【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】Obtaining the correct view from the Masters 从阿阇黎得到正知见
【Cultivation of Faith】- Obtaining the correct view from the Masters
【Also the Questions of Householder Ugra Sūtra (Gṛha-paty-ugra-paripṛcchā-sūtra) says:
O householder, some bodhisattvas strive diligently at receiving oral transmissions of teachings and doing recitations. They might have masters from whom they have heard teachings, obtained oral transmission, or absorbed a verse of four lines that contains a teaching on generosity, ethical discipline, patience, joyous perseverance, meditative stabilization, and wisdom, or the accumulation of the collections of the bodhisattva path. They should respect them because of these teachings. 】
Thus now in many instances, I always specifically remind [everyone] that in the beginning, although our goal is Buddhahood and Buddha has totally removed this “egoistic self” – but when we learn Buddhism, it is not about merely uttering the word "selflessness" verbally. When you keep repeating and speaking of selflessness, your mind will be terrified. Alas, this "self" is so huge and for you to get rid of it causes unbearable suffering! No, it is not like that. In the beginning, [the teacher] will help [you] set the proper goal, and then be considerate of you in all aspects. Well! Once you have obtained the correct view, you will discover that the best way to be genuinely considerate of yourself is heading this direction. Consequently, you would engage in it with more and more vigor. When you engage in it with more and more vigor, the “self” will comparably shrink, and then your ability to align with the teaching will gradually increase. At that time, removing the “self” becomes very easy! All proper instructions have this characteristic. Therefore when we normally speak, listen, and so on, if it is meant to plant a seed, then any instruction is excellent and worthy of praise. However, for in-depth [study] it involves a judgment of standard.
SOURCE 来源 :
19A 19’05” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P83 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P82
日常师父法语📡19A 19’05” 手抄稿第3册P83 L8
修信 : 从阿阇黎得到正知见
【《猛利问经》亦云：“长者，若诸菩萨求受圣教，及求读诵。若从谁所听闻受持，施戒忍进定慧相应，或是集积菩萨正道资粮相应，一四句偈，即应如法恭敬尊重此阿闍黎。”】
所以现在处处地方我总是要特别提醒，我们一开始的时候，虽然目标晓得佛，佛要彻底去掉这“我”，但是我们学佛的时候，不是说把文字上面的“无我”两个字盘着个口头。把那个无我盘着口头，你心里害怕得要命，唉，这个我这么大，叫你拿掉这个我，痛苦不堪！不是的。刚开始的时候，是目标放正了，然后处处地方还是为你着想。嗨！你如果得到了正知见的话，你会发现真正为你着想，这样做最好，于是你越做越起劲。等到你越做越起劲的话，那个我相对地渐渐在减轻当中，然后你跟法相应的能力渐渐增长当中，到那个时候拿掉这个我，轻而易举！所以说正确的教授，都有这个特质在里头。所以我们平常的讲、听等等，如果说结结缘，哪一个都非常好、非常赞叹，如果从这个里边深入的话，这个是抉择的标准。