【Reflecting on your Future Life】- Meditate until the ‘quantity’ (measurement of attitude) arises in your mind

【After you have assessed your current condition, meditate until your mind is filled with fear and dread.】

Every place is like this. He will always describe its characteristics. Then we will want to cultivate. This last sentence describes the “measurement” (the quantity). You will have to cultivate/practice up to what point? That is, within your mind, you will have generated such measurement of this attitude. This place tells us that you should follow the earlier section to contemplate and analyze. If it doesn’t work, then you might want to take your hand, put it in….no need to mention a pot of hot oil! Even if you just boil some water, try it out, you can just try it. Then try using cold ice. And when you take a shower, let the mosquito bite you. Try these things and see if you can endure them? Use these things to exhort yourself to cultivate this feeling of suffering and make your mind transform. You will then say, “Ah, I can’t even take this kind of suffering, and so must quickly practice!” Up until what point can you say it’s enough? When you even casually think of it, as soon as the thought arises, this strong and powerful fear will compel you to engage in practice. This kind of mental state has risen. If so, then you can advance onward to the next sections. Otherwise, you need to stop and diligently strive to practice this part.

SOURCE 来源 :

41B 27’01” Vol 6 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P32 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P173

日常师父法语📡41B 27’01”手抄稿第6册P32 LL4

三恶趣苦 : 修到心里生起量

【度现在心，乃至未能转变心意，起大怖畏，应勤修习。】

他每个地方都这样的，他一定说出它的特质，然后呢要我们去修行。他最后那句话指出来，叫“量”，要到什么情况可以了？就是说，你心里面要生起这样的量来。这个地方告诉我们，你照着前面的去思惟、观察，如果说再不行，你不妨自己把那个手啊，伸在那个—也不要油锅啦！就是烧开了开水，你试试看，你就那么试一下。然后呢你拿那个寒冰试一下；然后你洗澡的时候，那蚊虫都打开来让它咬一下，你这种方式看看自己能不能忍受？用这个情况，策励自己修这个苦，然后呢使得自己心转变过来，说：“哎呀，这个痛苦受不了啊，你赶快要修行啊！”要到什么时候才可以？当你随便一想，一提起来，然后呢这个就非常强有力的这个恐怖，推动你一心想修的这个心情生起来了。那你可以进一步，继续下面的了。否则的话，你就停下来，从这个地方好好努力地修行。