【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】To cross the current of cyclic existence, it is dependent on the virtuous teacher 靠他跳过生死瀑流

【Cultivation of Faith】- To cross the current of cyclic existence, it is dependent on the virtuous teacher

【The Formulae of the Three Jewels' Blaze (Ratnolka-dhārasi) states: 】

Faith is the prerequisite of all good qualities ―

A procreator of them, like a mother

Who then protects and increases them.

It clears away doubts, frees you from the four rivers [ignorance, attachment, craving, and wrong views],

And establishes you in the prosperous city of happiness and goodness.

Faith cuts through gloom and clarifies the mind.

It eliminates pride and is the root of respect.

It is a jewel and a treasure.

Like hands, it is the basis of gathering virtue.

It is the best of feet for going to liberation.

This is also mentioned in the Array of Stalks Sutra, “Faith is the foundation of all good qualities” – it is the path… the root source – [the achievement] arises from here. All good qualities, the motherly source of all good qualities, they arise from here. “It nurtures all virtuous roots,” this is the reasoning: faith increases and protects [our virtuous roots], so all meritorious qualities appear from here. For us to apply the teaching now, if there is anything we don’t understand, we won’t accomplish it. Whereas, with understanding, a little bit of doubt can be removed. This all depends on a virtuous teacher to remove all of your doubts, and to enable [you] to cross the current of cyclic existence to the other shore. All of this depends on a virtuous teacher. And what should we depend on to rely on the virtuous teacher? Depend on your faith toward the teacher. Once this is developed, [all] issues will be resolved. The root cause for a virtuous teacher to become one is due to his aspiration to save us. The reason we have not been saved is because of [our] lack of faith in him.

SOURCE 来源 :

18A 09’56” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P44 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P79

日常师父法语📡18A 09’56” 手抄稿第3册P44 L5

修信 : 靠他跳过生死瀑流

【《宝炬陀罗尼》云：“信为前行如母生，守护增长一切德，除疑度脱诸 暴露流 ，....」】

《华严》上面说的“信为道源功德母”，是道......源是根源，从这地方出来的，一切功德，道源功德之母，功德从这地方长出来的。“长养一切诸善根”，就是这个道理：它增长，然后守护，所有的功德都从这个地方来。我们现在修学不认识固然谈不到，认识了能够一点点不怀疑，这个都要靠善知识。所以能够净除你一切的疑虑，能够从生死的瀑流当中，能够跳过去、能够渡过去，这个都要靠善知识。而这个善知识靠什么？就是你对他的信心。这个建立起来了没问题。善知识所以成善知识的一个根本原因，他就是要来救我们，所以我们没法救的，就是你对他没有信心。