July 27, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about Deep Faith in Aptitude and Teaching
機法深信
Sutra is like a mirror. When we are facing a mirror, we can see clearly whether we are clean or unclean, tidy or untidy. Facing the Buddhist teaching for reflection of our three karmas, we can see whether we are good or evil, high or low in aptitude, capable or incapable of (spiritual) cultivation, where we shall go in future, and what kind of retributions we shall receive.
Truly as the Ksitigarbha Sutra says, “For all sentient beings in Jambudvipa, what they act and what they think are nothing more than karma and offenses.” That is to say, whatever we think and whatever we act through the body, mouth and mind are all karma and offenses. It also says: the karmic power is enormous that can fight against Mount Sumeru, reach the bottom of the great ocean, and obstruct us from practices on the sagely path.
(continued tomorrow)
經典就像一面鏡子，我們到了鏡子面前，就能看出我們乾不乾淨、端不端整。面對佛法，以佛法來對照自己的三業行為，就能夠顯示出自己是善是惡，根器是高是低，是會修行還是不會修行，將來會到哪裡去，接受什麼果報。
誠如《地藏經》所說：「南閻浮提眾生，舉止動念，無不是業，無不是罪。」也就是說，起心動念、身口意三業行為，都是業，都是罪。又說：業力甚大，能敵須彌，能深巨海，能障聖道。
Namo Amitabha!
