【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- Practice the teaching from the initial stage - 1

To practice the teaching is tough, so why do you want to engage in it? That is because there has specific benefit. So what is the specific benefit? The benefit is not at the initial stage but at the highest level. The text reveals to us the highest concept so to inspire us, ah! We aspire to apply it. What is the effect? If the text only talks about to apply the highest level alone, it is like a satellite high up in the sky; one is inspired to achieve it, but doesn’t know how to get started. Now we often talk about the great scriptures, wow! Incredibly great! You are inspired to abide by it, but upon the thought of it, sigh! This is the state for a very senior Bodhisattva, but I am an ordinary being, which is far from it, there is no way for me to apply! Hence, such high state is said to be very remarkable, whereas to us is totally of no help. What should be done? Well! When at actual session one should start from “lower paths”; upon actually hearing the “highest path,” we will be motivated with strong aspiration. This aspiration for virtue must be generated from the highest advantage.

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36B 16’01” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P127 L2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P140

日常师父法语📡36B 16’01”手抄稿第5册P127 L2

道次引导 : 从最下修起-1

修行是件苦事情，那么苦事情你为什么要去做？它因为它有特别好处。那么特别好处在哪里啊？不是在下下，而在上上。所以他讲，告诉你最上面的道理，然后呢策发我们，啊！要想要修了。结果呢？假定说单单讲上面要修了，它高高在上人造卫星，你要修了，不知如何下手。所以我们现在通常讲那个大经大论，哎哟！大的个不得了！你很想修，但是一想：唉呀！这个等觉菩萨的境界，我这个凡夫差得十万八千里。你没办法修啊！所以说起来这个境界是很高明，对我们是一点用场都没有。怎么办呢？欸！你真正修行的时候，从“下下”开始修；真正地听见了“上上”，却策发我们大的好乐心。这个善法欲一定要从讲上上来策发的。