Discipline ①

Gewei — the mind’s standpoint格位我中无我

No-self within the self · 我中无我

In his words原话

“Gewei is the place from which a thought arises.”trans.
「格位就是起心动念的位置」
— Danjue · 博雅塾

“Once the mind stirs, it always lands in a standpoint.”trans.
「此心既起，必落格位」
— Danjue · 对话集锦

“The standpoint of this present mind is the whole face of this present mind.”trans.
「所谓当下的这颗心，它的格位，就是当下这颗心的全貌」
— Danjue · 对话集锦

“To awaken to the “no-self” of this very mind.”trans.
「对此心“无我”生起觉悟」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功

““Breaking the self from within the self”: to have a self without clinging to it — here the mind grows clear.”trans.
「“我中破我”，有我无执，明心于是」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功

“The wisdom of Gewei finally comes down to one thing: letting go of self-clinging — in this world, on the street, in everyday living.”trans.
「“格位”的智慧，最终落脚就一个现世、大街上、过日子的“脱我执”」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功

In plain words白话

Plain words · editor’s note

First, see it: where is my mind standing right now? Every thought starts from somewhere — worry, comparison, hurt, hope — and that starting point decides what you see. The practice is not to find a better place to stand, but to see that “I” am standing there. Once seen, the grip loosens.

先看见：此刻我的心，站在哪里？一个念头起来，它总有一个出发点——担心、比较、委屈、期待……这个出发点决定了你看见什么。格位的功夫，不是换一个更好的位置，而是看见“我”正站在那里；看见了，执着就松了。

Try it试一试

Next time a remark stings, pause and ask only: where was I standing when I heard it?

Exercise designed by the editor

Not to be confused with常见误解

Gewei is not identity or rank, nor having the “right position”.