【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Only karma and its effects are of importance

【Kam-lung-ba (Kham-lung-ba) said to Pu-chung-wa,】

What did the former teachers say?

【"Our teacher Geshe Drom-don-ba says that only karma and its effects are of importance, but contemporary scholars do not value it as something to explain, listen to, or meditate on. I wonder, is it the only practice that is difficult?" Pu-chung-wa replied, "It is just so."】

The two of them were having this conversation. They said that our excellent teacher told us this, the subject of karma is the most important, most important. At present, many would talk at length on principles and ways of practice. Actually we have learned so many of these things. Ah, it could be a small Zen retreat, a meditation retreat...many would say I wish to learn sitting meditation, I wish to learn that. Oh, when one sees a great excellent teacher, one would wish to receive an initiation. Ah, that would seem incredibly excellent. I am sorry. These are not the most valuable. What is the most important? Karma! Not only are the principles [for karma] the most important ones, they are difficult to practice.

SOURCE 来源 :

62B 08’30” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P203 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P251

日常师父法语📡62B 08’30” 手抄稿第8册P204 LL3

业果 : 唯有业果极紧要

【康垄巴谓朴穷瓦云：】

祖师们他们怎么说：

【“善知识说唯有业果，是极紧要，现今讲说听闻修习，皆非贵重，我念唯此极难修持。”朴穷瓦亦云：“实尔。”】

他们两个对说，说我们的老师善知识告诉我们，这个业果是最重要、最重要，这眼前讲很多道理，说很多修习—实际上我们学太多这样东西，唉呀，不管是小的参禅、静坐，有很多人说我要学打坐，我要学什么；哦，看见一个大善知识我要去灌一个顶，哎哟，是大得不得了。对不起，这个都不是贵重的，最重要的是什么？业果！而且这个道理不但最重要啊，而且很难修持。