【Remembering the Teacher’s Kindness 念恩 】Then picture before you your Teachers 于前作意善知识相
【Remembering the Teacher’s Kindness】- Then picture before you your Teachers
【Then picture before you your teachers. Saying the sūtra's words out loud, concentrate one-pointedly on their meaning. In this same way, substitute these words in the former sūtra [the Ten Teaching Sūtra], as well.】
These three statements are precisely for their actual practice. Later, when we gradually advance - if proper advancement is available - then each one of us will be able to reach this level. How can it be accomplished? You first have to visualize the virtuous teachers in front of you. Usually, when we visualize our virtuous teacher in this manner – for example, our teacher is the Shakyamuni Bhagavan. Or, if your primary practice is the Dharma paths of Avalokitesvara, then the virtuous teacher is Avalokitesvara - this teacher is the manifestation of Avalokitesvara. Or you can view your teacher as the image you select, perhaps as Amitabha Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha. Or you may visualize Amitabha Buddha: Well! Amitabha Buddha manifested this way before me. Thus, mindfully envisage the appearance of the virtuous teacher, and then recite mindfully in accordance to the chanting.
If you can properly practice in this manner, it will be very easy and without too much difficulty, you will be able to achieve it. If you pray to Avalokitesvara, you will see Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. If you pray to Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha will appear. As long as everyone works on it earnestly, the opportunity to see [them] will absolutely be there.
SOURCE 来源 :
19B 06’58” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P93 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P83
日常师父法语📡19B 06’58”手抄稿第3册P93 L3
念恩 : 于前作意善知识相
【于前作意善知识相，口中读诵此诸语句，意应专一念其义理。于前经中，亦可如是，而加诸语。】
这个三句话，就是他们真正修行。将来我们慢慢地、慢慢地，如果说能够如理步上去的话，我们每一位都可以修到这个程度。怎么样呢？就是你先观想，说前面是善知识。通常我们观善知识的时候，这样——比如说师长，我们的师长就是释迦世尊；或者如果说你专修观音法门，说这个善知识就是观世音菩萨，这是观世音菩萨示现的这个师长的相。或者你把师长的相看成你所想的——阿弥陀佛也好，释迦世尊也好；或者你把阿弥陀佛想成：啊！他现在示现这个相在前面。所以说在前作意善知识的相，然后呢嘴巴里念，心里面专一地忆念你所念的这个。
你能够如理这样去做的话很容易，不要太艰难的状态，你能够见到。要念观世音菩萨，观世音菩萨见到，要念阿弥陀佛，阿弥陀佛见到，只要大家认真地去做，绝对都有这个机会。