【 The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】Using the correct view, apply discernment to transform this latent propensity 以正确知见消融习气

【The Three Types of Persons 】- Using the correct view, apply discernment to transform this latent propensity

There is one thing that we can immediately experience and sense right away. It is our recognition of the two difficulties when applying the teaching. The first one is that the correct view is not easy to establish. So, once we have attained the proper perceptions, then the path-of-seeing follows, and one can discern whether this is right or wrong. Although we have the discernment, our latent propensity from beginningless time is still there, thus we should apply discernment to transform this latent propensity and then advance from path-of-seeing to path-of-meditation. Great teachers, after having attained ultimate enlightenment, would also say, “Even though I have achieved great enlightenment and realized Buddha nature” – what is Buddha nature? It is the nature of enlightenment. In other words, this attainment is accurate and flawless. However, my latent propensity from beginningless time is still there, what should be done then? That is, to transform this latent propensity by applying the concept I have recognized. The expression is different, but the content is the same – from “path-of-seeing” to “path-of-meditation.” What does it mean? For us now, the key is first to recognize the latent propensity and the second is to remove it.  

SOURCE 来源 :

32B 18’50” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P285 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P129

日常师父法语📡32B 18’50”手抄稿第4册P285 L1

道次引导 : 以正确知见消融习气

眼前倒是我们可以立刻体会得到的一件事情，立刻体会得到一件事情。就是说我们晓得修行难的有两样东西，第一个，就是正确的知见不大容易建立。所以得到正见了以后，然后是见道，见到这个是对的，这个错的，尽管你见是见到了，可是以你的无始以来的习气还在，所以把你所见到的消融这个习气，所以见道然后修道。大彻大悟的祖师，他也这么说嘛：我虽然大彻大悟见到了佛性—什么叫佛性啊？觉性，换句话这个才是正确无误的—但是我无始以来的习性还在这里，那个时候怎么办呢？就拿我所见的消融这个习气。话是不一样的，内涵还是一个—见，然后修，这说明什么？我们现在真正重要的第一个要认得它，第二要去除它。