Ignorance Covers The Unrestrained
每一天在这么静谧的环境中，觉得这分良辰美景，应该是一个最知足、最佳的修行环境。不过人生很多就是无法知足，也不懂得感恩；人生如果无法知足，也不懂得感恩，再好的环境，他都无福消受！因为他内心的方向就是贪恋在歌台舞榭，或者是贪一切的欲念。
盛年放逸，以自骄倨，于一切财宝，一切歌乐，一切女色，心生贪恋。
女色就像迷魂的夜叉，很可怕！多少家庭就是因为男女之间，夫妻结合却无法守好规则，有的是女人红杏出墙，有的是男人金屋藏娇；像这样的家庭必败。所以在经文中说：「心生贪恋，意起烦恼」。心若生出贪恋，贪就是已经有了，还要再另外去贪着，这就是贪。恋就是明知不对、错了，要他离开就是恋恋不舍，这就是我们人的执着。
贪如果即时醒悟，还有可能舍离，但若有了「恋意」，那就很难割舍。所以对女色心生贪恋，必定是意起烦恼，心意会起烦恼。烦恼就是无明，无明覆蔽，家庭的伦理就容易破灭。所以我们的心真的要顾好，一点点的贪字出头，若到了恋意产生的时候，就真的是起了很多烦恼。这就是陷阱；就是不能自拔的陷阱！
人若生出贪恋之心，容易身陷无明执着中。
再这样下去就「亲近非圣」。「亲近非圣」就是对于好人说的话，他都听不懂，他对不好的人很崇拜。我们常常看到，很多人都很崇拜，崇拜一些会扰乱人心，会带他走邪路，这在他的心目中好像英雄一样。
年轻学子盲目迷恋偶像，心念偏差，亲近非圣，无法分辨好坏，枉送生命。
有个孩子跳楼，为什么跳楼？这个孩子书读得也不错，平常时也很乖。但是他很崇拜一个歌星，香港有个歌星不知道为了什么事情，可能也是因为感情，在感情难得排解的时候，所以烦恼覆心而跳楼。那位歌星跳楼了，这个年轻人才十四岁而已，就对他母亲说：「勇敢！我很钦佩他。」因为这个年轻人就是那个歌星的歌迷，就是他心中的偶像，无论他做什么事情，他都认为他是英雄。他是大家的偶像，所以他事事都学他。
过了两天之后，这个孩子同样，从八楼跳下来了。让妈妈多么心痛，这个家庭为了这个孩子而破碎，而且他又是独子。看，这种贪恋起了烦恼，说来这个孩子过去也没有犯什么错，或是不好的纪录；只是那个心念偏差，想要学的人在他的心目中，都是偶像、都是英雄。这叫做「亲近非圣」。对于不好的人，只要他心中起了一个欢喜，他不懂得选择什么是好或是坏，这就叫做「亲近非圣」。
心生贪恋，意起烦恼。亲近非圣，媟狎恶友，不知悛革。
尤其是我们的信仰，要找一个宗教的信仰，有时候不好好选择，也很容易走入邪教，像这样也很危险。我常常说：「人无论信仰什么样的宗教，要选择一个正信的宗教；我们在选择朋友，也要选一位行为端正。」同样的意思，我们所要亲近的若是有所偏差，我们这辈子就全盘皆错了。所以我们选择朋友，选择宗教要很小心。
所以经文当中所说得：「心生贪恋，意起烦恼。」对于好坏就不懂得该如何选择，于是就选择了这种「亲近非圣」。非圣就不是好人。「媟狎恶友」也是亲近的意思，就是外朋友召唤我们一下，我们就一直恋恋不舍的跟去。有好的人来劝他，但是他就是无法停止心的方向，就是如此「媟狎恶友，不知忏悔」。我们若是有错，能够即时忏悔那还不晚，但是因为他执迷不悟，这种人就是无法忏悔。
常常说：「忏悔即清净。」能彻底反省的人，能够远离过去的罪恶，现在好好重新做人，其实还是有机会。最怕就是交到坏朋友，无恶不作，不知该如何守好人伦规则，一直这样陷落下去，这种的人实在是很可怜。这些不懂得忏悔的人，「或是杀害一切众生，或饮酒昏迷。」这种不知忏悔的人，他就是为非作歹，不尊重生命，所以他会杀害一切众生。
战争、瘟疫令人害怕，人心的病毒更可怕，心若偏差，行为亦不正。
我们现在经常在说：「有战争、有瘟疫，我们很害怕，其实最怕的就是人心！」如果人心有一点偏差、不规则，不守规导，这真的是罪恶而可怕的人生，这比病毒还要可怕。所以不懂得忏悔的人，就杀害一切众生，逞一时的欢喜、逞一时的快感，而无恶不作。
「或饮酒昏迷」有的人是平常的行为就是沉迷于喝酒，所以饮酒昏迷。人说酒罪误大事，本来没有喝酒时，看他是好人，也很善良，但是酒一喝下去，酒性一发作，他就不知道谁站在他的面前，谁跟他讲话他都听不懂。
我们常常可以看见喝酒醉的人，有时候醉得把全身的衣服脱得精光，躺在大路上四脚朝天，真的是出了很多丑陋的型态。等到酒醒了之后，他也会觉得很惭愧、很不好意思，也会说：「我要改过了。」但是酒瘾再犯的时候，同样也是控制不了自己。
其实酒也只是静静的放在瓶子中，装在杯子中而已，是自己端酒来喝，一喝下去就无法自我控制。所以这样的人最没有志气，明知喝酒会乱性，却又偏偏要去喝；喝了以后又控制不住自己，等到酒醒了又说要改过；但当看到酒的时候又改不了。
这时在是很烦恼。所以我们慈济慈诚队，慈济人有十戒，其中有一个很重要的戒，就是不能饮酒。因为酒一喝下去一定是误大事，因为喝酒一定会乱了自己的性，无法控制下来。
我们能听听慈诚队那些居士，有的也曾经有过酒喝不断，甚至酒精中毒，甚至没有喝酒手脚会颤抖，已经中酒毒很深，他都可以改过来。因为他有一群好的朋友，在旁边不断地关怀、不断地照顾，能够带他去走。走什么？走好路、做好事，他能将他的精神理念，都把他导正。最好的方法就是带他去做环保，让他很忙碌地一直做，当酒瘾要发作时，只要我们有在出力、有在忙碌，当那一阵的酒瘾要发作时，自然就忘记了。慢慢地这个酒瘾就戒除了。
在心灵上有一群好人，来维护他、来引导他，也要给他工作做，让他能够投入，让他觉得人生当中这件事情很有意义。只要友好是让他觉得有意义，他就会去投入。他的精神、体力有个寄托、有个方向，这样他就能够改过来，这都是要靠大环境。甚至吸毒也是一样。很多过去也曾吸毒，不论是男或女，同样有这个大团体去带领，慢慢地把他们带进来。
前不久，在我们的草根菩提当中也有一位曾经在酒家上班，遇到坏客人，给她很大的刺激。当她想要去死的时候，遇到了一位好心的司机，就这样结下好姻缘，让她决心要改，要当一个好太太、好妈妈。但是要戒毒、戒酒是很困难的，后来就是因为孩子，所以她戒毒了。这过程实在是很挣扎。
慈济十戒善的引导。
但是要戒酒和戒赌实在是很难，幸好有慈济人，她走入慈济的团体，有这群委员，以这个形象、行为、语言、动作，在这么美的环境，很自然就影响她让她懂得自爱，现在已经受证为委员，而且非常的标准。
这都是要靠大环境。在我们慈济这个团体，就是希望可以净化人心。人心若能净化，家庭才会幸福，社会才能祥和，这就是创造一个很美的环境。在这么美的环境，自然就能救起懂得惜福的人，就能够珍惜人生当中的良辰美景。在这么多的好人、菩萨的团体，她就能惜福，即时回头，去恶从善，改掉过去恶的习气，她就能够转过来，去走这条康庄的菩萨道。
各位，学佛的重点就是在这里。希望我们所亲近的，都是好的朋友。希望彼此之间都能互相警惕，彼此纠正，这就是一个好的环境。所以大家要知道，有好的环境，我们也要能够好好把握、珍惜。
当然最好的环境，就是在我们的内心。所以要好好地、时时都顾好我们的这念「好心」。所以大家要多用心。
We are in this tranquil environment every day. A place with such moments of beauty provides the most satisfactory and ideal conditions for spiritual cultivation. But oftentimes in life, people do not know to be content or grateful. Therefore, they do not feel blessed, even under the best conditions, because their minds dwell on cravings for various pleasures or other forms of desires.
In our prime we are unrestrained and conceited. We crave all forms of wealth and treasures, entertainment, and lustful act. These give rise to greed and infatuation.
Lust is like a mesmerizing Yaksha. It is very terrifying. It is the reason many couples marry but cannot remain faithful to one another. There are women who have affairs. There are men who hide mistresses. Such families will certainly fail. Hence, the Water Repentance states, "Greed and infatuation arise in our minds and afflictions arise in our thoughts". Greed is when we desire more than what we already have. This is greed. Infatuation is when we know it is wrong, yet we just cannot let go. These are our attachments.
If we wake up to our greed, we can free ourselves. But infatuation makes it harder to let go. If we feel greedy and infatuated with lustful acts, afflictions will surely arise in our minds. Affliction is form of ignorance. When we are covered by ignorance, we will easily shatter family ethics and morals.
So we must truly take good care of our minds. Between the appearance of the slightest hint of greed and the birth of infatuated thoughts, numerous afflictions will arise. This is a trap from which we cannot extricate ourselves.
When thoughts of greed and infatuation arise, we will easily fall into ignorance and attachment.
If this continues, we will "draw near the unrighteous". We cannot understand advice offered by good people and will instead idolize bad people. We often see this. Many people idolize those who confuse them and lead them onto evil paths. In people's minds, they are like heroes.
Mesmerized and infatuated by his idols, the young man became misguided and drawn to the unrighteous. He could not differentiate between right and wrong and needlessly lost his life.
There was a youth who jumped off a building. Why? He was doing well in school and was a good kid in general. But he idolized a pop star from Hong Kong. That pop star, for some unknown reason, perhaps due to relationship problems, was covered by afflictions and jumped to his death.
This young fan was only 14-years-old. He told his mother, "He is so brave! I really admire him." Because he was a great fan of the singer and idolized him, no matter what the singer did, he saw him as a hero. The singer was a popular idol, so this teen mimicked him in everything. Two days after the singer's suicide, this teen jumped from the 8th floor. His mother was heartbroken. He was the only child in his family.
Look at what infatuation led him to do. This teen did not commit any wrongs and had no bad records. He was just misguided and wanted to copy his idol, his hero. This is "drawing near the unrighteous". Once one likes bad people, one cannot differentiate between right and wrong. This is called "drawing near the unrighteous".
When greed and infatuation arise in our minds and afflictions arise in our thoughts, we draw near unrighteous and bad friends, and are unrepentant.
When it comes to our religious beliefs, if we do not choose wisely, we can easily join cults. This is also very dangerous. I often say that whatever religion we choose, we need to choose one with Right Beliefs. Similarly, when we choose friends, we should also choose those who behave properly. If we are drawn toward the wrong people, our entire lives could be ruined. Hence, be extremely cautious when selecting friends and religion.
Thus, the Water Repentance states, due to "The greed and infatuation in our minds and the affliction in our thoughts", we cannot differentiate between right and wrong. So we choose to "draw near the unrighteous". The unrighteous are bad people.
"Associating with evil friends" also means to draw near them. So whenever bad friends call to us, we keep following and lingering near them. When good people exhort us not to do so, we cannot stop ourselves, our minds are inclined to "associate with bad friends" and "are unrepentant". When we make mistakes, if we can repent immediately, it is still not too late. But those attached to delusions are unable to repent.
It is often said, "Repentance is cleansing". If one can thoroughly self-reflect, distance oneself from past wrongs and evils, and turn over a new leaf, one still has a chance. Falling in with a bad crowd is most frightening.
If one commits all evils and does not know how to abide by ethics and morals, one will continually fall deeper. Such an individual is truly pitiable. Those who do not know to repent will "repeatedly harm all living beings or become deluded by drinking alcohol ". Such people commit all sorts of wrongdoing. Since they do not respect life, they will harm all kinds of sentient beings.
Wars and plagues are frightening; illnesses in the mind are even scarier. If the mind is misguided, the behavior will not be proper.
Recently, we talked often of wars and plagues. These are scary, but human minds are more frightening. If the mind is even a bit misguided, it will be in disorder and will ignore rules. Such a scary life filled with wrongdoing is even scarier than germs. Those who do not know to repent will harm all sentient beings, simply for a moment of happiness and pleasure. They will commit all evil.
Some "become deluded by drinking alcohol". Some people's normal behavior involves delusion and they are lost in a drunken stupor. Drinking causes delusions. It is said, "Drunkenness causes grave mistakes". There are people who are kind and benevolent when they are sober. But once they drink and become inebriated, they do not recognize anyone around them and refuse to accept anything anyone tells them.
We often see people who are so drunk that they remove all their clothing and lie down naked on the street. They really exhibit the most appalling behavior. Once they are sober, they feel embarrassed and ashamed. They want to change but when they give in to their addiction, they cannot control themselves.
Actually, the alcohol just sits in the bottle or in the glass. They were the ones who reached out and brought it to their mouths. Once they drink it, they lose control. These people have the least willpower. They clearly know alcohol will cloud their judgment, yet they still drink it. Then they regret it afterwards. In their regret, they swear they will change. But at the sight of alcohol, they give in again.
This is truly problematic. That is why in Tzu Chi, among the Faith Corps members, there are Ten Precepts to uphold. One of the most important precepts is to not drink alcohol. Drinking will definitely cause grave mistakes, for alcohol will cloud the mind and cause one to lose control.
Let us listen to stories from our Faith Corps members. Some were once very heavy drinkers and were very addicted to alcohol. If they did not drink, their limbs shook uncontrollably. They were deeply addicted. However, they were able to break their habit when they met good people. These good friends stayed by their sides to care for and support them.
These friends also guided them. To do what? To do good deeds and walk on a good path. They guided their spirits and principles. The most helpful method was sorting recycling. That kept them busy. When the craving for alcohol arose, since they were working hard and keeping themselves busy, they naturally forgot about that moment of craving. Gradually, they quit their addiction.
Spiritually, a group of good people protected and guided them. They were given work to devote themselves to and felt that this work was meaningful. When one feels the work is worthwhile, one will devote oneself to it. With a new direction and focus for both the body and the mind, people can change very quickly. It takes a big environment for one to change.
The same applies to drug addictions. There were also former drug addicts, both men and women who were guided and embraced by big organizations. On the show Grassroots Bodhi, we learned about a volunteer who used to work at a bar. A poorly-behaved customer greatly upset her. When she was about to commit suicide, she met a kindhearted taxi driver and later married him. She vowed to change, to do good, and to be a good wife and mother. But it is difficult to quit drugs and alcohol. Later for the sake of her child, she finally gave up drugs. It was truly a painful struggle.
The gradual guidance of the Tzu Chi Ten Precepts towards the good.
Even then she still could not quit drinking and gambling. Fortunately there were Tzu Chi volunteers. She began volunteering in Tzu Chi. Tzu Chi commissioners had a certain image and a way of acting speaking and moving. Such a beautiful environment naturally began to have an impact on her. Gradually, she learned to have self-respect. Now she is a certified Tzu Chi commissioner and is a model for others.
So it all depends on our environment. In Tzu Chi, our hope is to purify people's minds. Only when people's minds are purified can families be happy and stable. Only then can society be at peace. Thus we create a wonderful environment. In such a beautiful environment, those who cherish blessings can be saved, and then will treasure these moments of beauty. Being amongst so many good people, in a group of Bodhisattvas, people will cherish blessings, quickly turn around, eliminate evil and follow goodness. By changing their bad habits, they can turn around and follow this broad Bodhisattva-path.
Everyone, as we learn Buddhism, I hope we will associate ourselves with good friends. I hope we can all warn and correct each other. Then this will be a good environment. Everyone, we must seize and cherish these great conditions.
Of course, the greatest place to cultivate is within our minds. We must constantly take good care of our good thoughts. Please always be mindful.
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