【Relying on the Teacher 依师】 Slight arrogance in your mind towards the excellent teacher 对善知识的一念慢心

【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Slight arrogance in your mind towards the excellent teacher

When you rely on the excellent teacher, you mentally have to eliminate this. Completely eliminate all pride and feelings of superiority. This pride is feeling that you are superior to the teacher, or even looking down upon him; this attitude is absolutely not encouraged, definitely should never have it. Regardless of your true integrity, even if you are better than him, you still have to humbly learn from him. This is a very important concept. If you are unable to abide accordingly in this circumstance, there are two choices: one is to sincerely repent; the other is that you would be better off to leave. This is absolutely true. Otherwise, this would result in great personal harm. Especially in the future, when you meet a true virtuous teacher, any slight arrogance in your mind toward the virtuous teacher will result in very serious, grave non-virtuous effects. This was described in the scriptures. On the contrary, if you are sincerely inspired to study Buddha Dharma, get rid of the pride and then you will receive great benefit.

SOURCE 来源 :

17B 18’19” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P29 L6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P79

日常师父法语📡17B 18’19” 手抄稿第3册P29 L6

依师 : 对善知识的一念慢心

你亲近善知识，内心当中，一定要去掉这个东西，断除所有一切的慢及过慢，慢及过慢。这个慢，就是你比他高，乃至于轻慢心，这个万万不可以、万万不可以、万万不可以。不管是你实质上如何，就算你比他强，你还是要低声下气地去跟他学，这是非常重要的一个概念，非常重要的一个概念。如果说，你没有办法做到这一点的话，在这一种情况之下，有两个办法，一个是好好地忏悔，还有一个不如离开，这是千真万确的事实。否则的话，对自己是一种大损害。尤其是将来真正遇见了善知识，你对善知识随便起一念的轻慢心的话，产生的恶果，是不得了地严重，很多经论上面特别告诉我们。反过来，你真正要想受学佛法的话，那个拿掉，你就有很大的好处。