【Cultivation of Faith 修信 】Contemplate on the merits of the virtuous teacher 思善知识的功德

【Cultivation of Faith】- Contemplate on the merits of the virtuous teacher

【When you recognize someone to be a Buddha, you will not discern faults in that person, and you will pay attention to his or her good qualities. 】

On the contrary, if you do not look for his faults and appreciate his good qualities, just contemplate on his merits. Regardless of what the virtuous teacher is doing, your merits will multiply. When he berates you, you will say, “Well, he is helping me to cultivate my patience!” When he scolds you, you should think, “Ah, removing my karmic obstacle, my weighty transgression is replaced by a less severe effect.” In the sutras, there are so many of these types of teachings written there. There were typical examples: due to the scolding by the virtuous teacher, he helped purify many of your negative karmic effects. Thus, no matter what he is doing, you will feel, wow, this is a peerless blessing to you, there are immeasurable merits. And your faith will increase. [You] may also say that the faith increases or you have purified within, or your afflictive and cognitive obscurations are removed. Wouldn’t this be the best? This concept is so simple, so obvious! Yet we don’t realize it, what a pity! Now, with this recognition, be very happy and strive hard to achieve it!

SOURCE 来源 :

18A 28’30” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P54 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P81

日常师父法语📡18A 28’30” 手抄稿第3册 P54 LL3

修信 : 思善知识的功德

【此诸义者，谓若知是佛，则于佛不起寻求过心，起思德心。】

那么反过来呢，你不求他的过失，求他的功德，你思他的功德那就好了。这个善知识不管怎么做，都在增长你的功德。他在骂你，你就说：“哎呀，他现在在成就我的忍辱啊！”他在骂你，你就想：“啊，消除我的业障，我的重罪轻报啊！”那个经典上面告诉我们太多这一类事情，而且有典型的例子：因为骂，善知识的这样的骂，所以把你很多恶劣的罪障就消除掉了。所以不管他怎么，你觉得，哎呀，这无比地对你的加持，无比的功德，你的信心就增长了。也可以说信心增长，也可以说你内心净化，也可以说你的烦恼障、所知障拿掉了，这不是最好的吗？这个道理这么简单，这么明白啊！但是我们不懂，可惜！现在懂了，好高兴，努力去做啊！