【Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels】- Now quickly strive and immediately obtain it

If we feel that we are ignorant now, that our bodies are weak, that is all because we did not strive in our previous lives. If you should now quickly strive, it is not too late. Therefore, the scripture of 《Brahmaʼs Net Sutra (梵网经)》 tells us, if you are sick, or you are suffering from all sorts of adversities, “even if a black storm should rock your boat…etc.” Ah, normally when we become sick or we come upon something, ah, we would be looking for solutions here and seeking that, but the sutra tells us, you should quickly recite this. I did not understand that before. Hmmm, if I have trouble with these things, why should I be reciting the scriptures? The principle is very simple. What is the reason you encounter these unfortunate and adverse situations, why? That is because you have created adverse causes in the causal period! Therefore, you are now experiencing an adverse effect! Since you have experienced this adverse effect and feel awful, in order to seek for a favorable effect, you must quickly come here! Look for it here! So, you would begin by reciting, listening, studying, and contemplating. Is that not very clear and obvious? If you can do this, you will immediately obtain it.

SOURCE 来源 :

48A 22’17” Vol 6 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P264 L2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P200

日常师父法语📡48A 22’17”手抄稿第6册P264 L2

皈依 : 马上努力，马上得到

如果说我们现在觉得自己愚痴，觉得自己身体不好，都是因为宿生没有努力的结果，如果你现在赶快努力的话，来得及。所以《梵网经》经上面告诉我们，如果说你生病，若遭到种种困难，若“黑风所吹船舫”等。欸，平常如果我们碰见病、碰见这个，哎哟，赶快求这个、求那个；经上告诉我们啊，你赶快来念这个。当初我不懂，嗯，忙着碰见这种事情，你为什么要念它啊？道理很简单，你之所以现在遇见这种不吉祥、不顺利的事情，为什么？以前你因地当中造了不顺的因嘛！所以现在感到不顺的果嘛！既然你感觉不顺的果，觉得难受的话，你要求那个顺利的果，那赶快来嘛！从这个地方去找嘛！所以从读诵、听闻、思惟下手嘛，这不是很清楚，很明白吗？你如果这样去做，马上就得到了。