【Mindfulness of Death】- The survival skill that animals have far exceeds that of humans

Therefore, while we are still living and yet we keep ourselves busy indulging in such things, we stand inferior to the animals, why is it so? The animals busy with temporal happiness are much more powerful than humans! The survival skill that animals have far exceeds that of humans, this is a reality. When we want to go somewhere, although humans can be said to be the most superior among all beings, you can invent many things, the invention will require much efforts right? Following the invention, you have to make a purchase, a high price is needed right? Hey, the animal has no need for this. It has wings and can fly, it does not need to (make purchase)! Then, when you go out to the sea, even you have a boat, the animal does not need one, it can swim, it has the conditions of life. Next, you want to build a house and others etc., the animal can just dig a hole and burrow in it, and problem is resolved! We need to boil the food when we want to eat it, the animal can just swallow the food raw, and still grows fairly well, aren’t you worse off than the animal? This is absolutely true!

In which aspect we humans are considered more powerful than animals? It is to realize how we can make use of this life of leisure and opportunity to cultivate to liberate ourselves out of cyclic existence! Therefore, if we do not skillfully make use of it to surpass the animals, this is such a pity! What a pity!

SOURCE 来源 :

40B 06’22” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P259 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P159

日常师父法语📡40B 06’22”手抄稿第5册P259 LL3

念死无常 : 畜生谋生活的力量远超过人

所以说，假定我们命存的时候，也忙这些事情的话，倒不如畜生，为什么呀？它那个畜生忙世间的事情，它那个力量比我们强耶！所以说，这个旁生对于谋世间的生活的力量远超过人，这是个事实。我们现在要到哪一个地方去的时候，虽然我们说人为万物之灵，你可以发明很多东西，发明很多东西，要花很大气力吧？发明了以后，你去买的话，要花很大的代价吧？嘿，它不要，它一个翅膀可以飞，它不要！你到了海里边尽管你有船，它不要，它就可以游，它有这个本事，就这样。然后你要造房子，什么等等，它就挖一个洞，往里面一钻就解决了！我们吃起东西来要烧、要弄，它就生吞活剥地吃下去，照样长得很好，你岂不是不如它？这千真万确的事实！

我们人之所以强过它们的地方在什么啊？就是要晓得这个暇满的人身，可以修行跳出轮回啊！所以说，假定不善巧利用这一点超胜它们的话，那太可惜了，太可惜了！