally I do a "Buddha" cycle, and hence daily the total number of each kind I do is eighty.

Recently, to avoid becoming stagnant in this formula I revitalized it by cycling it. It is done as follows:

Cycle of Benevolence

Benevolence of benevolence, compassion of benevolence, joy of benevolence, release of benevolence;
Compassion of compassion, joy of compassion, release of compassion, benevolence of compassion;
Joy of joy, release of joy, benevolence of joy, compassion of joy;
Release of release, benevolence of release, compassion of release, joy of release.

Cycle of Compassion

Compassion of compassion, joy of compassion, release of compassion, benevolence of compassion;
Joy of joy, release of joy, benevolence of joy, compassion of joy;
Release of release, benevolence of release, compassion of release, joy of release;
Benevolence of benevolence, compassion of benevolence, joy of benevolence, release of benevolence.

This means that each of the four rows of Benevolence, Compassion, Joy and Release in each cycle is to begin with benevolence of benevolence, compassion of compassion, etc., and then the remaining three items follow in the sequential order. Furthermore, each cycle is to begin with the row that begins with the same name as the cycle, and then the remaining rows follow in the sequential order.

Hence the remaining cycles are:

Cycle of Joy

Joy of joy, release of joy, benevolence of joy, compassion of joy;
Release of release, benevolence of release, compassion of release, joy of release;
Benevolence of benevolence, compassion of benevolence, joy of benevolence, release of benevolence;
Compassion of compassion, joy of compassion, release of compassion, benevolence of compassion.

Cycle of Release

Release of release, benevolence of release, compassion of release, joy of release;
Benevolence of benevolence, compassion of benevolence, joy of benevolence, release of benevolence;
Compassion of compassion, joy of compassion, release of compassion, benevolence of compassion;
Joy of joy, release of joy, benevolence of joy, compassion of joy.

If, in addition, Cycle of Buddha is added, then just repeat the Cycle of Benevolence, or any one of the remaining three cycles.

To cycle the formula in this way, it takes great concentration at each and every step along the way lest one gets lost or confused. After such a session mind is very clear and senses no attachment to anything. This is probably because Benevolence, Compassion, Joy and Release were constantly cycling, and hence naturally there was nothing left to be grasped. This reminded me of meeting Master Hong Fa in a dream many years ago. He showed me two balls that were swiftly turning around by themselves and simultaneously circling each other swiftly. I supposed that he was displaying the same teaching then. The Japanese Tantra is well-known for its meticulous care of details in rituals; perhaps they should pay attention to this kind of teaching lest they fall stagnant in attachment to Dharma.

Written in Chinese and translated on January 12, 2008
El Cerrito, California

Amendment:

Recently during my daily physical exercises it occurred to me that the Cycle of Buddha mentioned above may employ the following formula:

Cycle of Buddha

Buddha's benevolence, Buddha's compassion, Buddha's joy, Buddha's release;
Buddha's compassion, Buddha's joy, Buddha's release, Buddha's benevolence;
Buddha's joy, Buddha's release, Buddha's benevolence, Buddha's compassion;
Buddha's release, Buddha's benevolence, Buddha's compassion, Buddha's joy;
And here "Buddha" signifies the original harmonious oneness of the Four Boundless Minds. Thus, cycling of the Four Boundless Minds reached its perfect completion!

January 22, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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