【Faults of not relying on the Teacher】- The characteristics of Dharma

The characteristics of Dharma are written on the board. Please take a look at – mental purity and serenity. Roughly speaking, these terms are interchangeable. Strictly speaking, what is mental purity? This happens during our study and reflection and the wisdom arises from it. We try to properly understand and then sincerely apply accordingly. At that time, my own perception is still there, it has not yet been removed. However, when you conform to the Dharma in this manner, it is mental purity. What about serenity? When [afflictions] are eradicated, that is when you have attained serenity. These are the characteristics of Dharma.

Now, with the recognition of what Dharma is, then Dharma can be truly understood. In the case where understanding part of the text counts as knowing it, then the tape and tape recorder know more than us. Books know more than us, as well! This we should recognize. It does not mean that I have heard a little, read some, and am able to mimic accordingly and consider this as knowing Dharma. Not at all! There are required steps to get to know the Dharma… the key point is: once you have listened with understanding and follow through to purify your contamination, thus you are able to calm your defilements and heated afflictions. These are the characteristics of Dharma.

SOURCE 来源 :

21B 15’14” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P169 L9
English Lamrim Vol 1 P90

日常师父法语📡21B 15’14” 手抄稿第3册P169 L9

未依过患 : 法的特质

法的特质写在黑板上面，大家看一下—清净、寂静。如果我们笼统地说，清净跟寂静可以互通，如果严格一点说，清净是什么？就是在我们闻思慧当中，我们如理地了解，然后呢认真去做，那个时候还是我见还在，没有断，但是你随顺于法这样去做的，那个是清净。寂静呢？破掉了！那个时候寂静，这法的特质是这个。

说现在懂了，懂得什么法？要懂这个，才是真的懂法。假定说，这个文字语言算一部分也算懂了的话，那这个录音带，这个留声机比我们懂得很多耶，书本比我们懂得更多耶！这个我们要懂得。不是说我听了一点、看了一点，能说能道，这个叫懂得法。不是啊！这是懂得法必定需要的经过的几个步骤，这是……它真正的重点，就是你听懂了以后，然后呢修学、净化你的杂染，然后能够静息你的染污、热恼，这个是法的特质。