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【證嚴上人開示】

我們學佛既然發心了,入了佛門,我們要尊重三寶,恭敬,因為比丘、沙門,他就是用功、用心,他勤息,很殷勤認真在修行,所有內心的貪瞋癡,都已經去除了,所以值得我們尊重敬愛。
假使我們若是對修行者,起不恭敬心,這樣就不對了,會犯下之前所說過的輕重罪,同樣的,現在我們自己既然已經修行了,勤修戒定慧,息滅貪瞋癡,內修誠正信實,外行慈悲喜捨,這是我們的本分事。


所以自要守規律儀,我們要守規戒,我們要好好戒律、威儀,就是在我們的行動中,我們才能弘揚佛法,傳承法脈,能夠教導、帶領在家居士,這也是我們修行者的本分。
最重要的,修行不論是在家、出家,都要修持八正法,不偏心身行,我們的心不能偏,心若偏,行為,這個身的行為就偏了,我們若要能身行正,必定要心誠實,所以心要誠、要正、要實,我們的身行才能不偏。


所以見解要正思惟,凡事我們要正思惟,不論對人、對事、對物,我們都要很細心,好好正確思惟,不要太過衝動,何況說要修行呢?以為修行很清閒,所以我要修行,修行我要發願,我要發心立弘願,發心立弘願都很容易,但是,是不是能夠一生都是,那個剎那的發心,成為永恆的修行呢?
這也就是要有時間,好好自我考驗,當然我們也要彼此之間,互相磨合,所以我們要精進,不要懈怠;修行,我們若一懈怠下來,就不適合我們修行者的本分,所以我們真的要勤修戒定慧,不離開修持八正法,要顧好我們的心,不偏心身的行為,見解要正思惟,精進絕對不懈怠,若如此,才是真正我們修行的目標。
修行的目標:
修持八正法、不偏心身行
見解正思惟、精進不懈怠
內修誠正信實
自要守規律儀
現在法譬如水懺文中又這樣說:
或勸他人
捨於八正 受行五法
或假託形儀 闚竊常住
如是等罪 今悉懺悔

這段文字應該我們可以了解,「或勸他人、捨於八正」,八正就是八正道,這是人人修行必定要勤修的,向來我們的生活,修行的目標,就是要修正我們的生活行為,所以我們才需要修行,想要修正他的生活行為,必定要有八正道,所以這個八正道,是我們修行者入解脫門的路。
我們要求解脫,人生,無始以來迷迷茫茫,滿心都是煩惱,生生世世都在那種錯誤的行為中,造了很多因緣果報,這些因緣果報互相糾纏,互相就是愛恨情仇,生生世世都無有了期,所以無法解脫,我們現在既然修行,不論是在家或是出家,都叫做修行,我們要修正我們的行為,所以要修正行為,不能離開八正道。
所以八正道,是我們入佛門的八種方法,要解脫的道路,所以八正法不能遠離,八正道就是:
八正道:
正見 正語 正思惟
正業 正念 正精進
正命 正定

這八種合起來,就是一條康莊的大路,我們若是能夠修正,而進入這八正道中,不論是我們的見解,一定是很正確,尤其是說話,正語,我們說的話全都是,勸人不要走偏,尤其是思考,學佛無不都是要掃除了,我們內心的煩惱污穢。
常常對大家說,心像一面鏡子,這面鏡子面對著外面的境界,我們若不勤拂拭,沒有好好很勤勞,去把它擦得很乾淨,外面的境界就無法很正確了,所以我們必定,自己要時時勤拂拭,絕對不要去惹上塵埃;我們既然自己要有方法,來擦掉我們內心的煩惱垢穢,同樣我們也要叫別人,也是這樣,用什麼方法來擦掉,我們內心無明煩惱的垢穢。
所以這個思惟很重要,我們若思惟正確,當然見解就正確了,我們所說的話就不會有偏差,所以正思惟非常重要,我們從事正業,要做的事情要正正當當。


過去也說過很多從事行業,到底做什麼事情是不對的,過去我們已經解釋了很多,我們修行更需要正業,正業,有口業、身業,以及心所思惟的,所以身、口、意,這三項我們必定要照顧好,這樣我們就不會去造其他的業;若是在家人,他所做的行業就很多了,要選擇不會損害人身心的行業,若如此,八正道就不會偏差掉。
再來是正念、正精進,我們的念頭,不要一點點什麼境界現前,念頭浮上來,一念偏差,三千細節皆錯,所以我們的念頭要時時,要在這個正念中精進,還要正命。


我們生活,有這個生命來到人間,我們要利用人間,稱作身為載道器,我們有這個生命,這個身體健康,我們就是要好好修行。
我們的生活中,我們的生命要如何利用,有力量的人,就承擔比較重一些;若思想較敏捷的人,就承擔需要思考,需要用心、用腦筋,能夠好好思考的;若能夠利用身體,我們有力量就做粗重些的,沒有力氣我們就做輕巧些的。


生命是載道器,在修行的叢林中,互相相愛,互相分擔,我們輕重間彼此要能夠關懷,若能把握這一生,我們修行就不會去,浪費我們的時光。
所以我們要正命,要照顧好我們的身體,我們的行為,我們有多少力量,多少時間,能夠做多少事情;所以正命成就我們的一切,所以大家要自我肯定,自我疼惜。


但是人群中彼此關懷,互相疼愛,這就是一個叢林裡面,或人群中,必定要有的,這叫做正命。
正定,定就是不容易被動搖,我們要有定力,定不只是指「禪」,坐禪才叫做定,我們在生活中,不要被環境影響,這就是常常對大家說的,把握當下,對的時候我們把握,發心,一念間,正確的我們思惟好了,我們就開始發了這念心,所以發心要恆持剎那,一念發心,我們就是永遠永遠,要如此堅持下去,這就是我們的正定。
這個八正道,我們自己要很篤定它,不要受人影響,而捨離了八正道,我們若受人影響而捨離,我們一點點的偏差,就千里錯誤,一念偏差,三千雜念的錯誤,所以我們不要受人影響,別人對我們一說,我們就把正確的道路捨棄。


若如此,我們就是耽誤了自己,我們自己不能耽誤,我們也不能去耽誤他人,所以自己不能偏差,也不能偏差他人。
再來就是「受行五法」,五法就是:
五法:
1.不受五味
2.斷肉
3.斷鹽
4.不受割截衣
5.不住聚落邊寺

其實這個五法不是正確的,這五法是當時佛在世的時候,提婆達多他反叛佛陀,他在僧團裡面去唆使人,對人說修行應該要這麼修,所以提婆達多,唆使人捨離八正道,同時自己建立五法,不受五味,就是從前佛陀就是要托缽,僧團都要托缽,人家給他什麼吃什麼,蔥、蒜等等,甚至應在家人的方便。


所以那個時候,佛在世的時候,在人群中,入聚落裡面,就是去人群中在托缽的時候,就不一定要素食了,因為不方便。
五味有兩種解釋:
1. 酸、甜、苦、辣、鹹
2. 乳味、酪味、生酥味


熟酥味、醍醐味
即製造牛乳過程中
次第所成之諸味

所以就是要方便世俗人的家庭,他們怎麼吃,給我們什麼東西,我們就吃什麼東西,但是那時候的提婆達多,他的提倡,就是斷,不能吃,斷肉,就是不能吃肉,雖然這也很正確;但是他說也斷鹽,不能吃鹹的。

這我們現在不吃鹹的也不行,現在的科學,我們人的身體缺鹽也不行,所以這些要平衡,所以我們為了要讓我們的心靜,所以我們斷五味是對的,為了起慈悲心,所以我們斷食眾生肉,這也是對的,但是斷鹽就不對了,我們若是缺鈉,身體就不能平衡,所以那個時候,他就是說要斷鹽。
再來第四不受割截衣,我們若去受戒,我們就開始可以著割截衣,割截衣是佛陀在世時,就是衣服破了就要補,或是去撿人家的,拿回來這麼慢慢接,所以我們有福田衣,這個福田衣現在叫做袈裟,袈裟,所以有七條、九條、二十五條,這就要看我們的僧次,但是那時候,提婆達多就是不受割截衣。
因為提婆達多的故事,過去曾經說過,他帶了五百位出家人,脫離之後,他去討好阿闍世王,阿闍世王供養他,不論是住,不論是吃,不論是穿,讓他很豐富,所以他就能夠這樣這樣戒,甚至不受割截衣,因為他都有得穿。
再來就是不住聚落邊寺,因為他衣、食、住、行,沒有匱乏,佛陀在世時,是為了要度眾生,所以他去到哪裡,就是住在哪裡。


所以這是提婆達多所建立的,提婆達多他就是要來破正法,有的是對,有的不對,所以他在他的僧團中,就是立這種五行法,這不對。
所以,「或假託形儀、闚竊常住」,就用類似,同樣也是出家人,但是在外面所做的,都是不對的事等等,總共造了很多的業。


所以各位,學佛類似好像是在修行,但是完全不是修行,當然有很多,這就要有正思惟,好好去思考,才能去分別什麼是正法,如何才是真正修行。

所以看起來都是出家人,看起來都是佛教,但是裡頭有一點點偏差,不知覺,所以我們才說要正思惟。
所以修持八正法,一定要不偏心身行,見解正思惟,精進不懈怠,內修誠正信實,自己要守規律儀,若能如此,就沒有偏差了,所以請大家時時多用心。


 
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Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan
Subject: Sincerity, Integrity, Faith, Steadfastness (誠正信實 守八正道)
Since we vowed to learn Buddhism and have entered the Buddha’s door, we must respect the Three Treasures. Because Bhiksus and Sramana work hard and are mindful, diligently practice cessation, and earnestly engage in spiritual practice, they have eliminated greed, anger and ignorance from their minds. So, they deserve our respect and admiration. If we are disrespectful toward spiritual practitioners, that is not right, and we will commit the transgressions we have been talking about.
Similarly, now that we are also practicing, we practice discipline, Samadhi and wisdom, and cease to be greedy, anger and ignorant. We cultivate sincerity, integrity, faith and steadfastness, and practice kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. This is our fundamental responsibility.
So, we must follow rules and precepts. We obey rules and precepts and maintain discipline and dignity in our actions so we can promote the Dharma and pass on the Dharma-lineage.
Then, we can teach and guide lay practitioners. This is also our duty as spiritual practitioners. More importantly, regardless of whether we are lay or monastic practitioners, we practice and uphold the Eightfold Noble Path, and do not let our mind, body or actions stray.
Our minds cannot deviate. If the mind strays, then the body’s actions will also go astray. For the body’s actions to be right, we must be sincere and honest. We need to be sincere, upright and steadfast so that our actions do not go astray. We must have Right Thinking in our views.
We need to have Right Thinking about everything. Whether we are dealing with people or matters, we need to be very attentive. We must really think about it, and not be too impulsive. This is especially true for spiritual practice. Some think spiritual cultivation is leisurely so they want to engage in it. They make a great vow to engage in spiritual practice.
It is easy to make a great vow, but can that momentary resolve be maintained for a lifetime and become an everlasting spiritual practice? It also takes time to test ourselves. Of course, we also have to work towards a state of harmony and understanding.
So, let us be diligent, not lax. If we are lax in our practice, that does not accord with our role as spiritual practitioners. So, diligently practice precepts, Samadhi, Wisdom and do not stray from the Eightfold Noble Path. Take good care of your minds. Do not let the actions of body and mind go astray. We must have Right Thinking in our perspectives. Be diligent, do not become lax at all. These are truly the goals of our spiritual practice.
The goals of spiritual practice: Practice and uphold the Eightfold Noble Path so the actions of body and mind do not go astray. Have Right Thinking in your perspectives. Be diligent and not lax in your practice. Internally cultivate sincerity, integrity, faith, steadfastness and follow the rules and precepts.
In the Dharma as Water text it also says, “We may have convinced others to let go of the Eightfold Noble Path and practice the Five Ascetic Rules. We may have used false appearances to spy on and steal from monks. For these and other transgressions, today I repent completely."
From this passage we can understand, “We may have convinced others to let go of the Eightfold Noble Path.”
We all must diligently practice the Eightfold Noble Path in our lives. The goal of spiritual practice is to correct our way of life and behaviors.
To correct them, we need the Eightfold Noble Path. This is the path that spiritual practitioners take to liberation. We seek liberation.
Since Beginnignless Time we have lived in delusion. Our mind are full of afflictions. We spend lifetimes engaging in the wrong behaviors and creating many karmic retributions. With this karma, we are entangled with each other through love, hate, passion and enmity for lifetime after lifetime, with on end in sight. So, we had no way to be liberated.
Since we are now spiritual practitioners, no matter whether we are lay or monastic, we are all engaged in spiritual practice, so we need to correct our behaviors. Therefore, we must not stray from the Eightfold Noble Path.
This path provides eight ways for us to enter the Buddha’s door; it is the path to liberation.
So, we cannot stray from the Eightfold Noble Path.
The Eightfold Noble Path is Right View, Right Speech, Right Thinking, Right Action, Right Mindfulness, Right Diligence, Right Livelihood, Right Concentration.
These eight methods combined form a broad and wide road. If we can correct our behavior and step onto this Eightfold Noble Path, then all of our understanding will be correct.
Take Right Speech, for example, everything we say will encourage others not to go astray, especially in their thinking. Learning Buddhism is all about sweeping away our inner afflictions and defilements. I often say that the mind is like a mirror which reflects the outside environment. If we do not diligently wipe it clean, the mirror will not accurately reflect external conditions. So, we must always wipe it clean. Do not let it attract dust.
Since we have a method to wipe away our inner afflictions and defilements, we should encourage others to do the same. They can use the same methods to clean their inner afflictions and defilements. So, this kind of thinking is very important. If our thinking is right, our understanding will be right and we will not say the wrong things. So, Right Thinking is very important.
If we take the Right Actions, we will do everything properly. In the past, we talked about many different actions and examined which are incorrect. I explained a lot of this previously. We especially need to take Right Action with our mouths and our bodies, and have Right Thinking in our mind. We need to pay attention to action, speech and though so we will not create more karma.
Since lay practitioners engage in various different occupations, they must choose those that do not harm others. Thus, they will not stray from the Eightfold Path.
Next is Right Mindfulness and Right Effort. Do not allow the minor challenges that manifest to cause thoughts to arise. If one thought goes astray, it will lead to 3,000 other mistakes. We must always be diligent in keeping our thoughts within Right Mindfulness.
We also need to practice Right Livelihood. We come into the world with this life and we need to use this opportunity. The body is the vessel for spiritual practice. We are alive and have a healthy body, so we need to focus on our practice. How do we make use of our lives? Those with strength shoulder heavier burdens. Those with nimbler minds shoulder the tasks that require thinking, concentration and brainpower. If we make use of our bodies, the stronger ones will do the heavy work, the weaker ones will do the delicate work. Life is a vehicle for practice. Those who practice in a monastery cherish and share the tasks with each other. Whatever we do, we need to care about one another. If we take advantage of this life to practice, we are not wasting our time. So, with Right Livelihood, we take good care of our bodies and our behavior. Our strength and time may be limited, but we do as much as we can. Right Livelihood helps us accomplish everything.
Let us all affirm and cherish ourselves, but also care for each other and cherish one another. Whether in a monastery or among society, we must be able to do this. This is Right Livelihood.
Right Concentration means we are not easily shaken. We need concentration Samadhi does not only come from sitting in meditation. In our daily living, we must not be affected by our surroundings. This is why I always say to seize the moment. We seize the right moment to set our intentions we can correct our thinking and begin to set this intention. Then we must maintain this resolve forever. Once we form this aspiration, we need to hold firm to it forever. That is Right Concentration.
We have to feel very certain about the Eightfold Noble Path. Do not be influenced by others to abandon it. If we are influenced by others to stray, a slight deviation will take us wildly off course. One stray thought can lead to 3,000 scattered thoughts and mistakes. So, do not be influenced by others. Do not abandon the correct path because of criticism from others. If we do so, we are impeding ourselves. We cannot impede ourselves. Moreover, we cannot hinder others. Therefore, do not stray or cause others to do so.
Next is “practicing the Five Ascetic Rules.” They are:
1. Do not accept the Five Flavors.
2. Do not consume flesh.
3. Do not consume salt.
4. Do not wear a patchwork robe.
5. Do not stay in temples on the edge of villages.

Actually, these Five Rules are not correct. These Five Rules were established during the Buddha’s lifetime, when Devadatta rebelled. He manipulated others in the monastic community by telling them how they should practice. He urged them to abandon the Eightfold Noble Path and established the Five Rules at the same time.
“Do not accept the Five Flavors.” In the past, the Buddha begged for alms. The entire monastic community did the same. They ate whatever people gave them, including onion, garlic, etc., whatever was convenient for lay people so, in the Buddha’s lifetime, when they went into the community, into villages, to beg for alms, they did not, have to be vegetarian, because of the inconvenience it would cause.
There are two explanations for the Five Flavors:
1. Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty.
2. Fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter and ghee.
These are the five flavors that are generated from processing dairy products.

They did not want to inconvenience laypeople. How did they eat? They eat whatever others gave them. But Devadatta advocated that they stop. He said they should not consume meat. Even though that was correct, he also said they could not consume salt either. We cannot stop eating salt because science tells us the body needs it.
Therefore, we need balance. To calm our minds, it is right to stop consuming the Five Flavors. To arouse our compassion, we stopped consuming the flesh of sentient beings. That is correct. But to stop consuming salt is wrong. If we lack sodium, the body cannot be balanced. At that time, he said to stop consuming salt. Fourth was not to wear a patchwork robe. If we have received the precepts, we can start wearing a patchwork robe. When the Buddha was alive, a patchwork robe was made up of mended clothing and pieces of cloth from other people’s clothes. This “field of blessings” garment Is now also called a kasaya.
It has 7,9or 25 strips of fabric, depending on the seniority of the practitioner.
But at that time, Devadatta refused to wear a patchwork robe. I have told his story before. He led 500 monks away from the Buddha’s Sangha. He curried favor with King Ajatasatru, who financially supported them by providing housing, food, and clothing. They were abundantly provided for. So, Devadatta could uphold these precepts and avoid wearing a patchwork robe because he had many garments to wear.
Next is not staying in temples outside of villages. Devadatta did not lack clothing, food, housing, or transportation. When the Buddha was alive, for the sake of transforming sentient beings, He would simply stay in whatever place He went. So, Devadatta established these rules.
He wanted to disrupt the Right Dharma. Some rules were correct, some were not. So, he established these Five Ascetic Rules in his monastic community. This was wrong.
Therefore, “We may have used false appearances to spy on and steal from monks.”
Similarly, people may be monastic practitioners, but everything they do is wrong. Together they create a lot of karma.
So everyone, when we learn Buddhism we see things that look like spiritual practice, but actually are not. Therefore, we need Right Thinking.
We need to think hard to discern what is Right Dharma and what is true practice. They all look like monastic practitioners, it look like Buddhism, but
we may be unaware of the small differences. So, we need to have Right Thinking. Practice and uphold the Eightfold Noble Path. We cannot stray in mind, body or action. We should understand and have Right Thinking. Be diligent and not lax. Internally cultivate Sincerity, integrity, faith and steadfastness. Follow the rules and precepts. Then you will not go astray.
So everyone, please always be mindful.
(Source: Da Ai TV 靜思晨語 法譬如水)
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