【Explaining 讲说】 Why explain the teaching 为何要讲说？

【Explaining 】- Why explain the teaching

Explaining [the teaching], given that your ultimate purpose is to help others, the end result is certainly to teach others. Learning as you are teaching has two reasons: First one is, with respect to our personal learning, it is known as learning from the teaching experience. While teaching others, at the same time, you will receive more benefit than others; this is the first reason. Second, since we are applying the perfect Mahayana Buddha path, [you] will more or less explain it within your capacity. This is to plant a seed at the causal stage; that is how it works. However, be aware of the differences – you should realize at what point you are able to teach, and, at that point, gradually deepen the level of your instruction, this must be understood.

So here, it is saying that even though we are taking the beginning steps, we should more or less know how [to explain the teachings to others]. However, with this understanding, be cautious! Do not do the following: as a beginner – prior to being fully qualified – take the qualification in the text as the high standard to measure others; that is completely wrong. Always remember, Buddha Dharma is for personal purification. The qualification to explain should be applied to ourselves prior to giving instructions – well, am I qualified? If not, then stop for a while, the minimum qualification for me to explain the teaching is this. It should not be that I read this in the book and immediately repeat it to others; this would make us like a record player. People describe how parrots learn to talk, talking parrots; at least the parrot has a mind, whereas the record player is like a piece of wood. We are indeed like a piece of wood. Come to think of it, by doing this [being like a record player], it would be a loss for both self and others. 

SOURCE 来源 :

12B 7'36" Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P130 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P63

日常师父法语📡12B 7'36" 手抄稿第2册P130 L4

讲说 ：为何要讲说？

讲，固然你的究竟的目标，是帮助别人，所以最后一定讲。那学的时候也讲，就有两个理由：一个，所谓对自己学来说，叫教学相长，你教别人，往往自己得到的好处比听的人更多，这第一个。第二个，既然我们要修学的是大乘圆满佛道的，所以你呀随分随力相宜的状态当中，也多多少少讲一点，因地当中也种下这个因，就是这样。不过呢，这个差别要晓得，要晓得，自己到什么程度可以开始讲了，到什么程度慢慢地把那个讲的程度也可以加深，这个要了解。

那么所以在这个地方说，虽然我们初机第一步也多多少少要晓得，不过晓得了这个之后，注意哦！不要我们现刚刚学，讲的条件还不够，看了这个讲的条件这样的话，然后又拿那个高的标准去衡量别人，那又完全错了。始终记住，佛法这个东西是净化自己的，讲说的标准，还是当我们自己去讲说的时候，看看：对，我够不够这个条件？不够条件，还暂时停一下，我要讲说的基础条件是这样的。不是说我现在书本上面看了这个之后，马上就跟人家讲一遍，这个那完全是我们像个唱片机器一样。人家说鹦鹉学语，鹦鹉学语，鹦鹉多多少少还有一点脑筋，唱片是个木头。我们真像个木头一样。我想起来，如果这样的话，那个是对自他都是损失。