【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】The required step at this moment is 眼前必须跨度一步是....
【Cultivation of Faith】- The required step at this moment is
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So now we should not say, “Well! This Buddha Dharma, the Mahayana is what I want to learn, but it is too difficult!” Once you have applied the learning systematically, it is not hard at all. First apply the teachings on a virtuous teacher. Later, when your capacity has increased step-by-step, eventually you will be able to handle Devadatta and treat him like your virtuous teacher. Then you will achieve Buddhahood! This systematic order is so simple! Hence, to actually step on the path, at any given time, so long as you take this step forward - you must take every timely step forward. What is our next step now? What is the required step now? It is the step toward the virtuous teacher. Once you take this step, at end, sacrificing the physical form is just one step away, still the same [step]. [Do you] understand this concept? When your mental capacity and recognition have been strengthened, at that time what needs to be done is still the same – just a little bit more.
At the present time, due to our lack of this systematic order, and lack of complete understanding, [we] always think: “Well, this Buddha Dharma is so far away!” And also: “Alas, I am such an ordinary being!” Thus, though [we are] mentally inspired by Buddha Dharma, yet [we] sit there without any action. Now, with the true skillfulness of this Lamrim, well certainly, not only does it tell you that Buddha Dharma requires learning, now it tells you: toward the highest goal, your next step is this based on this present one.
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修信 : 眼前必须跨度一步是....
所以我们现在不要说：“哎哟！这个佛法呀，大乘我要学的，但是这么难呀！”你得到了这个次第一点都不难，就要先从善知识身上修。然后你力量加强，一步一步加强，加到最后这个提婆达多，你也一样地能够挡得住，一样地把他看成功你的善知识，那你就成佛了嘛！这个次第这么简单哪！所以真正走起来，任何时候你只要跨这么一步，但是任何时候必须跨一步。我们眼前要跨的哪一步？眼前必须要走哪一步？就是善知识。等到你这一步跨到了，最后啊，舍头目脑髓的时候也只跨一步，还是一样。这个道理懂不懂？就是你的心力、认识，各方面增强了，到那时候做的也是这样，只做一点点。
我们现在因为没有这个次第，没有这个完整的认识，总觉得：“哎呀，这个佛法啊，远得不得了啊！”说起来总是：“哎呀，我是凡夫啊！”所以心理上面要想佛法，永远坐在那里一动都不动。它现在的真正这一本论的真正的善巧，欸，是，不但是告诉你佛法要学的，现在告诉你呀，最高的目标这个，眼前你下步所走的就是这一步。