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我們修行的方向,選擇之後,必定要專心一志,要下功夫,內心、內修,就是誠、正、信、實。
不管什麼時候,待人處事,或者是,投入修行的境界,不能離開一念誠,誠,是很重要。
正,我們學佛,這個正行不能有偏邪,正知、正見、正思惟、正語、正業、這些大家都可以了解,我們學佛,一點點的偏差,差毫釐失千里,所以,正,也是我們修行的功課。
信,信是我們的道源功德母,我們在選擇人生的方向,我們所選擇到的方向正確,這叫做,信,你相信,你所選擇的方向,所以我們既然是信心一生,就永遠不退轉,我們的道心,要培養起來,就是要從這念信心。
那在信實行正中,我們必定要老老實實,修行,心無二志、守之不動,這是我們內心的修行,那在外行是慈悲喜捨,慈悲喜捨,我們必定要入群福利眾生,修行不是獨善其身,我們必定要兼利他人。
修行者,就好像自己在造路一樣,我們選擇了要修路,必定要真正發心力行,不管前面的路,有多麼坎坷,我們就是專心,要把這條坎坷的道路,我們要把它修到讓它能平,不只是我們在前面鋪,就是希望後面的人,能夠走得很安穩。
所以這就是入群福利眾生,我們選擇正確的道路,我們若走得自在,後面的人就行得通達,所以這就是,福利眾生。
我們要率先入人群中去,就像大雲,大慈如雲,我們人人要培養我們的慈心,慈,就是希望眾生,人人都能夠平安幸福,這就是大慈的心,讓人人能夠平安,走在這條康莊的大路,所以大慈譬如雲,普能陰覆。
雲在空中,在虛空中,若是很炎熱的時候,祥雲,很慈祥的這個雲,稍微把它遮一下,就不會(給人)很壓迫的感覺,在天空中,白雲,它可以遮蓋了,真正很熾熱的陽光,讓大地眾生人人生活,可以很清涼。
尤其是乾旱的地方,所盼望的,就是天空有雲,有雲,才有下雨的希望。
所以我們這個大慈心,要怎麼樣能夠,讓大地眾生以及人間,能夠平安,調和地生活,真正的調和氣候,這樣大地上,人人都能夠平安,這就是,慈。
大慈如雲,普能陰覆,大地可以調適,該下雨的時候,就是要下雨,這樣大地不管是植、動物,才能夠生活平安,所以這個大慈也是非常的重要。
我們修行就是要從慈悲心開始,發心立願修行,要從內修誠、正、信、實,外行慈、悲、喜、捨,我們若能夠這樣功課圓滿,才能夠普利眾生。
所以,雖施濟眾生而本寂不動,雖然營營碌碌,為大地眾生在付出,但是不影響到我們的道心;我們不是常常有這麼說,靜寂清澄、志玄虛漠、守之不動嗎?不管多麼的辛苦,為大地眾生在付出,我們的心,還是本寂不動,不會說,為了天下事,有得失心,不得、不失,你不求要得,自然也沒有損失。
所以我們的內心,只是在使命,修行的使命就是利益群生,我們不要在利益中,求得所得,所以不求得,自然就沒有損失的感覺。
這就是我們修行,最大要下的功夫,真正是要下功夫,顧好我們這念心,雖然,自己在鋪路,其實是為了後面的人好走路,培養我們的慈心,無非是希望天下眾生得平安,這是我們修行的目的。
修行功課圓滿
入群福利眾生
大慈如雲
普能陰覆
雖施濟眾生
而本寂不動
在《法華經》這個道場裡面,這麼多的菩薩,在那個地方,到底這些菩薩的階位,修行的階段,那個位次到什麼程度呢?

現在這段文,就這麼說,皆於阿耨多羅三藐三菩提,不退轉。
這些菩薩的心,已經是非常地穩定,而且已經是到達了,「阿耨多羅三藐三菩提」,什麼叫做,「阿耨多羅三藐三菩提」,因為這是梵語,它有「至高無上」的意義,我們在這裡,簡單來解釋它的意義,那就是,「無上正等正覺」的意思,這種「無上、正等、正覺」,就是修行最高的境界。
皆於阿耨多羅
三藐三菩提不退轉
阿耨多羅三藐三菩提
即云 無上正等正覺
無上,所要修的功課都是很圓滿,己經到最極等,這好像是我們世間的學位,你選擇什麼樣的功課、學系,大學畢業之後,還想要怎麼樣再研究,修碩士,碩士修完了,感覺還不夠,要修博士,那博士,當然分科別門,有很多類,選擇了,用心研究,一直到了,我們能了解,能夠提出論文,還能夠教育別人,這就是已經到最高。
總而言之,「無上」就是至高的意思,修行已經到達了,至高無上的境界,而且是,正等,方向是正確,極等,在修行的道路這段階段,都沒有偏差,我們從初發心開始,從選擇我們修行的方向,這樣初發心那時候,一路這樣不斷走過來,都沒有一點點讓它偏差過去,我們若有道心一點點的偏差,差之毫釐、失於千里。
這個地方所說的,就是從你所選擇正確,你下定決心,這個信,信受奉行,這樣,從初階段,一直一直,這條路,真的很正確,走到最盡頭,極等的方向,那都是很正,沒有偏離,沒有偏離過我們的軌道,這樣叫做「正」。
「等」,等,就是最極等,到這個當中,我們正覺,覺悟了,這個覺悟就是完全體會,所以天下萬事萬物,無不知、無不覺,佛陀就是到了,無上正等正覺。
但是佛陀跟我們說,你們也是一樣,和我也一樣,我們是平等,我能夠到達無上正等正覺,你們也是一樣,人人具有本性,只要你發心下功夫,方向沒有偏差,一路沒有偏頗掉,同樣的,我也能夠走到這個地方,你們也能夠看到這個風光,這就是佛陀給我們大家的信心。
所以除了佛陀以外,還有很多菩薩,已經修行到達,這種「無上正等正覺」,過去的菩薩是這樣,一直到未來現在,我們大家應該也是這樣,不只是我們現在的人,可以到達「無上正等正覺」,未來的眾生也是一樣。
所以這個正知、正覺,就是我們過去、現在、未來,佛的弟子所要追求的,就是菩薩道,我們如果沒有到菩薩道,無法到成佛的境界。
所以學佛,必定要再入人群,人群中,有很多善惡,善的人,真的是很可敬,他減少煩惱,他的善心信念,那就是在人道上沒有脫軌;惡的人,就是惡心惡念,脫離人的軌道,這種的習氣,壞習氣的眾生很多。
這就像是說有病,有輕、有重,有的人惡得真的是心狠手辣,這種的人要怎樣調伏他,要怎樣去教育,這也像是說,病人中有很多那種,很難治療的疾病,或者是很罕見的病例一樣。
醫生所面對的是,人的身體,不調和,佛、菩薩、所面對的,是眾生心不調和;所以說起來,要怎樣去救世,首先要入群救心,去濟度眾生,讓眾生行為能夠正確,所以這就是佛陀教育弟子,怎麼樣入人群,去身體力行,不離開一字「正」,所以這正等正覺,就是已經分別,就是與二乘偏空不同,「別於二乘偏空」。
什麼叫做二乘?聲聞乘、獨覺乘,這叫做二乘,聲聞,就是靠聲音在聽,聽聞佛陀的正法,來了解這個法的道理。
那還有另一種,他的智慧很高,不是靠聽來的,得到了解,他從這個大地上有四季,四季輪轉、春夏秋冬,他光是從這個大地的境界,去體會。
感覺到這叫做無常的道理,有生住異滅的道理,它有成住壞空的境界,有生老病死的生態,所以他只是在這個四季輪轉,他就能夠去覺悟,這叫做緣覺。
緣那個境界而覺悟,這就是智慧比聲聞更高,雖然,他們不管是從聲音得來的覺悟,或者是在境界所體會的覺悟,他們都是偏了,偏在這個「空」,執「空」之後,覺得說,天下沒有什麼事情好做了,做了也沒有什麼,若這樣也不行。
所以佛陀趕快說,這個菩薩道叫做「中道」,所以不偏執有,不偏執空,所以這就是正等正覺,就是不偏,不是聲聞的覺悟,也不是緣覺的覺悟,它就是「普遍正行道」的道理。
言正等正覺者
別於二乘偏空之覺也
又言正等覺者
即普遍正行道之義也
我們都能了解,你覺悟世間無常是很好,這是道理,你了解這人間應該要取得解脫,為自己解脫也很好,但是為自己的解脫,還要為普天下眾生,所以必定要到「普遍正行道」,我們還要走這一條路。
不只是走這一條路,還要再鋪這條路,鋪得後面的眾生,可以好好循規蹈矩,走在這條路上,不會再造業,那就是人人,心能夠正向軌道,這就是我們學佛最重要,應該不要有偏頗。
修行的功課,要到達圓滿的境界,才有辦法,正等正覺,到無上的程度,這樣我們回歸娑婆,入人群中,才能夠利益眾生。
各位菩薩,學佛不是獨善其身,必定要兼利天下,這是我們學佛的目標,所以要時時要多用心啊。
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【證嚴上人開示】
我們修行的方向,選擇之後,必定要專心一志,要下功夫,內心、內修,就是誠、正、信、實。
不管什麼時候,待人處事,或者是,投入修行的境界,不能離開一念誠,誠,是很重要。
正,我們學佛,這個正行不能有偏邪,正知、正見、正思惟、正語、正業、這些大家都可以了解,我們學佛,一點點的偏差,差毫釐失千里,所以,正,也是我們修行的功課。
信,信是我們的道源功德母,我們在選擇人生的方向,我們所選擇到的方向正確,這叫做,信,你相信,你所選擇的方向,所以我們既然是信心一生,就永遠不退轉,我們的道心,要培養起來,就是要從這念信心。
那在信實行誠中,我們必定要老老實實,修行,心無二志、守志不動,這是我們內心的修行,那在外行是慈悲喜捨,慈悲喜捨,我們必定要「入群福利眾生」,修行不是獨善其身,我們必定要兼利他人。
修行者,就好像自己在造路一樣,我們選擇了要修路,必定要真正發心力行,不管前面的路,有多麼坎坷,我們就是專心,要把這條坎坷的道路,我們要把它修到讓它能平,不只是我們在前面鋪,就是希望後面的人,能夠走得很安穩。
所以這就是入群福利眾生,我們選擇正確的道路,我們若走得自在,後面的人就行得通達,所以這就是,福利眾生。
我們要率先入人群中去,就像大雲,「大慈如雲」,我們人人要培養我們的慈心,慈,就是希望眾生,人人都能夠平安幸福,這就是大慈的心,讓人人能夠平安,走在這條康莊的大路,所以大慈譬如雲,「普能陰覆」。
雲在空中,在虛空中,若是很炎熱的時候,祥雲,很慈祥的這個雲,稍微把它遮一下,就不會有很壓迫的感覺,在天空中,白雲,它可以遮蓋了,真正很熾熱的陽光,讓大地眾生人人生活,可以很清涼。
尤其是乾旱的地方,所盼望的,就是天空有雲,有雲,才有下雨的希望。
所以我們這個大慈心,要怎麼樣能夠,讓大地眾生以及人間,能夠平安,調和地生活,真正的調和氣候,這樣大地上,人人都能夠平安,這就是,慈。
大慈如雲,普能陰覆,大地可以調適,該下雨的時候,就是要下雨,這樣大地不管是植、動物,才能夠生活平安,所以這個大慈也是非常的重要。
我們修行就是要從慈悲心開始,發心立願修行,要從內修誠、正、信、實,外行慈、悲、喜、捨,我們若能夠這樣功課圓滿,才能夠普利眾生。
所以,雖「施濟眾生而本寂不動」,雖然營營碌碌,為大地眾生在付出,但是不影響到我們的道心;我們不是常常有這麼說,靜寂清澄、志玄虛漠、守之不動嗎?不管多麼的辛苦,為大地眾生在付出,我們的心,還是本寂不動,不會說,為了天下事,有得失心,不得、不失,你不求要得,自然也沒有損失。
所以我們的內心,只是在使命,修行的使命就是利益群生,我們不要在利益中,求得所得,所以不求得,自然就沒有損失的感覺。
這就是我們修行,最大要下的功夫,真正是要下功夫,顧好我們這念心,雖然,自己在鋪路,其實是為了後面的人好走路,培養我們的慈心,無非是希望天下眾生得平安,這是我們修行的目的。
修行功課圓滿
入群福利眾生
大慈如雲
普能陰覆
雖施濟眾生
而本寂不動

在《法華經》這個道場裡面,這麼多的菩薩,在那個地方,到底這些菩薩的階位,修行的階段,那個位次到什麼程度呢?
現在這段文,就這麼說,皆於阿耨多羅三藐三菩提,不退轉。
這些菩薩的心,已經是非常地穩定,而且已經是到達了,阿耨多羅三藐三菩提,什麼叫做,「阿耨多羅三藐三菩提」?因為這是梵語,它有「至高無上」的意義,我們在這裡,簡單來解釋它的意義,那就是,「無上正等正覺」的意思,這種「無上、正等、正覺」,就是修行最高的境界。
皆於阿耨多羅
三藐三菩提不退轉
阿耨多羅三藐三菩提
即云
無上正等正覺

無上,所要修的功課都是很圓滿,己經到最極等,這好像是我們世間的學位,你選擇什麼樣的功課、學系,大學畢業之後,還想要怎麼樣再研究,修碩士,碩士修完了,感覺還不夠,要修博士,那博士,當然分科別門,有很多類,選擇了,用心研究,一直到了,我們能了解,能夠提出論文,還能夠教育別人,這就是已經到最高。
總而言之,「無上」就是至高的意思,修行已經到達了,至高無上的境界,而且是,正等,方向是正確,極等,在修行的道路這段階段,都沒有偏差,我們從初發心開始,從選擇我們修行的方向,這樣初發心那時候,一路這樣不斷走過來,都沒有一點點讓它偏差過去,我們若有道心一點點的偏差,差之毫釐、失於千里。
這個地方所說的,就是從你所選擇正確,你下定決心,這個信,信受奉行,這樣,從初階段,一直一直,這條路,真的很正確,走到最盡頭,極等的方向,那都是很正,沒有偏離,沒有偏離過我們的軌道,這樣叫做「正」。
「等」,等,就是最極等,到這個當中,我們正覺,覺悟了,這個覺悟就是完全體會,所以天下萬事萬物,無不知、無不覺,佛陀就是到了,無上正等正覺。
但是佛陀跟我們說,你們也是一樣,和我也一樣,我們是平等,我能夠到達無上正等正覺,你們也是一樣,人人具有本性,只要你發心下功夫,方向沒有偏差,一路沒有偏頗掉,同樣地,我也能夠走到這個地方,你們也能夠看到這個風光,這就是佛陀給我們大家的信心。
所以除了佛陀以外,還有很多菩薩,已經修行到達,這種「無上正等正覺」,過去的菩薩是這樣,一直到未來現在,我們大家應該也是這樣,不只是我們現在的人,可以到達「無上正等正覺」,未來的眾生也是一樣。
所以這個正知、正覺,就是我們過去、現在、未來,佛的弟子所要追求的,就是菩薩道,我們如果沒有到菩薩道,無法到成佛的境界。
所以學佛,必定要再入人群,人群中,有很多善惡,善的人,真的是很可敬,他減少煩惱,他的善心信念,那就是在人道上沒有脫軌;惡的人,就是惡心惡念,脫離人的軌道,這種的習氣,壞習氣的眾生很多。
這就像是說有病,有輕、有重,有的人惡得真的是心狠手辣,這種的人要怎樣調伏他,要怎樣去教育?這也像是說,病人中有很多那種,很難治療的疾病,或者是很罕見的病例一樣。
醫生所面對的是,人的身體,不調和,佛、菩薩、所面對的,是眾生心不調和;所以說起來,要怎樣去救世,首先要入群救心,去濟度眾生,讓眾生行為能夠正確,所以這就是佛陀教育弟子,怎麼樣入人群,去身體力行,不離開一字「正」,所以這正等正覺,就是已經分別,就是與二乘偏空不同,「別於二乘偏空」。
什麼叫做二乘?聲聞乘、獨覺乘,這叫做二乘,聲聞,就是靠聲音在聽,聽聞佛陀的正法,來了解這個法的道理。
那還有另一種,他的智慧很高,不是靠聽來的,得到了解,他從這個大地上有四季,四季輪轉、春夏秋冬,他光是從這個大地的境界,去體會。
感覺到這叫做無常的道理,有生住異滅的道理,它有成住壞空的境界,有生老病死的生態,所以他只是在這個四季輪轉,他就能夠去覺悟,這叫做緣覺。
緣那個境界而覺悟,這就是智慧比聲聞更高,雖然,他們不管是從聲音得來的覺悟,或者是在境界所體會的覺悟,他們都是偏了,偏在這個「空」,執「空」之後,覺得說,天下沒有什麼事情好做了,做了也沒有什麼,若這樣也不行。
所以佛陀趕快說,這個菩薩道叫做「中道」,所以不偏執有,不偏執空,所以這就是正等正覺,就是不偏,不是聲聞的覺悟,也不是緣覺的覺悟,它就是「普遍正行道」的道理。
言正等正覺者
別於二乘偏空之覺也
又言正等覺者
即普遍正行道之義也

我們都能了解,你覺悟世間無常是很好,這是道理,你了解這人間應該要取得解脫,為自己解脫也很好,但是為自己的解脫,還要為普天下眾生,所以必定要到「普遍正行道」,我們還要走這一條路。
不只是走這一條路,還要再鋪這條路,鋪得後面的眾生,可以好好循規蹈矩,走在這條路上,不會再造業,那就是人人,心能夠正向軌道,這就是我們學佛最重要,應該不要有偏頗。
修行的功課,要到達圓滿的境界,才有辦法,正等正覺,到無上的程度,這樣我們回歸娑婆,入人群中,才能夠利益眾生。
各位菩薩,學佛不是獨善其身,必定要兼利天下,這是我們學佛的目標,所以要時時要多用心。
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Explanations by Master Cheng-Yan
Subject: Like a Cloud, Great Loving-Kindness Nourishes All (大慈如雲遍行正道)
Date: June. 04, 2013
After we have chosen the course our spiritual practice, we must concentrate and wholeheartedly dedicate ourselves to working diligently. In our minds, we are cultivating sincerity, integrity, faith and steadfastness at all times. Whether we are dealing with people and matters, or entering a state of spiritual practice, we must remain sincere. Sincerity is very important. As for integrity, in learning the Buddha’s Way, we cannot deviate from right actions. With Right Understanding, we have Right View, Right Though, Speech, and Action. We can all understand this. When we learn the Buddha’s Way, a slight deviation will lead us far astray.
So, integrity is also part of our spiritual practice. Next is faith. Faith is the source of the Way, mother of merits. When we are choosing our course in life, if we believe the course we choose is right, that is called faith. We must have faith in the course we chose. So once we have faith, we will never retreat. We must nurture our will to practice, starting with this sense of faith. Then this faith, integrity and honesty must be carried out steadfastly. In spiritual practice, our minds must be focused and unwavering. This is the inward cultivation of our minds. Then, our outward actions are those of “loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity”. We must go among people to benefit sentient beings.
Spiritual practice is not solely about our own enlightenment. We must also benefit others. It is as if we spiritual practitioners are paving our own path. Once we have chosen to practice this path, we must resolve to walk it. No matter how difficult the path ahead is, we just have to concentrate on repairing this bumpy path until it is smooth. We are not just repairing it for ourselves; we hope that those who come after us can walk a smooth path. So, this is how we go among sentient beings to benefit them. By choosing the right path and then walking on it with ease, those behind us can follow us smoothly. So, this is how we “benefit sentient beings”. We have to take the lead to go among people. We must be like clouds: “Great loving-kindness is like a cloud.”
We all have to nurture our loving-kindness. When we are kind, we hope that all sentient beings can be safe and blessed. With a kind heart, we help everyone safely walk this broad path. So, “great loving-kindness is like a cloud that provides shade for all.” Clouds are in the skies, in the atmosphere. If it is scorching hot, clouds can kindly give us a little cover so we will feel less oppressed by the heat. A white cloud in the sky can block the blazing sunlight and make life on Earth comfortable for sentient beings.
In particular, [people] suffering from droughts hope for clouds in the sky.When there are clouds, there is hope for rain.So, how can our great kindness help all sentient beings live peacefully and harmoniously in this world?When the climate is truly harmonious, everyone on Earth can live in peace.This comes from loving-kindness.“Great loving-kindness is like a cloud that provides shade for all.”The land can adapt.When it is time to rain, it needs to rain.This way, everything in the land, whether plants or animals, can live in peace.So, great loving-kindness is very important.Our spiritual practice begins with loving-kindness and compassion.Making a vow for spiritual cultivation begins with inner sincerity, integrity, faith, steadfastness then we practice loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity toward others.If we fulfill this assignment completely, then we will benefit sentient beings.
So “while giving assistance to sentient beings, our minds must remain tranquil and unmoving”Even though we are busy helping sentient beings in this world, our will to practice cannot be affected.We often repeat this saying, “With tranquil and clear minds and vows as vast as the endless void, we remain unwavering.”No matter how hard it is to help sentient beings, our minds will “remain tranquil and unmoving”.We will not have a mindset of gain and loss regarding worldly matters.Without gains there are no losses.When we do not seek gain, naturally we will feel no loss.So, our minds are only focused on our mission.The mission of our practice is to benefit others.When we do so, we do not seek our own gain.If we do not seek gain, naturally we will not feel a sense of loss.This part of our spiritual practice requires the greatest effort.We really have to work hard to protect this state of mind.Even though we are paving the road ourselves, we do it so those who come after may walk easily.We cultivate loving-kindness dolly because we hope that all sentient beings will find peace.This is the goal of our spiritual practice.

In completing the work of one’s spiritual practice, one goes among others to benefit sentient beings.Great loving-kindness is like a cloud that provides shade for all.
While giving assistance to sentient beings, one’s mind remains tranquil and unmovi
ng.

At the Lotus Dharma-assembly, there were many Bodhisattvas.What stage of spiritual practice did these Bodhisattvas achieve?The following passage states, “The Bodhisattvas have all attained the stage of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi and will never retreat.”The minds of these Bodhisattvas were already very steady, and they had already attained the stage of Anutara-Samyak-Sambodhi.
What is Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi?This is a Sanskrit term that implies “highest and unsurpassed”.When we simplify the explanation of its meaning, we say it means “supreme, perfect, universal enlightenment”.This supreme, perfect, universal enlightenment is the highest state of spiritual practice.

These Bodhisattvas have all attained the stage of Anuttar-Samyak-Sambodhi ad will never retreat. Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi means supreme, perfect, universal enlightenment.

To be supreme requires perfect and complete spiritual practice, having already reached the highest level. This is like academic degrees in our world. Whatever kind of work or department we choose. If, after graduating from college, we still want to do some research, we study for a master's degree. If a master's degree is still not enough, we study for a doctorate. A doctorate is very specialized and can be in any number of topics. After choosing and concentration on research, we eventually understand [the subject] and can present a dissertation. We can even educate others. Then we have reached the highest [level]. Basically, “supreme' means the highest, that the level of spiritual practice has already reached the highest, most supreme stage. Furthermore, the course of that practice is perfect and universal and has never deviated from the right path.
Ever since we made that initial aspiration, when we chose the course of our spiritual practice, we have continued on this path without deviating. If our will to practice strays even a little, that slight misstep will lead us far off course. What this passage says is that when we make the correct choice and are determined, we will faithfully accept and practice [ the teachings]. Then from this initial stage, we continue to walk this path correctly to its very end, to the highest level. Our course was perfect; we never deviated from this path, we never deviated from this path. This is what we mean by “perfect”. “Universal” refers to the highest level. Through this process, we attain perfect enlightenment. We have awakened, which means we fully comprehend all things in the universe.
We know everything and have realized everything. The Buddha attained supreme, perfect realizations. He also told us, “You are the same as me. We are equals. I can attain supreme, perfect enlightenment, and so can you. We all have the same intrinsic nature. As long as you vow to work hard and do not deviate from your course, you can reach this place like me. You can also see this beautiful view”. This is the faith that the Buddha inspired in us. And besides the Buddha, many Bodhisattvas have already practiced and attained this “supreme, perfect enlightenment”. Bodhisattvas in the past did this. They do so now and will do so in the future. We should all do this, too.
It is not only those of us in the present who can attain “supreme, perfect, universal enlightenment”. Future sentient beings can do it also. So, this right understanding and enlightenment are what we past, present and future disciples of the Buddha must seek. This is the Bodhisattva-path, then we cannot reach the state of Buddhahood. So in learning the Buddha's Way, we must interact with people again. Among people, there is much good and evil. Good people truly deserve respect; they have reduced their afflictions and are kind and faithful. They do not deviate from being a good person. Evil people, with evil hearts and thoughts, have gone off track. Many sentient beings have negative habitual tendencies. Like illnesses, there are varying degrees of severity. Some people are truly wicked and merciless. How do we train these kinds of people? How do we educate them? This is also like saying that among patients there are many kinds of difficult to treat illnesses or rare diseases. What doctors treat is an imbalance of the body. What the Buddha and Bodhisattvas treat is an imbalance of the minds of sentient beings.
So, how do we save the world? First, go among people to transform their minds and relieve their suffering. Then they can correct their behavior. Therefore, the Buddha taught His disciples how to go among people and physically engage in practice with the aim of reaching perfection. So, this perfect, universal enlightenment is already distinct from and “different from Hinayana teachings that are biased toward emptiness.” Who are the Hinayana practitioners? Hearers and Pratyekabuddhas. These are the Hinayana practitioners. Hearers rely on hearing the Buddha’s teachings to comprehend the principles of the Dharma. There is also another type [of practitioner] with very deep wisdom. they do not attain understanding through hearing. They observe the cycle of the four seasons, the changes from spring, summer, fall to winter. Simply by experiencing these changes, they comprehend the principle of impermanence, of arising, abiding, changing and ceasing, formation, existence, decay, and disappearance, and the cycle of birth, age, illness and death.
So just from observing the cycles of the seasons, they can become awakened. They are Pratyekabuddhas, also called solitary realizers, because they become enlightened through observing external conditions. Therefore, they are wiser than Hearers. Whether they became enlightened through hearing [the teachings] or by comprehending external conditions, they are both biased toward emptiness.Because they are attached to emptiness, they think that there is nothing more to do in this world and that doing things do not matter. This is not correct. So, the Buddha quickly said that the Bodhisattva-path is the Middle Way.It is not biased toward attachment to existence nor emptiness. So, this perfect, universal enlightenment is without bias. It is not the enlightenment of Hearers nor is it the enlightenment of Pratyekabuddhas. It is the principle of “extensively walking the path of right actions”.

It is said that perfect enlightenment differs from the realizations of the Hinayana that are biased toward emptiness. Thus, those with perfect enlightenment extensively walk the path of right actions.

We all understand that it is good to realize the world is impermanent.It is a truth We understand that we should seek to be liberated from this world. Achieving our own liberation is very good, but we should also seek liberation for all sentient beings in the world. So, “extensively walk the path of right actions”.Not only do we want to walk this path, we also want to pave this road for the sentient beings who follow. Then they can do what is right, walk on this path and no longer create karma. Then their minds will be on the right track. This is very important when we learn Buddha’s Way. We should not be biased. The work of our spiritual practice is to attain a state of perfection, so we can attain perfect, universal enlightenment that is supreme.
Then when we return to the Saha World, we can go among people to benefit sentient beings. Fellow Bodhisattvas, learning the Buddha’s Way is not about our own enlightenment. We must also benefit the world. This is our goal in learning Buddhism.
So, always be mindful.
(Source: Da Ai TV - Wisdom at Dawn program – Explanation by Master Chen-Yen)
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