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ОглавлениеThis is the first step on the Buddhist path to inner freedom. It is not anything new. Most of us take refuge already, but in external things. We seek security in money, food, marriage, and even drugs, hoping to find happiness and satisfaction. In the end we realize that all of this is temporary and short term – taking refuge in material pleasures is transient and cannot last.
In a Buddhist sense, taking refuge means turning inward to discover your own mind and your unlimited potential to realize the peerless happiness of a permanent kind – that which comes from giving voice and liberation to your inherent “inner wisdom” energy. The way to realize this inner-mind liberation is to take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, also known as the “Guru-Triple Gem.”
Buddha Refuge means accepting the guidance of enlightened beings as the only solution to the continuing cycle of temporary happiness and suffering.
Dharma Refuge is the wisdom that understands our own true nature. So it means using our inner wisdom immediately, now! Dharma means understanding the true nature of reality.
Sangha Refuge means seeking security in the company of those endowed with wisdom, such as ordained monks and nuns, and also spiritual friends who inspire and support us in our quest for the flowering of our inner-mind wisdom.
This is the mantra of taking refuge in the Guru, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha:
NAMO GURU BHYE
NAMO BUDDHAYA
NAMO DHARMAYA
NAMO SANGHAYAH
Saying this refuge mantra seven times each morning when you wake up, and seven times at night before you sleep, brings you under the care of the Buddhas; if you have a guru, it brings you under the care of the guru. This simple mantra is extremely powerful because it plants the imprint of taking refuge in the Guru-Triple Gem.
HOMAGE MANTRA TO THE BUDDHA
You can say this longer homage mantra to the Buddha, and incorporate a simple “receiving blessing” visualization. Chant this mantra three times each morning:
LAMA TON PA CHOM DEN DAY
DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRA CHOM PA
YANG DAG PAR DZOG PAY SANG GYAY
PEL GYEL WA, SHAKYA TUB PA LA
CHAG TSEL ZHING, KYAB SU CHI WO
CHO DO JIN GYI LAB TU SOL
TRANSLATION:
To the founder, the endowed transcendent destroyer, the one gone beyond, the foe destroyer, the completely perfect, fully awakened being, the subduer from the Shakya clan, I prostrate. Please grant me your blessings.
As you chant this mantra, feel the presence of the Buddha and take refuge in him. Visualize his body as golden light. He is seated in the Vajra position; his face is very beautiful, and his gaze is compassionate. Rays of light emanate from each pore of the Buddha’s body and reach every corner of the world. Feel the rays waft completely over you, entering the top of your head and filling your whole body. Feel very blessed.
Shakyamuni Buddha, or historical Buddha.
