【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Confession

Now that we understand, this is something we must recognize after we understand karma. We would say, "Yes! Now that we understand this, we should strive not to engage in these [wrongdoings] anymore. We should also restrain ourselves from future [wrongdoings]." However, there is now this question, "Our lives did not begin from this life. We have no idea how much we have accumulated from the past immeasurable eons. What should we do now? What should we do now?" There is one more other thing. Though I understand things now, but sometimes I am not so careful, a delusional thought may arise, or perhaps I may become careless and engage in wrongdoings again. What should I do then? Eh, there is a special method, you will need to confess. You must confess to clear away the ones done before. And then, for the wrong you commit in the future due to not being careful, you should confess to clear it away as well. This way, you will not be issued the non-virtuous effects, not be issued the non-virtuous effects.

SOURCE 来源 :

62B 17’40” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P208 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P251

日常师父法语📡62B 17’40” 手抄稿第8册P208 L8

业果 : 忏悔

那么现在我们了解了，这个是了解了这个业以后，我们必定要认识的一个，说：对了！现在了解了以后，那从此以后努力就不再做了，以后也要防止。但是有一个问题：我这个生命不是从现在开始的，从无量劫来那个时候积了不晓得多多少少，那怎么办，那怎么办？还有一个，尽管我现在了解了，但是有的时候不小心，或者是妄念，或者放逸还要犯，那怎么办呢？欸，那个时候它有一个特别的办法—要忏悔。以前造的一定要忏除干净，然后呢，以后万一不小心你也应该把它忏除干净，这样你就可以不感这个恶果，不感这个恶果。