Induction

The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge. He made up the word from the prefix a-, meaning “without, not,” as in amoral, and the noun Gnostic. Gnostic is related to the Greek word gn?, “knowledge,” which was used by early Christian writers to mean “higher, esoteric knowledge of spiritual things”; hence, Gnostic referred to those with such knowledge. In coining the term agnostic, Huxley was considering as “Gnostics” a group of his fellow intellectuals—“ists,” as he called them— who had eagerly embraced various doctrines or theories that explained the world to their satisfaction. Because he was a “man without a rag of a label to cover himself with,” Huxley coined the term agnostic for himself, its first published use being in 1870.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Four Heavenly Masters 四大天師 29/9/2003

Heavenly Master or Heavenly teacher is the honorific name for the people who attained Dao. But in latter times it refers only to Zhang Daoling and other three historical figures of Daoism, whose name are Ge Xuan, Xu Jingyang and Sa Shoujian, In Daoist temples their statues are often placed in the front of the Jade Emperor's Sanctury.
“天師”原是古代對有道者的尊稱,後世道教徒尊張道陵為天師。“四大天師”為道教史上的四位重要真人,分別是張道陵、葛玄、許旌陽、薩守堅,為玉皇大帝前的四位天神。

The highest good is like water. Water benefits wverything by giving without taking or contending. It likes the place others dislike, so it follows closely the divine law.
The place should be low, the mind broad, the gifts kind, the speech trustworthy, the rule sound, the deed well-done, the action timely.
Without contention, a man is blameless.
上善若水。水善利萬物而不爭,處眾人之所惡故幾于道。
居善地,心善淵,與善仁,言善信,政善治,事善能,動善時。
夫唯不爭,故無尤。

Praise Mantra for the Four Heavenly Masters 四大天師寶誥:

<薩守堅天師寶誥>
Sa Shou Jian Tian Shi Bao Gao (Praise Mantra)

志心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
派流西地。跡顯龍興。
Pai Liu Xi Di, Ji Xian Long Xing
施財合藥濟群生。
Shi Cai He Yao Ji Qun Sheng
積行累功修至道。
Ji Xin Lei Gong Xiu Zhi Dao
授鐵師之教旨。
Shou Tie Shi Zhi Jiao Zhi
掌玉府之雷書。
Zhang Yu Fu Zhi Lei Shu
身披百衲伏魔衣。
Shen Pi Bai Na Fu Mo Yi
手執五明降鬼扇。
Shou Zhi Wu Ming Jiang Gui Shan
代天宣化。咒棗書符。
Dai Tian Xuan Hua, Zou Zao Shu Fu
運風雷於咫尺之間。
Yun Feng Lei Yu Zhi Chi Zhi Jian
剪妖魔於斗罡之下。
Jian Yao Mo Yu Dou Gang Zhi Xia
道參太極。位列先天。
Dao Can Tai Ji, Wei Lei Xian Tian
松筠野鶴任縱橫。
Song Jun Ye He Ren Zong Heng
遐邇孤雲長自在。
Xia Ni Gu Yun Chang Zi Zai
方方闡教。為萬法之宗師。
Fang Fang Shan Jiao, Wei Wan Fa Zhi Zong Shi
處處開壇。作後人之模範。
Chu Chu Kai Tan, Zuo Hou Ren Zhi Mo Fan
都天宗主。
Du Tian Zong Zhu 
一元無上。薩翁真君。
Yi Yuan Wu Shang, Sa Weng Zhen Jun

<許旌陽天師寶誥>
Xu Jing Yang Tian Shi Bao Gao (Praise Mantra)  
志心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
混元始祖。一炁分真。
Hun Yuan Shi Zu, Yi Qi Fen Zhen
多劫之前。積修至道。
Duo Jie Zhi Qian, Ji Xiu Zhi Dao
勤苦備悉。經緯逾深。
Quan Ku Bei XI, Jing Wei Yu Shen
萬法千門。罔不斯歷。
Wan Fa Qian Men, Wang Bu Si Li
救災拔難。除害蕩妖。
Jiu Jie Ba Nan, Chu Hai Dang Yao
功濟生靈。名高玉籍。
Gong Ji Sheng Ling, Ming Gao Yu Ji
眾真推仰。宜有甄陞。
Zhong Zhen Tui Yang, Yi You Zhen Sheng
大悲大願。大孝大仁。
Da Bei Da Yuan, Da Xiao Da Ren
九州都仙太史。
Jiu Zhou Du Xian Tai Shi
高明大使。雷霆泰省。 
Gao Ming Da Shi, Lei Ting Tai Shen
天樞伏魔上相。
Tian Shu Fu Mo Shang Xiang
至道玄應。神功妙濟。
Zhi Dao Xuan Ying, Shen Gong Miao Ji
掌九天司職。
Zhang Jiu Tian Si Zhi
太乙定命。注生真君。
Tai Yi Ding Ming, Zhu Sheng Zhen Jun
三天按察都檢校。
San Tian An Cha Du Jian Jiao
普奏諫議大夫。
Pu Zou Jian Yi Dai Fu
天醫大帝。度人祖師。 
Tian Yi Da Di, Du Ren Zu Shi
淨明普化天尊。
Jing Ming Pu Hua Tian Zun

<嗣漢張道陵天師寶誥>
Zhang Dao Ling Tian Shi Bao Gao (Praise Mantra) 

至心皈命禮
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
本來南土 上泝蜀都
Ben Lai Nan Tu, Shang Yi Shu Du 
先獲黃帝九鼎之丹書 
Xian Huo Huang Di Jiu Fing Zhi Dan Shu
後事老君於玉局 
Hou Shi Lao Jun Yu Yu Ju
千軸得修真之要 
Qian Zou De Xiu Zhen Zhi Yao
一時成吐納之功 
Yi Shi Cheng Tu Na Zhi Gong
法籙全成 
Fa Lu Quan Cheng
受盟威品而結璘玦
Shou Meng Wei Pin Er Jie Ling Wa 
正邪兩辨 
Zheng Xie Liang Bian
奪福庭冶而化鹹泉 
Duo Fu Ting Zhi Er Hua Xian Quan
德就大丹 道齊七政 
De Jiu Da Dan, Dao Qi Qi Zheng
大悲大願 大聖大慈 
Da Bei Da Yuan, Da Sheng Da Ci
三天扶教
San Tian Fu Jiao
輔元道體大法天師
Fu Yuan Dao Ti Da Fa Tian Shi 
雷霆都省
Lei Ting Du Shen
泰玄上相都天大法主 
Tai Xuan Shang Xiang Du Tian Da Fa Zhu
正一沖玄
Zheng Yi Chong Xuan
神化靜應顯佑真君
Shen Hua Jing Ying Xian You Zhen Jun
六合無窮高明大帝
Liu He Wu Qiong Gao Ming Da Di
降魔護道天尊
Xiang Mo Hu Dao Tian Zun

<葛洪天師寶誥>
Ge Hong Tian Shi Bao Gao (Praise Mantra)  

志心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
天台得道。閣皂成真。
Tian Tai De Dao, Ge Zao Cheng Zhen
昔受東華。复傳西蜀。
Xi Shou Dong Hua, Fu Chuan Xi Shu
詔命玉京金闕。
Zhao Ming Yu Jing Jin Que
位登太極仙班。
Wei Deng Tai Ji Xian Ban
慈憐拯拔與沉淪。
Ci Lian Zheng Ba Yu Chen Lun
恩念普資與苦爽。
En Nian Pu Zi Yu Ku Shuang
葛天氏遺風顯著。
Ge Tian Shi Yi Feng Xian Zu
勾漏令丹砂俱存。
Gou Lou Ling Dan Sha Ju Cun
括蒼任游。羅浮乃止。
Gua Cang Ren You, Luo Fu Nai Zhi
修間玉笥。修理金書。
Xiu Jian Yu Si, Xiu Li Jin Shu
大悲大願。大聖大慈。
Da Bei Da Yuan, Da Sheng Da Ci
太上玉京。
Tai Shang Yu Jing
東吳太極左宮仙翁。
Dong Wu Tai Ji Zuo Gong Xian Weng
雷霆玄省。天機內相。
Lei Ting Xuan Sheng, Tian Ji Nei Xiang
玉虛紫靈。普化玄靜。
Yu Xu Zi Ling, Pu Hua Xuan Jing
常道沖應。孚佑真君。
Chang Dao Chong Ying, Fu You Zhen Jun
垂恩廣救。慈悲大帝。
Chui En Guang Jiu, Ci Bei Da Di
度人無量天尊。
Du Ren Wu Liang Tian Zun

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