【How to rely in practice 加行亲近轨理 】The best offering 最好的供养
【 How to rely in practice 】- The best offering
【which says:
One who wishes for the inexhaustible
Offer to the guru
Whatever is slightly appealing, and
Whatever is very special. 】
If you are inspired to become a Buddha, “who wishes for the inexhaustible” means Buddha, which is truly inexhaustible and perfect. Thus, in this case, “whatever” refers to anything that is slightly appealing, well! If the teacher delights in it, then you should take it and offer it to him. Do so in the best and most auspicious manner. This
“whatever” mainly refers to external resources. Although these things are external resources, yet your mental process is your internal resource! You have to comply with it mindfully, and then that will be the best offering.
【Furthermore, the students’ perspective differs from the gurus’ perspective. The students must do this offering, because the gurus are the supreme field through which the students accumulate the collections of merit and sublime wisdom. 】
The author tells us: “By so doing, well, this is the best and most special collection of merits for Buddha Dharma practitioners. So this is the proper way, and it is what we should do!” As in the earlier story of the novice monk: one novice monk followed his elderly master in the monastery, the young novice earnestly served and made offerings to this teacher. The master, at times, spoke casually to him: “This is for your own good.” The teacher always said this: no matter how you serve him, he always thought it was for your own good. Upon hearing this, the novice thought: “Master, I have done my utmost to serve you. You always think that it is for my own good, then I shouldn’t be bothered anymore!” As a result, the novice treated his master carelessly and cared only about himself. Alas! The elderly monk said: “This time around it is for my own good!” You all should think about this. Why?
SOURCE 来源 :
20A 05’50” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P111 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P85
日常师父法语📡20A 05’50”手抄稿第3册P111 L1
加行亲近轨理 : 最好的供养
【如云：“欲求无尽性，如如少可意，即应以彼彼，胜妙供尊长。”】
如果你要想求这个佛，“无尽性”就是佛，这个才是无尽的、圆满的。那么在这种情况之下，“如如”，任何一件事情，他只要少少，欸！这个老师欢喜的话，你就应该拿这个东西去供养，而且以最好的 、最殊胜的方法。这个“如如”，这个地方主要的是外面的外财；东西虽然是外面的外财，可是你心里上面却是你的内财哦！但是你一定要心里上要跟这个东西相顺，那个供养的话，那就是最好的供养。
【此复若就学者方面，以是最胜集资粮故，实应如是。】
他告诉我们：“这样做啊，嘿，这是修学佛法的人最佳、最殊胜集聚资粮，所以应该如此，所以应该如此啊！”所以刚才说那个小沙弥的故事，一个小沙弥跟着那个老师父在那个庙里面，那小沙弥尽心尽力地供养这个师父，那个师父有的时候跟他很轻松地说：“这是为你好。”他总归这样，你怎么供，总是觉得为你好。这小沙弥听了：“师父、我这么尽心尽力供养师父，他总觉得为了我，那我不管他了！”结果他就马马虎虎不管他了，他自己管他自己了，欸！那个老和尚：“这一下子为我好！”你们去参参看，为什么？