【The Six Types of Suffering 希求解脱】Being reborn again and again 数数结生
【The Six Types OF Suffering】- Being reborn again and again
【The third of these four refers to being reborn again and again; there is no limit to the stream of rebirths. Reflect on suffering under this threefold arrangement as well.】
These are the principles. The third one as indicated is "caught in cyclic existence from beginningless time." You are continuously caught inside. So, these are the few principles. These are the six sufferings as indicated earlier. We would frequently hear the eight sufferings, but not much about the six sufferings. Therefore here, this offers another type of suffering that we can contemplate on. Actually, it doesn't matter that much whether you contemplate on the eight sufferings or the six sufferings. What's really important is how you can find what you connect with in these few categories - eh, you would all of sudden feel deeply about one of them. So, you take this feeling which is your understanding at the moment, you continue to reflect and analyze. You would then be able to take this cognition and develop great strength. This will in turn change your previous mistaken concepts. This is the first task to do incultivation. When you are able to change and transform, by then, you will wholeheartedly engage in what you are supposed to be doing. If you recite the Buddha's name, we wouldn't be able to ask you to stop reciting the Buddha's name. Even if we seal your mouth, you would still be reciting in your mind. You wouldn't even be scared of becoming sick, it's just right that you can go to the Pure Land [soon]. This [type of cultivation] is that excellent! Hence when you cultivate the lower teachings, you will reach the higher teachings!
SOURCE 来源 :
71B 11’21” Vol 9 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P237 L13
English Lamrim Vol 1 P287
日常师父法语📡71B 11’21”手抄稿第9册P237 L13
希求解脱 : 数数结生
【第三者谓数数结生，展转受生不见边际，如是总摄亦当思惟。】
就是这个道理。前面所谓这个第三的话，就是“无始而转”，不断地在那个地方去转，这几个道理。那么这个是前面六苦，八苦我们常常听见的，六苦我们一般不大多，所以在这个地方，我们又多了一个思惟的苦。其实思八苦、六苦没什么太大关系，真正重要的就是怎么样从这个几个项目当中，能够找到跟你相应的—欸，忽然之间你有深的感触。然后呢把这个感触，就是你当下的认识，然后呢不断地去思惟观察，把这个认识的量，产生强有的力量，把你以前错误的概念转变过来，所以修行第一步就是这个工作。等到转变过来了，那个时候，你一心一意地就忙你要做的事情。如果你念佛，叫你不念佛也谈不到，把你嘴巴封起来，你心里还在拼命念，生了病我也不怕，正好到极乐世界去，这样好法呀！所以说，低处修时，是高处到！