【 The Varieties of Karma 业果】 Adeptly understand what they want and need (1) 善解亲意-1
【The Varieties of Karma】- Adeptly understand what they want and need (1)
"...and giving to those who suffer and to recipients who have good qualities but no possessions," when these people lack things. "Suffer" here refers to the general sufferings of the people in the mundane world. It doesn't matter what is lacking. It could be materials. It could be the teachings which would mean they are ignorant. Or perhaps it may be that they lack the mental support and so you would give fearlessness. As for "recipients who have good qualities," these would be the Three Jewels, practitioners and so on. For the recipients with good qualities, this would also include those who have been kind to us. If they lack resources, then we would make offerings or give. Like that. Thus people in the mundane world also speak of filial piety. The mundane world places emphasis on filial piety. Actually, those we should be filial toward are the greatest fields of kindness. It is not about whether you can provide for them. It's not just about whether you can provide things for them! What do you need to do? You need to adeptly understand what they want and need. For the people of the modern age, just to provide for their parents, it is regarded as something great. That's not how it was in the ancient times. And Buddhism has an even higher standard. Therefore, when we truly encounter the merit fields, such as the teachers and so on, it is not something that we can say "Ah! I made some money and I will give them a little," or something of that sort. This absolutely does not mean that. You should at all times be mild and indirect.
SOURCE 来源 :
60B 00’58” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P129 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P245
日常师父法语📡60B 00’58”手抄稿第8册P129 LL2
业果 : 善解亲意-1
“又于苦恼及功德田”缺乏的时候，“苦恼”的话，那就是属于世间的一般人。不管他是缺的哪一样—缺的财，缺的法是无知，以及精神上面的没得依靠，你给他的无畏；所谓“功德田”的话，就是三宝之数，修行人等等。这个功德田，把恩德也并在这个里头可以说，他有所缺乏的时候，那么去供养、去布施，这样。所以这个世间人尚且这么说啦，这个孝，世间讲孝道，实际上这就是我们最好的恩田。他不是说你能够养啊，不是说你能够养啊！要什么？要能够善体亲意。现代的人能够养父母已经了不起了，古来的人不是这样，佛法比它更高一层。所以我们真正地对于功德田，对于尊长什么等等的话，不是说：“啊！我赚了钱给他几个。”或者什么，绝对不是这个意思，你处处地方要委曲婉转的。