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曾經有一張照片，我站立，手「結印」高舉，我的面前跪著很多的弟子，有一道光明從虛空而降下，照向弟子們。那道光明乳白色，非常璀璨，亮晶晶。
這是一張「放光加持」的照片，當我正加持弟子時，有人持相機，偶然拍攝到的。
其實在密教裡，我們常常祈禱上師、本尊、護法，時時刻刻加持我們，這種加持，當然是放光加持。
不只是上師、本尊、護法放光加持我們。我們在修密法之中，也要懂得自己觀想放光。
例如：
我們誦『大悲咒』，要觀想自己心月輪中，有一白色梵文「咄唎」，放光照入水中，誦完咒，此水即「大悲咒水」。
我們誦『佛頂尊勝陀羅尼咒』，要觀想自己心月輪中，有一白色梵文「刊」字放光，普照一切眾生，眾生觸此光，業障消除，身心清涼，得大智慧。
我們誦『光明真言』，要觀想自己心月輪中，有一金色梵文「阿」字，放光普照一切眾生，蒙照觸者，悉皆離苦得樂。
其他類推……。
在密教說來，放光加持是不可思議的，光明由虛空來，進入行者的心中，再由咒字放出來，去救度眾生，如此，盡虛空界，生死六趣有情，速得大成就也。
真正懂得密教作法的，知道密教的珍貴，密教可以滿足六道眾生，生老病死憂悲苦惱，一逢放光加持，能永得解脫。
我告訴大家：
放光加持，非常真實。

Light Emission Blessing

Written by Lian-shen Linving Buddha Sheng-yen Lu
 Translated by Cheng Yew Chung edited by Victor Hazen
True Buddha Foundation Translation Team

Once a photo was taken of me standing in front of many kneeling disciples. My raised hand formed a mudra, and a beam of light descended from the sky, radiating towards the disciples. The light was milky white and was glowing in sparkling brilliance.
This photo was captured coincidentally by a man with a camera at the moment I was giving blessings to my disciples. It was a photo that captured the 『Light Emission Blessing』.
In Tantric Buddhism, we often pray to our guru, principal deity and protector to offer us blessings at all times, and this naturally comes as the 『Light Emission Blessing.』
Besides having our guru, principal deity and protector radiating lights upon us, we must learn to visualize radiating lights in our Tantric practice.
For example, we recite the Great Compassion Dharani and visualize a moon disc in our heart where the white Sanskrit syllable, HRIH sits. Visualize this syllable radiating light into a cup of water. Upon completion of our chanting, the cup of water shall become the 『Great Compassion Dharani Water.』
When we recite the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani, we need to visualize a white Sanskrit syllable KHAM imprinted in the moon disc within our hearts. The syllable KHAM radiates light that illuminates all sentient beings. Once touched by this light, a person』s karma is removed, his body and mind refreshed, and he receives great wisdom.
When we recite the Light Mantra, we must visualize a golden Sanskrit syllable AH seated in the moon disc within our hearts, radiating lights to illuminate all sentient beings. Anyone who is touched by this light is removed from all sufferings and receives joy.
It is the same for other mantra recitations. In Tantric Buddhism, such blessings through light emission is incomprehensible. The light comes from the empty space and enters into the heart of the practitioner. Through the seed syllable the light is radiated to deliver sentient beings. Through such actions, all beings dwelling in the six realms of samsara spanning all worlds shall swiftly receive great attainment.
Anyone who truly understands the workings of Tantric methods knows how precious these teachings are. The Tantric teachings can fulfill the wishes of all sentient beings in the six realms, and upon the blessings of the light, all shall be liberated permanently from birth, old age, sickness, death, and all sufferings.
Let me say this: the Light Emission Blessing is very real.