【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】To complete the seven indispensable elements; Respect your guru, who is equal to the Buddha. 圆满信等财，敬师等于佛

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- To complete the seven indispensable elements; Respect your guru, who is equal to the Buddha.

Faith, precepts, listening, shame and embarrassment, joyous perseverance, generosity, concentration and wisdom, are the *seven indispensable elements. So if we can perfect this practice, then we can always uphold the teaching without regressing in cyclic existence and downfall [to the miserable realms].

[*The seven indispensable elements of Buddhist practice are compared to treasures.]

“Respect your guru, who is equal to the Buddha,” this is the aspect of self-preparation. For our reliance, the most important foundation for cultivation is our own teacher, the teacher we rely on. We should respect this teacher like a Buddha, to study various instructions taught by him and practice them accordingly. This is the most important step for us to actually enter the Mahayana practice and advance accordingly.

SOURCE 来源 :

36A 02’18”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P106 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P139

日常师父法语📡36A 02’18”手抄稿第5册P106 L4

道次引导 : 圆满信等财，敬师等于佛

信、戒、闻、惭愧、精进、舍、定慧，这样的七圣财。那么这样的法财我们圆满的话，那才能够真正地能够永远地摄持而不会轮转、漏落。

“敬师等于佛”，那么这个在自修的方面是这样，那么我们所依止的，这个最重要的修学的根本是自己的老师，自己的依止的师长。这个师长像佛一样地能够对他恭敬，把他所教的、讲的种种的内涵努力地修学。这个就是我们真正进入大乘佛法最主要的修习的次第上来。