【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】 The stages of the path can benefit persons in three types of capacities 道次第能广饶益三士夫

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- The stages of the path can benefit persons in three types of capacities

【How does it benefit them? Even the two persons of higher capacities must seek high status and liberation, so it is not wrong to teach students of medium and great capacities the practices that develop the attitudes of persons of small capacity and persons of medium capacity. They will develop good qualities. 】

So other than the above necessary conditions, there is another one, which is to allow all types of persons to obtain benefits, whether they are of great capacity, medium capacity, or small capacity. Because even though Lamrim is for guiding those of great capacity, however, those great capacity practitioners also need to attain the shared medium and small capacities. So they are known as shared medium and small capacities. Thus, the arrangement of the systematic order is in this manner: to advance from small, medium capacities and so on–there is no fault. Not only is it flawless, but also, due to this sequential guidance, we can develop good qualities and enhance our capacity. According to this order, the practitioner can advance step by step with enhanced capability and attain the corresponding merits for stepwise advancement. So the arrangement is not at fault.

SOURCE 来源 :

36B 01’16” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P120 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P139

日常师父法语📡36B 01’16”手抄稿第5册P120 L3

道次引导 : 道次第能广饶益三士夫

【说广饶益之理者，谓上二士夫，亦须希求得增上生及其解脱。故于所导上中二类补特伽罗，教令修习此二意乐，无有过失，起功能故。】

那么除了上面这个必须要的情况之外，另外还有一个，是能够广泛地对于各式各样的人，上等人也好，中等人也好，下等人也好，都使他得到好处。因为本论虽然是引导最上等人的，但是那个上等人同样地需要得到共下士、中士，所以叫共中、下。所以把这个次第这样安立，说下士、中士，这样上去的话，对他来说并没有过失，不但并没有过失，而因为这样的次第引导上面去，使他产生功德，得到增上的能力。顺着这个次序，他才能够一步、一步地爬上去，能力增上，然后呢如理修行的功德得到，步步上升。所以他并没错。