【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】 It eliminates pride and is the root of respect 能令离慢是敬本

【Cultivation of Faith】- It eliminates pride and is the root of respect

【...And establishes you in the prosperous city of happiness and goodness. Faith cuts through gloom and clarifies the mind. It eliminates pride and is the root of respect. 】

Faith “establishes you in the prosperous city of happiness and goodness.” It is like a city of ingenious joy, all prosperous happiness arises from this place. “Faith cuts through gloom and clarifies the mind.” Once your faith is pure, we can see that this “gloom” is actually our afflictions, which are like the filth of the mundane world. Faith eliminates pride and is the root of respect. With faith, naturally you will not be arrogant; you will realize all benefits and good qualities rely on him [the object of our faith, namely the teacher]. So how could you be arrogant? Conversely, the reason behind our arrogance is our lack of faith, and that is the time for us to strive harder to apply the teaching. At this juncture, be more mindful in every aspect. When you feel, alas, the feeling of loathing is arising, that should not be the time to pick on him. Rather, you should reflect by saying, “Alas! Why does this arrogance arise within me?” That is the time for us to truly recognize [our own afflictions]! So, Buddha Dharma is not a theory for you to talk about, you have to recognize it clearly! If you belittle everyone, it is not others’ fault. Rather, it shows [your own] inferiority.

SOURCE 来源 :

18A 11’14” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P44 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P79

日常师父法语📡18A 11’14”手抄稿第3册P44 LL2

修信 : 能令离慢是敬本

【《宝炬陀罗尼》云：“......信能表喻妙乐城。信无浊秽令心净，能令离慢是敬本，....”】

“信能表喻妙乐城”，它能够像妙乐的城，这一切的妙乐都从这地方出来的。“信无浊秽令心净”，你信心一清净的话，好了，“浊秽”就是我们的烦恼，就相当于世间的肮脏。能够离慢，恭敬的根本。你有了信心自然而然你不会慢，你晓得一切的好处，一切的功德都靠着他，你怎么可以在这地方慢？反过来所以我们有慢，就是我们的信心不够，那个时候就是我们努力去修习的时候。所以在这地方处处地方提醒，当你觉得，哎呀，看不起人家的时候，那时不要说他不好，那时候你要反省，说：“欸！为什么我心里面在那慢心生起来了？”那个时候才是我们真正要懂的地方啊，真正懂的地方啊！所以佛法不是讲道理，你一定要看得清清楚楚啊！你谁都瞧不起，那不是他不好，是我自己不好。