【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- The four preconditions that produce the paths of serenity and insight.

【Furthermore, learn the four preconditions, 】
So next it tells us that when we are accumulating merits, there are four things we need to do. These are the four:

【which are causes that readily produce the paths of serenity and insight: 】
This is saying that all our merits of the mundane and supramundane worlds arise from meditative concentration and wisdom. This meditative concentration refers to serenity (samatha), and wisdom is insight (vipassana). So when we are meditating now, it is to train on the causes for these two subjects. Thus, next it will show us these four – well, the proper causes. In other words, it is the first step that we should take. Once you apply the cause properly, then the future effect will be accurate, perfect, and flawless.

SOURCE 来源 :

25A 18’45” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P12 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P101

日常师父法语📡25A 18’45”手抄稿第4册P12 LL4

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 有四种引发定慧的资粮

【复应学习四种资粮，】
这下面这个东西说，我们修资粮位当中，有这四样东西我们要注意一下。这四样东西:

【是易引发奢摩他道，毘钵舍那道之正因，】
就是说,我们现在所有的世、出世法的一切功德，无非是从定、慧而来；定这地方就是说奢摩他，慧就是毘钵舍那。那么现在我们修的时候，就修这两样东西的因。那么这个下面要告诉我们的四样东西就是，喏，正因；换句话说，就是我们现在下脚第一步该走的，你这个因做对了，将来一定结的这个正确圆满无误的果。