【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- It is taught in all the vehicles in general and in the mantra vehicle in particular that reliance on the teacher is very crucial - 3

Last night, we talked about the case–when you properly follow the virtuous teacher, why is it that, with two practitioners, one studies by himself, and the other one who follows the virtuous teacher seems to surpass the one who studies on his own, why? Now we should be able to comprehend it. Today I will repeat it again. The reason is just this simple, because my usual way of cultivation means what? It means I am an ordinary being, isn’t it clear? The first qualification to cultivate Buddha Dharma is the correct view. With the view of an ordinary being, even one has experienced some teaching, when affliction arises this experience becomes obscured. Even if you have the correct view, it may not be thorough! You can rely on the virtuous teacher and rely on his vision, wouldn’t that be your best guide for cultivating the teaching? Isn’t this very explicit? So, nowadays, many of us practitioners, sigh, lock ourselves up for self-study, totally not realizing that we are having nightmares while submerged in the den of ignorance! We are completely unaware of it. This is absolutely the fact!

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35A 19’41” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P82 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P137

日常师父法语📡35A 19’41”手抄稿第5册P82 L8

道次引导 : 若入密咒者，则依知识法胜出前者-3

昨天晚上讲的，你真正地跟那个善知识，他为什么他两个跟着善知识的，一个人自修，结果跟善知识的，远超过自修的，为什么？现在我们可以体会到。今天再说一遍，这个原因就这么简单，因为平常我既然修，说明什么？我是个凡夫嘛，不是很清楚？修行佛法必须要的第一个条件—正知见。你凡夫的正知见，就算体会到了一点，烦恼来了，就遮盖住了；就算你这个正知见有，也不完全！你能够依靠着善知识，以他的眼睛作眼睛，那不是你的修行的的确确是最佳的引导吗？不是很清楚吗？所以现在我们很多修行人，哎哟，关起门来自修，不晓得自己在无明窟里边大作恶梦！不知道。这个是千真万确的事实哦！