【LISTENING】– Can one or two doses of medicine  cure the leprosy disease?

【Moreover, one or two doses of medicine will not do anything at all for lepers who have lost their hands and feet.】

So we have practiced, but is mere application enough? It is not sufficient. Thus, the previous section advised us to engage in practice earnestly. What is considered earnest? Well, very seriously and sincerely. Why do we need to be so sincere? It is because since beginningless time, we have been in the long dark nights with the illness of ignorance, just as though we were seriously stricken with leprosy. This “skin disease” is leprosy! Once infected with leprosy, alas, the hands, feet, nose, ears, or any other parts will fall off. If stricken with such a serious disease, and you take just one or two doses of medicine, the effect will not arise. It will be totally ineffective.  Therefore, the author continues:

【Similarly, to put the meaning of the instructions into practice just once or twice is insufficient for us whom from beginningless time have been stricken with the virulent illness of the afflictions. Therefore, analyze with discerning wisdom the entirety of every aspect of the path and make effort that is like a river’s current. 】

From beginningless time, we have been stricken with the virulent illness of affliction. Although we now receive these complete teachings and understand the true intent imparted by the Buddha, and you are able to practice, just once or twice is insufficient. But, suppose we do not even know [the teaching which is to be applied], then we would not even need to discuss this, no need to talk about it! Thus, honestly speaking, what should we do? “Analyze with discerning wisdom the entirety of every aspect of the path” – to completely understand the entire content, recognize everything, and then apply accordingly.

SOURCE 来源 :

11B 06’24” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P95 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P60

日常师父法语📡11B 06’24”手抄稿第2册P95 L1

听闻 : 一两剂药能治痲疯病吗？

【是亦犹如害重癞疾，手足脱落，若仅习近一二次药，全无所济。】

说我们是修了，而单单修够不够？不够，所以前面告诉我们殷重修。什么叫殷重啊？哎呀，很郑重地，很殷切地。为什么要这样认真呀？因为我们这个无始长夜无明大病，就像我们现在害了很重的痲疯病，这个“癞病”就是痲疯啊！这个痲疯害了以后，哎呀，这个会手、脚、鼻子、耳朵，不晓得什么地方，它会掉掉的，碰到了这么严重的病的话，你随便的一两次药的话，一点用场都没有。所以他说：

【我等自从无始，而遭烦恼重病之所逼害，若依教授义，仅一二次，非为完足。故于圆具一切道分，应勤励力，如瀑流水，以观察慧而正思惟。】

我们现在从无始以来，遭到这个烦恼大病所逼所恼。尽管我们现在得到了这个完整的教授，了解了这个佛告诉我们真正的内涵，你虽然能修，但是修一两次，不够，假定说我们不知道的话，更不谈，更不谈！所以我们真正说起来应该怎么办呢？应该“圆具一切道分”，要整个的内容要统统了解，统统认识，然后去修。