【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Herdsmen counting others’ livestock

【The Collection of Indicative Verses says; The unruly may speak at length on what is reasonable, yet they do not act accordingly. Like herdsmen counting others' livestock, they do not attain the fortune of virtuous practice. 】

It is like this. This describes how one speaks a lot but does not act accordingly. This is just like herding cattle for others. I am sorry. You will be looking at other people’s cattle all day long but you just can’t have them. So for the real fruit of liberation to be attained from virtuous practice, you won’t be able to obtain it. It is because you have not practised in accordance to the teachings!

【Those who practice the teaching in accordance with their instructions and eradicate attachment, hostility, and ignorance attain the fortune of virtuous practice, though they may speak little of what is reasonable. 】

The reverse of that will make it right. So, what is the actual practice? It is to “eradicate attachment, hostility, and ignorance.” You should pay attention to this! Hence, for what is written on the black board here, to truly confess, no matter what it is, it comes down to this. In regards to the three realms in the cyclic existence, if we cannot recognize the realities of them, cannot develop a disenchantment of them, then we won’t be able to do anything. The simplest thing to see if this is true is to examine yourself. Just take a look! Look at your own mind. What is on your mind? If your attitude is one that clings on to sensory objects, quickly get rid of that attitude!

SOURCE 来源 :

65A 28’18” Vol 9 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P18 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P258

日常师父法语📡65A 28’18” 手抄稿第9册P18 L4

业果 : 牧人数他畜

【《集法句》云：“若人宣多如理语，放逸而不如是行，譬如牧人数他畜，彼非能得沙门分。】

就是这样，讲了很多话，但是不照着去做。就像给人家，代人家放牛一样，对不起，你一天到晚看着牛是人家的，你得不到，这个真正的沙门—这解脱的果，你得不到，因为你没有如理行持嘛！

【设虽少说如理语，然能正行法随法，及能远离贪瞋痴，此等能得沙门分。】

这反过来，就对了。那么正式的行持是什么？“远离贪瞋痴”，要注意喔！所以黑板上这一个，真正忏悔，说来说去就这个。如果说我们对于这个三有这个，是不能认识它的真相，生不起厌离心来的话，你什么都没有用。所以这个检查自己最简单，一看！看看你这个心，你什么心？如果你攀缘心，赶快把它拿掉它！