【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Like the drawing of a person, without great diligence

[Question: Are just these two enough?

Reply: Though having both of these, if, like a drawing of a person who is listening to the teachings, you are inactive, you are not fit to listen to the teachings.]

Just these two [i.e non-partisan and intelligence] are still not enough. For us to be endowed with just one of them would be pretty difficult, what about both of them? Ah! However, that is still not enough. This will be similar to a drawing of a person who is listening to the teachings. Why is it called a drawing? If the person in the drawing is lifelike, it still would not function, right! What is the characteristic of a human? Each [one of us] has personal wishes and the ability to choose what should be adopted or cast aside. Without this wish or ability to adopt/cast aside, even with the Buddha Dharma being great, you are explaining to a picture on the wall. However great an explanation it is, after he listens to the teaching, it will have no impact. There is a frequently heard ancient statement, “there must be blood underneath the skin.” When I first heard this, I had no idea what it meant. Why mention blood underneath the skin for no reason? What does it mean when we refer to a person with blood underneath the skin? This must apply to a living person, after you pierce a dead person, there would be no blood. Why? His mind is inactive like a log; that is what it means. What are we humans now? Once non-virtue is recognized, refrain from it immediately; if it is good, engage in it right away. Thus, this mental strength is required. The third characteristic:

[Therefore, you must have great diligence.]

SOURCE 来源 :

16B 02’41” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P268 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P76

日常师父法语📡16B 02’41”手抄稿第2册P268 LL3

依师 : 像画中人，没有广大希求

【若念仅具二德足耶？纵有此二，若如画中听闻法者，全无发趣，仍非其器。 】

单单这两个还不够。要我们想起来说一个都难得很，两个呢？真是，啊！但是还不够，这就像一个人，像画中听闻法者。 为什么叫画中？ 如果图画上画的这个人巧巧如生，跟这个人一点用场都没有的，对吗！ 人这个东西的特质是什么？ 他有自己的好乐心、取舍心，没有这个好乐心、取舍心，尽管你好的那个佛法，你对着这个墙壁上面画贴一张图，你给他说得再好的，他听完了以后，了不相干。 所以我们古人常常有一句话，常常说“须是皮下有血始得”，我当初听了、看了老不懂，这个话怎么讲？ 这么好无缘无故地说什么皮下有血？将我们人说那个皮下有血，这个意思什么？ 你是一个活人才行，死的人你把他刺破了以后，那皮下没有血的，血不出来。为什么？ 他心里面，他不会动，像木头一样，就这个意思。 我们现在人是什么？晓得了恶，马上不要，晓得了好，马上去，所以一定要还有这种心力在这里。 第三个：

【故须具有广大希求。 】