【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 修持轨理 - 未修中间】read teachings that reveal the meaning of your object of meditation 阅读修这个法的经论
【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- read teachings that reveal the meaning of your object of meditation
【Therefore, even in between sessions, look at teachings that reveal the meaning of your object of meditation, and recollect it again and again. Accumulate, by many means, the collections, which are favorable conditions for producing good qualities. Also, clear away, by many means, the obscurations, which are unfavorable conditions】
So what should be done in between sessions? Well, we should read “teachings that reveal the meaning of your object of meditation,” sutras and commentaries that explain how to apply your object of meditation. Of course, that includes the instructions from virtuous teachers, your own notes, or the like. So why does it say, “reveal?” Because in many applications of the teachings, they do not go over the perceptions, for example, in the teaching of visualization or how to visualize, there is not much to be said. Also with recitation of mantras, for example, especially in Vajrayana, it talks about concordance with samaya [Vajrayana precepts]. As long as you abide by it, then it should be right. As for how to apply and why you should apply, many concepts sometimes will not be revealed and, gradually when the time is right, you will automatically conform to it. However, the teacher will definitely explain the points that concern you ahead of time, he will have a complete explanation. So, with this type of sutras or commentaries, you should continuously read and reflect on them, just like that. This kind of task is nothing but what? It is nothing but accumulating favorable conditions and clearing away unfavorable ones.
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25A 12‘12“ Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P9 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P101
日常师父法语📡25A 12‘12“手抄稿第4册P9 L5
修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 阅读修这个法的经论
【故于中间应阅显说此法经论,数数忆持。应由多门修集资粮生德顺缘，亦由多门净治所有违缘罪障。】
所以在这个中间应该怎么办呢？喏，我们应该阅读“显说此法经论”，说明你修这个方法的经论，当然这个包括善知识的教授，你自己作的笔记，或是什么等等。那么，这个为什么用“显说”呢？因为在我们修的很多法门当中，有很多它不是讲个道理，譬如教你观想，怎么个观法，这个没有什么好说的。乃至于念咒，譬如尤其是密教当中，说三密相应，你只要照着这样去做，那么就对了。至于说如何的做法，为什么要做，这种道理啊，有的时候他不跟你讲，到了时候你自然相应。但是呢他前面一定有说明，跟你相关的地方，他有很完整的说明的。那么这一种经也好，论也好，你不断去看，看了以后脑筋里去思惟，这样。做这个工作无非是什么？无非是集顺缘，以及除逆缘。