【Relying on the Teacher 依师】Phenomena during degenerate times 末法的现象

【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Phenomena during degenerate times

What are the phenomena in the age of strife? The phenomenon is people are not in a hurry to be liberated. During Buddha’s time, once [a disciple] understood the concept, [he] immediately applied it to analyze and reflect on the self, and then applied accordingly toward personal liberation, which is followed by helping others to be liberated. To seek for individual liberation alone is Hinayana, the lesser vehicle; and to further advance to help others is Mahayana. Therefore, by then, there is no argument at all: everyone is of different nature and applies accordingly to study and practice – for those trying to catch up when you are done learning, turn around and help them; thus forms very harmonious atmosphere. During this degenerate time, once with some understanding, instead of applying it, the feeling is: “well, I am this way, how can you be like that.” Then, people start to argue. Moreover, if he is better than me, no doubt [I] am not convinced; whereas if he is worse than me, of course [he] will be looked down upon, [notice] how I won’t take it when he is better than me! Hence, this is the age of strife.

SOURCE 来源 :

15B 13’38” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P239 LL7
English Lamrim Vol 1 P75

日常师父法语📡15B 13’38” 手抄稿第2册P239 LL7

依师 :  末法的现象

末世的现象是什么？末世的现象啊，大家不是忙着去解脱。 正法的时候，听懂了道理，马上把那个道理自己观察、反省，如法修行求解脱，进一步求了解脱就去帮助别人。求解脱， 单单求解脱是小乘、二乘，然后呢进一步帮助别人的时候是大乘。所以那个时候一点争论都没有的，各人的根性不一样，用不同的根性去学、去行，人家差的人，等到你学好了就帮助别人，所以上下和睦极了。 到这末法的时候呢，懂得了一点道理了以后，不去修行，然后觉得：欸，我的是这个样，你怎么那样的话， 大家互起争论。然后他比我好的固然不服气，他比我坏的固然是觉得瞧不起，他比我好的也不服气！ 所以这个是诤世。