【亲近胜利者】

【《华严经》云：「。。。若诸菩萨，为善知识所思念者，则不违越菩萨学处。】

就像我们也有几个经验，人家常常说:「哎呀！我有错误希望你告诉我。」的确有太多这种好心的人，我当年也是如此，我一直说，哎呀！老师或者某法师啊，请你告诉我，可是人家始终不告诉我。到后来，偶然我了解了，不是不告诉我，有的时候他绝对不会说:「欸，某人呀！你不是要我说你的错误，我告诉你，你坐下来我告诉你。」他不是这样的。等到你真有错误的话，他来告诉你，然后你就种种理由，「欸! 我没有错呀！这个我对呀！」唉！他一听，好了，他看得清清楚楚，他真实告诉你的，都是你的理由，他下次就没话好说了——你对！你对！所以上次告诉我们，我们中国历史上「千金市骨」的公案，为什么？就算他说错了，你也至诚恭敬地听他，他觉得孺子可教，他就告诉你。有很多事情，我们看不见的，很多看不见的，很多看不见的。尤其是修行这个事情，你不比较的，绝对看不见，这是我的经验。

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日常师父法语 20B 11’39”手抄稿第三册 P133LL3

20B 11’39” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P133LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1, P87

【The benefits of relying on the teacher】

【The Array of Stalks Sutra says: .. Bodhisattavas whom teachers take into consideration do not contradict the bodhisattva training. 】

It's much like our own experiences.  People would frequently say, "Ah!  Please let me know if I have done something wrong."  Indeed there are many people with good intentions like this.  I used to do that myself.  I kept asking as well, "Ah!  Teacher, so and so Dharma Master, please tell me."  But they never told me anything.  Later, I inadvertently discovered that it was not because they didn't want to tell me.  The thing is, they will never say, "Eh, so and so!  Didn't you want me to tell you your mistakes?  Let me tell you.  You can sit down and I will tell you."  They won't do that.  But when you actually made a mistake, he will come and tell you.

However, you would react with all kinds of excuses and say, "Eh!  I didn’t do anything wrong! I’m right on this!"  Ah!  Upon hearing this, alright, he has seen it very clearly.  He was going to tell you the truth but only got your excuses [as a response].  So he has nothing more to say the next time except, "You are right!  You are right!"  So we heard this story from Chinese history the last time , "A thousand gold pieces for bones."  Why did we tell the story?  Even if someone is wrong in what he is trying to tell you, you should still listen with utmost respect.  He would then feel you are teachable and he will tell you things.  There are many things that we cannot see.  There are many things that we cannot see， many that we cannot see.  This is particularly true with Dharma practice.  If you don’t compare, you will absolutely not be able to see.  This is my experience.