【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 修持轨理 - 未修中间】Restraining the sensory faculties - with which you restrain – a continuous persistence at mindfulness. 密护根门-以何防护者-于正念起常委行

【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- Restraining the sensory faculties - with which you restrain – a continuous persistence at mindfulness.

As for the second,

【The second, continuously persisting at mindfulness, means that you practice your mindfulness continuously and with respect. 】

Now, with your understanding, the restraining tool is mindfulness – proper perception. Then you take that proper perception and “continuously persist.” This “continuously” means frequently, how frequent? Continuously, “persist” unceasingly, just like that. Continuously practice with respect. “With respect” means to have sincere and genuine care, practice this in meditation. Thus, to sincerely practice any Dharma category, there is no exception this [mindfulness] is required. So what did Buddha specifically refer to this as? It is joyous perseverance - the characteristic of joyous perseverance. So there are many references, in Lamrim as well as in the Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom, and various scriptures talk about this. Joyous perseverance is supreme among the virtuous, joyous perseverance is supreme - the most important one. Often, we feel, alas, applying the teaching seems to be an easy task. That is totally wrong!

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25A 24’17” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P15 Ll4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P101

日常师父法语📡25A 24’17”手抄稿第4册P15 LL4

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 密护根门-以何防护者-于正念起常委行

第二呢，

【二者谓于正念，常恒委重而修习之。】

说既然你现在已经晓得，这个防护的东西就是那个正念，正确的念头。然后把那个正念“常、恒”，这个“常”，经常，常到什么？不断，“恒”是不断截的，就这样。不断地委重，“委重”就是很殷重、很真切的，拿这个东西来修习。所以的的确确修任何一个法门，没有一个例外的，必须要这个。所以佛特别说这个叫什么？就是精进，精进的特质。所以很多地方，本论也说，《大智度论》也说，各式各样的经论上面说：修行的资粮善当中，精进第一，精进第一。平常我们总觉得：哎，修行这件事情好像轻轻松松的。那完全错了！