【The Meditation Session - Preparation】- unsurpassable offering offering

【The next verse describes unsurpassable offerings:】

Now, take a look, what is unsurpassable offering?

【I imagine all unsurpassable and vast offerings

For all the conquerors.

With the strength of my faith in auspicious deeds

I bow down and make offerings to all the conquerors. 】

“I imagine all unsurpassable and vast offerings for all the conquerors. With the strength of my faith in auspicious deeds. I bow down and make offerings to all the conquerors.” This is the one that is considered as unsurpassable.

【Surpassable offerings are those of worldly persons. Therefore, unsurpassable offerings are completely good things created by those with power, such as bodhisattvas. 】

“Surpassable” would be worldly offerings. Now this “unsurpassable” would be the offerings by the power of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. So do we have this power? No! Don’t worry! This power is the “effect,” and what we can do now is the “cause.” The cause can definitely be done! What we should actually engage now is the cause. So be mindful in all aspects! At the present time, those of us who are sincere about practicing Buddha Dharma are usually unable to recognize [the value of causal stage now], and unable to grasp this idea. We always discuss Buddha Dharma by putting cause and effect aside – this is a fatal flaw in learning Buddha Dharma, a detrimental mistake. Therefore, at our present moment, just ask yourself: my thought at this moment – is it at the causal stage? As long as it is [virtuous], then go for it!

SOURCE 来源 :

23A 22’30” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P229 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P96

日常师父法语📡23A 22’30”手抄稿第3册P229 LL4

修持轨理-加行 : 无上供

【无上供者，】

看看什么是无上供？

【我以广大等一颂。】

说[我以广大胜解心……]就是这个，那个才是无上的

【言有上者，为世间供，此中乃是诸菩萨等，神力所变微妙供具。】

这个[有上的]是世间的供养，现在的[无上的]是佛菩萨的神力供养。那么现在我们有没有这个神力？没有。不要愁！这个神力是“果”，我们现在能作的“因”，因绝对可以做得到！我们现在真正应该做的，就是因。所以处处地方注意哦！我们现在真正修学佛法的人往往不认识，把握不住这一点，总是离开了因果谈佛法，这个是一个修学佛法的致命伤，致命伤。所以我们真正的在眼前的，你只要自己问说：我现在当下一念，是不是在因地上面做？只要做，对了！