【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Bad friend

This bad friend, in fact, is most serious in our study of Buddha Dharma – it is the most serious and worst. This bad friend does not mean someone who argues and fights with you today. Well, [seemingly] good friends come to tell you: “Alas, so and so, why are you suffering here! Let’s go out to have fun – drink and chat.” You agree without hesitation, this is a bad friend. So we have to be very clear about this concept. Moreover, when the teacher is berating you, this bad friend comes along and tells you: “Sigh, I really sympathize with you! Someone like you who is so remarkable – you have great worldly knowledge, yet you gave it all up to come here. It is reasonable for others to complement you; whereas the teacher not only did not praise you, but he scolds you.” Sigh, you listened with great enthusiasm. Very sorry! This is the most dreadful aspect of a bad friend, just like that.

SOURCE 来源 :

17B 01’02” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P19 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P78

日常师父法语📡17B 01’02” 手抄稿第3册P19 LL2

依师 : 恶友

这个恶友啊，实际上对我们修学佛法当中，这个最严重、恶劣的，就是这个。这个恶友不是今天跟你吵架、打架的这个人，欸，好朋友，他跑得来跟你说：“唉呀，某人哪，你在这地方苦苦恼恼干什么啊！我们一起跑得去玩一玩，喝喝酒，聊聊天。”你觉得真痛快，这个就是恶友。所以这个概念，我们要很清楚。然后那个师长在那个地方呵斥你，他跑得来跟你说：“唉，我真同情你啊！像你某人，你这样了不起，你世间上面有这么了不起的学问，舍离了，跑到这里来啦。照理人家应该捧你，他不但不捧你，还骂你。”欸，你还听得很来劲咧。对不起！这个是恶友，真正可怕的地方，就是这个。