因為今年九月廿五的「和平的秋收」- 香巴拉傳承慶典，將會是薩姜米龐仁波切第一次授與大眾「香巴拉誓願」與「覺悟社會誓願」。所以這幾天來，數位資深的香巴拉阿闍黎特別向全體香巴拉人解釋這兩個誓願的內容、及發願、受戒方式。
基本上，香巴拉誓願是人人皆可受的，不分宗教、派別，甚至不信仰宗教者，都可以受此誓願。根據薩姜米龐仁波切，只要您承認我們人類本來具有的本初善 (basic goodness)，只要您願意宣告這一真理，您便可藉此殊勝難得的機會，親從薩姜受此誓願。
第二個覺悟社會誓願，本質上是勇士之誓願；您必須受過香巴拉誓願，才能發覺悟社會誓願。在此，我們走出一己的痛苦與迷惑，而能進一步關懷整個社會、世界的苦痛。所以這是深思之後勇敢的行為，也是一香巴拉道徑上的里程碑。
我們所做的，一方面，是向內深化我們對本初善的真實經驗；另一方面，我們也向外無畏展現，讓內在的視見經過試煉。在這內化 - 外顯（in and out）的過程中，我們對本初善的體驗與信心都更形真切，我們的見地更穩固、而力量也更為堅強。
由於薩姜的慈悲，在今年九月廿五日「和平的秋收」慶典上，這兩個誓願是開放給大眾的。日後，此二誓願將轉化成為香巴拉道徑的一部分，也就是在適當的進程裡，完成相當的研習課程後，才分別受此二誓。
如阿闍黎所釋，香巴拉誓願與覺悟社會誓願皆不是「宗教性」的，毋寧說它們更是一種心的祈願、認知、肯定、和戒律。誠然，您須認同香巴拉的慈悲普世願景，您也深受到邱陽創巴仁波切、及薩姜米龐仁波切所宣揚的香巴拉教法之啟示──所以發願受戒毫無勉強的成分，而是一種自然、有機的演化成熟。當然，若您有任何問題，我們歡迎您先與香巴拉的老師討論後，再正式發願。
當年，創巴仁波切於一九七七年閉關一年，出關後，他的教學風格大大轉變，從此宣化順應時代之所需的香巴拉伏藏教法：同樣的，在去年經過一整年的閉關之後，薩姜出關後的第一件事，就是大力宏宣香巴拉的精義。這個時代中，人心迷惘、困頓、自私，傷害自己、罔顧環境，有志尋找一條人性之出路的人應結合起來，超越門戶之見，共同為眾生與大地的未來，許願努力。
台北香巴拉將於九月廿五日網上同步香巴拉傳承慶典 (Shambhala Lineage Festival)，與全世界的香巴拉人一起從薩姜領受此願。您如有興趣，請聯絡：台北香巴拉相關英文資料及網上教學請參閱 Shambhala News：
Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown's talk about the new vows -- the Shambhala Vow and the Enlightened Society Vow -- that will be offered by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche during the upcoming Shambhala Lineage Festival are now available to view online for those who were not able to see this presented live.
Please visit this site to receive these important teachings prior to the Shambhala Lineage Festival September 24,25: http://shambhalainternational.adobeconnect.com/p2bc7i37m2e/
The Shambhala Lineage Festival will be a worldwide event to celebrate our relationships with one other and to explore how, as Shambhalians, we can personally, communally, and globally view basic goodness as the guiding force in our lives. It challenges us to ask the question, with the world seemingly at a crossroads socially and environmentally, can we arouse our bravery and confidence to truly establish enlightened society?
The Festival arose out of the responses sent to the Sakyong from those who contemplated the questions he posed in The Letter of the Morning Sun. In that letter, he asked us to think about how we would like to apply basic goodness to our lives, to the vision of Shambhala, and to the world. Many of the responses expressed a wish to be able to make a formal commitment to the vision of creating enlightened society.
Accordingly, the Sakyong has composed two new vows while on retreat in Nepal: the Shambhala Vow and the Enlightened Society Vow.
The Shambhala Vow is an acknowledgement and proclamation that basic goodness is the essential nature of humanity. Further, this vow celebrates one's connection to the Shambhala community and to the practice of meditation as a way to realize that goodness more fully. It is open to people of any religion who have made such a connection to Shambhala. The Enlightened Society Vow goes further, stating that basic goodness is the nature of society itself. Taking this vow is making a commitment to work tirelessly towards realizing a society of greater goodness. More advanced students who have either been to, or are near to attending Sutrayana Seminary or a Warrior Assembly, are welcome to take this vow.
http://www.shambhala.org/community/sns/index.php?id=619
附註：關於誓願的解說，請看下列連結：
*薩姜：金色太陽之回函：
http://shambhalachinese.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_22.html
*香巴拉誓願、與覺悟社會誓願之說明：
http://shambhalachinese.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_25.html
（中文報導圖文：蔡雅琴）
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