【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Developing faith is not dependent on physical distance

My room was next to Venerable Ren’s, and there was a storage room in between. Often, we wouldn’t say a word for days and this was definitely true. Even during the daily time for conversation, it was required for everyone to come out. You were not allowed to come out at other times, but at that time you had to come out!

Venerable Ren’s lifestyle could be considered as monotonous, yet now I like it very much. After listening to his talk, everyone returned [to their own rooms]. Although we were locked inside our rooms, it was dead silent, for there were only a few people to begin with! However, you could sense that: well, he is just next-door. Just like that, you would constantly sense it. Back then, unknowingly, there were two things in your mind. When you were uneasy, he was whom you could depend on. When you were distracted, he would look at you with wide eyes. So, you would naturally uphold yourself, just like that.

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14A 13'45" Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P188 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P70

日常师父法语📡14A 13'45" 手抄稿第2册P188 LL4

依师 : 修信不在身的距离

我跟仁法师住在隔壁，中间有个小小的库房，经常啊我们几天不讲一句话的，这个是千真万确。虽然每天有一个聊天的时间，总是到那时候大家，那时候你非出来不可，平常是不可以出来，那时候非出来不可！

他那个生活也是啊很刻板，但我现在非常欢喜。那听他讲完了，一样大家进去，尽管如此，关在屋里面的更是鸦雀无声，没几个人嘛！但是你心里面觉得：欸，他就在隔壁，这样，你随时随地这个心里就感受到。那个时候啊，就不知不觉内心上面它有两样东西：当你不安的时候，他是个靠山; 当你乱的时候，他会保得你像两个眼睛瞪大了，欸，你自然就收摄起来了，就这样。