【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- Restraining the sensory faculties

So, at that time, we need to think of a way to restrain it. What should we use to restrain? Rely on the mindfulness and vigilance that was mentioned earlier. Distinguish what is right and, with this recognition, then we can make a comparison. As it turns out, my original habit is wrong, only then does restraining it becomes possible! Otherwise, you are convoluted without knowing what is right and what is wrong. Of course, you would not know how to restrain. Therefore, mindfulness and vigilance are required. So mindfulness and vigilance are the best weapons for restraining.

Regarding this point, first, before you formally begin learning, repeatedly apply this restraint. Normally, in the first step of our actual practice of the teaching, genuinely, this is the most important. Listen, listen to this, then reflect, reflect on this. After your reflection; what really is reflection? It is the mental activities. Once you are used to reflecting, this thought will arise at any moment. Even if you are not trying, it arises readily and, when you do try, it arises right away. This is like when you use a weapon, in any situation where you need it, it is readily available and you are very familiar with how to use it.

What does the weapon protect against? It is used to restrain our six sensory faculties. What are the conditions of

the six sensory faculties? When interacting with an object, the contamination is generated. There are two kinds of contamination: one is the contamination “to take note of”, and the other is the contamination of “imagining”. The contamination “to take note of” is: well, this looks nice and you go and take note of it. Afterwards, wow, [I] like it!

As for “imagining”, it is : after you have taken note of [this object] and you think, “well, this object is mighty good”. Ah! So, in your mind, you are thinking about what to do tomorrow, or you are trying to figure out how to get it. On the contrary, for an unfavorable object, hostility is generated.

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25B 07’05” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P25 LL6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P102

日常师父法语📡25B 07’05”手抄稿第4册P25 LL6

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 密护根门

那么那个时候我们就要想办法去防护它。拿什么东西防护呢？靠前面的正知正念。一定要晓得说哪个是对的，有了这个对的，那个时候才能对比出来，原来我习性当中的那个不对的，那个才可以防嘛！否则的话，你混沌一片，你什么是哪个好、哪个不好不知道，当然无从防起，所以一定要正知正念。那么这个正知正念就是防护的最佳的武器。

关于这一点呢，第一个，所以你在正式学习之前哪，先要数数练习这个东西；平常我们呢真正修行的第一步，真正说起来，这个才是最重要的。听，听这个，然后呢思，思这个。等到你经过了思，思实际上是一个什么样的？行心所。等到你思惟成了习惯了，它随时随地这个念头就起来了，你不提它也起来，一提随时就起来了。就等于说你使用的武器一样，你在任何情况之下你要拿，掏出来就是，而且你利用得很熟。

那个武器防什么呢？就防我们的这个六根。这个六根的情况是什么？对了境以后就生染污，这个染污有两种: 一种呢对行相的染污，一种是随好的染污。行相的染污就说，欸，这个好看的，你去看，看了以后：啊，欢喜！随好呢？看完了以后你心里想：嗯，这东西这满有味道的。啊！你心里想明天该怎么办，或者你想动脑筋要去获得它；反过来，对不欢喜的东西，那就是引发另外的瞋。