【Relying on the Teacher 依师】To be able to differentiate 分辨谁是谁

【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- To be able to differentiate

Let’s carefully look at the sutras – the demons described never appear with three heads and six arms ready to kill you. Instead, they will definitely tell you, “Alas, you went through so much hardship, you have suffered so much in this task, why bother? Go enjoy yourself!” This is the attitude. Hence, if it were not for Buddha or a virtuous teacher instructing us on this concept, we would never recognize it. As for this aspect, what should you do? Be “nonpartisan” and then you must have “intelligence.” If you do not possess these attributes, then it will be difficult for you to distinguish paradoxical teachings. Actually, [bad friend’s advice] is harming you and [the virtuous teacher] is in fact trying to help you, but you can’t tell them apart. By then, you will lean toward the wrong side and stop or even withdraw [from the path].

SOURCE 来源 :

17B 01’50” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P20 L7
English Lamrim Vol 1 P78

日常师父法语📡17B 01’50” 手抄稿第3册P20 L7

依师 : 分辨谁是谁

我们现在仔细看看佛经上面，佛经上面这个魔，绝对不是说，把他扮得三头六臂要杀你的样子，一定告诉你：“哎呀，你这么辛苦了，你这样地苦苦地做这件事情，干什么呀？去享福啊！”那就是这个。所以这种道理，除非是佛陀、大善知识来告诉我们，我们还不知道咧。所以关于这一点的话，你就得什么？就得“正住”，然后呢，就得“具慧”，你不具足这个条件的话，他似说的恶法，跟正说的善法，你分别不清楚。说得似是而非的，实际上害你的，以及他的的确确地帮你的，你分不清楚。那时候你一定会跑到那个地方停住了，乃至于退掉了。