Respectfully Believe in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
每一天每一个时刻，大家不知道有没有照顾好这念心？这几天来，我们不断在说「心」。我们时时都要有这分自我警惕，「人身难得，佛法难闻。」
佛法，法就像是水，水就是要洗涤垢秽，我们的心也是一样，需要佛法来清除种种烦恼。修行无他，就是如何将我们烦恼清除，将我们清净的智慧，这分光明照亮出来，这就是我们学佛最重要的。所以凡夫凡行，都是因为愚痴覆蔽。
我们昨天的静思晨语「利益他人，成就自己」当中说过：「凡夫愚行，无明暗覆。」这就是无明，将我们明亮的智、光明演覆掉了。所相处的，都是损友，对我们无益，所以说「亲近恶友」，都是「烦恼乱心」，所以才会「立性无知，恣心自恃」。
凡夫愚行，无明暗覆，亲近恶友，烦恼乱心，立性无知，恣心自恃。
「恣心自恃」，在讲说静思晨语「利益他人，成就自己」那一天也说过了。恣就是放纵，心若放纵去了，我们就很容易仗势，仗着我们种种的优势，所以就容易看不起别人。
不只是看不起别人，也看不起自己的长辈。现在很多年轻人，对于老人不会起尊重的孝心，有时候，父母跟他说什么，就会回一句很简单的话说：「你那么老了，你懂什么？」这种也是轻视我们的长辈。这种轻视长辈的心态，就是「恣心自恃」，以为自己对社会已经懂得很多，老人应该退化了，以前的方法到现代都已经不适用了，所以一直认为只有现在的观念才适合现在的时代，所以就不接受过去长辈的建议。这种都是「恣心自恃」。
对自己的长辈都不能起尊重了，这种人就是被这些朋友薰染恶形成习，非常的「恣心自恃」，非常的骄傲自高。
心如果放纵了，就容易仗势，看不起他人，而产生骄傲自大之心，这就是所谓的「恣心自恃」。
我经常说：「信仰是人生必须的。无论你信仰什么样的宗教，但是每一个人不能没有宗教。」「宗」就是人生的宗旨，「教」是生活的教育。一辈子必定不能离开「宗教」两个字。当然宗教都是教人学好，教导人在行人生的宗旨上不能犯错。人生若没有宗旨，就像火车少了两条铁轨，所以人生必定要有宗教，要有个宗旨方向。火车若有这两条铁轨，他就可以很容易行驶，也不会走错路，所以必定要有这个宗旨。
宗教皆是教人为善，人生需有宗旨目标；犹如火车需有双轨，才能往对的方向行走。
但是这里说「不信十方诸佛」。我们应该要知道，诸佛菩萨来人间，就是应众生病而来人间。有的人会想说：「这样菩萨是不是就是医院的医生？」其实医院的医生只是医治我们生理上的病痛，佛陀是天地众生中的导师。除了让我们的身体行为，有一个健康的轨道以外，能够指引我们心理的健全，让我们能够知道，心中有隐伏的毛病。
心理的毛病，比生理上的毛病还要厉害。因为心理若有了毛病，若有了偏差，我们不只是一辈子，生生世世所种下的业，这种的累积，生生世世不由自己，业力现前由不得我们自己。很可怕！这就是心理的毛病。
佛陀乃天地众生的导师，诸佛菩萨来人间，就是应众生病而来，指引迷茫众生正确的方向。
宗教就是要如何来解开这个业，我们若是知道业，我们就会努力忏悔。忏悔过去有什么样的恶缘，恨、怨在我们的面前的时候，我们都能够知道这就是业，而且知道我应该要时时警惕这一念心。「随缘消业障，不更造灾殃」。一回的业过去了，感恩！消了一笔所欠的债，已经消完去了。用这种心态来面对人生，这样就叫做消业。
我们平常时所说得消业：「愿消三障诸烦恼。」当中提到的「愿消三障」，那什么是「三障」？我们有很多的贪、瞋、痴，这些无明时时来障碍我们，而我们又在这些无明中再造更多的无明业。所以在迷中执迷，当然就昏暗，这种昏暗覆藏着，他又不肯有信仰。这就是凡夫愚行不断。
随缘消业障，不更造灾殃，莫让贪嗔痴无明覆蔽，不断在迷中执迷。
所这里说「不信十方诸佛」，其实我们若能相信佛，他就是世间的大医王，他能够开理天地万物的三理四相。天地万物的四相，是「成、住、坏、空」，佛陀他能仔细的为我们开示：「人生无常，天地万物危脆。」我们知道了，这都是人生自然的境界，我们能真正深入透彻天地万物成、住、坏、空的道理。
佛陀还为我们开示：「我们的生理身体，有生老病死的道理。」让我们人人知道这是必然的，生就会有老、有病、有死，这种人生的过程，我们应该要多了解。我们能了解之后，就不会受我们的生、死来惶恐来乱了我们的心。所以说佛陀是我们生理的医生。
佛陀同样也是我们心理的医生，心中有很多烦恼，有八万四千烦恼。这八万四千烦恼如何能够一一消除？我们就要信佛所说，佛陀的教法我们若能好好接受，我们就知道八万四千烦恼，什么样的烦恼现前，我们就要赶紧用什么样的药对治。所以要相信「佛是我们人生的大医王」。
佛是世间的大医王，是我们生理与心理的医师，施予良药对治，解除烦恼迷茫。
他不只是不信佛，还「不信尊法圣僧」。其实「法」就是疗病良药，刚才说过了，众生人人的心理有八万四千种的毛病。这么多八万四千种的毛病，一一毛病必定要用法来解。我们若是信佛，就像一个患者相信医师。医生为你诊疗，断定你是什么病，他就会开药给你吃。
拿到药我们就要服用，若只是拿药但不肯服用的话，病不会好。就像我们志只是信佛，而不肯接受法。只是听法而不实行，佛陀的教法我们不受教，如果是这样，那听再多的法也没有用。所以我们要知道：「法就是疗病良药。」我们若不肯相信，就是不肯吃药。
我们若又不相信僧，「僧」就是看病慈母。因为佛陀离我们两千多年了，佛法虽然还在人间，但是谁来为我们开导呢？就是追随佛菩萨的芳踪，立志出家。离开小家庭，进入如来的大家庭，他要像如来一般，担起救济众生的志业。这些出家的圣僧，他对佛陀的教法用心研究，也身体力行，追随佛陀生活教育的芳踪，跟着佛陀的足迹走。虽然已经两千多年了，虽然距离很长，地理很远。但是接续不断的脚步，就是这样连续不断的接起来，留下脚印。
出家的圣僧，有修行的人，他就好像是慈母，来看病的慈母，很多的众生都有病，不知道要吃什么药，这些宗教者就要来陪伴、照顾，拿药给他吃，这就是圣僧。就像是看病的慈母，所以我们修行，我们要立志，要知道我们学佛的使命。
敬信佛法僧；佛是众生的大医王，法是疗病良药，僧是看病的慈母。
我们宗教者，就是要抢救慧命，因为现在众生的心都病了，很多都是起自于内心的无明，所以造就很多的病端，就像现在这种病菌一样，也是人为，虽然是分为生理、心理，但是病的总源头，就是在于心理。
诸佛菩萨倒驾慈航来人间，这不就是以勇猛的精神，投入第一线。医生害怕被病菌传染到，其实菩萨来到这个娑婆世界、恶浊的世界，也很害怕，害怕被无明覆盖住。所以无论是菩萨、罗汉都很怕因果，如果一个不小心，那因果也是很可怕的。所以他们也很勇敢，走入这种十分混浊的娑婆世界中。我们若是信佛，心中有佛，敬信，那佛陀就在我们的面前，离我们不远。
所以我们大家要有「信」，「信佛、信法、信僧」。佛就是我们大地众生的大医王；法就是良药；僧就是看病、照顾病、看护的慈母。所以我们一定要起敬心、信心。
In every day and in every moment, are you all taking good care of your minds? For several days, we have been discussing the mind. At every moment; we must remind ourselves that it is hard to attain human form, and to hear the Buddha's Dharma.
Buddha's Dharma is like water. Water can wash away filth. Our minds are the same. We need Dharma to eliminate all sorts of afflictions. The purpose of spiritual practice is to clear away afflictions so the light of our pure wisdom can shine through. This is most important in learning Buddhism. People behave in ordinary ways because they are covered by ignorance and delusion.
Yesterday I said, “Ordinary people act foolishly and are covered by Ignorance” Ignorance covers the light of our pure wisdom. We befriend unwholesome people who are not beneficial to us. So when we are “drawn to bad friends,” when afflictions confuse our minds, ignorant of our true natures, we are self-indulgent and self-assured.
Ordinary people act foolishly, and are covered by ignorance. Drawn to bad friends, affections confuse their minds. Ignorant of their true nature, they are self-indulgent and self-assured.
“Self-indulgent and self-assured,” as we caroused the other day, self-indulgence is being unrestrained. If our minds are unrestrained, we will easily rely on our influence and advantages. We will likely look down on others.
Moreover, we will even look down on our elders. Many young people today do not understand respecting or being filial to their elders. Sometimes when their parents say something, they simply respond by saying, “You are so old, what do you know?” This is called disparaging their elders. This contemptuous attitude toward elders is called self-indulgence and self-assurance. They think they know a lot about the world, so old people should step back as old methods are no longer appropriate. They focus on the modern perspective and current treads, so they reject their elders suggestions. This is called self-refulgence and self-assurance.
Such people cannot respect their elders. They have been influenced by friends, so bad habits are now second-nature. They are self-indulgent self-assured; very arrogant and proud.
If the mind is unrestrained, people will easily rely on their position and look down on others, become arrogant and proud. This is called self-indulgence and self-assurance.
I always say that religious faith is essential in life. Regardless of the religion, everyone needs to have some sort of religious belief. Religion gives us a guiding principle and teaches us about life. In life we must not be without principles and teachings. Of course, religions must teach us to be good. Our mission is to not commit offense. A life without guiding principles is like a train without its tracks. So religion is essential to living. We need guiding principles and direction. As long as a train travels along the tracks, it is easily steered and will not go astray. In life, we need these guiding principles.
Religions all teach us to be good. We need guiding principles and goals in life, like a train needs parallel tracks so it can travel in the right direction.
It is stated, “[Some] don't believe in Buddha's of the 10 Directions”. All Buddha's and Bodhisattvas come to the world in response to sentient beings illnesses. Some may wonder, “Are you talking about doctors?” Actually, doctors can only treat and alleviate our physical ailments. The Buddha is the Guiding Teacher of all beings. Aside from showing us a healthy path for our hides and behaviors, He also guides us toward healthy minds and spirits. He lets us know that there are illnesses concealed in the mind.
Spiritual illnesses cause more damage than physical illnesses. If we are sick in our minds, if we go astray, we impact more than just this lifetime. The karma we create life after life accumulates and is beyond our control. We cannot control karmic manifestations. This is horrifying. These are spiritual illnesses.
The Buddha is the Guiding Teacher of all beings. All Buddha's and Bodhisattvas come to this world in response to sentient beings' illnesses. They guide the lost ones in the right direction.
Religion teaches us to resolve our karma. If we know about karma, we will cogently report it. We will report evil affinities from our past. When hatred and resentment manifest, we recognize them as karma. Always be vigilant and aware of thoughts.
“Eliminate bad karma as it manifests, do not create more disasters.” Once it passes, be grateful for the chance to completely repay these debts. When we face life with this attitude, we can eliminate karma.
We talk about eliminating karma as we “vow to eliminate all afflictions” What are the Three Obstructions? We have a lot of greed, anger and ignorance. They constantly hinder us. We create more grievances in our ignorance. If we are attached to delusion in the midst of collusion, we are confused. If we are blinded and covered and refuse to have faith in religion, we will continuously act foolishly.
Eliminate bad karma as it arises, do not create more disasters. Do not be blinded by greed, anger and ignorance or be attached to delusion amidst delusion.
Here it is written,” [Some] don't believe in Bodies of 10 Decoctions” actually, if we can believe in the Buddha, the Great Healer of the world. He can guide us to understand the Three Axioms and The Four States of Existence in the world. The Four States are formation, existence, decay and annihilation. The Buddha can explain the impermanence of life us in great detail. Everything in the world is dangerously fragile. We thus understand this is the natural course of all phenomena. We can thoroughly comprehend the truth of formation existence, decay and annihilation
The Buddha also taught us that our physical body undergoes something similar, in birth, aging, sickness and death. He showed us that these are inevitable. With birth come aging, illness and death. We should have a better understanding of the natural course of life. After we understand it, we will not allow life and death to throw us into panic or confusion in this way, the Buddha is the doctor of our bodies and minds.
The mind has many afflictions, 84,000 kinds of afflictions. How can we eliminate each of these 84,000 afflictions? We need to believe what the Buddha taught. If we can accept the Buddha's teachings, we will recognize which afflictions we face and how we can quickly treat them. So have faith that the Buddha is this Great Healer in our lives.
The Buddha is the Great Healer of the world. He is the doctor for our bodies and minds. He gives us good medicine to treat us and dissolves our afflictions and delusions.
Not only do some people not believe in Buddha, they do not believe in Dharma and Sangha. Actually, Dharma is medicine that can cure us. As I said earlier, there are 84,000 kinds of problems that affect people's mind. Each of the 84,000 afflictions needs to be treated with Dharma. If we believe in the Buddha we are like a patient who believes in the doctor. After the doctor examines us and gives us a diagnosis, he will prescribe the appropriate medicine.
We need to take it. If we pick it up but do not take it, we will not get better. Similarly, if we believe in the Buddha but do not accept His Dharma or if we listen to His teaching but do not practice them, it is useless. Thus, we must know that Dharma is good medicine. Refusing to believe is like refusing to take the medicine.
We also do not believe in Sangha. The Holy Sangha is like a loving mother. The Buddha passed away over 2,000 years ago, yet His teachings are still around. Who can teach and guide us? Monastic practitioners vow to follow in the. Buddha's footsteps and leave their families to join the Tathagatas order. They seek to emulate the Buddha and take on the mission of saving sentient beings.
The Sangha practitioners carefully study the Buddha's teachings and practice them. They follow the path of Buddha's teachings. They follow in the footsteps of Buddha. More than 2,000 years have passed and we are far from the Buddha in space and time, His path still survives to this day. He left His footprints.
The Holy Sangha and those who engage in spiritual cultivation are like loving mothers who look after their sick children. Many sentient beings are ill and do not know what medicine to take. These religious practitioners accompany them, care for them and give them medicine. The Sangha is like a loving mother tending to her sick children. In our practice we need to be determined in our vow and know our duty as Buddhist practitioners.
Respect and have faith in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha is the Great Healer of Sentient Beings. Dharma is good, curative medicine. Sangha are loving mothers tending the ill.
As religious practitioners, we need to save our wisdom-lives. The minds of modem sentient beings are ill. Much of it is due to ignorance. That is the source of many illnesses, just as we are the cause of many problems today. Though we make distinctions between mind and body, the source of illness is in the heart.
Buddha's and Bodhisattvas come into this world out of compassion. They are courageously standing on the front lines just as doctors are afraid of being infected. In truth when Bodhisattvas come to the world of defilement, they are also scared of being covered by ignorance.
Be it Bodhisattvas or Arhat, they all fear cause and effect. If they are not careful karmic effects can be devastating. So Bodhisattvas are truly brave to plunge themselves into this defiled World. If we believe in the Buddha, we should reverently hold Him in our hearts and trust that He stands right before us.
So we must have faith, and believe in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The Buddha is the Great Healer of this world. Dharma is the medicine that cures all illnesses. The Sangha takes care of the sick like a loving mother watching over us. So we must respect and have faith in them.
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