【The Three Types of Persons 】- Do not confuse the systematic order and recognize the path

So with this treatise, you should never confuse the systematic order. Once you are confused about it, there may be many times when you might be interrupted by something else in the middle, and you will be lost and the learning becomes difficult. So, with this in mind, now the text tells us, why is it that sometimes you are able to advance step by step? It is because, in the very beginning, you already have a proper understanding of the general outline, and you have also formed an uncontrived perception in mind. So you find your chosen meditation practice now. Not only that, but your effect of meditation will certainly advance as well, and you will know how to take the next step. Without this recognition, then you won’t even know whether you should meditate or not. Many people have come here to meditate on the teaching with good intentions as well as endowed with virtuous roots from previous lives. Because they did not recognize the path, they would circle around in the same spot yet consider it is meditation. If by good fortune, one actually meditates on the teaching, then the obstacles will certainly become gradually purified and eliminated, and merits will gradually be accumulated. Thus, one’s ability will be strengthened. Again, when you wish to advance, you do not know how. Needless to talk about not finding the doorway, without guidance, it is hard for us to make progress. Even if you can actually practice and do it right, because one does not know what is to expect next, one still has no other choice but to be stuck there unable to advance. This is where all the flaws are!

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32B 24’48” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P288 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P129

日常师父法语📡32B 24’48”手抄稿第4册P288 L3

道次引导 : 次第不乱，找到门路

所以这个本论，这个次第你绝对不能乱，你乱掉了以后，有很多东西你就中间插进来不晓得在哪里，学得很辛苦。那么记得这一句话以后，现在这个地方就告诉我们了，为什么到那时候你能够爬得上去，步步上升呢？因为你一开头的时候你已经把那个总纲已经有正确的认识，而且在内心上面发生确定不疑的见解。所以你现在找到你修行，不但如此，而且修行的结果，必定是会向上，向上你晓得下面怎么走。如果你不认识这一点的话，那现在根本不晓得到底修了不修。很多人自己一番好心，宿生善根，跑得来要修行，因为没有找到门路啊，在那个地方空转，原地踏步，还以为修行。大幸而真正修，修了以后一定是障碍慢慢地减少、净除，资粮慢慢地集聚，能力增强。向上去的以后又不晓得如何向上，不要说不得其门，没有指导者在那儿原地踏步，就是真正做，做对了以后，因为前面不认识，他还不得不踏在那个地方，不能上进，这个毛病都在这个地方啊！