Feb 15, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School:
Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
Whether it is the teaching of the Buddha or it is generally accepted societal behavior, changing one’s destiny starts with giving. For monastics, giving refers to giving the Dharma through preaching. What are the pre-requisites of Dharma giving? An ancient sage says, “Being a bit humble costs nothing.”
When giving the Dharma - if we don’t understand the Dharma and its profound meaning, and our eloquence is poor, what should we do? Be humble. Whether we are eloquent or not, we can do that. So, it says, “Being a bit humble costs nothing.”
不管佛教也好，或是社會一般情形也好，凡事要改變命運都是先從佈施開始。對於出家人來講就是法的佈施，而在佈施之前，要先具備什麼呢？古德言的：「謙虛一節，並不費錢」。
我們要法佈施，如果對法不了解，對經藏不深入，口才又不好，怎麼能夠佈施呢？但是謙虛，即使有口才、沒口才，都可以做得來。所以說「謙虛一節，並不費錢」。
Namo Amituofo!
