【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- Our presumption of arrogance - 1

What are the two great meanings for guiding the students on the paths of the three types of persons?

【(1) it destroys the presumption 】

This is the first one. Through this guidance, it will destroy our “presumption” of arrogance. The arrogance has many types. This pride has seven types: simple pride, greater pride, superiority, and inferiority, and so on. As long as the subjective aspect of the self exists, this pride must be there. Since pride is an afflictive sentiment, even if you eradicated wrong views, the residual propensity, the remaining habit of arrogance is still there. In this situation, this pride appears in many different forms. Here it is specifically known as superiority. What is superiority? It is, before you achieve that actual state, you think that you have reached it – you have overestimated your ability, become complacent and exaggerated it. This is called superiority.

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36A 25’16” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P116 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P139

日常师父法语📡36A 25’16” 手抄稿第5册P116 LL2

道次引导 : 增上我慢-1

他所以用这三士道引导的两个大意义是什么呢？

【一为摧伏增上我慢，】

这是第一个。由这样地引导的话，他会把我们的“增上我慢”摧伏。这个慢有很多种，这慢，所谓七种慢：慢、过慢、增上慢、卑劣慢等等。那么平常只要我相还存在，这个慢一定在；因为慢是思惑，就算你破了萨迦耶见，这个余习，慢的余习都在。在这种情况之下，它那个慢有种种不同的形式出现，这个地方特别叫增上慢。什么叫增上慢？就是你还没有达到这个真实的这种状态，你以为达到了，把你的能力高估了，增加、超过了，这个叫增上慢。