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【證嚴上人開示】

人生誠實是人品之本,我們不要有綺語文飾虛妄,我們若是綺語文飾虛妄,那就是自損人格道德。

人,我們要顧好我們的人格,我們的道德,道德就是走在這條康莊的大道;昨天和大家分享過,佛陀已經為我們開出了,八線道的大道,我們若人人行在八正道上,自然我們這樣走,從凡夫的起點,自然就能到聖人的終點。

當然這條路很長很遠,不過,人人都不要越線越軌。

我們若是平時說話,莊飾惡言,或是毀善害能,謊言人之惡,傷害良善,這樣口業就很重了,過去我們不是一直在說,妄語、綺語、兩舌,這都是口業,知道口業敗壞人也是很大,會喪失了人的自由,或是害了人的一生。

誠實是人品之本若是綺語文飾虛妄不僅自損人格道德亦可能傷害他人
看到一段這樣的報導,在英國一位少女,那時候才十五歲,她為了家庭貧困,所以她就去一家小小的診所,擔任小護士,但是在那期間她也很認真,在做小護士,裡面的工作都要做。

有一天診所裡在點藥時,好像丟掉了一種藥,這種藥實在是,不是價值多高的藥,不過,人家就誣賴這是她偷的。所以她一直說沒有,但是誣賴她的人一直咬緊她,就是說她有,所以後來把她送交法辦。

但是警察也覺得,這個女孩真的會偷東西嗎?尤其是這麼小的東西,要怎麼判刑呢?就此把她送到精神病院關起來。

一關七十年,七十年的歲月有多長呢?一個如此純潔,為了家庭貧困去工作,她又沒偷說她偷,當然她的心會很痛苦,所以把她關在精神病院,她就都不說話。

一直到有人普查,所以忽然間發現這個個案,竟然在精神病院裡,有七十年的個案存在,所以就開始深入一直調查,後來才找出這個女孩她的家屬,家屬將七十年前的冤情說出來,就這樣七十年了,父母也不在了,長輩親人多數都去世了,只剩下兩個弟弟,這兩個弟弟小時候,就一直有聽到這樣的說法,姊姊就是在某家診所(工作),這之間被人誣賴,所以在精神病院,家庭貧困無可奈何,就過了七十年。

後來弟弟聽到,這個姊姊還在,所以要求去探望她,真的見面了,小時候,這個姊姊當時,才十五、六歲而已,那時候的弟弟還那麼小,七十年後的現在,八十多歲了,人的外形都變了,什麼人認得什麼人呢?

但是這兩個弟弟從頭說起,慢慢這位,已經八十多歲的老婆婆,慢慢聽,是的,竟然是我的親人,竟然是我的親弟弟,那時悲從心中來,開始發洩、哭了。

她就說,七十年來,我還有什麼話好說的呢?我已經不知道外面的世界了,我已經和這個世界,隔絕那麼久了,那時候要養家,也是為了養這個家庭,讓弟弟能好好長大,現在所看到的弟弟,年齡也這麼大了,你想,這是不是很悲哀的事。

在這之間,英國,他們的報紙、雜誌,也刊登得很大,形容這是一個悲慘的世界,對,是悲慘的世界。

看,七十年的時間多麼悲慘,所以我們說話,有時候只是一個不實的話,你又沒看到,也不知道是不是真的,就這樣誣賴她,使得一個人含恨終身,這都是口業造成,所以在法譬如水,這段文字這麼說:

彼雖忠臣孝子志士仁人強作篇章文致其惡後世披覽遂以為然令其抱恨重泉無所明白
有的人都是很好的人,也是忠臣、也是孝子,忠臣是為國,為國家行政很清廉的付出,如此清廉之人,卻是受人冤屈,即使孝子,即使有志之士,也被人誣賴,或是說了很多是非,造了很多謠言,甚至以他作文章等等,都是說他的惡,說他的壞事,這不只是現世中,心受到冤屈,說不定他一輩子,到了終其一生,還是抱恨無法申訴,這都是在於惡口、妄言、綺語。

這種綺語就是不實的話,為了他的名利,不擇手段,不擇口德,一直去讚嘆讚嘆,討人的歡心,來陷害其他的人,只想要自己出頭,就使其他人沉冤受屈,這些都是叫做綺語業。如此:如是綺語

所起罪業 無量無邊我們真的要:

今日至誠 皆悉懺悔

不只是今天而已,我們要時時分秒秒自我反省,是不是做了這樣的事,若是有,真的要好好自我警愓,要好好趕快懺悔,佛菩薩他的行為,如何為眾生付出,常常對大家說,心中人人有佛,行中人人是菩薩,我們就是要學諸佛菩薩的行蹤,他怎麼走,我們就跟著他怎麼做,這就是學佛者的心。

過去的我們不知道,說不定前面說過的,那些惡口、妄言、綺語,我們曾經做過,但是我們要趕緊反省懺悔,我們要趕緊就有道而正焉。
佛陀為我們開啟的,這一條康莊的大道,這一條是正道,我們要趕快就這條正道,改正我們過去不當的行為。

所以過去是綺語,我們現在就要說「兩舌」了,兩舌也是惡業之一。

口四業:妄言、惡口綺語、兩舌
「兩舌」就是搬弄是非,離間他人,使人家庭分離拆散,使人感情反善為惡,這都是口業所造成的,所以我們真的除了懺綺語之外,我們還要懺兩舌,兩舌,搬弄是非,所以接下來就說:
又復無始以來至於今日以兩舌業作種種罪
兩舌的業使我們造了很多罪,剛才說過的,搬弄是非,在這個地方聽到什麼事,是真的還是假的不管,就這樣不斷複製,不斷去傳,所以常說一句話,一人吐虛,萬人傳實,沒有的事變成有傳出去,或是話聽了一半,他就開始去傳了,在三寸舌根中,他能把語言傳成,這樣無法收拾的程度,所以他兩用不同,我們若跟他說好的,其實是一件好事,你去傳壞的,就是很壞的事,這也是舌根。
像我現在和你們說話,我也要有舌根才能跟你們說話,我們要說好話還是說壞話呢?當然我們都要說好話,不只是我坐在這裡說話,你們在那裡坐著聽話,聽了之後,我們也要常常把聽來的好話,我們要再傳。

所以有時志工若回來,常常會和常住師父說話,各人的緣帶開了,你聽到師父說什麼嗎?我有,或是把他們聚過來,來來,今天晚上我們較有時間,來聊聊天,這也是我們的舌根。

人能弘法,非法弘人,我在這裡用我的三寸舌根,來和大家分享,你們也能以三寸舌根,去跟大家分享,分享的是要聽得清楚,入耳能真正善解這個法。

其實我說的只是部分而已,就如佛陀對阿難說:「阿難,來,你從沙中以你的指甲挑起來。」

阿難真的聽佛的話,以他的指甲挑起大地的沙。

佛陀就問他:「指甲裡面的沙多,還是大地的沙多?

阿難就向佛陀,仰視著佛陀,恭敬回答:「佛啊,當然是大地的沙多,我手上指甲的沙量,要如何與大地比呢?」佛陀就說:「對,道理很多,雖然你跟在我身邊,聽到我對大家說的法,像你的指甲這樣的法而已,真正的法就如大地的沙那麼多,還沒說的還很多。

這個道理我引述給大家聽,你們就知道聽到的還不是很多,不過,這個法到底在哪裡呢?如大地之沙,這些道理在哪裡呢?在人人的腦海中。

一理若通,萬理即徹,只要你的心清淨,只要你的心無污染,我們回歸佛的本性,我們的智慧與佛同等,所以佛還有很多還沒說的法,其實已經在你的腦海中了,在與佛同等的本性中。所以我們要用心聽,聽好話、立好心,我們能常常和大家分享,這也是要仗三寸舌根。

不過,這個舌根是兩用的,說好話就是法,說壞話就是是非,凡夫多數都是說壞話,有時候聽到壞話,就一直傳出去了,是真還是假不管,就是一直傳出去,不負責任的話,語言,這叫做兩舌的業,好壞話分不出,就是這樣一直傳,這所造的業會很大。

所以大家要說話,開口動舌就是這麼容易,但是所造的業有時候很大,要收都收不回來,所以我們無論何時,都要提醒自己,真的既然生來人間有這個功能,大家要好好,連舌根都要發揮良能,所以人人要多用心。
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Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan
Subject: Careful Words and Actions Lead to the True Path (
慎言敏事就正道)


In life, honesty is the basis of character. We should not use flowery and deceptive words. If we do that, we will damage our character and virtue. As humans, we want to take good care of our character and our virtue. We remain virtuous by walking on this broad path.

Yesterday I shared this with everyone. The Buddha already unveiled this eight-lane path for us. When we walk on the Eightfold Noble Path, we begin the journey as ordinary people but become sages by the end. Of course, this road is very long and far, so we must not cross the boundaries or go astray. If we often disguise our evil words, or verbally destroy the good and able, falsely implying someone is evil, harming those who are kind, we create tremendous karma of speech.

Previously, we talked about lies, flattery and gossip. These are all karma of speech. They can truly corrupt others, causing people to lose their freedom or be ruined for life.

Honesty is the basis of character. If we use flowery language to hide falsehoods, not only do we damage our character and virtue, we may also hurt others.

I saw this news story from England. There was a young girl. At the time, she was 15 years old. Her family was very poor so she had to work. She became a nurse at a very small clinic. She worked very hard. As a nurse, she did all kinds of different work. One day a prescription drug went missing after she took inventory. It was not a very expensive drug, but others falsely accused her of stealing it. She insisted that she did not, but her accusers claimed that she did. Eventually, they took her to the police station.

The police wondered, “Would this girl really steal? It is just an insignificant item. How should we sentence her?” So, they locked her up in a mental hospital. Then 70 years passed with her committed there. How long does 70 years feel? She was so pure. She worked because her family was poor. She did not steal, but others said she did, so of course she felt miserable. Once she was locked in the mental hospital, she stopped speaking. In the process of taking a census, they discovered this 70-year-old case at the mental institution.

They began an extensive search and eventually found her relatives, who spoke about how she was wronged 70 years ago. After 70 years, her parents and most of her relatives were dead. Only two younger brothers remained. When they were young, they heard that their sister was a victim of a false allegation when she worked at a clinic, so she had been sent to a mental institution.

They family was very poor, so they were helpless. And thus, 70 years passed. Once they knew she was still alive, they asked to visit her they asked to visit her. The siblings finally reunited with each other.

When they last saw her she was only around 15 years old. At that time, they were all very young. Seventy years later, she would be over 80. A person’s appearance would be totally different. Would they even recognize each other? But once the two brothers started speaking, the old woman listened and slowly recognized them as her family. She realized they were here brothers. Her sadness erupted and she began sobbing.

She said, “It’s been 70 years. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know anything about the outside world. I have been isolated for such a long time.”

Back then, she worked to support her family, to help raise her brothers. Now her brothers were very old too. Think about it, isn’t this a very tragic story?

The newspapers and magazines in England widely reported this story. They described these tragic circumstances. Indeed, theirs is a tragic world. Those were 70 terrible years for her.

Sometimes if we speak just a single falsehood, since no one saw, and no one knows the truth, we can frame someone in this way, causing her to be filled with hate for the rest of her life.

This is caused by speech karma. A section of the Dharma As Water text states, “Though they may be loyal ministers, filial sons, or people with integrity and benevolence, we fabricate stories to portray them as evil. Later generations will tell that story and accept it as truth. We cause them to die with resentment, and the truth will never be understood.

Some individuals are really good people. They are loyal ministers or filial sons. These ministers are devoted to their country and are ethical in administering affairs. Though such people are ethical, they may be wronged by others.

Even filial sons and people with integrity may also be victims of false accusations or gossips. Others may generate many rumors or write essays about their supposed evil nature and bad deeds.

This goes beyond the present life. If someone is wronged he may live the rest of the his life in resentment, with no way to set things right. This is done with slander, lies and flattery. Flattery is untruthful speech. To attain fame and fortune, some go to any lengths, disregard their virtue and constantly praise and flatter others. To curry favor with others, they will frame people. To make themselves stand out, they wrong the innocent.

This is karma created by flowery words. So, “These transgressions are countless and boundless.” We truly need to “repent today with utmost sincerity.

This is not only about today, we must self-reflect every second and minute of every day. Have we done anything like what was described? If we have, let us be earnestly vigilant and quickly repent.

Look at the actions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Look at how they give to sentient beings. I often say to everyone that we all have the Buddha in our minds, and in our actions we are all Bodhisattvas. We learn and follow in the footsteps of Buddhas. We watch and emulate their actions. This is the mind of a Buddhist practitioner.

We do not know what we did in the past. Perhaps we spoke harshly, lied or flattered. So we must quickly reflect and repent. Once we find the path, let us walk it correctly. The path forged by the Buddha is broad and straight road. It is the proper path. We have to follow this right path and correct our past inappropriate behaviors.

We just talked about flattery. Now we will discuss gossip. It also crates bad karma.

The Four Karma of Speech: Harsh Words, Lies, Flattery, Gossip.

Gossip creates conflict and distance between people. It tears apart families and turns good feelings into bad ones. This is caused by speech. So, besides repenting for flattery, we must also repent any gossip that we used to create conflicts.

The next section says, “From Beginningless Time until today, we have committed many transgressions with gossip.”

With the karma of gossip, we create transgressions. We just talked about creating conflict. Gossip is hearing something and spreading it without caring whether it is true or not. It is often said, “One person lies, 10,000 repeat it as truth.” They make something out of nothing and pass it on. Or they only hear half of the story, but spread it anyways. With their three-inch tongues, people pass on stories. Until the lies cannot be contained. People change the story they are told. If we tell about something good, they pass it on as something bad. This is done with the tongue.

It the same way, I need my tongue

in order to talk to you the way I am doing now. Should we speak good words or bad words? Of course we should speak good words. It is not enough for me to sit here talking and you to sit there listening. After we hear good things, we should pass them on.

So, when volunteers come here, they often speak with the nuns at the Abode. Based on their connections, the nuns may ask, “Did you hear what the Master said ?”

“Yes, I did”

Or the nuns may gather some volunteers together.

“Come, we have some time tonight, let’s talk!”

This is another way to use our tongues. “People must spread the teachings, not use them to promote themselves.” Here I use my tongue to share with you. You can also use your tongue to share with others. We share the things we have heard clearly. We have to truly hear to understand this Dharma. And I have only spoken a small part of it.

It is like what the Buddha said to Ananda.

“Ananda, come. Life a bit of sand with your fingernail.”

Ananda obeyed Him and used his fingernail to lift some sand.

The Buddha asked, “Is there more sand on your fingernail or on the ground?”

Ananda looked up at the Buddha and respectfully replied, “Buddha, of course there is more sand on the ground. How can the amount of sand on my fingernail compare to the sand on the ground?”

The Buddha said, “Correct. There are many truths. Even though you have been by my side, the Dharma you have heard me expound is like the amount of sand on your fingernail. The true Dharma is like the sand on the ground. So much remains unsaid. Since you have heard this analogy, you will now know you have not heard much of the Dharma.” But just where is the Dharma?

Where are these truths as numerous as grains of sand on the ground? In each of our minds “If we understand one truth, we can understand 10,000.” As long as our minds are pure and undefiled, we can return to our Buddha-nature and attain wisdom equal to that of the Buddha. So, all the Dharma that the Buddha did not expound is already in our minds, in our Buddha-nature.

So, let us listen mindfully. Listen to good words and make good vows.

We should always share with others. This also requires our tongue. We can use our tongue in two ways. If we say good things, it is the Dharma. If we say bad things, it creates conflict. Most ordinary people speak bad things. Sometimes people hear bad things and keep passing them along.

They do not care if it is true or not. They will keep spreading it. Irresponsible words and language create karma through gossip. If we do not distinguish between spreading good or bad things, we will create tremendous karma. So, when we speak, it is easy to open our mouths and wag our tongues.

But sometimes, we will create tremendous karma. We cannot take it back even if we want to. So, in every moment we have to remind ourselves, since we are born in the Human Realm and have this ability to speak, we must use our tongues for good. So everyone, please always be mindful.

(Source: Da Ai TV 靜思晨語 法譬如水)
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