书评：《观呼吸：平静的第一堂课》德宝法师
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一本不错的适合初学者了解内观入门的书籍。
然而我们需要知道，在实践中是完全相反的逻辑。不是先要学习如何内观，再去修习内观。
灵性的求知者是先有了行为，再看到这些行为是在一些体系下是可以被系统归纳起来并赋予”内观“这个概念的。
不论修行者是否知道她在进行”内观“这个概念下的行为，单单是这个行动本身，就已经足够使修行者有所收获。
不论一个人是否清楚认知和定义她的”修行者“身份，她都已经在灵性觉悟的道路上。其他理论体系对此行为的肯定或否定，都无法动摇这个行为本身的效力。
有的地方会把修行简单地比做在心里开垦新生地。
要在森林辟出一片田地，首先得清理树林，将残株拖离；然后犁田、施肥与播种，最后才能收成。
然而我认为，已经存在心灵之中的的内心天赋是珍贵的宝藏，就像一片原始森林一样。
无论这片森林是否残败，是否荒芜，是否杂乱，这篇原始森林都是无价之宝，蕴含着最野性的的生机，有着和大地宇宙最直接的交互。
它承载的是生命的真实，和与自我最直接的链接。
不论这种链接是痛苦的，或者是幸福的。我反对对这些存在和天赋的价值的贬损。
如果要通贬损真实存在的自我来清除自己的心田，开启重塑自我的道路并从中获得智慧的话，我们从这样的方法中究竟获得了什么样的智慧？我不相信这样的智慧是属于自己的智慧。
因为这样的认知来自于对自我和真实的背叛和对权威理论的屈从。
《Mindfulness》by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
A book, suitable for beginners to touch the gateway of Vipassana, But one must understand—the logic in practice is entirely reversed. It’s not first about learning how to cultivate mindfulness, And then begin to practice Vipassana.
The spiritual seeker acts first, And only later realizes these actions, within a framework, Can be synthesized into the concept of “Vipassana”.
Whether the practitioner is aware or not, That they are engaging in the practice of “Vipassana” The act itself is sufficient to yield transformation.
Whether one identifies as a “meditator” or not, She is already walking the path of spiritual awakening. No external doctrine can diminish the power of the practice, For its essence remains intact, unshaken.
Some teachings liken spiritual practice to clearing a new field within the heart. To cultivate a field in the forest, One must first clear away the brush, remove the old growth; Then till the soil, nourish it with loving-kindness, and plant the seeds, Only then can one reap the harvest of wisdom.
Yet, I believe the innate wisdom already resides in the heart, A treasure as sacred as a primordial forest. No matter if it is overgrown, barren, or tangled, This ancient forest is priceless, filled with untamed vitality, A direct connection to the earth, to the universe.
It carries the truth of life, And the most intimate link to the self. Whether this connection brings suffering or bliss, I reject the diminishment of these innate gifts.
If one must disparage the true self to cleanse the heart, To begin anew and acquire wisdom, What true wisdom could such a path provide? I do not believe this wisdom arises from within the self.
For such understanding is born of betrayal of the true self, And submission to external dogmas and conceptual frameworks.
