Non Attachment
In classical Buddhist Sutras, the Buddha told us: no panic, no excitement, no attachment, no giving up. You have nothing to lose if you don't have greed from which loss arises. Gains arise from giving.
Without attachment, when practicing you are joyful and at ease. You feel nothing except you and the Buddha. The Buddha is my master and my god. Our respect, worship, and chanting are interaction between us and the Buddha.
When you chant and practice, you should not have any idea of gaining something. "Buddha, I don't have money. Please give me some;" or "Buddha, I don't have a girlfriend, please find me one." It won't work. Don't think of gaining something. In fact, the more purified and at ease you are, and the more you praise, the more you will get.
Your attachment may become your obstacles. Receiving the energy of the Buddha's great compassion will make you feel peaceful and equitable. Thus, in Buddhism and meditation, there's a state called emptiness.
It's neither up nor down, neither left nor right, neither this side nor that side, neither arising nor ceasing. This is the state of emptiness. The Buddha gave it several names: Sariputra or Perceiving Ease.
This state is extremely important for you to achieve ultimate enlightenment. Its importance was mentioned in the last part of the Heart Sutra; the Buddha said all Buddhas of the past, present, and future had attained enlightenment by this method.
No greed will enable you to attain ultimate purity and wisdom. If you're greedy, you won't get either one. Keep your mind pure and at ease. Be happy for and praise others. Connecting with Buddha results in wisdom and freedom.
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不执着
佛陀指导我们：不惊不喜、不执不放。我不执着，我就没有放弃；我没有穿，我就没有脱的感觉；我没有贪欲，我就没有失去，失去是因为贪才会失。因此，没有这份执着，在修的时候，心中自在欢喜，只有我和佛。佛就是我的师，就是我的神。我恭敬祂也好、礼拜祂也好、诵念咒语也好，就是我和佛之间的交流、互动。
在诵念、修行时，还要舍去获得之心。比如，佛呀，我就缺钱，给我钱吧！再比如，佛呀，我正缺一个对象，给我个对象吧！这都不行。别有获取、获得之心，因为那份执着会变成障碍。其实越是清净自在、怀着赞美之心，反而会获得更多。
佛陀这种大慈大悲能量的进入，同时也会增强你大脑中的那种平静、公平。因此，在佛教禅学中，有一种境界称为「空境」，就是指不上不下、不左不右、不偏不倚、不生不灭的境界。佛给它起了好几个名字，比如「舍利子」、「观自在」。
这个境界非常重要，因为这会关系到你获得最根本的成就。在《心经》的后头，佛讲到，三世一切诸佛，都是依着这个方法修过来的。无贪欲之心，才能获得根本清净，才能获得根本智慧；有贪欲，就不能获得。
节选自金菩提禅师《修行的要点》
Commentary by Jerome:
Many people pray to the Buddha and ask for favors. There is a Chinese saying that people going for exams usually beg the Buddha for help (临时抱佛脚). This is a form of attachment. We beg or pray to the Buddha to ask for something we desire. We should change this misconception. In fact, whenever we are chanting, praying, prostrating, meditating, we should do so with a pure and sincere mind, a mind without any desire. Only then, can we attain wisdom.
In the state of emptiness, there is no attachment to forms or mind. There is no conceptual difference such as high or low, left or right. In this meditative state of emptiness, there is no "wanting" or hoping for something. There should not be an expectation to see lights, to see Buddhas, to go to the pure land or attain something. In fact, all the sense bases (seeing, hearing, thinking, feeling, smelling, tasting) do not react to external stimuli. This is non-attachment.
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1) Master Jin Bodhi Facebook
2) Official Bodhi Meditation Website
Author:
Jerome is a Buddhist practitioner that has learnt from Theravada, Mahayana and Tibetan traditions and is still learning! He first learnt meditation and Dharma from Theravadan monks and practitioners in the lineage of the Arahant Venerable Amatha Gavesi Maha Thero from Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist temple in Singapore. Then, he completed a Diploma in Buddhism from the Buddhist and Pali College in 2016. He also learnt from Zen Master Wu Jue Miao Tian (85th Zen Patriach) from the LingJi lineage in Taiwan in 2014 - 2015. Subsequently, he learnt from Garchen Rinpoche from the Drigar Thubten Dargye Ling tradition (Tibetan) and attended annual Om Mani Padme Hum and Om Ami Dewa Hrih retreats from 2015 till date. Currently, he is a disciple of Master Jin Bodhi (Mahayana) from Bodhi Meditation in Singapore and is an active volunteer there. Master Jin Bodhi is his main Dharma teacher. Jerome feels that Buddhism is not a religion but is a practical way to reduce our life's problems. The essence of Buddhism is not in the books or sutras but in the way we apply it into our lives. Having understood some aspects of Buddha's teaching, he wants to give back to the society and hopes to share his insights with everyone who has the affinity with him.
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