【The Meditation Session – Actual Session - how to sustain meditation in general 修持轨理 正行 - 总共修法】All the things (kindness) is given by the virtuous teacher. 所以的事情皆靠善知识

【The Meditation Session – Actual Session - how to sustain meditation in general 】- All the things (kindness) is given by the virtuous teacher.

【Then, in accordance with the sutras cited earlier, contemplate how your guru’s kindness has been and will be helpful to you. Meditate on that until you develop respect from the depths of your heart. 】

Is it enough to generate this mental clarity? It is not sufficient! [You] still have to do what was mentioned earlier, to mindfully appreciate his kindness – the kindness this teacher has shown me in the past and the kindness he is showing me now. The kindness already given, of course, is necessary, whereas the kindness at the present moment is, in fact, important as well. Due to the past kindness, you will rely on him wholeheartedly. Because you still need more, you definitely don’t want to forsake him. What has his kindness been in the past? Today we have the opportunity to be here that is completely reliant on the virtuous teacher. Without the virtuous teacher, this is absolutely not possible because we might still be in the midst of miserable realms. So what is the kindness at the present moment? Don’t you aspire to become a Buddha? All goodness we need will depend on him without an exception. If you are able to contemplate it in this way, then the rest of it will fall into place!

SOURCE 来源 :

24B 13’51” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P278 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P100

日常师父法语📡24B 13’51” 手抄稿第3册P278 L8

修持轨理 正行 - 总共修法 : 所以的事情皆靠善知识

【次应思惟如前经说，于自已作当作诸恩，乃至未发诚敬而修。】

清净的行相生起来了以后还够不够？不够！还要像前面所说的念他的恩，这个师长对自己的已经做的恩以及当作的恩。已经做的恩固然要，当作的恩同样要，实际上同样的重要。因为已经做的恩，所以你会一心一意地依靠他，因为你还要求得更多，所以你绝不想放弃他。已经做的什么恩？那今天我们有这个机会在这里，都是靠善知识，没有善知识绝不可能，我们现在还在恶道当中。当做的什么恩啊？你不是要成佛吗？所有的事情都要靠他，没有一个例外的。你能够这样想，那么下面就行了！