★Section 2 - 結跏趺坐 Sitting in Lotus Posture

Sitting in Lotus Posture

結跏趺坐

Forged into a vessel of the Spiritual Path, Unmoved by storms in the eight directions

千錘百鍊成道器 八方風雨亦不驚

What is the full lotus posture? Just take a look at how the Buddha sits. The Buddha is sitting in full lotus. What are the advantages of sitting this way? This is the posture for subduing demons. It is the ideal posture for Chan meditation. It will help to calm your mind and prevent distraction. In Buddhism, the full lotus posture is also known as the vajra jeweled posture. If you can sit in full lotus, the gods will protect and guard you, saying, 「 Right now, this person can sit in full lotus posture. He is not afraid of pain; and having overcome the pain, he has set his mind on the Path; therefore we should protect him.」

……什麼叫跏趺坐呢？你看佛的坐像，佛的腿都是雙盤起來。結這個坐有什麼好處呢？這是降魔坐，尤其要修坐單的人，能結跏趺坐這是最好的，能降伏其心，能不散亂。在佛教里跏趺坐，又叫金剛寶座，你要能坐跏趺坐，諸天都衛護你、都保護著你，說：「現在這個人已經坐成跏趺坐了，不怕痛，由『痛』走過來，他是有點道心，我們是應該保護著他。」