【Relying on the Teacher 依师】tame your mind first 在身心上自我调伏

【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- tame your mind first

[Therefore, gurus who intend to discipline others’ minds must first have disciplined their own.]

You have to tame your mind first; that is why we seriously need to study Buddha Dharma – it is to discipline the self.

The other name for discipline is “sila” or “precepts.” This is why, after our ordination, we must rely on virtuous teachers immediately – to learn discipline or precepts. Well, this is clear! This is not to say that I am ordained, so I rely on a teacher to show me how to put on the robe and how to play the Dharma instruments. Of course these are required, for you still need to build the image! However, if it is only about this, then it is wrong. There is a worldly term, “sheer impressive appearance,” which is something lacking substance, just like [an embroidered pillow case stuffed with materials of inferior quality]. If you attained the essence within, the appearance is absolutely important – this is how the internal and external complement each other. Thus, it does not mean that the appearance is not needed; it is to hold on [to the essence]. On the contrary, if you don’t grasp the essence within and just work on the cosmetic appearance, then you will deviate further and further. And even, in the end, it could turn into an obstacle for you.

SOURCE 来源 :

14A 23’31” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P195 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P71

日常师父法语📡14A 23’31” 手抄稿第2册P195 L5

依师 : 在身心上自我调伏

【故其尊重能调伏他者，须先调伏自类相续。】

你自己先要身心上面调伏，所以我们真正要学的佛法，就要调伏自己。调伏的另外一个名字叫“尸罗”，叫“戒”。这是所以为什么我们一出家啊一定要依靠善知识，学戒学戒，喏，清楚明白了！现在这里。不是说，啊！我出家了，依靠一个知识告诉我这件衣服嘛怎么穿，这个法器嘛怎么打。当然这个也要啊，因为你要这个形象啊！但是假定单单这个的话那就错了。所以世间有一句话叫绣花枕头，绣花枕头，就是这个。如果你得到里边的体、精要的话，外面这绝对重要，这样才能够里外配合嘛。所以外面不是不要，但是要把握住。反之，反过来，如果你里边的东西没把握住，你在外面上去弄的话，那是越走越远，越走越远。乃至于到后来，反而形成障碍。