【Benefits of relying on the teacher】- Situation in the three miserable realms

This is a good opportunity for contemplation. Otherwise, wait until the later discussion of the three miserable realms, and come back to review this section. By then, the understanding will arise.

At the same time, you might want to try this out: when it is very hot, stay away from using a fan or air conditioning. In fact, fans and air conditioning are modern inventions! You were told to bask in the sun and couldn’t tolerate it, when it is cold, you were told to wear thin clothes, and you might feel terrible. To compare this feeling with hell, wow! It is like heaven, definitely like being in the heaven. Yet we feel terrible, well, any speck [of discomfort] becomes unbearable, just like that. When we eat a little less, it is unbearable. For hungry ghosts, they go without food for many eons, just like that! Out of food for eons! Now, you are able to serve the virtuous teacher to eliminate those tremendous sufferings though minor discomfort. In other words, this investment gives great returns!

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21A 08’55”  Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P149 Ll6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P88

日常师父法语📡21A 08’55” 手抄稿第3册P149 LL6

亲近胜利 : 三恶道的情况

这个地方可以思惟一下，否则等到后面了解了三恶道的情况，回过头来再看，那个时候才晓得。

同时你们也不妨自己试一试看：当天气热得要命的时候，你不要去吹电扇，也不要用冷气。其实我们这个电扇跟冷气现在才有耶！叫你晒个太阳你就受不了，天气很冷的时候，叫你穿一件单衣，你说不定就很难受。那种感受比起地狱里来的话，啊！那像天堂一样，那是绝对像天堂一样，我们都受不了，喔，一点点事情啊就受不了了，这样。吃东西少吃一点啊，就受不了了，那个饿鬼是长劫饿的，这样啊！长劫这样饿啊！现在你能够承事善知识，把那些绝大的痛苦在稍稍的情况之下，就消除掉了，换句话说，这件事情实在是一本万利！