【Faults of not relying on the Teacher】- reborn one hundred times as a dog

【Someone who hears even a single verse

And does not conceive its speaker to be his or her guru

Will be reborn one hundred times as a dog

And then will take rebirth in a bad caste. 】

Not to mention your single-pointed and earnest imploring of him to be your teacher, even if you only heard one verse from him. In the text earlier [v.1 p.82], the quote from Cloud of Jewels Sutra presents several examples. So many references are quoted from the sutras to enhance the explanation. Even if you only hear one verse, if you do not respect him or do not view him as the Buddha, then you will fall to miserable realms. You “will be reborn one hundred times as a dog.” Wow! One hundred lifetimes as a dog is a long time! Once that cycle ends, you “then will take rebirth in a bad caste.” It is still in a lower caste, in a degraded state. The preciousness of the teaching is unsurpassed. What is the reason for our lack of understanding now? It is due to our weighty afflictions. While in the midst of this very dense affliction, the appreciation of the preciousness of Dharma will not arise. As long as you are willing to apply accordingly, then you will gradually recognize it. That is why the first step of applying the teaching is confession – we must gradually and gradually purify it. The more that is purified, the more realization will arise within you. By then, you will advance speedily.

SOURCE 来源 :

21B 09’22” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P166 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P90

日常师父法语📡21B 09’22” 手抄稿第3册P166 L8

未依过患 : 百世生犬中

【[设唯闻一颂，若不执为尊，百世生犬中，后生贱族姓。]】

不要说你一心至诚请为阿阇黎，就算你在那个地方跟他听了一个颂子，前面的《宝云经》上面，好几个地方引证了。所以很多地方引经上面来说明，乃至于你只听一个偈子，如果说你不尊重他，不把他看成佛这样的话，你就要堕落，[百世生犬中]。哇！这个百世生犬是很长的时候啊！以后出来的话呢，[贱族姓]，还下贱，还是下贱。这个法的珍贵是无比的，我们现在所以不了解，是为什么啊？我们烦恼太盛！这个非常严重的这种烦恼炽盛当中，体会不到法的珍贵性，你只要真正肯如理去修的话，那时候你才会慢慢地、慢慢地感受得到。所以修行为什么第一步一定要忏悔，一定要慢慢地净除；愈净除，你那时候就感受都来了，那时候感受你就进步就快了。