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1、【CONTENTS】Foreword07WhatisTakingRefugeintheThreeJewels?10DifferentLevelsoftheThreeJewels21HowtoTakeRefugeintheThreeJewels?35TheBenefitstoTakingRefuge︱WhyTakeRefugeintheThreeJewelsForeworduddhismvaluesourintelligenceandourownBchoicesinlife.Itencouragesustocultivatewisdomandcompassiontothefullestexte
2、ntandtoberesponsibleforallouractions.ThisattitudenotonlyappliestohowweapproachBuddhismandtheworld,buttoourownrelationshiptoitstraditions,practices,andrituals.IfyouwishtobeformallyrecognizedasaBuddhist,youareencouragedtofirstlearnandtrytounderstandtheteachings.Iftheytrulyresonatewithyou,thenthenextst
3、epistobecomeaBuddhistandbeginthepathofcultivation.ThisbookletisforthosewhohavealreadyreadaboutBuddhism,practicedsomeoftheteachings,foundthemuseful,andnowwishtoproceedfurtheronthepath.ParticipatingintheceremonyoftakingrefugeintheThreeJewelsisthefirst,importantstepforanyonewhowantstobecomeaBuddhist.Wh
4、y?BecausetheheartofBuddhismistheThreeJewelsoftheBuddha,Dharma,andSangha.Still,manypeoplehaveerroneousideasaboutthesignificanceoftherefugeceremony.LetusfirstexaminesomeofthesemisconceptionsbeforewediscusstheprofundityoftheThreeJewels.Foreword︱IntheWest,manypeopleareincreasinglyattractedtoBuddhism,ev
5、enthoughtheyhavenotparticipatedintheformalceremonyoftakingrefugeintheThreeJewels.TheyfeartakingrefugewillbindthemtotheinstitutionofBuddhism,sotheymaintainawindow-shoppingattitude.Orperhapstheyviewtakingrefugeasanalogoustorushingintomarriagewithoutsufficientknowledgeofthefuturespouseandworrythatperso
6、nalitiesmayclash,interestsdiffer,anddivorceensue.ButtakingrefugeintheThreeJewelsiscompletelydifferentfrommarriage!Itisaboutcommittingone’slifetowardsapathtoawakening,whichis,infact,freeingnotbinding.Itisarelationshipthatincludesallsentientbeings,notjusttwopeople.IfwerealizethattheBuddhistteachingisb
7、eneficialormeaningfulinourlives,thenthenextstepistotakerefugeintheThreeJewels.WhenwebecomeBuddhists,wecommitourselvestobringinggenuineliberationtoourselvesandtoeveryonearoundus.ThisistheBuddhistpath.T
