【Benefits of relying on the teacher】- 【In that vein the Array of Stalks Sutra says: “…Bodhisattvas whom teachers take into consideration do not contradict the bodhisattva training.” 】

This is much like some of our experiences. People often say: “Well! Please tell me if I have done something wrong.” Indeed, there are many with such good intention, and I was one of them back then. I always asked, “Alas, Teacher or certain venerable, please tell me.” But they just wouldn’t tell me. Later, incidentally I realized that it is not that they wouldn’t tell me, but most of the time he would absolutely not say: “Well, so and so! Didn’t you ask me to point out your mistakes? Let me tell you, you sit down and hear me out.” It does not happen like that. When you really make a mistake, he comes to tell you, and then you get defensive with all sorts of excuses. “Well! I am not wrong! I am right on this!” Alas! Upon hearing, well, he clearly recognizes that when he tells you the truth, you respond with excuses, so the next time around he has nothing to say – you are right! You are right! As mentioned last time, in our Chinese history, there was the story of “Generous asking price for skeleton of stallion.”* Why? Even if his speech is flawed, you still sincerely and respectfully listen to him and, when he believes that you are teachable, then he will teach you. There is much that we are not able to sense, much that goes unnoticed by us – a lot that [we] overlooked. Especially with applying the teachings, you will never relate to it without making comparison. This is my experience.

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20B 11’39” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P133 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P87

日常师父法语📡20B 11’39”手抄稿第3册P133 LL3

亲近胜利 : 【《华严经》云：“。。。若诸菩萨，为善知识所思念者，则不违越菩萨学处。】

就像我们也有几个经验，人家常常说:“哎呀！我有错误希望你告诉我。”的确有太多这种好心的人，我当年也是如此，我一直说，哎呀！老师或者某法师啊，请你告诉我，可是人家始终不告诉我。到后来，偶然我了解了，不是不告诉我，有的时候他绝对不会说:“欸，某人呀！你不是要我说你的错误，我告诉你，你坐下来我告诉你。”他不是这样的。等到你真有错误的话，他来告诉你，然后你就种种理由，“欸! 我没有错呀！这个我对呀！”唉！他一听，好了，他看得清清楚楚，他真实告诉你的，都是你的理由，他下次就没话好说了——你对！你对！所以上次告诉我们，我们中国历史上“千金市骨”的公案，为什么？就算他说错了，你也至诚恭敬地听他，他觉得孺子可教，他就告诉你。有很多事情，我们看不见的，很多看不见的，很多看不见的。尤其是修行这个事情，你不比较的，绝对看不见，这是我的经验。