【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】The bestowal of initiations, both vase and secret -3 瓶密诸灌顶-3

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- The bestowal of initiations, both vase and secret -3

I will give a random example. For example, now that we go out to shop for a set of furniture. Well, this set of furniture is extremely pretty! You want it so badly. However, you live in a house that is a straw shack. May I ask, will buying this furniture be useful to you? It is of no use at all! Isn’t it very obvious? Or, with your health, you say, “Well, this medicine is very good!” However, your body is too weak to stand against a gust of wind, very fragile. Once you take that invigorating medicine, it will certainly kill you right away. So, this is why in the beginning, often we need to truly pay attention to first equip ourselves to be a Dharma vessel; whereas engaging in any small task, “Alas, this is too much, can’t do it, no, no way!” Then we hide in the back, well, that is the attitude. Any tiny bit of hardship, one’s reaction will be, “Alas! Always feel …” such is the attitude. That is totally not aligned; there is absolutely no conformity!

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36A 06’15” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P107 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P139

日常师父法语📡36A 06’15”手抄稿第5册P107 LL3

道次引导 : 瓶密诸灌顶-3

我随便举个例子来说吧。譬如说，现在说我们跑到街上去要想买一套家具，啊，这套家具是美得不得了！你很想要，结果你家里那个房子是个破草蓬，请问这个家具买回来对你有用吗？一点用场都没有！不是很明白吗？再不然你一个身体，说：“唉呀，这个药非常好！”结果你身体是弱不禁风，虚弱得不得了，那个补药一吃进去，马上把你吃死。这所以为什么我平常的时候，一开头的时候，我们真正要注意，要先把自己成一个法器。做一点小小的事情：“哎哟，这个不行，不行，不行！”退在这个后头，啊，这样。吃点小小的苦，“唉呀！总觉得……”这样。那这完全不相应，完全不相应！