【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- How to practice without sleeping at the wrong time (7)

【This is unlike the sleep of hungry ghosts, deities, or those who are involved in desire, 】
Well, other than the lion, no beings sleep like this.

for they all have laziness, weak perseverance, and little capacity to subdue opponents.* 】
[*v.1 p.388 #173]

Because what are all other beings? They are in the midst of laxity. However, there is an advantage to being lazy – comfort. Ah! How comfortable it is! So we should understand why we are here, do not pay a big price for the short-term immediate comfort. We should pursue great comfort, peerless and perfect comfort. That is when we pay extra principal, for [peerless comfort] is our ultimate purpose. Therefore, “One who does not have far-reaching goals will be bothered by immediate petty things.” Most ordinary worldly people will be attached to small comforts. Now if we study Buddha Dharma without this conceptual clarification, it is harming ourselves. The greatest harm done to the self is none other than this. No one else can help us, and Buddha cannot help us either. We only see the small aspect –not that considering the pros and cons are not needed, this point we should recognize. Thus, don’t fall for laziness over small advantages. For the sake of great benefits, one is inspired with joyous perseverance. Although there is hardship for now, ultimate benefit is in the future. 

SOURCE 来源 :

26B 07’51”Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P66 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P107

日常师父法语📡26B 07’51”手抄稿第4册P66 L4

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 悎寤瑜伽7

【饿鬼诸天，及受欲人，所有卧状，则不能尔。】

喏，除了这个狮子以外，其他都不那样的。

【彼等一切悉具懈怠，精进微劣，少伏他故。】

因为其他的都是什么？在懈怠当中。不过懈怠有一个好处啊——舒服。啊，那真是舒服啊！所以我们要了解，我们跑到这地方来，不要为眼前的小舒服付大代价。我们要求大舒服，无比地圆满的舒服，那个时候就要付出一点点的本钱来，这个才是我们的究竟目的。所以“人无远虑，必有近忧”。普通的世间人都贪小便宜，现在如果我们修学佛法，在这个概念上面不认识的话，那自己害自己，自己对自己最大的损害，莫过于此，别人也没办法救，佛没有办法救我们。我们只看见小的地方，并不是不讲利害，这一点我们要了解的。所以不要贪小便宜堕落懈怠，要为了求大利益策发精进，眼前虽然苦，将来毕竟好。