【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Reading the sutras to eradicate current behaviour

There are two ways of reading the sutras. One way is that you properly reflect and analyze to understand the meaning of the sutras. Another way is what the former teachers have told us. You should not differentiate but instead read with complete sincerity and respect. This makes sense too. Now, do you understand this here? There, it has been explained very clearly. This is it. What were your behaviours before? They accorded with afflictions and defilements. So now you want to first eradicate the current behaviours. And then, perhaps you will just sincerely and respectfully read [the sutras]. What are you doing at this juncture? You are conditioning yourself with the pure teachings. Or, you may perhaps be contemplating and analysing in a proper manner, according to the teachings. No matter which way you are doing this, they are considered remedies. Once you understand this, you will understand what past great teachers told you, "You should not reflect with discern, you should just read with complete sincerity and respect." That is correct! And they would [also] say, "If you are going to read this, you should reflect properly to understand it and put it into practice." That's right! These two statements do not conflict. However, what is the necessary prerequisite? You must eradicate current behaviour.

SOURCE 来源 :

63A 16’58” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P228 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P252

日常师父法语📡63A 16’58” 手抄稿第8册P228 L8

业果 : 读经破现行

读经有两种：有一种，你如理思惟观察，了解经当中什么意义；还有一种，祖师告诉我们，你不要去分别，一心至诚恭敬地去念，也有道理。现在这个地方懂了没有？喏，说得很清楚，就是这个。因为以前你的现行是什么？跟烦恼杂染相应的。现在你第一个把它现行破除，然后那个时候，或者你提起至诚恭敬地只要去念。那个时候，什么？你薰习进去的是清净之法；或者你是如理思惟观察，不管是你用哪一种方式—对治。你懂得了这个，那就了解了祖师告诉你说：“你不要去分别思惟，你只要一心恭敬念。”对！然后呢说：“如果说你要去念这个，你要如理思惟了解了，照它行持。”对！两个绝不矛盾。但是有一个必要的条件是什么？你要破现行。