【 Faults of not relying on the Teacher 未依过患】The dreadfulness of relying on nonvirtuous teachers 亲近恶知识的可怕

【Faults of not relying on the Teacher】- The dreadfulness of relying on nonvirtuous teachers

【 Moreover, if you rely on nonvirtuous teachers and bad friends, your good qualities will slowly diminish and all of your faults will increase. Then everything that is unwanted will develop. Therefore, always avoid them. 】

The above explains the faults of not relying on a virtuous teacher. Here, it specifically tells us about the dreadfulness of relying on nonvirtuous friends and teachers. These are two sides of the same issue. Prior to the actual discussion, we have to understand a fact – that all sentient beings have this special attribute of “sentience,” which is not something that can be developed alone. It is fostered and developed among people. Thus, you are not possible to survive solely alone, impossible. However, in reality, are there such cases? Yes in the six realms of the cyclic existence! The beings in the unrelenting hell are alone; what else? Beings in the formless realm are alone. Both beings are unable to apply the teaching.

SOURCE 来源 :

21B 20’33” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P172 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P90

日常师父法语📡21B 20’33” 手抄稿第3册P172 L4

未依过患 : 亲近恶知识的可怕

【设若亲近不善知识及罪恶友，亦令诸德渐次损减，一切罪恶渐次增长，能生一切非所爱乐，故一切种悉当远离。】

前面是不亲近善知识的过患，这个里边就特别告诉我们，亲近恶友、恶知识的可怕的地方，这是一件事情的两个面。在正式说这些道理之前，我们要了解一个事实—有情哪，他就是有这样特别的东西叫[情]，情这个东西不是你一个人单独生起来的，情这个东西就是人与人之间共同增长的，所以你绝不可能离开人家而独居，不可能的。但是实际上有没有？六道当中有的！阿鼻地狱的众生，他一个人，只有他一个人；还有呢？生到天上的无色界当中众生，他是一个人。所以这两种人都是不能修行的人。