【Relying on the Teacher 依师】Being Partisan 堕党执

【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Being Partisan

Thus, the issue is not to worry about the various differences; rather, it is the concern of your lack of skillfulness in utilizing them. So, with our present lack of understanding, [we] cling on to personal opinion that we think is correct and reject others.

【If you are partisan, you will be obstructed by your bias and will not recognize good qualities. Because of this, you will not discover the meaning of good teachings.】

If, by distinguishing between the sects, you are “partisan” – that is, you are attached to it – because of your attachment, this preference could be an obscuration. For example, a common situation is chanting Buddha’s name, and discarding everything except for this Buddha’s name – no matter how many other good qualities there are, just leave it out! Zen meditators will not share with those of the tenet-sect and leave out all scripture study, just like this. Thus, [with this attitude] regardless of how you apply it, it is impossible to see the good qualities of others, and [you] just feel that others are wrong. If Buddha Dharma becomes like this, how can you talk about spreading the teachings! Since spreading it is not possible, the initial application is also unavailable.

SOURCE 来源 :

16A 12’49” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P257 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P76

日常师父法语📡16A 12’49”手抄稿第2册P257 LL4

依师 : 堕党执

所以问题不怕你有这么多的差别，而怕你不善运用。 那么现在我们这个状态不了解，所以执着自己的就对，排斥别人的。

【若堕党执，由彼蔽覆不见功德，故不能得善说妙义。 】

假定说对于这个分宗分派当中，你“堕”，就是你在这个上面执着，对于这个上面你执着的话，于是因为你执着的这个喜好，被这个东西遮盖住了。 譬如说，我们现在常见的这种状态，就是念佛，除了这一个佛号以外，其他什么都不要了，不管你有多好的东西，他就是不行！参禅的，他又说教外别传，所有的经又不要，就是这个。 这样不管你什么，他不可能见到功德，他只觉得这个是一个错误。 佛法里边变成这种状态，你还谈什么弘佛法呀！ 弘固然谈不到，最开始的修也谈不到。