所以我们在佛教里头，如果有一个人能在这个世界上念〈楞严咒〉，这妖魔鬼怪他都不敢公然出现于世；如果一个人也没有了，也没有人会背〈楞严咒〉了，这时候妖魔鬼怪他们都出现于世了。他们在这个世界上为非作歹，一般人也不认识他们了。现在因为有人会念〈楞严咒〉，所以妖魔鬼怪他不敢公然出现于世。你念这一段咒文，有四句话可以来表达这段咒文的意思。这四句话说的：

Therefore, in Buddhism it is said that if there is even one person in the world who can recite the Shurangama Mantra, then the demons, goblins, ghosts, and all the other weird creatures will not dare to openly show themselves in the world. If not even one person can recite the Shurangama Mantra from memory, then at that point all the demons, goblins, ghosts, and all the other weird creatures will appear in the world. They will wreak havoc, but no one will recognize them. Right now, since there are still people who can recite the Shurangama Mantra, the demons, goblins, ghosts, and all the other weird creatures don't dare to openly show themselves in the world. There is a verse which expresses the meaning of this section of mantra.

千朵红莲护住身，

坐驹骑着墨麒麟，

万魔一见往远躲，

济公法师有妙音。

A thousand red lotuses protect one's body.

As one sits astride a black unicorn.

Seeing this, the myriad demons go away to hide.

Dharma Master Ji Gong had this wonderful sound.

“千朵红莲护住身”：我们佛教都知道这个莲华，有千朵红莲来护持你这个身。

“坐驹骑着墨麒麟”：你一念这个咒，你这个持咒的人是坐到一个麒麟的身上。

“万魔一见往远躲”：他都跑了，不敢面对这种大威德的相。我们人人都知道佛教里头有一位济公，当初济公就是专用这一段咒文的，所以说“济公法师有妙音”。这是这一段咒文大概的意思，那么至于要详细说呢，这个〈楞严咒〉是妙不可言的。所以说：

奥妙无穷实难猜，

金刚密语本性来；

楞严咒里有灵妙，

五眼六通道凡开。

A thousand red lotuses protect one's body. A thousand red lotuses come to protect your body.

As one sits astride a black unicorn. When you recite the mantra, you are sitting astride a unicorn.

Seeing this, the myriad demons go away to hide. They all flee, because they are afraid to face such awesome virtue. We all know about the character Ji Gong in Buddhism. In his time, Ji Gong used this section of mantra, so the verse says, Dharma Master Ji Gong had this wonderful sound. This verse gives the general meaning of this section of mantra text. If we were to go into detail, the Shurangama Mantra is wonderful beyond words. Thus it is also said:

The esoteric wonder is inexhaustible.

It is truly difficult to fathom.

The secret words of Vajra come from

the inherent nature.

The Shurangama Mantra contains

miraculous wonders.

Cultivators and ordinary people can open

the Five Eyes and Six Penetrations.

“奥妙无穷实难猜”：〈楞严咒〉非常奥妙，它这个变化也是不可思议，很不容易测度的。“金刚密语本性来”：这个金刚密语，〈楞严咒〉是密中之密，这是金刚来护持这个咒。本性来，它是从自己那个佛性生出来的。“楞严咒里有灵妙”：这个〈楞严咒〉也叫做灵文，因为他特别灵，特别有力量，所以说“楞严咒里有灵妙”。“五眼六通道凡开”：你若能常持〈楞严咒〉，专心一致，心不旁骛，你可以得到五眼六通，可以有不可思议那种的境界来变化莫测的，所以不是一般凡夫俗子可能知道的。因为这个，所以希望大家都能读诵《楞严经》，背诵〈楞严咒〉。

The esoteric wonder is inexhaustible. It is truly difficult to fathom. The Shurangama Mantra is extremely wonderful, and its transformations are inconceivable. It is very difficult to fathom. The secret words of Vajra come from the inherent nature. The secret words of Vajra, the Shurangama Mantra, is the secret within the secret. It is Vajra that supports and protects this mantra, which comes from our own Buddha-nature. The Shurangama Mantra contains miraculous wonders. The Shurangama Mantra is also known as a magical text. It is very miraculous and especially potent. That's why it is said, "The Shurangama Mantra contains miraculous wonders." Cultivators and ordinary people can open the Five Eyes and Six Penetrations. If you constantly recite the Shurangama Mantra with single-minded concentration, not thinking of anything else, you can attain the Five Eyes and the Six Penetrations. You can experience inconceivable states and transformations which are beyond the understanding of ordinary people. Therefore, I hope everyone will study and recite the Shurangama Sutra, and recite the Shurangama Mantra from memory.（待续 To be continued）

—— 摘自法界佛教总会