Sitting in Lotus Posture

结跏趺坐

Forged into a vessel of the Spiritual Path,
Unmoved by storms in the eight directions

千锤百炼成道器 八方风雨亦不惊

What is the full lotus posture? Just take a look at how the Buddha sits. The Buddha is sitting in full lotus. What are the advantages of sitting this way? This is the posture for subduing demons. It is the ideal posture for Chan meditation. It will help to calm your mind and prevent distraction. In Buddhism, the full lotus posture is also known as the vajra jeweled posture. If you can sit in full lotus, the gods will protect and guard you, saying, “ Right now, this person can sit in full lotus posture. He is not afraid of pain; and having overcome the pain, he has set his mind on the Path; therefore we should protect him.”

……什么叫跏趺坐呢？你看佛的坐像，佛的腿都是双盘起来。结这个坐有什么好处呢？这是降魔坐，尤其要修坐单的人，能结跏趺坐这是最好的，能降伏其心，能不散乱。在佛教里跏趺坐，又叫金刚宝座，你要能坐跏趺坐，诸天都卫护你、都保护着你，说：「现在这个人已经坐成跏趺坐了，不怕痛，由『痛』走过来，他是有点道心，我们是应该保护着他。」