【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Thoughts running wildly while chanting

If you are just chanting with your mouth but your thoughts are running wildly in your mind, may I ask then,would this be of any use? You are still carrying out behaviors under the influence of afflictions. What are remedies? It is a production of power. If you are currently behaving under the influence of the afflictions, what power can you produce? It would be a power of afflictions!Therefore, we had originally said that it is supposed to cure the sickness, and the medicine is supposedly a remedy to treat the bacteria. But now you are just eating more bacteria. Would you be able to heal your sickness? Do you understand this? Therefore, this is where we need to pay attention! I am giving you a more detailed explanation shere. If you understand this, then it will be natural after your understanding that you will produce substance regardless of if you are upholding the vows, reciting the Buddha's name, practicing Zen, or learning the teachings.This is the first one. We said that it is for you to read the sutras.

SOURCE 来源 :

63A 18’07” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P229 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P252

日常师父法语📡63A 18’07”手抄稿第8册P229 L1

业果 : 读经时胡思乱想...

假定你现在嘴巴上面叽哩呱啦唱得个有劲，脑筋里面胡思乱想，请问有没有用？你现在还在烦恼现行当中。它对治的是什么？就是产生的力量。现在你在烦恼现行当中，你产生了什么力量？烦恼力量！这个本来说治病，是药要对治那个细菌的，现在你吃进去了都是细菌，能治得好病吗？懂不懂？所以这个地方我们要注意喔！所以我这一地方是讲得比较详细一点，你们了解了，自然而然你们这么了解的话，不管你持戒、念佛、参禅、学教，都有了。这第一个，我们就说你读经。