From CMO to Longquan Temple disciple: Dharma Changes Life

Today, mobile elite Development Society for all of you invited Buddhist disciple Sampathkumar first brother to share learning Buddha experience. The first brother of the economy, based on his own experience, tells the influence of Buddhism on his life and the revelation he has gained. This article is a domestic Itom management platform ONEAPM authorized reprint.

Sampathkumar: Hello, everyone, I am the Sampathkumar of the first.

   这个题目叫“佛法改变人生”，是我自己的感触，因为佛法对我自己的人生有很大改变，至少学佛前后肯定是有很多变化的。   我大学学生物，毕业后在西门子工作，大概在两家500强外企工作了8年，然后自己出来做了一个文化公司，现在是一家智能硬件公司的CMO，学佛是从12年开始，当然学佛之前的生活就是工作，上班，吃喝玩乐，天天泡客户，出差，业绩......   学佛之后认识了一些法师和师兄，在沟通和交流中发现很多的东西都是不可思议的。   可能很多人比我要幸福，因为他们学佛都是有朋友的接引，能够进入佛门，进行人生的思考，走上修行之路，我认为福报还是比较大的。

A chance to learn Buddha

   And one of my chances of learning Buddha is because of injury.   I was particularly fond of sports, love to play basketball, in the course of a game in 11, when there was no collision, it was somehow injured, it seems, it should be the Buddhist said the karma, of course, I learned the beginning of the Buddha, a change in life. Before this, because the work also has own own disposition and so on, has contrived many Buddhism to say the evil industry, for instance kills, lying and so on.   After the injury, after about two years of such a painful period, looked at the doctor, until 12, I met the Mountain master, he helped me to cure.   The beginning of the Buddhist understanding is very elementary, for example, I think the Dharma must meditate. Before the Buddha, including now, often feel that they are a person with personality, feel very great, very capable, this is called "Slow Heart" in Buddhism, but when you are defeated by the injury, you find that you can do nothing.   See the Traditional Chinese medicine Western medicine is not used after I am very disappointed, so I decided to study medicine, bought a lot of books to see, everywhere to search high man, until later met my master, this is fate it, but also this meeting changed me. First of all, he used drugs and some conditioning the body of the method, so that my body has been a great change, let me have lost the mentality to see a glimmer of hope, then I often go to chat with master, know that he is an expert, have a deep understanding of the traditional culture, practice is very good, I admire him, so I often go to listen to For those of us who come out of this education system, many of the things that master says are fresh, but so correct.   Later, master to let me go to convert, just at the beginning of the conversion or a little conflict, but because the master said some things convinced me, I very much trust him, so I went to Longquan temple to convert, of course, the conversion of this experience has touched me very much. In fact, at the beginning is one side follow master to learn Buddha, while learning "I Ching", "I Ching" is the beginning of the group, is also the first group, speaking easy to heaven and earth quasi, the most basic is broken evil repair good.   So at that time, in addition to normal work, I began to meditate, at first I could not sit at all, because the legs will be sour and painful, not at all, but I think others can, I can. Later, because of the refuge in Longquan temple, so will often go to the mountains to do volunteer work. Learn Buddha, to my own change very big, at that time Longquan temple is not like now "prosperous", then male and female are in a zhaitang with the fast, but there let me moved and ashamed of things abound, very much.   For example, in the winter time, all the toilet flush is the waste water, and the cleaning is very clean, I shame, since then, I have been very frugal with water, try to use the least amount of water to do what I want to accomplish. Of course, you will meet a lot of "big fool" in the mountain, everyone will rob the most dirty most tired work to dry, but their face but smile so bright, very moving. These are rare in our secular society, are the most true things, none of mySomething, are they silly? " I don't think so.

Q: Usually I also read the Scriptures to learn Buddha, but did not have the opportunity to communicate with others, around also no one to learn, what ways to find and other people to exchange opportunities?

   如果按照学诚大和尚对我们学佛人的要求或者期许来说，就是不要离开你的师法友团队，就是不管你是学佛也好，练习一门武艺也好，一定要有一个师父，我们叫做善知识。他是过来人，知道路该怎么走。   学佛其实还不是佛学，学佛前期有闻思的部分；还有就是修证的部分，就是佛法讲的见解行正证：刚开始要了解什么是佛法；还有最重要的实修，就是如果你要把佛法的知识当成一种学问去研究，最终是没有多大意义的，因为佛法基本的一些教义，讲的是因果不虚，轮回，人生难得，生死无常，所以如果他变成一种知识，一种炫耀的名词，那就大错特错了。   现在社会中，不管学佛也好，做人做事也好，一定要对自己的生命负责，一定要选择聚具德的善知识，或是道场也好，老师也好，本身是一个具德的，具德就是他的人品也好，修证也好，都是一个完全合格的师父。原则就是宁可不学，也不可学歪。

What's changed after learning Buddha?

   说到改变的话，无论是生理还是心理，改变还是很多的。比如体重从160多斤降到了123斤，这期间我改变了很多生活习惯饮食习惯，并坚持每天打坐，也参加过打禅七，辟谷，磕大头等。时间上的分配也跟以前大不一样了，一天，一年，生活，工作，学习等跟以前都不一样了。我不知道我的人生到底在什么样的道路上在改变，但是我始终认为佛法是真实不虚的，我也一直在提醒自己是一个佛弟子，能够遇到佛法，并且去修行，是很幸运的事情。   学佛的话，如果没有特别的机缘，建议找一些大家公认的善知识，或者道场去学。   《了凡四训》这本书，大家有机会一定要读，书里有佛法和传统文化的知识，最重要是命运的改变，有四部曲，包括怎么去改变。

How to persist in practice?

   阻止自己懈怠修行的方法就是一定要亲近师法友团队，因为一个人修行一定会有散漫出现，也不知道自己的修行是不是改变了，有了团队，别人就会发现你有什么问题，可以及时的觉照自己。   我修行的大致方法就是：一方面上山做义工，因为师父讲这是一个净罪集资的过程，也就是消除自己的业障，积累自己的福报资粮、智慧资粮的一个过程，你要懂得奉献，为他人着想，帮助他人，资粮不够，你就很难相信佛法，遇到佛法。   另一方面就是打坐，每天5:30起床，打坐一个小时左右，上下班的路上，我会拿一本经书，或者念佛持咒，做一点功课，不会浪费这些时间。也会去拜忏，感觉自己业障比较深重，也会有发露忏悔的一个过程。 这是我自己的方法，不一定适合大家，权作参考，如果要修行，还是要依照善知识的教导，按照次第进行。   而且诵经，打坐，念佛，还都是手段和方法，不是目的，修行一定要看我们的思想，行为，有没有改变。

About Vegetarian Practice

   其实佛法讲对治的两个问题：一是饮食，一是睡眠。因为佛法讲饥饿和睡眠（昏沉）也是一种病。当你坚持修行一段时间之后，当你身上很多的业障忏悔之后，你的身体是比较清净的，口味也会比较清淡，也不会再需要那么多的睡眠。   看学诚大和尚的微博，有专门的一个问答，是关于吃素的。《楞严经》讲到，修行之人是要断了这些东西的，“生食生嗔，熟食生欲”，就是说生食会让人产生嗔恨心，特别容易愤怒，熟食会让人产生生理欲望，这对修行都是一种障碍。   吃素对在家人并不做严格的要求，完全看每个人不同的发心。吃素最重要的其实是在长养我们的慈悲心，不杀生，不间接杀生，如果没有这些慈悲心，出离心，菩提心，那么就连学佛的基础都没有。

About the world

   佛教有它对世界，人生的认知，佛经本身浩瀚如海。比如《华严经》，讲到宇宙是什么样的状态），有多少世界，与科学原理越来越接近，而科学的探索也越来越接近佛法里讲的世界。再比如说，生物学上说达尔文进化论，说人是猴子变得，南上师说达尔文的祖先是猴子，我的祖先是人，这表明佛法和科学对于世界的认知还是有差别的。

What do you think about meditation?

   打坐其实不是让你想啥，他其实是有阶段性的，因为一开始根本控制不了自己的思绪，打坐的话建议找一个有经验的人，按照一个正确的方法去修行。打坐的方法有涉及到很多奥妙的东西，他跟我们身体的结构，宇宙的全息都有关系，非常复杂，而且每个不同的传承有不同的方法，最常用的就是数息法，他让我们的念头关注在我们的出入息。   一般人如果没有修行的基础，第一关是先过腿关（盘腿），都会经历一个非常痛苦的过程，比如说麻，胀，痛等，就是你先要能坐的住，然后再去努力的去修行止观（入定）。

The Dharma Practice

   佛法里基础的修行法门一个就是数呼吸，另一个就是在小乘佛教比较流行的不净观，里面又有一个白骨观，主要是针对我们的一些贪念等等，还有佛法的三学，戒、定、慧，这里的“慧”并不是世间所说的聪明，是佛学里的般若，是一种大智慧。   其实佛法与很多的修行其他法门不一样的一方面就是超越生死轮回，另一方面就是般若，能够了悟人生真相。对学佛人来讲，般若就是他们的终极目标。佛法没有什么特别好的捷径可以走，只能跟着善知识一步步学习，修行其实就是一个跟自我作斗争的人，英雄是能够战胜别人，圣贤是能够战胜自己。   学诚法师是公认的善知识，我们应该以他们为榜样，向他们看齐。真正的善知识是在修证上一定有成就的人才能成为善知识，才不会给你指错路。   再看一些佛学知识的书时，只能看到一些最基础的东西，看不到一些核心的内容，学佛第一步就是要了解这个路是什么样子的，然后再去修。 比如现在学佛小组都在学习菩提道次第广论，以及百法明门论。还要特别注重积累资粮，忏悔业障，这些最基础的部分。要多听闻大和尚的开示。   希望大家听了今天的讲解之后，可以去了解佛学，并通过学习佛学解除自己心中的迷惑，改变自己的人生，真正走进佛学的大门！

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From CMO to Longquan Temple disciple: Dharma Changes Life