【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】The faults of the teacher as tiny as a dust particle, yet I clearly perceive. 师过秋毫亦明察

【Cultivation of Faith】- The faults of the teacher as tiny as a dust particle, yet I clearly perceive.

【Keep the masters' good qualities in mind. Never seize upon their faults. Keeping their good qualities in mind, you will reach attainments. Seizing upon their faults, you will not.】

So this Praise of Mindfulness should be constantly remembered: “My faults are as great as a mountain, yet I cannot see.” One’s faults are greater than mountain Meru, yet [we] cannot see them. “The faults of the teacher as tiny as a dust particle, yet I clearly perceive.” For a small flaw of the teacher, as small as a tiny feather, is scrutinized by you very clearly. “The mind is not in concordance with Dharma due to this.” Constantly reflect on the fault of the self, “May I diligently confess and remember this well.”

【Your guru might have good qualities for the most part, and have only slight faults. If you examine your guru for those faults, this will block your own attainments.】  

That is to say, even if this virtuous teacher has good qualities that are much greater than yours, yet because you examine his faults, very sorry! You will not have the condition to learn from him – this is a self-inflicted obstacle. The greatest obstacle is right here. Once you watch for his faults, you are hopeless! Conversely,

【Whereas, even in the case of a guru who mostly has faults, you will give rise to your own attainments if you train in faith by focusing on the good qualities while not looking for the faults. 】 

Even if he has many flaws or even if he is far behind you and has far more faults than you, but, as long as you are not looking for [the faults] and instead you constantly observe his good qualities and cultivate your faith, this becomes your cause for attainment.

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18B 02’22” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P58 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P81

日常师父法语📡18B 02’22”手抄稿第3册P58 LL5

修信 : 师过秋毫亦明察

【“应取轨范德，终不应执过，取德得成就，执众过不成。”】

所以这个〈常忆念颂〉那个颂子常常都记着：“己过如山积不见”，自己的过失那比须弥山还要大，看不见；“师过秋毫亦明察”，师长的过错一点点，像秋毫一点点，你看得清清楚楚；“法不相应实由此”，常思己过，“勤加忏悔常忆念”。所以我们跟佛法上面不相应，为什么呀？就是这个。我们怎么晓得法不相应呀？其实心里现在乱糟糟的那个样子，就是这样，乱糟糟的那个样子，就是这样，那么清楚那么明白。“勤加忏悔”，好好忏悔呀！一直摆在心里。

【谓其尊重虽德增上，若仅就其少有过处而观察者，则必障碍自己成就。】

就是说如果这个善知识，虽然他的功德比你要高很多，但是因为你看他的过失，对不起！你呀没有办法跟他学，这个是自己障碍。最大的障碍就在这里，你一看他的过失你就完了！反过来，

【虽过增上若不观过，由功德处而修信心，于自当为得成就因。】

就算是他有很多的过错，乃至于远不如你，而过失又远超过你，但是你不去观察它的话，你一天到晚在这个他功德那方面，修习你的信心的话，这是你自己成就的因。