從愛心出發

你們總是問我：為什麼師父不乾脆把惡魔打敗踢出去，然後拯救整個世界、解救徒弟，至少把徒弟的業障統統煮成咖哩，全部解決掉，為何還要留下這一世的業障？有時徒弟還會受點苦和病痛，不過這已經比以前好很多了，因為你們每天都用打坐和素食這把「掃帚」來清理自己的「房子」！通常清理房子要用掃把，而掃把的材料來自樹木。或是你們吃甘藍菜等蔬菜時，也可以得到很多纖維質來清理腸胃，使你們一天比一天更健康，因此你們看起來都比印心前更年輕，根本不需要上美容院，對嗎？不是真的很需要。

任何明師都不能完全洗掉徒弟的業障或是這個世界的業障，或介入任何不利的情況，因為雙方都必須尊重這個世界舞台的遊戲規則，就像足球場上敵對的兩方都必須尊重相同的規則一樣。我們可以一起協商，但是不能為了袒護自己的隊員就破壞規則。如果我們的隊員違規踢了別人，我們也幫不了他，他還是必須出局，不能因為他是我們的朋友就袒護他。而當對方贏了球或是沒有違規時，我們也不能因為他們是敵隊，就踢他們或取消不算分。

同樣，在這個世界也有兩方在比賽，我們這一邊代表肯定；所謂敵人那一邊代表否定，他們老是給我們找麻煩、製造障礙等等，不過這也是因為我們以前欠他們。我們住在這個世界，有好幾世和他們互有關聯，所以我們前世怎麼對待他們，或是我們的朋友如何對待他們，我們現在不能完全不管，而一味地袒護朋友，用不公正、不公平的方式對待另一方。

所以不是我們沒有力量，不是明師不能做；明師能改變整個宇宙，但是我們必須公平，否則就不夠資格當聖人、當聖潔的修行人。因此你們看有時明師很有耐心，像釋迦牟尼佛，祂可以去任何佛土，做任何想做的事：祂能處理徒弟的業障，也能讓人在一夕之間成為阿羅漢，但是當祂的祖國和鄰國發生衝突並引起戰爭時，祂卻不能改變這種因果，因為祂不要對其他的眾生不公平。不過也因而影響了祂的名譽。當時很多人，包括祂的徒弟，都對佛陀失去信心，認為佛陀不是萬能的，連自己族人面臨被傷害、被誅滅的命運，祂也無可奈何，只是回去那裡和族人談談而已，那是祂唯一做的事情。祂試著使他們相信戰爭的傷害和因果循環報應，但是他們不聽；他們的業力太強了，把他們拉在一起，然後就這樣一起受到牽制而集體滅亡。

佛陀不能介入，因為祂尊重公平的遊戲規則。耶穌基督也是一樣，據說祂有很多神通，所以祂一定能夠救得了自己，祂本來可以這麼做的，但是祂沒有，祂只是順其自然。西藏的密勒日巴在喝下毒藥之前，也知道自己會因此而死，那時他對那個要加害他的女人說：「妳先去跟那個指使妳對我下毒的人拿取酬勞，然後我再喝下去。否則等我喝下毒藥死了以後，他恐怕不會給妳錢。」

所以明師在往生之前都已經知道了。釋迦牟尼佛也預知自己即將滅度，祂說：「三個月後，我就會入大涅槃。」意思是說離開這個世界。祂希望阿難會對祂說：「請世尊不要辭世。」但是阿難那時可能心裡在想其他的事，或是肚子餓在想印度餅，沒有注意聽佛說什麼，所以佛陀暗示了三次，阿難都沒有任何表示。阿難可能太想念印度餅了；如果一天只能托缽一次，是很難保持專注不去想印度餅的，所以他當時沒有請求佛陀留在這個世界。後來佛陀有點煩了，就說：「好，三個月後我就要離開這個世界了。」然後阿難才從印度餅的夢中醒來，開始哭求佛陀：「噢！請不要走。」但已經太遲了！如果佛陀問了三次，而你都沒有回答，事情就成了定局。因為魔王--幻想國度之王，一直都在佛陀旁邊等，當阿難沒有回答，魔王就說：「看吧，沒有人要你，所以你必須離開了。」

佛陀只好說：「好吧！」祂明知會如此，但仍然走了。祂大可以等下次阿難吃飽了、打坐好了、頭腦清醒時再問，那時阿難可能就知道該說什麼了：「噢！師父，請您不要走。」但是佛陀選錯了時間，或許也是因為祂該離開了，就像密勒日巴或耶穌基督一樣，在走之前就知道了。耶穌基督說：「這是你們最後一次見我，明天或等一下，你們就再也見不到我了。」祂知道自己要走了。祂甚至告訴徒弟，那個把麵包蘸在醬汁裡的人，就是為了大概兩百塊錢而要把祂出賣的人！

所以這些所謂的明師，他們無所不知，也知道自己在做什麼，但有時他們會順應情況，因為這個世界已經存在，明師不能把它消滅掉。有很多人想留在世上，這個世界的人都執著這個星球，不想放下，所以即使是佛也不會毀了它，上帝也不會消滅它。如果業障沒那麼重，如果它仍保持平衡，就會繼續存在下去。但如果地球存在的話，就會有施與受的因果律，而且沒完沒了，今天他們殺他，改天他的孩子再殺他們，然後他們的孩子再殺他的孩子，如此一直下去，直到這群人自己醒悟，了解到這種無止境的惡性循環毫無意義，才會停止報復、保持平和，然後一切就會變得不同。

否則，世人會一直不斷地玩下去，永無休止。所以，佛來這裡也必須尊重這裡的遊戲規則，不然一開始就不可能來了，連上帝也不能來。比方說，任何一位總統如果要加入足球隊，即使他是美國總統，為全世界所尊敬，他可以不遵守任何足球規則就加入嗎？他能為所欲為地亂踢嗎？不能，他們會一口就拒絕他入隊，不能因為他是總統，就可以隨便闖入任何足球場到處亂踢球。

同樣，這個世界是地球眾生和意識等級相似的眾生的遊戲場所，意即這個世界是地球上所有居民的遊戲場所，包括人類、動物，以及鬼魂和精靈等那些待在地球上的無形眾生，所以即使上帝想來這個世界說服一些祂的兒女回家，或試圖尋找那些想和祂一起回家的人，祂也必須尊重這裡的規則。

比方說，如果總統先生喜愛足球隊裡的某些球員，想和哪位足球明星成為朋友，那麼要進入足球場和足球明星成為朋友的唯一方法，就是他自己也成為足球隊員，至少偶爾玩玩或假裝玩一玩。所以總統也必須學習並遵守那些規則，然後慢慢地和那位他想結交的足球明星成為朋友，然後才能和他談天、幫助他、愛護他，對他表露關切和愛心，而不能只是以總統的身分就進去。就算足球場是他的，他也不能隨便進去；即使是球場的主人，也不能進去；就算是世界上最有錢的富翁，也不能隨便進去足球場搞亂。 

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Even Great Masters Respect
the Rules of this World

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, San Jose, California, USA, July 16, 1994 (Originally in English)Videotape #438

You always ask me: why can't I just beat the devils and kick them out, and then set free the whole world or set free the disciples, at least cook all their karma into curry, and finish with it. Why is there left-over karma for this life? Sometimes disciples also experience a little suffering and sickness. But it's already much better than before, because you're cleansing your house every day with meditation and the vegetarian 'broom stick.' Is that not so? People always clean house with the broom stick. It's made from the trees. Or, when you eat cabbage or things like that, you get a lot of fiber and that cleanses your system also. That makes you more healthy each day. That's why all of you look younger than before initiation. No need for the beauty salon, right? No, not really.

So, the reason why any Master cannot completely erase the karma of the disciples or the karma of this world or interfere in any kind of unfavorable circumstance is because both have to respect the rules of this playing field. Just like both opposite parties in a football field have to respect the same rules. We can talk together, but we cannot break them just because someone belongs to our group. When he kicks someone else he should not kick, we cannot do anything about it. He has to be out. It doesn't mean that because he is our friend, we can cover him. And when the opposite group wins or does something right, we can't kick them or annihilate them just because they are the opposite enemy group.

So, similarly in this world there two groups playing. One is positive - our side - and the other one is negative, or the so-called enemy side. It always makes trouble for us and makes obstacles and everything. But, we owe them something from before. We live in this world, and we have inter-connection with them in many lifetimes. So, we cannot now forget what we have done to them, or what our friends have done to them in the past and just cover our friends up, and treat the opposite unjustly or in an unfair way.

Therefore, it's not that we don't have power. It's not that the Master cannot do anything. The Master can change the whole universe, but we have to be fair. Otherwise, we are not worthy to be a Saint or to be Saintly practitioners. That's why you see sometimes that many Masters are very patient. Like Sakyamuni Buddha: He could go to any Buddha's Land or do anything He wanted. He could take care of disciples' karma. He could make people become Arahant overnight. But, He could not change the karma of his birthplace when it had war and conflict with the neighboring country, just because He didn't want to treat people or other beings unfairly. But that also cost Him his reputation. Many people, including His disciples at that time, were losing faith in Him and thinking that He could not do anything. Even his own clan members were being harmed; they were going to be chopped away and He could do nothing about it. He went there and talked to them only; that's the only thing He did. He tried to convince them of the harmful effects of war and of the retribution circle of karma. But they did not listen. The karma power was too strong that pulled them together, and they clasped together and died together.

The Buddha could not intervene because He was a fair player. Similar to Jesus Christ, He had many magical powers, according to legend. So He must have been able to or could have been able to save Himself. But he did not. He let it be. Milarepa of Tibet also knew that he was going to die from poison. In fact, he said to the woman: "You first go and take the price of poisoning me from that person first. And then I will drink it. Otherwise, if I drink it, I will die and he might not give you the money." 

So they all know before they died. Sakyamuni Buddha also knew that he was going to die. He already said: "Three months from now, I will go to the great Nirvana." It meant leave the world. And then he hoped that Ananda would tell him, "Please don't die." But Ananda was probably thinking too much of something else, or he was hungry, thinking of chapatti, and he couldn't hear what the Buddha said at that time. So the Buddha hinted three times, but Ananda said nothing. He was probably thinking of chapati more; when you go begging once a day only, it's difficult to keep your mind centered away from the chapati. So, he did not ask the Buddha to remain in this world. And after that, the Buddha was fed up. He said, "OK, three months later I'll be gone from this world." And then Ananda woke up from his chapati dream, and he was crying: "Oh, please don't go!" But it was too late. When the Buddha asks three times and you don't answer, that's fixed. And because Maya, the king of illusion, always stayed around Buddha, when Ananda did not answer, the king of illusion said: "See? No one wants you! So you have to go."

The Buddha said: "All right." He knew it. But he still went. He could have waited for another time when Ananda had fully eaten and was well meditated and had a clear mind. And then He would ask this question. And Ananda probably would know what to say: "Oh, please Master, don't go!" But He chose the wrong time, perhaps because He should have gone anyhow. Just like Milarepa or just like Jesus Christ, He knew before He went. He said, "This is the last time you'll see me. After tomorrow, or in a while you will not see me anymore." He knew that. And He even told His disciples that the one who dipped the bread in that sauce, that such-and-such was the one who would sell him for, perhaps, two hundred dollars.

So, these so-called Masters of the world, They know everything; They know what They are doing. But sometimes They play along with whatever it is, because this world has already come into being and They cannot annihilate it. Many people want to stay; the whole population of this world clings to this planet and doesn't want to let go. So, even the Buddha will not destroy it. Even God will not destroy it. If the karma is not so heavy, if it's still balanced, then the planet will still exist. But if the planet exists, there is give-and-take of the karma, and it will never finish. So, today they kill him, and another day his children will kill them and then their children will kill his children and so on and so on, until this group of people wake up by themselves and realize the uselessness of this forever unending evil circle. Then, they stop revenging and they stay still, and then everything will become different.

Otherwise, the people of this world keep playing and playing and playing all the time and they never stop. So when the Buddha comes here, the Buddha has to also respect the rules of play here. Otherwise, Buddha cannot come in the first place. Even God cannot come here. For example, if any president wants to join a football team, even if he is the president of the United States and he is respected by the whole world, can he join it without going through any rules of the football team? Can he kick around anything he wants? No! They will refuse him outright; it's not just because he is a president that he can just go into any football field and then kick the ball around.

Similarly, this world is a playing field of the sentient beings of this planet, and of this kind of level of consciousness. And so this world is the playing field of the planet dwellers, like human beings or animals, or ghosts and goblins, those who stay around the planet invisibly. So even if God wants to come here and persuade some of Hiers children to come Home or try to find those who want to come Home with Hirm, Hes has to respect the rules here.

For example, if the president likes some of the football players and maybe he wants to be the friend of the football star, the only way to go onto the field and to befriend this person is to become also a football player, at least occasionally or pretendingly. So he has to learn the rules and respect them. Then finally, or slowly and gradually, he befriends the football star. Then he can talk to him, help him or love him, or shower his attention on him or his love for him. Otherwise, he cannot just come in because he is the president. Even if he owns the whole football field, he cannot come in like that. Even the owner of the field cannot come in; even the biggest millionaire of the world cannot just enter the football field and mess around.

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