【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】-

We often claim that we lack a qualified teacher or meditation center. To this point, we should reflect thoroughly on the proper recognition of whether we are actually lacking a virtuous teacher? No, there are [qualified teachers]! It is our inability to abide by and accept the virtuous teacher. Since you lack the preconditions and, thus, the qualities of the virtuous are not visible to you, you mistake positive as negative and vice versa. In this situation, you will never have the opportunity, this is what happens! Once there is this recognition, this is the time to apply the qualifications to measure ourselves, to assess if [I] am endowed with these characteristics.

【If they are complete, cultivate delight.】

Well! Please pay attention to the “cultivate" in this statement. Upon attaining recognition and applying contemplation physically and mentally, when analyzing whether or not you are doing it right – [you will be] endowed with the qualifications described herein, you will have completed the above attributes, and that is the time to be joyful and delight.

SOURCE 来源 :

16B 20’48” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P278 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P77

日常师父法语📡16B 20’48” 手抄稿第2册P278 L5

依师 : 是没善知识，还是我不具条件？

我们常常会说没有善知识，没有道场。到了这里，我们就应该有一个彻底的反省，以及正确的认识——没有善知识吗？ 不是，有！是我们没有能跟随善知识，接受善知识的条件。 因为你没有这个条件，所以善知识的好坏，你根本看不清楚，好的你把他看成坏的，坏的看成好的，这样的话，你永远没有希望，就这样！ 那么所以了解了这个，这个时候就拿这个条件来衡准自己，看看自己具足不具足这个条件。

【若完具者应修欢慰，】

欸！下面这个话有一个字注意——“修”，假定你了解了这个以后，然后去在身心上面观察，观察时候觉得自己对了，具足上面所说的条件，具足上面所说的条件，那个时候应该欢喜跟庆慰。