【亲近善知识 Relying on The Excellent Teacher】摄彼等义亲近善知识 A summary of the meaning of relying on the teacher P6

【摄彼等义】

【故此依止知识法类，较余一切极为重要。」
比下面的都重要。这是基础嘛!你有了基础的话，上面慢慢地没关系；反过来，你没有基础，急急忙忙造到三楼，垮下来了，有什么用？所以他这个地方，大师特别告诉我们说，
【见是究竟欲乐根本，故特引诸无垢经论，并以易解，能动心意，符合经义，诸善士语，而为庄严，将粗次第，略为建设。广如余处，应当了知。】
所以现在大师说，他看见了这个是我们究竟欲乐的根本，我们现在要得到的真正的好处，应该是究竟的，这个就是成佛！成佛！这个要想得到成佛，这根本在哪里？就在这个地方，依止善知识。所以他特别引经、论、袓师的语录，而这个经论是什么？「无垢」。

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日常师父法语 22A 23’44”手抄稿第三册 P191LL4

22A 23’44”Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P191LL4
English Lamrim Volume 1, pg 92

【A summary of the meaning of the previous five parts】

【Therefore, these topics concerning reliance on the teacher are clearly the foundation of our deepest aspiration, which is more important than anything else. 】
This is more important than the rest of the content because it is the foundation! Once you have the foundation, it would be alright if you take it slowly with the upper levels. On the contrary, if you don’t have the foundation and you rush to build up to the third floor, it will finally collapse. What use is there? So in this place, the great lama tells us,

【Consequently, I have taken citations from uncorrupted scriptures and their commentaries, which are easy to understand as well as inspiring. I have given a general overview that is adorned with the sayings of excellent persons who are engaged in the meaning of the scriptures and understand this in detail from other sources. 】

Therefore now the great lama says how he sees this is the foundation of our deepest aspiration. The real benefits that we wish to obtain now should be the ultimate one, which is to become the Buddha! To become a Buddha! If you want to become a Buddha, where is the foundation? It is here - to rely on an excellent teacher. Therefore he especially cited from scriptures, commentaries and sayings of the lineage masters. And what is the character of these scriptures and commentaries? They are "uncorrupted."