【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】observe properly, at the risk of your life, all of the vows and pledges - 1 宁舍命如理护持律仪-1
【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- observe properly, at the risk of your life, all of the vows and pledges - 1
【and observe properly, at the risk of your life, all of the vows and pledges that you have received during your initiations.】
At that time, Tantra teachings also have their initiations, known as “samaya,” which are called pledges, vows. We should not misunderstand! This vow is generally thought of as, “I claim, I swear in this.” So in all Tantric teachings, once you receive the vows, there are many Dharma protectors, they come to protect you, by observing the samaya vows. The key is: why do they come to protect you? It is because you abide by this vow. Just like when we sign a contract with others, if you ask others to abide by the contract, you have to abide by your part of it, too. And when others violate, transgress, or infringe upon it, you would say, “Why don’t you follow the rules?” This statement won’t help. The Tantric samaya is very hard to uphold, this we should know. However, when you sincerely uphold it, all the corresponding protectors of these vows will come, this is incredible. The most important part is not about getting this benefit! What is the actual pledge? Well, to guarantee that the blissful seeds planted will be blessed by all Buddhas of the ten directions, will be enhanced, the seeds will sprout and be free from impediment. This is truly more important than our short-sighted benefit.
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35B 05’21”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P92 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P137
日常师父法语📡35B 05’21”手抄稿第5册P92 L3
道次引导 : 宁舍命如理护持律仪-1
【尔时所得一切三昧耶及律仪，应宁舍命如理护持。】
那个时候啊，它密教也有它灌顶的，叫“三昧耶”，这个三昧耶叫誓句，誓句。我们不要误解噢！这个誓句，平常说，我说：我发誓这个样。所以凡是密教里边，你得到了这个东西以后有很多护持，因为凡是护持，他是受那个三昧耶的约束，他来护持你。真正重要的他为什么护持你？因为你遵守这个约束，就像我们跟人家订了一个合同一样，你要求人家履行这个合同，你必须自己守约。然后你们犯了规，破了、犯了，你说：“你怎么不照规矩来？”这个话说不通的。密教的三昧耶戒很难持的，这个我们要知道，但是你认真持到了以后，所有的誓句相应的护持都来了，这是不可思议的。真正重要的还不是得到这种利益哦！真正的誓句是什么？哪，保证我能够如十方一切诸佛所加持我的这个种子，增长、不违背，这个才是真正重要的，而不是得到眼前这种。