Nov 11, 2018
Master Huijing’s Short Teachings on Right View in Buddhist teachings
佛法知見
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At one time, Ananda asked the Buddha, “Does a good advisor constitute half of the causal condition to help us attain the Way?” The Buddha replied, “It is the whole causal condition.”
Generally, some people may think: All of us have Buddha-nature, which is like a seed. It will germinate, flower, and eventually produce fruit.( If it is planted in healthy soil according to the ripening of the seasonal conditions) So, the external factors constitute half of the causal conditions, while our Buddha-nature and our vigor form the other half. So, combining the external and internal conditions creates the whole. In that way, the flower will blossom and the fruit will be produced. It is the same as realization of fruition through cultivation.
People may think that way; but, the Buddha says, “It’s not like that. A good advisor is the whole causal condition, to help us attain the Way, and achieve Buddhahood.” Thus, we should know how important a good advisor is for a Buddhist.
有一次，阿難尊者請問佛陀：「善知識是不是助我們得道的半因緣呢？」佛陀回答：「是得道的全因緣。」
一般人大概會認為，我們都有佛性，佛性就像種子一樣，如果努力耕耘，隨著時節因緣的成熟，總會開花結果的；所以，外來的緣應只是一半的因緣，而我 們本具的佛性、自身的精進又是另一半的因緣，二個因緣合起來就是全部因緣 ，則能開花結果，也就是修行證果。
一般人大都會這麼想，但是佛陀卻說：「不是這樣！善知識就是我們得道成佛的全因緣。」由此可知，善知識對學佛人來說，是多麼的重要。
Namo Amituofo!
