【The Meditation Session - Preparation】- teaching from a perfect lineage

【a) Preparation

The six aspects of preparation are the activities of Ser-ling-ba. 】

Here are six aspects. Remember this next statement! All of this reveals that our teaching here is from a perfect lineage, it is definitely not like our reckless way now. Also, after we listen to this teaching, [we] should know that some will tell you this, others will tell you that. You have to evaluate the lineage that they rely on. Back when I was study, the usual conceptual teaching was placed in the beginning, yet this [Gelug] lineage is not so. In formal teachings, the teacher would always specify that this lineage is from so and so Master. He would make it very clear – so and so is my teacher, and that teacher’s teacher is so, and trace it back to Venerable Atisha or whoever. Then the rest of the preceding lineage you all know, so it will not be mentioned here. Here, do not neglect this statement of the author! Thus, when we are engaging in actual study, if you just want to acquire some worldly knowledge, it is fine to just do some casual chatting; whereas if you are seriously trying to study profoundly, this concept [about following proper lineage] is very crucial.

SOURCE 来源 :

22B 14’15” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P205 L7
English Lamrim Vol 1 P94

日常师父法语📡22B 14’15”手抄稿第3册P205 L7

修持轨理-加行 : 圆满传承有师承

【初加行法有六，乃是金洲大师传记。】

这个有六个。下面这句话记住哦！凡是这个地方，表示我们现在这个地方的教授有圆满传承，绝对不是现在我们乱来的。同时，我们听见了这个以后，要晓得，说有的人告诉你这样，有的人告诉你那样，你看看他告诉你的传承如何。所以我当年去学的时候，刚开始的讲一般道理，他没有；正规讲的时候，这个老师一定说的，我这个师承哪里来的，说得很清楚，说我的老师谁，老师的老师谁，然后追溯上去的时候，阿底峡尊者、什么，上面大家晓得就不谈了。这个地方你别小看他一句话! 所以以后我们真正学的时候，你了解一点普通知识没关系，反正随便谈谈，你要真正地摸进去的时候，这个是非常重要的。