【Refuting Misconceptions About Meditation】- Do not have the proper understanding and practice may lead to wrongdoings

If we do not have this proper understanding, by the time we begin study meditation, we may not have an attachment prior to practicing the teaching. We may think that it is not too bad, at least we are not attached to the secular world, and we [monastics] are able to renounce it. And then we step forward to meditate. During the actual session, either you recite Buddha’s names or practice Zen meditation. Once you have experienced its pleasure, you think that is so wonderful, just like that, and you will not want to give it up, you’ll be unwilling to let go of it. Needless to say, your approach will not lead to achievement and, even if it did, it would be difficult to remove this Dharma attachment [before having proper understanding of the entire framework]. It will stay with you all the way to the end. Once you have reached the end and attain the effect, then Buddha will tell you: “Even though you attained Arhatship, this is not the ultimate, you must start over!” Well, by then, one has to start all over.

SOURCE 来源 :

29B 26’16”  Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P178 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P115

日常师父法语📡29B 26’16” 手抄稿第4册P178 L5

破除此中邪妄分别: 没正确修行而去修行的过患

假定说我们没有这个正确的认识的话，那么那个时候我们去修学了，没有修学的时候这个执着，我们权且说我们总算不错，不会执着在世间当中，能够破除。然后呢，我们进一步去修行了。修行的时候或者是你念佛，或者你参禅，你尝到一点甜头，自己就觉得这个好得不得了，就是这样了，你就不肯转身，就不肯转身。不要说你这样的不能成就，就是你成就了，这一个法爱很难拿得掉。就会使你从这个路一门深入一直到底，到了底了，证了个果，然后呢，佛陀告诉你：[你虽然证了罗汉果了，这个不究竟啊，你还得重来啊！]欸，那时候他就重来了。