【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】The issue is not how difficult it is 问题不在难不难

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- The issue is not how difficult it is

Some might feel, “Alas! By doing so, it seems, well, too hard for us to achieve.” Certainly the practice is hard to achieve, this is absolutely the fact. The issue is not how difficult it is, it is rather do you aspire to do it. Do you want to become Buddha? Do you want to resolve the study of the encompassing teaching? If you do, then, well! This is telling you the best, most accurate, and most complete path. Upon recognizing this path and abide by the stages, this is how it works. So the preceding sections have clearly taught us: if you take the guidance to the highest level, one will naturally become willing to advance on the path gradually. So the key is not, upon hearing the highest paths, that we become discouraged and stop right there. By explaining this highest level, we then will know: right! We should start working on it. This is the most important aspect. And then? When starting, one should begin from the lower paths. Because you take the lower paths, so your pure faith toward the highest path is increasing, and the understanding is also strengthened. Thus, you have more confidence, and can advance even further along. These are the accurate steps on the stage.

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36B 27’08” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P132 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P141

日常师父法语📡36B 27’08” 手抄稿第5册P132 LL3

道次引导 : 问题不在难不难

有的人觉得：“唉呀！这样做的话，对我们好像啊，唉！我们很难做到。”是的，是很难做到，这是千真万确的事实。问题不在难不难，问题在你想不想。你想成佛吗？你想解决这个问题吗？如果你想的话，那么，喏！告诉你，这是最好、最正确、最圆满的路子。你认识了这个路子，然后照着这次第去走，就是这样。所以上面跟我们说得清楚：你如果说对于上上的引导的话，他自然而然就愿意去慢慢地走下下的去走。所以我们真正重要的，并不是拿这个上上道说了以后，让我们害怕得停在那里。说了这个上上的，我们才晓得：对！我们要开始去做。这个才是真正重要的。然后呢？走的时候却是从下下走起。因为你下下走，所以你对于上上的净心也增加了，然后呢了解也增加了，你更有信心了，更能够跑得上去，这个是正确的次第。