Tuesday, 21 October 2014

How The Buddha Discriminates No One

In Savatthi of India, there was a scavenger named Sunita. As a road-sweeper he received a very small salary which was not enough for him to buy his daily needs. He did not have money enough for him to buy his clothes or medicine.  He slept on the road side, for he did not have a house to sleep in.  He saw other people enjoying themselves but he could not mix with them because people called him an outcaste. Whenever a high caste person went on the road, Sunita had to leave the road completely for them and stand very far off the road because if his shadow fell in the high caste person, he would be scolded and beaten until he bled very badly.  He could not learn anything because he was very poor and had no chance to attend the religious practices. So he lived a most miserable and unhappy poor life.

One day, he was sweeping a dirty, dusty and smelly road.  His body was covered with dirt and sweat.  He was wearing only one small piece of cloth.  Suddenly, he saw the Buddha coming along that road with thousands of monks behind him.  Sunita was collecting the swept dirt and rubbish, putting them into baskets, keeping them on his head and carrying them away to throw.  And when he saw the Buddha and thousands of monks coming towards him, his heart was filled with joy and fear.  Finding no place to hide on the road, he put his yoke in a bend of the wall and stood as if stuck to the wall, joining his palms in respect to the Buddha.  The Buddha came near him, stopped and spoke to him in a voice divinely sweet, saying “My dear friend, do you like to leave this job and become a monk?”

Nobody had ever spoken to Sunita like this before.  His heart was with such a great joy and happiness that his eyes were filled with tears.  He could not talk for a moment.  He did not believe his eyes and ears.  He never knew that the Buddha was so kind.  He always had received orders but never a kind word from anybody.  So he said, “O!  Most Venerable Sir, I always have received orders, but never a kind word.  If you accept a dirty, and most miserable scavenger like me, why should I not like to leave this dirty job, Sir?” Standing on the same spot, the Buddha ordained Sunita and took him along with other monks.  Afterwards, no one knew what his caste was and everybody – kings, ministers, commanders in chief all respected him.

The Life Of The Buddha (Part One & Two)   

Rev. Siridhamma   
Source : TheDailyEnlightenment.com   


Monday, 20 October 2014

布施不是做買賣

一天,有一位信徒用袋子裝了五十兩黃金,送到寺院給無相禪師,說是要捐助佛堂。無相禪師收下後,就忙著做別的事去了,信徒看了,對此非常不滿。

因為在當時,五十兩黃金是一筆相當大的數目,給平常人用大概能過好幾年,而禪師拿到這筆巨款,竟連一個「謝」字也沒有。

於是這個信徒就緊跟在無相禪師的後面提醒道:「師父!我那袋子裏裝的是五十兩黃金。」

無相禪師漫不經心地應道:「你已經說過了,我也知道了。」

看到無相禪師並沒有停下腳步,信徒提高嗓門道:「喂,師父,我今天捐的是五十兩黃金,可不是小數目呀!  難道你連個謝字都不肯講嗎?」

禪師剛好走到大雄寶殿佛像前停下:「你怎麼這樣嘮叨呢?你捐錢給佛祖,為什麼要我給你道謝?  你布施是在做你自己的功德,如果你要將功德當成是一種買賣,我如果代替佛祖向你道一聲謝謝,那就要請你把謝謝帶回去了, 從此你就與佛祖銀貨兩訖了!你說可不可以呢?」

信徒聽著就立在那裏,再也不敢說了。
布施不是做買賣,如果攜帶了貪圖功利的不淨心理,那就不算真布施。

人不能為了得到回報而布施,那樣就沒有意義,當然也得不到任何福報。

當你發自內心布施於人時,你的布施才會有很大的功德,更有可能得到你意想不到的回報。

布施不在於多少,而是看你是否有真心做好事,是否能切切實實地解決別人的困難。

只要你有心,哪怕只是一句讚美的話都會有莫大的功德。

文:言書庭:網路轉載  

Sunday, 19 October 2014

抑心不違教法

過去,有一位宰相過世時,兒子年紀還很小;宰相去世後,家中沒有任何收入,所留下的家產很快就花用殆盡。坐吃山空的宰相之子,過著孤苦無依的生活,又沒有人能為他引薦覲見國王,因此生活窮困潦倒。

宰相子日漸長大,頗有其父之風,才智過人,擁有治理民眾、決斷事情的能力,足以擔任輔佐國王的宰相。及至壯年,體型勇猛強健、相貌端正莊嚴,力大無窮且具備種種才藝。他想:「我現在這麼貧窮,能做些什麼事呢?因為父親的名望,我並不適合從事卑賤的工作。雖然擁有種種才藝,但因為沒有福報,所以無法一展所長。我也想找個工作好好過活,但我並非出生在低下的種姓,不能去做那些卑賤的工作,真是令人苦惱啊!」

宰相子又思惟:「因為業力的牽引,讓我如此地窮困,即使有父母的尊貴家業,卻苦無施展運用之處。低賤的工作很容易找到,但我卻不能去做。既然如此,我乾脆去當個盜賊,反正私下偷偷地做,別人也不會知道。只要作些表面功夫,在腰上繫上二個箭筒,再佩把刀劍,看起來既威武又莊重,就像獅子兒般,勇敢而無所畏懼。」

宰相子決定當盜賊後,又思惟:「如果去偷一般百姓的家,會讓他們貧窮無依,於心不忍。國王擁有無數珍寶,少一點無關緊要,還是到王宮去偷東西吧!」於是,他便前往王宮,進到國王養息的地方。國王發覺盜賊闖入,靜默不敢出聲。宰相子偷了國王的衣服和瓔珞後,先放在國王的床頭旁。當時床頭旁有一盆水,旁邊堆積了一些灰塵。宰相子又飢又渴,以為灰塵是麨粉,便以水和著喝了起來。當他喝完了後,才發現那是灰塵,恍然大悟:「灰塵都可以吃了,何況其他東西?肚子餓了,大不了吃草果腹,又何必當賊呢?這種敗壞道德的事,家父是絕不會去做的。」

於是,宰相子便將原本要偷的財物放下,空手返回家中。國王發現盜賊竟然什麼都沒偷就離開,覺得驚奇,命人找到宰相之子,詢問他:「你冒著生命的危險入宮偷竊,偷到東西了,為何又放回原處,空手而回呢?」

宰相子回答:「大王!小民當時覺得飢渴,誤喝了灰塵水來止飢渴,卻也因此而滅除了盜心。因為在吃了灰塵水後,知道要止息飢渴並不困難,對於自己偷盜的行為感到十分慚愧懺悔,因此發願不再造作惡業。大王!小民並非庶民百姓,而是前宰相的兒子,因為家道中落,才潛入宮中作違法的事。從今日起,我即使喝灰塵水、吃草來果腹,也不會去當違背良心的盜賊。我的父母教導我禮義、家訓,我寧願餓死,也不違背父母的教誨。」

國王聽了宰相子誠心的懺悔後,認為宰相子雖有過錯但知悔改,歡喜讚歎:「貧窮會磨鍊一個人的意志、耐力和慚愧心,無羞恥心的惡人,會為了追求物欲而造作種種惡業。你能夠以慚愧心約束自己,轉化自己的貪念,讓自己不違家法,不致誤入歧途。這是賢者的作為,也承襲了你父親的良善品德,以教禮、道德規範自己,而不被追求物欲的愚癡心所惑。我已經親見你的行為,不需要再花時間去觀察了。你是一個意志堅定,勇健又有智慧的人,而且心地真誠、善良,今日所見實屬難得,我決定讓你擔任宰相,相信你一定能成就比父親更偉大的功業!」 
典故摘自:《大莊嚴論經•卷第六(三五)》  

省思


佛法提到有二種健兒:一者自不作惡,二者作已能悔。由此可知,「人非聖賢,孰能無過,過而能改,善莫大焉」。犯錯之後,能坦然面對自己的過錯,勇於改過向善,且誓不再犯,重新出發,就是真正的有力、有勇之人。

由於堅固的執著、習氣,身、口、意三業極易隨順習氣而有所違犯。除了藉由持戒來防非止惡,還要透過反省、檢討,省察自己的身、口、意有沒有過失?有沒有不圓滿的地方?有,馬上改過、修正。如是不僅能改變積習,還能收攝身心、沉澱妄想。在不斷的反省、檢討中,煩惱習氣愈來愈淡化,這念心愈來愈能作主,就是在向上提升,定能成就一切功德與事業。 
  

Saturday, 18 October 2014

心量广大,周遍法界

若取窄的针孔,穿针线会费时费力,甚至穿不进去;反之,宽的针孔不仅容易穿针引线,甚至还有多余的空间可穿第二条线。

  针孔仿佛是人的心量,心量窄小的人,不容易包容他人,横结恶缘也障碍了自己;针孔宽,如宽厚者,心胸似大海宽广无量,看见他人的习气、过失,能慈悲包容,并随喜赞叹他人的优点及善行。

  心量的大小,也决定看待事物的角度。心宽时,周遍法界;心窄时,狭不容针。勉励自己能像海一般,有容乃大,常起慈心,利益他人。

文/见萦法师 图╱传智  
中台世界网  

Friday, 17 October 2014

What is the purpose of making offerings to the Buddha?

We make offerings not because the Buddha needs them - the Buddha is an enlightened being, He certainly does not need an incense stick to be happy!

Nor do we make offerings to win the Buddha's favour.  The Buddha developed universal loving-kindness and compassion long ago and won't be swayed by flattery and bribery the way we ordinary beings are.

We make offerings to create positive energy and develop good qualities such as giving with a respectful attitude and gratitude.

Moreover, the offerings remind us of certain teachings of the Buddha.

Offering of Light (Lamp/Candle)
• Light symbolizes wisdom.
• Light drives away darkness.
• Similarly, the light of wisdom dispels the darkness of ignorance.

Offering of Incense
• When incense is lit, its fragrance spreads.
• Incense symbolizes the fragrance of pure moral conduct.
• This reminds us to cultivate good conduct.

Offering of Water
• Water symbolizes purity, clarity and calmness.
• This reminds us to practise the Buddha's teachings, so as to cleanse our minds, which are full of desire, ill-will and ignorance, and to attain the state of purity.

Offering of Fruits
• Fruit symbolizes the ultimate fruit of Enlightenment which is our goal.
• Fruit also reminds us that all actions will have their effect.

Offering of Flowers
• The freshness, fragrance and beauty of flowers are impermanent.
• Fresh and beautiful flowers will soon become withered, scentless and discoloured.
• This reminds us of the Buddha's teaching that all things are impermanent.
• We should value what we have now and live in the present.

The Lotus
• The most common flower seen in Buddhist shrines, or on the base of statues, are lotuses, as they represent the potential or actuality of Enlightenment.

• The lotus grows out of the mud and blossoms above the water surface, yet it is not dirtied by the mud from which it grows.

• The Buddha is likened to the lotus. Like a lotus that rises out of a muddy pond, the Buddha rose above the defilements and sufferings of life.

• We are right now surrounded by defilements and sufferings, just as the lotus seed is surrounded by dirt, mud and filth. We should rise above our defilements and sufferings, just like the lotus flower arising above the muddy water.

• This serves to remind us of our own potential Buddhahood. We may have defilements today, but we all have the potential of growing out of defilements and achieving wisdom like the Buddha.


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Thursday, 16 October 2014

放下你心中的包袱

人生路漫漫,背负在肩上的担子已经很沉重了,何苦还要往心头挂个人,挂个事,步履蹒跚。放下你心中的包袱,天蓝蓝水清清,让轻风载送你盈盈一笑!
  
不要在心里苦闷不堪,人和人之间的爱恨埋怨与指责,就像是一锅越搅越糊的粥,真正能解决问题的方法,是改变自己。不是变得卑微去迎合迁就别人,这样只会让矛盾滚雪球。是强大内心,增长智慧,学会把问题转化。
  
比如说怨恨,因为对方亏欠了自己,所以怨恨。因为自己曾经付出了,曾经期待了,而你却辜负了我,我愤怒无比。就像农夫养大了一条蛇,蛇反咬他一口后逃跑了,农夫受伤了,很生气。这时农夫要怎么做呢,用后半生的时间去寻找这条蛇报复?试想农夫最后杀了蛇,他前半生的付出还是不会改变,而且因为要去找蛇,他的庄稼荒废了,当别人有收成的时候,他只好饿着肚子望着贫瘠的土地难过。
  
如果不期待,就不会有失望。如果付出是无私的,就不会结生负面情绪。人做的每件事,甚至是说出的话,都有一个反弹的磁场,就像你用手去搅拌湖水,波纹随即荡漾开,到了对岸又反弹回来,最终轻轻拍打在你的手上。
  
不要担心付出没有收获。生意做不成时,可以收获人缘,爱情谈不成了,可以收获人生觉悟,创业失败了就累积经验,不要总是对刚踏出脚的那一步路耿耿于怀,就算是活到了70岁,后面也还有没走完的路,还有没看过的好风景。学着转化,特别是负面情绪,不一定要化悲愤作力量那么慷慨,把它看轻一点,看淡一点,变成你脚下的一朵小野花,也只是角落里的一处小风景。

片面的执着会让人变得狭隘,不知道海阔天空的世界一直就在身边,某个人,某次经历,堵在心头的某一事,只是浮在面上的一个水泡,轻装上路,去经历真正的大海。既然活着,就要收获丰盛的人生,而不是,堵在哪个路口,蹲下来郁郁而终。



文章来源:菩萨在线  

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

「欲望」帶來的只有苦而沒有樂

有一次,佛陀在憍薩羅國首都舍衛城遊化,住在城南的祇樹給孤獨園。 
尊者阿難在一次禪思中體悟到:世間人的慾望是很少能滿足的,也很少有人帶著對慾望的厭患之心而去世。能知足,能對慾望厭患而去世的人,那是太難得了。
    
  傍晚,尊者阿難結束禪修後,就去禮見佛陀,將他在禪思中的體悟,向佛陀報告。
  
  佛陀告訴尊者阿難說:
  “是啊!是啊!正是這樣。
阿難!過去,有一位名叫 '頂生' 的聰明轉輪王,他擁有大軍,也擁有輪寶、象寶、馬寶、珠寶、玉女寶、大臣寶、將軍寶等七寶,又有著上千位勇猛的兒子,自在地統治著一大片延伸到大海的廣大領土,而且懂得以王政而不以武力酷罰治國,百姓生活得十分富裕安樂。

  阿難!過了很久,有一天,頂生王心想:我目前擁有閻浮洲這片廣大的領土,人民眾多而且富裕,也有七寶與千子,我還想要整個王宮有積到膝蓋的寶物財富。
  
  當頂生王擁有整座王宮積到膝蓋的寶物後,過了很久,有一天,他又想要統領西方另一片叫瞿陀尼洲的富裕地方。

  當頂生王統領了西方瞿陀尼洲後,過了很久,有一天,他又想要統領東方另一片叫弗婆鞞陀提洲的富裕地方。
  
  當頂生王統領了東方弗婆鞞陀提洲後,過了很久,有一天,他又想要統領北方另一片叫鬱單曰洲的富裕地方。
  
  當頂生王統領了北方另一片叫鬱單曰洲的地方後,過了很久,有一天,他又想:傳說天界有一個叫三十三天的地方,現在,我已統領了人間的四大洲,我想要到三十三天去看看。
  
  頂生王以神通力到了三十三天,見識到那裡殊勝的環境。隨後,頂生王進入了三十三天的集會堂。三十三天的領袖'帝釋天',尊重他是一位有威德的轉輪王,連忙起來禮讓他半座,讓頂生王坐在他的旁邊。此時,頂生王的外貌,除了眼睛之外,變得和天帝釋完全一樣。
 
  過了很久,頂生王心想:我有七寶、千子、寶物,統治著人間的四大洲,現在來到三十三天,又得到帝釋天的半座,而且,除了眼睛外,我的外貌也和天帝釋一樣殊勝,我何不將帝釋天趕走,奪取另外的半座,這樣一來,我就成了天上人間自由自在的統治者了。
  
  阿難!當頂生王這樣想時,不知不覺地掉回原來人間的閻浮洲,失去了上三十三天的神通力,而且還得了重病。
 
  臨死前,有大臣來問:
  '大王!如果有人來問我,頂生王臨終時交代了些什麼,我該怎麼回答?'
  
  '你應該這樣答:頂生王得到了閻浮洲,還感到不滿足而去世;有了七寶,還感到不滿足而去世;有了千子,還感到不滿足而去世;有了大量的寶物,還感到不滿足而去世;得到了瞿陀尼洲,還感到不滿足而去世;得到了弗婆鞞陀提洲,還感到不滿足而去世;得到了鬱單曰洲,還感到不滿足而去世;能見識到諸天集會,還感到不滿足而去世;頂生王具足五欲享樂,還感到不滿足而去世。如果有人問,你就這樣回答好了。'”
 
  接著,佛陀說:
 
  “即使珍寶如雨般地下,慾望仍然無法滿足;欲帶來的只有苦而沒有樂,有智慧者當如是知。即使得到無量的黃金,猶如大雪山一般高,也不能一一得到滿足,有智慧者當如是想。即使有天的殊勝五欲,也不以這五欲為樂。這樣斷貪不著欲的人,是圓滿覺者的弟子。”


來源:《佛說頂生王故事經》    

Monday, 13 October 2014

Looking with the Eyes of a Buddha

The Buddha tells us that everyone has the Buddha nature and that it has just been obscured by his or her inner impurities and afflictions.  Yet, it is often hard to see the Buddha nature in others and easy to lose faith in them, especially when it seems as if they just keep repeating their mistakes no matter how many times we have spoken to them about it.  It can be very frustrating and upsetting to think that they refuse to listen. 

But, is that true?  Do they really refuse to listen?  Perhaps they did listen to us and do want to change;  it's just that their habits are so ingrained that changing is not a quick process.  Though on the surface, it may look like they have not taken in anything we have said to them, it is really just that they are gradually making changes and the changes made so far are not yet very noticeable.

When we become upset at the thought that a person hasn't changed at all, however, afflictions and unwholesome thoughts fill our mind.  In that moment, we ourselves are moving farther away from our Buddha nature. With regards to the people we are exasperated with — they are moving closer to their Buddha nature as they work on their unwholesome habits.  Yet we, in becoming upset with them, are accumulating afflictions and have widened the gap that lies between us and our own Buddha nature. 

Therefore, it would be better for us to try and see the Buddha nature in people and keep in mind that habits take time to change.  Even for those who do things that border on the unforgivable, we should still remember that they are not irredeemable and at the very least, they provide us an opportunity to practice patience and love.  Since our goal is to return to our Buddha nature, we should learn to practice the kind of sincere and all-embracing love that the Buddha has.  Knowing the suffering that living beings have created out of ignorance and delusion, the Buddha is committed to guiding all living beings and does not give up on anyone.  This is the love of a Buddha and the love that we, in possessing the Buddha nature, are inherently capable of.

If we can learn to look at everyone with the eyes of a Buddha, we will understand that no one is beyond hope.  Everyone has the Buddha nature; it is just that their unwholesome habits have become very deeply entrenched.  That is why we need to learn patience, and if we can realize this, a sense of gratefulness will fill our hearts — for it is through such people that we practice patience and love and gradually recover our own Buddha nature. 


From Dharma Master Cheng Yen's Talks   

Compiled into English by the Jing Si Abode English Editorial Team   

Sunday, 12 October 2014

別讓脾氣毀了您

每天讓自己必看一遍,直到一切慢慢改變~

【壞脾氣只能使人獲得「一時之痛快」,而卻會給自己帶來「長久之痛苦」】

泰國的傳奇人物─白龍王告誡: 【人只要脾氣好,凡事就會好】。 很多人來到這裡都問我︰ 我的事業好不好?家庭好不好?孩子好不好?姻緣好不好?我只是回答一句︰『你的脾氣好不好』?

人的一生都在學做人 ,學習做人是一輩子的事,沒有辦法畢業的。人生不管是士農工商,各種人等,只要學習就有進步。

第一、【學習認錯】
人常常不肯認錯,凡事都說是別人的錯,認為自己才是對的,其實不認錯就是一個錯。

認錯的對象可以是父母、朋友、社會大眾、老天爺還有佛菩薩,甚至向兒女或是對我不好的人認錯,自己不但不會少了什麼,反而顯得你有度量。

學習認錯是美好的,是一個大修行。

第二、【學習柔和】
人的牙齒是硬的,舌頭是軟的,到了人生的最後,牙齒都掉光了,舌頭卻不會掉,所以要柔軟,人生才能長久,硬反而吃虧。

心地柔軟了,是修行最大的進步。 一般形容執著的人說,你的心、你的性格很冷、很硬,像鋼鐵一樣。如果我們像禪門說的調息、調身、調心,慢慢調伏像野馬、像猴子的這顆心,令它柔軟,人生才能活得更快樂、更長久。

第三、【學習生忍】
這世間就是忍一口氣,風平浪靜,退一步海闊天空; 忍,萬事都能消除。忍就是會處理、會化解,用智慧、能力讓大事化小、小事化無。

要生活、要生存、要生命,有了忍,可以認清世間的好壞、善惡、是非,甚至接受它。

第四、【學習溝通】
缺乏溝通,會產生是非、爭執與誤會。

最重要的就是溝通,相互了解、相互體諒、相互幫助,大家都是龍兄虎弟,互相爭執、不溝通怎麼能和平呢?

第五、【學習放下】
人生像一只皮箱,需要用的時候提起,不用的時就把它放下,應放下的時候,卻不放下,就像拖著沉重的行李,無法自在。人生的歲月有限,認錯、尊重、包容才能讓人接受,放下才自在啊!

第六、【學習感動】
看到人家得好處,要歡喜;看到好人好事,要能感動。

感動是一個愛心、菩薩心、菩提心,在幾十年的歲月裡,有許多事情、語言感動了我們,所以我們也很努力的想辦法讓別人感動。

第七、【學習生存】
為了生存,要維護身體健康,身體健康不但對自己有利,也讓朋友、家人放心,所以也是孝親的行為。

『愛發脾氣的人 貴人遠離 小人親近 最後福報耗盡』

每天晚上睡覺前問問自己:【今天我發脾氣了嗎?】

※若要生生世世跟他人結下好緣份 千萬不能亂發脾氣呢,而且愛發脾氣的人下輩子果報都是醜陋相居多 因為你的臉猙獰醜陋對人 自然果報也是醜陋※

Saturday, 11 October 2014

你為什麽只看黑點?

作者:慧律法師
師父已經講過了,十萬億佛國土,心是最大的距離,煩惱是最大的距離,十惡業是最大的距離。如果你完全沒有十惡,完全沒有煩惱,你懂得調整自己,回歸自性,歸無所得,了解萬法統統是生滅的,三界無安,猶如火宅,你很清楚,有大智慧,一念之間念佛,你決定往生凈土;別說十萬億佛國土,就是一百萬億,一剎那之間就可以往生,因為就在一念之間。

眾生是過什麼日子呢?眾生所過的日子就是把心放錯了。

有一次(那時候還沒有建文殊講堂),我到一個信徒家。這信徒家的二伯父,二伯母吵架吵得很厲害。

那個佛弟子說:“師父,不好意思,今天你來,讓你看到這一幕,真不好意思”。

我說:“沒關系”。

他說:“師父,你慈悲,是不是給他開示幾句,他們現在兩個人吵得不可開交,不得了”。

我問他:“他們兩個接受嗎?”

他說:“是有一點善根,是有一點佛學興趣,可是不深入”。

從來沒見過面,也不曉得怎麼樣去教化他。突然桌上有一張白色的紙張,有一支簽字筆。我就說:“你們兩個請就座,沒有什麼不能解決的”。

兩個人吵得不可開交,看師父來,不好意思再繼續吵下去,暫時平息一下。他還滿有善根,說:“師父,開示”。

我就在白紙的中心點,用簽字筆畫一個黑點。

我說:“來,你是老公,你先看看你看到的是什麼?”

他說:“師父,我看到的是黑點,一張白紙裏面的黑點”。

我說:“來,你是老婆,你這一張紙看看裏面有什麼?”

她說:“我看到的是一個大黑點,師父”。

我說:“換你拿這一張,你問我。”

“師父,那你看到什麼?”

“我看到一片白紙,好大的白紙,只有小小的黑點。”

這個老公很有慧根,“師父,我悟到了,體悟了你的用意。你的意思是不是不要把生命放在某一個黑色的焦點上”。

黑色就是表示缺點,眾生的缺陷。我們生命就是死在這個黑點。只要一看到眾生的缺點,就死執不放。

每天一直在討論太太的缺點,太太一直攻擊先生的缺點,從來沒有看到那個黑點以外的一大片的白紙,統統沒有看到,只有師父看到。外面的白紙一大片,我為什麼不看,為什麼要看那一點點的黑點呢?

我們把焦點弄錯了,我們把生命觀搞砸了。我們神魂顛倒,我們憂憂郁郁、煩煩惱惱、是是非非,我們就是不肯在凈土裏面下一點工夫。就一定要在這樣一直拼命的猛攻猛討論,好像要討論一個什麼東西,他不曉得這個是生滅法的東西。一個大聖人,他怎麼會理你這種東西。一個大修行人,他是連聽都不要聽,看也不要看這種東西,因為它一定是生滅的東西,不可得。他不會用他的精力、體力、念力,去給你搞那個黑點的,他會看那黑點以外的一張白紙。