Oct 9

Oct 9, 2017
慧淨上人法語
淨土宗宗風俗諦

Finding karmic offenses with each other is one of the contents in the monastics’ precepts of half-monthly regular recitation. The purpose is to let us aware of our own fault, and to let us know about the needs for improvement. Here comes an ancient saying, “Be aware of wrongdoings day by day, and to rectify them day after day; being unaware of wrongs in one day means being self-opinionated at that day.” We are so easily adapted to our own opinion. Another saying, “One who not knowing his own fault in one day will make no progress at that day.” If that happens, our destiny cannot be corrected.

Here is another saying, “Be happy when hearing of one’s own fault; pay respect to people who perform good deeds once hearing about it.” We should be humble in acceptance of criticism of our faults, and do not have a grudge against the fault-finders, or consider them as spreading gossip or slandering us. If we do think that way, we are not Buddhist practitioners but ordinary persons.

So, we should be as humble as those who feel happy when hearing of their own fault and pay respect to people who perform good deeds. In such way, one’s destiny can be changed.

(continued tomorrow)

出家人半月半月誦戒有互相舉罪的一項內容，目的就是讓我們能夠曉得自己有哪一些過失，好讓自己曉得去改進。這裡說：「日日知非，日日改過；一日不知非，即一日安於自是」，我們很容易安於「自是」；「一日無過可改，即一日無步可進」，這樣命運一定改不過來。

所以有一句話說：「聞過則喜，聞善則拜」，對於他人糾舉我們的過失，我們要虛心謙卑的來接受，不要怨恨對方，認為別人在說自己的是非、在譭謗自己，如果這樣的話，就是一般人，不是修行人了。

所以我們應有「聞過則喜，聞善則拜」的謙虛涵養，這樣命運才能夠改變。

Namo Amitabha!