【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Confession of deeds which are wrong by prohibition

Therefore, this is divided into two parts. For the deeds which are wrong by prohibition, if we have incurred them, then for the half-monthly poṣadha, you want to confess these wrong deeds. But you do not simply express this verbally! When you confess, the elder will certainly ask, "Have you seen your wrongdoing?" "I have seen it!" "Then do not commit it again!" "Yes." You must see it like that! How are you able to see this? You see it with the eyes of your mind. It's very simple! How do you not commit it again? You pay attention to that. That's how you will be able to avoid it! Therefore, it is absolutely not just a physical or verbal abstention. This is only done in the very beginning because that's when it is absolutely impossible for you to achieve any sort of thorough understanding which will allow you to begin your practice from the standpoint of the mind. The situation is much like [educating] a child. There must first be a suitable environment. Then gradually, gradually you can begin to advance on the path. For all the things in the world, they all work exactly like that. The Buddha of course explains the same. This is a principle we should understand. This is with regard to "infractions”. In other words, this would refer to deeds which are wrong by prohibition.

SOURCE 来源 :

62B 25’04” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P211 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P251

日常师父法语📡62B 25’04”手抄稿第8册P211 LL2

业果 : 忏悔遮罪

所以说分两部分：遮罪，那我们犯了，那我们半月半月布萨的时候去把它忏悔。但是不是说嘴巴上面讲一讲哦！所以这个忏悔的时候，也这个长老一定说：“你见到罪吗？”“我见到了！”“那你下一次不要犯！”“是。”一定要这样见到！你拿什么见啊？心眼去见嘛，这很简单嘛！下次怎么不犯呢？注意它嘛，才能不犯嘛！所以它绝对不是单单从身、口，只是说特别刚开始的时候，绝不可能了解得透彻，从心里上面着力。就像那个小孩子一样，他一定在环境上面配合得很好，慢慢、慢慢地让你走上路，这个世间一切法的法相，法尔如是；佛，当然也一定如此，这道理我们要了解。这个是属于“堕罪”，换句话说遮罪。