【Further Meditation on Suffering】- Asura

【The Mindfulness of the Excellent Teaching states that they are animals, but the Levels of Yogic Deeds places them in the realm of the deities.】

There is a sutra which states that they are animals. The reason it is classified as the animal realm-for their foolishness. But the Levels of Yogic Deeds says that they are in the realm of the deities. Since some people will categorize this realm as part of the deities, this will result in a total of five realms. Some people feel that this realm should be a separate one, so this will result in a total of six realms. This type of people appears in the human realm as well. Actually, this type of people are those who cultivate merits in the human realm. They would accumulate lots of merits, but still have hostility. There are times when they would give, I have seen this myself, when others make a donation, upon seeing this donation, "What is so great about that. If he can donate a thousand, I can donate ten thousand!" Just like that. If someone else builds a big temple, builds something great-[then this type of person would say,] "I can build a bigger one than him!" I am sorry, after you've built it, if you have not created a great non virtuous karma, then you will perhaps go to the realm of the asuras. If you have created a great non virtuous karma, there's no need to talk about it. Therefore this is something that we must pay attention to! This is the case even if you have created meritorious karma! As long as your intention was not pure, then you will suffer in misery when the time comes.

SOURCE 来源 :

72B 02’34” Vol 9 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P271 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P293

日常师父法语📡72B 02’34” 手抄稿第9册P271 L1

希求解脱 : 阿修罗

【《念住经》说此为旁生，《瑜伽师地论》说为天趣。】

有一个经说他这个是旁生，所以畜生道—他愚痴；那么《瑜伽师地论》上说是天趣。所以有的人列入这个变成五趣，有的人列为专门一类，列入六趣。就这种状态呢我们人间也有，实际上这种人，就是人间修福报，修得很大，但是瞋心。往往有的时候布施，我也曾经看见过的，人家去布施，他看见他布施：“这有什么了不起，他布施一千，我布施一万！”就是这样。人家造一个大庙，造这么多—“我造得比他更大！”对不起，你造了以后，如果你没有造大的大恶业的话，那么你大概是可能进入修罗道；如果你造大恶业的话，那更不谈。所以这个我们必定要注意啊！造了福报尚且如此啊！你只要意地不清净的话，到那个时候苦不堪言。