【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】 The effort saved – the elongated torment in the three miserable realms 省下无量阿僧祇劫堕落的时间

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- The effort saved – the elongated torment in the three miserable realms

However, there is one thing for everyone’s immediate attention. Because we do not have an actual understanding of this complete essence, when we begin to study, our mind is totally unfamiliar with it so it is very hard to experience the actual content. Hence, in such a situation, everyone should not be anxious: tell yourself that I am fortunate to have this opportunity today to learn these perfect stages, such a great teaching. This is a complete sequence; from the ordinary worldly scholastic perspective would be either graduate school or at least college level. However, now we are either at the level of elementary or high school [from the perspective of understanding the Buddha Dharma]. Hence, we should also strive to encourage ourselves: try our best to advance. Once we finish studying the entire systematic order of the Lamrim, to review it again then we are able to grasp the entire content, just like that. By then, the effort and time we have saved, wow! The time saved is measured by unlimited eons. The effort saved – as far as happiness and suffering are concerned – wow! That is … the elongated torment in the three miserable realms and being fried in the deep fryer, these sufferings are avoided. This is the actual laudable benefit to us.

SOURCE 来源 :

36A 23’47’’ Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P116 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P139

日常师父法语📡36A 23’47’’ 手抄稿第5册P116 L4

道次引导 : 省下无量阿僧祇劫堕落的时间

不过眼前有一点大家要注意，因为我们并没有真正地了解这个完整的内容，刚开始学的时候，脑筋里面是一片陌生，所以自然而然很难体会到这个真实的内涵。那么在这种情况之下，大家不要急，告诉自己，说我今天有幸学到这个完整的次第，这么好的东西。完整的次第，平常世间作学问的情况来看，那不是研究院嘛，至少是大学，可是偏偏我们现在不是小学就是中学。那我们也努力告诉我们自己：好好地学上去。等到你把本论的完整次第学好了以后，那个时候再回过头来温习一下的话，你就把全部的内涵都把握得住了，这样。那时候就是说省下来的气力、省下来的时间，啊！那都是以无量阿僧祇劫来算，这是时间来说。省下来的气力，省下来的苦乐的话，啊！那都是无……这些时候长的三恶道受煎熬、油锅煎，这种苦都省掉了，这是我们真正的殊胜的好处。