* 瑜伽的力量

瑜伽是一條通往身心啟蒙的小徑‚發源自五千年前的古印度‚根據今年美國「時代雜誌」報導‚目前在美國瑜伽已經風靡整個大陸‚西起好萊塢‚片酬兩千萬美元的大明星‚排隊等著上當紅大師的一堂課;東到華盛頓的聯邦最高法院健身房裡‚大法官珊卓拉黛歐康諾 SandraDay O’Connor‚與其他十五位同事每週二早晨固定上課。美國有四分之三的健身俱樂部提供瑜伽課程‚而且已有一千五百萬名美國人‚將瑜伽納入他們的健身計劃之中‚是五年前的兩倍.

瑜伽著重於身體呼吸‚與心靈的整合‚較有整體性‚適度練習瑜伽將對身體產生極大的影響‚心跳放慢‚呼吸次數減少‚血壓降低‚身體開啟自療機制。瑜伽也可能對停經的女性有益‚醫生認為瑜伽術中的前彎動作‚可以按摩神經內分泌腺軸器官‚將分泌失調的荷爾蒙均衡過來‚因而紓解失眠、情緒不穩…..等更年期常見的問題.

正確瑜伽的的基本原則乃是身心的淨化‚藉由正常餐飲食、清淨的身心與道德行為,克服壞毛病、不良習慣與惡劣環境‚可使人脫離頹廢狀態‚培養正確認識‚進行體位法練習,更可改善血液循環‚袪除體內廢物‚增強免疫能力,延緩老化。任何人都可練習瑜伽‚不分年齡、性別、健康狀況‚從練習中可以學會調理呼吸吐納‚放鬆肌肉‚鬆弛緊張情緒‚達到精神與肉體融合為一的境界。為了追求身心的力與美‚學習瑜伽絕對會有意想不到的奇效!

美國加州華僑相助會特別禮聘瑜伽名師 Cheryl Allen-Hunter 教授哈達瑜伽, Cheryl 修習瑜伽卅三年,經驗豐富,教學認真。任教於灣區各大健身俱樂部、社區活動中心與 IBM, 3-COM, Mentor Graphics, Hitachi, Micro Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Hewlett Packard Company.


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 Enjoy the fruits of perusing the Meditation Centers' websites, finding their calendar of  events and activities in the 美國, especially  太谷精舍.  You are "invited" to attend a meditation center nearest you, as well as, give your support through individual volunteer efforts and any financial assistance, directly, to the "Chan" or  "Zen" center of your choice. 

A Special Thanks to You for Giving

    般若波羅蜜多心經
觀自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。舍利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是。舍利子。是諸法空相。不生不滅。不垢不淨。不增不減。是故空中。無色。無受想行識。無眼耳鼻舌身意。無色聲香味觸法。無眼界。乃至無意識界。無無明。亦無無明盡。乃至無老死。亦無老死盡。無苦集滅道。無智亦無得。以無所得故。菩提薩埵。依般若波羅蜜多故。心無罣礙。無罣礙故。無有恐怖。遠離顛倒夢想。究竟涅槃。三世諸佛。依般若波羅蜜多故。得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。故知般若波羅蜜多。是大神咒。是大明咒。是無上咒。是無等等咒。能除一切苦。真實不虛故。說般若波羅蜜多咒。即說咒曰。
    揭帝揭帝　波羅揭帝　波羅僧揭帝 菩提薩婆訶                       

 The Heart of Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra

Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, while deeply immersed in prajñā pāramitā, clearly perceived the empty nature of the five skandhas, and transcended all suffering.

Śariputra! Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. So it is with feeling, conception, volition, and consciousness.

Śariputra! All dharmas are empty in character; neither arising nor ceasing, neither impure nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Therefore, in emptiness, there is no form; there is no feeling, conception, volition, or consciousness; no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas; no realm of vision, and so forth, up to no realm of mind-consciousness; no ignorance or ending of ignorance, and so forth, up to no aging and death or ending of aging and death. There is no suffering, no cause, no extinction, no path. There is no wisdom and no attainment. There is nothing to be attained.

By way of prajñā pāramitā, the bodhisattva’s mind is free from hindrances. With no hindrances, there is no fear; freed from all distortion and delusion, ultimate nirvana is reached.

By way of prajñā pāramitā, Buddhas of the past, present, and future attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.

Therefore, prajñā pāramitā is the great powerful mantra, the great enlightening mantra, the supreme and peerless mantra. It can remove all suffering. This is the truth beyond all doubt. And the prajñā pāramitā mantra is spoken thus: 

Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svāhā.
 

The Heart of Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra, better known simply as the Heart Sutra, is one of the most important scriptures in Buddhism. It is memorized and chanted by millions of Buddhists around the world everyday.  The Heart Sutra is the distillation of prajñā pāramitā, the most sublime and profound wisdom that can bring one to ultimate enlightenment. (ctzen.org)

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Disclaimer

智娜老师 Master Zhi Na

Tea yoga is a system of health-maintenance practice created by Master Jingyan in recent years based on the traditional vapor therapy of ancient China and yoga practice of ancient India.

Tea yoga involves tea facial steaming, breathing meditation and Daoyin physical exercises, and is a way of mental and physical cultivation both for the inner peace and bodily health.