静思晨语 - 2011年4月6日 – 20 – 法譬如水：听闻佛法认真修行

Learn Buddhai-dharma and Cultivate Diligently



我们每天每天都是在这种宁静的境界，境界是这么的静，不知道我们的心是不是一样宁静？这要看我们每天是否都能将佛法透入心中？假使点点滴滴的法水能入心，我们心中点点的烦恼、层层的障碍就会慢慢消失。我们若去除了烦恼，心就能清净。众生确实要赶紧、及时忏悔。「忏悔即清净」，忏悔及能洗涤一切的垢秽与烦恼。

或因三业而生罪，或从六根而起过，或以内心自邪思维。

所以经文中说：「或因三业而生罪。」这种人人在凡夫地的时候，无论是贵或者是贱，总是有意无意会做出一些错误的事情。有意去做就是罪，无意去做就是过失，这在之前的法譬如水「即时改过，转业为福」当中，我们就已经说过了。所以无论是有意的造罪，或是无意的过错，实在是很多，无量啊！这无量无边的罪，都不离开三业。

三业：身业、口业、意业

前面已经说过，三业就是「身、口、意」三业。

三业造十恶
身业：杀、盗、淫
口业：恶口、妄语、绮语、两舌
意业：贪、嗔、痴

三业分别解说，还包括了「身三、口四、意三」。前面的七支就是「身三、口四」合起来就有七种，这七种就是从我们内心的贪瞋痴所造出来的。世间会如此的混乱，充满「杀、盗、淫」种种恶行，也是从内心一个「贪」字而起。

我们心中的嗔，就是嗔恨。有了嗔心一起，我们就恶口。恶口伤了多少人，我们平时都不知道，只是逞一时心中的快感。看到人，人家跟我们说什么，我们不欢喜，就用最难听，最恶的话回应过去。我们都不知道恶口是这么轻易，只不过开个口、动个舌，这样就已经伤害了人我们都不知道。

其实伤害别人的同时，其实也是伤害自己。第一这念恶业，已经在我们的心田中了下去这个种子，这念种子，人和人的缘就不好了，损了自己的人格。所以在自己的内心多了一颗坏的、恶的种子。除了在现在人与人之间的人际关系，我们的修养品质就已经差了，人格就损失了。

明白的道理不去走，偏偏不顺规则，在不知不觉中伤害别人，损自己的道行又种恶业
这就是痴的行为。

还有「痴」，痴就是不明白道理。虽然我们知道要去修行，不会故意犯错，但却是很容易在无意间犯错，不是故意的。为何会明知道「道理」但却不肯去做，反而迷茫了自己的心？这种不顺规则，那种无意中不断在伤害别人，自己在种恶业，损自己的道德，这不是痴，那是什么呢？

所以我们应该要很谨慎，不要想着：「我想要怎么做，我想的对就是对了！」有很多愚痴的人，常常都做错事情。做错了被别人提醒，却还是不肯自我纠正，这不但是愚痴，而且还是刚强难调伏。

愚痴的人都比较刚强，真的无法接受人家对我们的建议、对于我们所指引的道路。虽然知道，但是走不到，那就是因为习气在原地打转。这种在凡夫烦恼地，在那边团团转，转不出这分烦恼。所以我们学佛，真的要好好顾好这念心。

其实这个道理大家都知道，听到这些道理，很多人都会在心里面想说：「知道啊！不过就是三业吗！三业怎么还需要说那么多呢？」因为三业，从我们内心的贪、嗔、痴，造成前面的七项罪业，那七项的罪业一扩散出去，就像放射线一样，所普及的就是无量无边。

所以我们如果要知道「这些罪业要如何才能够收拢起来？要如何去制伏这些罪业？」就是要靠我们守住这念心。因为由三业而生出很多的罪，是无法去估计的。

或从六根而起过
六根：眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意
六尘：色、声、香、味、触、法

所以「或从六根而起过。」六根我们知道就是：「眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意。」这六根就对着外面的六尘、境界，随着外面的境界来诱引我们的六根去与他配合。「眼根」对着外面的「色尘」；或是我们听到他人说话的声音，有的人有智慧，听到恶言恶语，有智慧的人就会心存感恩，这就是增上缘。有智慧的人会想：「很感恩，好在有这样的人来提醒我，我才知道我的错误在哪里。」将恶言恶语当作是教育。

别人的恶言恶语，不要当做是非 变成烦恼，要当做教育变成智慧。

我常常说：「我们如果将人事当成是非，这个人心中就常常随着烦恼团团转。」这叫做愚痴。我们如果知道这些就是「是非」，而我们将这些「是非」当成教育，这些就是「善」的「增上缘」。

不管是善或是恶的缘现在我们的面前，只要是有智慧的人，就可以知道这些都是增长我们的智慧、增长我们的常识、增长我们……；也可以让我们多受一分教育，这就是智慧。同一个境界，同一种声音，有智慧的人来听，无不都是妙法；愚痴的人来听，这些都是烦恼。这就是耳根对着外面的声尘境界。

用智慧听话，句句是法；用愚痴听话，句句是烦恼。

「声尘」，声的境界很多，所以修行者，对六根面对六尘的境界，我们更要常常提高警觉。无论是色声香味触法，我们若能好好利用，无不是法、无不是智慧。可惜我们失去了很多的良机，很多很好的机会，我们每天和很多人相处、很多的事情在做，在这么多、看这么多、听这么多、感触这么多，这都是对我们很好的教育，可惜我们都是这样损失掉了。

诸位，我们要好好分秒不空过，一切见闻一念间，无不是在让我们学习，无不是增长我们智慧的时候。假使从这些见闻当中，徒然升起恶念，那就无不都是在造业，在增长烦恼了。所以无论是「六根、六尘」，最后都会回归到我们的「意识」中。我们所作的一切，归纳回来就是在「识」。

所以我们刚才说过了，我们只是说一句话，难听的话、难看的脸色对人，伤了别人的心，其实自己在种恶因、损自己的人格。举了这些例子，大家应该就要知道，所以眼对色、耳对声、舌对味，再来呢？鼻就是对香，身就是感触一切外境，一切的物质，一切气候的感受等等…总而言之，无不是从内心的心念起。心念一起，在外面起了很多分别的境界，随着这个境界转，结果回来就是在业识中，请大家要用心。

「无论因三业而生罪，或是从六根而起过。」无意中看到境界，习气挡不住让他就这样冒出来，这叫做「过」、过失。

相信每个人本性都很善良，发心、发愿要修行，就是习气收不住，习气若能收摄住，六根、六尘的境界，种种都是启发我们到心的时刻。不过可惜，我们常常都这样让他错过，不只是错过，我们还造就许多错误的过失，这都是人生一件最可惜的事。

六道中唯有人身能修行，因此要爱惜把握此生，听闻佛法认真修行，否则一直种业、累业，下辈子失去人身，就失去修行的机会。

我们绝对不要让六根在无意中造了这么多的过失，要知道「一失人身，万劫难再。」我们这一生能得人身，有这么好的境界可以接触！我们没有好好把我时间，没有好好爱惜我们这一生！能有机会接触佛法，我们如果没有好好把握！「一错过今生，万劫难再。」所以大家要提高警觉。

或以内心自邪思维。

「或以内心自邪思惟」——明明一条这么正的路，我们偏偏不去走；明明有这么好的正法，我们却不去修。偏偏我们就是我行我素，自己内心错误的方向，不断地往错误的方向走，真的要好好静思，好好来静思惟，把我们的心静下来。

虽然外面的境界很吵、很忙，但若我们无法脱离人群，我们就要训练「境闹心静」。既然要修行，我们已经舍弃名利欲念，我们已经辞亲割爱，最亲、最爱的人我们都已经辞掉、割舍掉了，还有什么好令我们心烦？还有什么令我们有得失心起？我们如果没有得失，就没有烦恼心，心思就会正确了。

你看，有的人因为爱，有爱，平时的思想很正确，但是有了一分私爱，发生问题时，心就起烦恼。就会想要去找看看有没有什么方法，能求得我想要的东西，让我能够得到这些东西。你看，有的人贪财心恋铤而走险；有的人贪色，所以神魂颠倒，自害毁人。这也都叫做邪思，不应该做的事情你去做。

学佛者本来是菩提大直道，这条觉道其实是很直的一条、很简单，只要把心照顾好。我们的心照顾好了，日常的生活当中，六根对着六尘的境界，无不是我们修行的机会。

大家在诵「弥陀经」，当中提到连鸟儿也都在说法。何况人与人之间，若是用智慧来说话，句句都是法；倘若用愚痴来对话，没有一念不是恶的种子。不只在自己的内心种了恶的种子，会带到来生来世，这一生损了自己的人格。各位，一切都是我们自己所作的，所以请大家记得这念心。

听经以后要滴滴受用，每一句话、每一个法都要滴入我们的心中，无论什么境界都是清净的境界，所以请大家要多用心。


Every day we are in such a tranquil environment. Our surroundings are so peaceful, but are our minds just as tranquil? This depends on whether we have taken the Dharma to heart. If we allow drops of Dharma-water into our hearts, the various afflictions in our minds and the layers of obstructions slowly fail away. If we can eliminate afflictions, then the mind will be pure and tranquil.

Living beings truly need to quickly repent. Repentance brings purity. Repentance can wash away all defilements of affliction.

Transgressions arise from the Threefold Karma of body, speech and mind. Through the Six Roots, wrongs are committed. From the mind, deviant thoughts arise.

As stated in the Water Repentance, "Transgressions arise from the Threefold Karma". Unenlightened ordinary people, regardless of social status, have erred intentionally or unintentionally. What is done intentionally is a transgression. What is done unintentionally is a mistake. We mentioned this earlier.

This wrongs committed intentionally or mistake made unwittingly are indeed numerous. They are immeasurable. These incalculable wrongs arise from the Threefold Karma.

The Threefold Karma are body, speech and mind.

As we mentioned before, the Threefold Karma are body, speech and mind.

The Threefold Karma of body, speech and mind creates the Ten Evils. Karma of the Ten Evils – Body: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct. Speech: harsh words, lies, flattery, gossip. Mind: greed, anger, ignorance.

Three evils committed by the body, four by speech, and three by the mind. The first seven evils are four of the body and three of speech. All result from greed, anger and ignorance in the mind.

The chaos in the world, killing, stealing and sexual misconduct all arise from greed in the mind. As soon as anger and hatred arise in our minds, harsh, abusive words will come from our mouths.
We never realize how many people we hurt through our ill words. We act on momentary impulses. When someone says something that displeases us, we respond with the nastiest words. We never realize that words spoken so easily can be so hurtful. We did not realize that.

In truth, as we hurt others, we actually hurt ourselves simultaneously. First, as we speak this way, a seed of bad Karma has been planted in our mind. We damage our relations with others as well as ruin our character. So we add another unwholesome seed to our mind. Besides damaging our relations with others, it negatively affects our practice and character.

Instead of walking on the right path, we deviate from proper rules. We unconsciously harm other. Thus, we damage our spiritual practice and create bad karma. This is ignorant action.

Then there is ignorance. Ignorance is the state of not knowing truth. As practitioners, we would not purposely err. However, we easily commit unintentional mistakes. How could we be so foolish and ignorant as to not walk the right path? Yet we delude our own minds. We do not know what is right so that inadvertently, we continually injure and harm others. Meanwhile we create bad karma for ourselves and damage our own spiritual practice. If this isn't ignorance, what is it?

So we should be very vigilant and careful. Do not think that you can do as you please, that your thinking is always correct. Many people are ignorant and often do wrong things. But when others point out their errors, they are unwilling to change. This is not only being ignorant, but also stubborn and obstinate.

Ignorant people tend to be hardheaded. They are truly unable to accept others' advice or guidance. Although they know what is right, they cannot act accordingly. This is due to their habit. So they run in circles in the same place. Such ordinary, afflicted minds are always locked in a perpetual cycle, unable to break out of afflictions. As Buddhist practitioners, we must truly look after our minds.

Actually, we all understand these principles. Everyone says, "I already know the Three Karma. Why do you keep talking about them?" Because when greed, anger and ignorance arise in the mind, the seven evils of body and speech will be committed. Once the seven evils are committed, like radioactive rays shooting out, they will lead to countless evils.

Therefore, if we wish to curtail, subdue and eliminate our transgressions, we need to safeguard our minds. The offenses committed through Threefold Karma are incalculable.

Transgressions arise from the Six Roots.
The Six Roots are: the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind.
The Six Sense Objects are: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and thought.

So "Transgressions arise from the Six Roots". The Six Roots are: the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind. They correspond with the Six Sense Objects of the outside world. Tempted by external states, our six sense organs react accordingly.

Our eyes make contact with the forms in the external world. Or there are the sounds what we hear. Those with wisdom are grateful when they hear abusive speech, as it is a condition which allows them to improve. They are very grateful. "Thank goodness that there are people who point out my mistake to me". The wise take criticism as a lesson.

Don't treat harsh words as disputes and create more afflictions. Instead receive them as a lesson and develop wisdom.

I often say that if we take interpersonal matters as conflicts, then we will always be mired in afflictions. This is ignorance. If we are aware of an interpersonal conflict, we should know that this conflict can be taken as a lesson. Then such adversity benefits our practice.

Whether a situation is good or bad, if we approach it with wisdom, it will help us develop wisdom and expand our knowledge and learning. That is wisdom. Within the same situation and listening to the same remarks, a wise person receives them as wondrous Dharma, while ignorant person deems them afflictions. This is the ears reaction to external sounds.

Listening with wisdom, words become Dharma. Listening with ignorance, words create afflictions.

There are many kinds of sound. Practitioners must always be highly vigilant when the Six Roots contact the Six Sense Objects. Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch or thought. If we know how to use them, they can all become Dharma and wisdom.

Yet we often let such good opportunities slip by. Everyday we interact with many people, and engage in many activities. Having done so much, seen so much, heard so much, and experienced so much, we should have learned a great deal. Yet we are often oblivious to these teachings.

Everyone, we need to seize each moment. Everything we see or hear every thought is an opportunity for us to learn and develop our wisdom. If a negative thought arises from the encounter, then we have generated bad karma and increased our afflictions.

The Six Roots and Six Sense Objects, all involve our consciousness. Everything we do ultimately sows seeds in our consciousness. As I said earlier, if our words and expressions are harsh or hurtful, besides harming others, we are also creating bad causes and damaging our own character.

Everyone should understand this. The eyes see forms, ears hear sounds, the tongue tastes flavors, the nose smells scents, the body touches all objects, and perceives temperature, etc. To summarize everything originates from the mind. With the arising of a thought, we react to the outside world with feeling of happiness, anger, sadness, joy. We follow external conditions, and ultimately create karma in our consciousness. So please be mindful.

Transgressions are created by the Threefold Karma or Six Roots. When we inadvertently see something, we will be tempted and bad habits will take over. This is a transgression.

I believe everyone has a kind intrinsic nature. We resolve to cultivate spiritually, yet we cannot subdue our habits. If we can do so, every moment that our Six Roots contact the Six Sense Object can lead to insights. But sadly, we often let these opportunities pass by. Moreover, we create wrongdoings. This is the most regrettable aspect.

Within the Six Realms of cyclic existence, only humans can engage in spiritual practice. So we should cherish this life, learn the Dharma and practice diligently. Otherwise, if we continue to create and accumulate karma, in the next life we will lose our human form and the chance to practice.

We must not allow the Six Roots to cause us to absentmindedly commit many transgressions. "Once lost, it takes kalpas to regain human form". We are fortunate to be born human in such a wonderful environment. If we do not seize time well, and cherish our chance to learn Dharma in this lifetime, it may be eons before we receive another chance. So everyone, we should heighten our vigilance.

With deviant thoughts in our minds.

With deviant thoughts in our minds, even if the correct path is before us, we do not choose it. Even with so many proper Dharmas, we do not practice them. Instead, we choose to do as we please. We listen to our mistaken mind, and continue to head in the wrong direction. We should truly quiet our mind and deeply reflect.

The problem is that we do not strive to calm our minds. The outside world is noisy and chaotic, and we cannot live apart from other people. We must train our minds to be serene within chaos.

Since we have chosen the spiritual path, we have renounced fame, wealth, desires and secular family. We have severed the ties with those we love most. So what else is there to trouble us? What is there to dispute over? If we are not caught up in gains and losses, we will not be troubled and our thinking will be proper.

Look at what some people do in the name of love. Normally their thinking is correct, but if they have selfish love and problems occur afflictions will arise in their minds. They will use any method to obtain what they want. Some desire wealth so much that they risk everything by breaking the law. Some lose their reason over lust and end up harming themselves and others. This is all deviant thinking, when one does what one should not do.

Everyone, Buddhist practitioners walk the path to wisdom. It is a very straight, direct and simple path. As long as we take good care of our minds, when our Six Roots connect to the Six Sense Objects, everything is an opportunity for cultivation.

In the Amitabha Sutra, it says even birds can speak Dharma. How much more so between people? When we listen with wisdom, every word becomes a teaching. But if we listen with ignorance, then our every thought plants an unwholesome seed. Not only do these bad seeds reside in our minds and bear fruit in our future lives, we also damage our own character in this lifetime. This is all done by our own actions. So everyone, please look after your thoughts.

Apply the sutra teachings in daily life. If we allow every word and every teaching into our hearts, all circumstances we face become pure. So everyone, please always be mindful.

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