【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- Not to harm II

However, we find out in many aspects, why is it that Buddha sometimes berated others? We have to understand: what does it mean by harming or not harming others? It refers to the ultimate intention. The reason Buddha berated others is actually to help them. For Buddha was totally endowed with compassion, he knew that doing so was for your benefit. It is like parents, well, the child is ignorant, so in this situation, leaving the child to be ignorant about something is to harm him. Thus, the parents berate the child not to engage in it! Thus, Buddha would neither berate without any reason nor would he berate the irrelevant ones. He only berated his disciples, his followers. For this, we have to understand the characteristic of Buddha’s precepts. And later, for instance, when things happen in the monastery, the same guideline applies. There are requirements for the senior monks to berate others – what must his mentality be based? He has to base it on kindness – kindness is compassion, sympathy, and is ethically neutral. For the sake of maintaining the monastics, maintaining the Sangha community, that’s when you can berate them. It is not for us to have a vicious intention. Thus, this “being harmless” has a broader sense. In fact, with this harmless mentality, then stepwise gradual advancement becomes possible. Being “truthful,” this we understand. “Stealing” and “chaste” – these are refraining from killing, senseless speech, stealing, and sexual misconduct.

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33B 20’56”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P29 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P132

日常师父法语📡33B 20’56”手抄稿第5册P29 L3

道次引导 : 不伤害II

那么，我们说为什么在很多地方，佛有的时候呵斥别人呢？我们要了解：他这个对人家的伤害、不伤害是指什么？指究竟意义来说。佛之所以呵斥别人，真正还是帮助别人，所以他完全基于悲心，他晓得这样做对你有好处的。就像一个父母，喔，这个小孩子无知的，那么在这种情况之下，你让他去等于伤害的，就是呵斥他这个不可以的！所以佛陀不会说呵斥莫名其妙，不相干的人他绝不呵斥，他所呵斥的就是他弟子、跟他的，这一点我们要了解佛戒的特质。那么到后来呢，譬如僧团当中凡是碰见事情的话，也是这样，那个上座他真正呵斥有个条件，他的内心一定要基于什么？基于善心—善心就是悲心、怜悯心以及无记心。为了维护他，维护这个僧团，那个时候才呵斥，不是我们恶心。所以这个“无害”是比较广泛，实际上呢，这个无害的基础才能够慢慢地一步一步上去。“与谛实”，那这我们晓得的，“与取”、“梵行”—那就是不杀、不妄、不盗、不淫。