從愛心出發

我們修行的人要明明白白，才不會被騙，每次考試都掉了幾個。除了師父，你們別聽任何人的話，否則，大家都一起「魔」下去。隨便聽什麼人的話，就是降低自己的等級，表示說你承認他比你高，然後你就當他的部下。

世界上太多那種假的明師，加進去一個，也沒怎麼樣。不過，你們有智慧的人被騙的話，就太可惜了！自己怎麼不當自己的主人呢？什麼人講什麼都聽，自己的智慧都不用，迷迷信信，這樣人家會笑我們沒有智慧、修行不好。 如果你們有幫忙師父任何方面的工作的話，更要小心，不要讓驕慢心冒出來。我們幫忙人就像我們做自己工作一樣，不應該感到驕慢，才不會被魔騙。比方說，你們每天去工作，然後老闆每個月給你們一、二萬塊，你們會不會感覺到很驕慢？會不會因為幫老闆做事而感覺到自己很厲害？不會啊！怕得要命！怕弄錯，怕我們不值得做這份工作，怕我們工作做不好，老闆會開除我們，是不是這樣？（大眾答：是） 我們幫忙佛菩薩工作，也應該一樣那麼謙卑、那麼小心、那麼謹慎，幫忙做一點工作有什麼了不起！我們工作是賺功德，洗我們自己的業障，讓我們學習當佛菩薩，這是給我們學習的功課，我們應該感激有這個機會學習，哪裡還驕慢什麼！驕慢心一出來，魔就跑來考驗了！

或是我們急著要成佛，一定也會有魔跑來考驗我們，他會告訴我們說我們成佛了。有的時候魔是一個活生生的眾生，他不一定等你們打坐的時候，以模模糊糊的樣子出現，他會利用一個人，跑到你家門口按鈴，告訴你說：「我們是好朋友，我知道你成佛了，你已經修到第八界了！」我認為是「豬八戒」的！（大眾笑）

我們修行不怎麼難，成佛不難，教人不難，教訓自己才難！我們先教訓好自己，把名利心關起來，把任何骯髒的思想統統洗乾淨，然後才能夠洗別人。我們自己很髒，卻要去洗別人，這樣會污染到他們。本來他們還沒那麼髒，但是我們全身都是泥土，卻要去洗他們，結果只是把泥土弄在他們身上，或是污染到他們的衣服，讓人家更髒而已。

所以，要幫助眾生不難，先幫助自己才難。中國人也有一句話說：「戰勝自己是最難的！」戰勝百千萬億人不難，可以用暴力、用強迫、用金錢、用口才；但是，戰勝自己真的很難！因為我們無法騙自己，晚上睡覺會睡不著，護法會跑來，問問你的等級在哪裡，怎麼敢當明師！怎麼能當天人導師！

然後等一下黑白也跑來「問安」（師父及大眾笑），他們會跟你說：「你時間到了！」那個時候，師父也不管你了。你時間到了，你就跟黑白走，自己照顧自己，因為你不承認師父的保護力量，那師父也不強迫，不勉強你接受。你們要，師父就給；你們不要，師父就收回來。

世上所謂的修行人不少，有神通的人也不少，不過我們要認識清楚，那種粗糙的力量和佛的力量不一樣。佛不會勉強人，祂是用邏輯、用大智慧開我們的智慧，然後我們自己了解、自己接受。魔則是用詭計、用神通、用壓迫、用甜話、用欺騙，來強迫我們相信；過了一會兒，我們也會醒過來，不過，這樣太可惜了！白白浪費一段時間，又降低我們的等級，而且我們的心會受傷，以後不簡單回復。我們的懷疑心本來已經不簡單洗乾淨了，現在又增加一個，很難喔！等級一掉下來，不簡單再爬上去。

我們修行的人當然要有單純的心，不過，單純的心和笨蛋的心不一樣，單純的心就是：我們不想人家壞事，也不詛咒人家，我們做善良的事，幫助、安慰人家，我們能做什麼，就儘量做，我們不隨便懷疑別人。笨蛋的心就是：別人講什麼我們都聽從，然後貪神通、貪果位、貪人家讚嘆，讚嘆的毒藥一喝下去，等一下中毒了，就失去判斷的能力，沒有辦法判斷別人講這樣合不合邏輯？合不合道理？那種樣子的人值不值得我們讚嘆？他們那種眼睛我們敢不敢看？

你們怎麼那麼急啊！你們要花時間判斷一下，如果你們自己不能判斷的話，那師父還在，有師父可以問；因為我們很多地方還不懂，所以我們要問她。你們怎麼看不起師父到這個程度！連問師父也不問！自己迷迷糊糊、神神秘秘，幾個人合起來做革命，開玩笑！你們認為師父不知道你們搞什麼啊！我用「望遠鏡」看，覺得很可笑！看小孩搞得很亂，自己在那裡得意，然後幾個人一起著魔，而且還很高興，認為父母都不曉得。

師父為了盡自己所謂的師父的責任，所以才要警告你們，我不是要管你們那些小孩子的把戲，你們掉多少個對師父都沒什麼意思。不過，你們要謹慎考慮，了解清楚別人做什麼事。師父還在世，有什麼事情可以先跟她商量，如果她講不通，她沒有能力解釋給我們聽，那個時候我們再自己決定。

你們已經拜師了，最少要尊重師父對你們的責任，我不是要你們尊重師父個人，而是要提醒你們記得。師父對你們有責任，我要帶你們超三界，我的責任才算完成，萬一半路上你們丟師父的話，我也會感覺到沒有負好責任，然後我們雙方都會很難過。

宇宙有宇宙的法律，我們不是隨便要做什麼就做什麼，靈修的世界是很危險的，我們不能亂玩、亂跑，否則會傷害自己、傷害別人，然後地獄會等我們。提婆達多是釋迦牟尼佛的表兄弟，釋迦牟尼佛在世的時候，他反抗釋迦牟尼佛，然後自己抓徒弟，變成另外一個宗派，他也當所謂的明師，像釋迦牟尼佛一樣。不過，釋迦牟尼佛往生以後入涅槃，去很高的境界，光榮正大，全宇宙都信任祂，祂在上面的果位越來越高；提婆達多死的時候去哪裡你們知道嗎？（同修答：火獄）是！

所以，我們做事要謹慎，不是看人家當明師，我們也想要當。明師不是這個地位、不是這個名字，也不是他所講的話而已，明師是另外一種力量，全宇宙承認的。不是看祂講那麼簡單，認為我們也可以講，這樣就要當明師了，不是、不是！廣告餅乾，大家都會廣告，但是，有沒有餅乾給人家吃是另外一回事。我們不能拿那種土做的餅乾來欺騙人家說：「這個也是一樣。」人家吃下去會死掉、肚子會有問題。

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We practitioners should be clear in our understanding, so that we are not deceived by anyone. But each time Maya tests you, a few of you will fail. Don't listen to anyone else's words but Master's! Otherwise you will be trapped by Maya. If you imprudently listen to others' words without discrimination, you are degrading your own level. You are acknowledging their superiority over yours. Then you become their subordinate.

There are too many false masters in the world. Adding one more is no big deal. However, it would be a pity if you people with wisdom were deceived. Why not be a master of your own self? If you believe everything others tell you, and do not use your own wisdom to discern, then others will laugh at your lack of wisdom and poor practice.

If you are helping with Master's work in any way you have to be even more vigilant, lest you show any arrogance. When we help others, it is like we are working for ourselves. We should not feel complacent about our work. If we do, we will fall into Maya's trap. Say you went to work every day, and the boss paid you ten or twenty thousand dollars a month. Would you think that this was something worth being complacent about? Would you feel yourself to be extremely competent just because you were helping the boss in his work? No! Instead you would be petrified that you might make mistakes, or that you were not worthy of the job. You would worry about getting fired if you did not perform well. Is it not true? (Audience answers: "Yes.")

We should also be ever so humble, so cautious, and so careful when we are helping with God's work. We are doing very little work anyway, so what's the big deal? We work to gain merits, to cleanse our karmic debts, and to learn to become a saint. It is a chance for us to learn some lessons. Therefore, we should be grateful for this learning opportunity. There is nothing to be complacent about! Any time we feel complacent about our work, we should know that Maya is coming to test us.

Or if we are impatient to become a Buddha, Maya will definitely come to test us. He will tell us that we have already become a Buddha. Maya may not always be this blurred image that appears to you in your meditation. He may make use of a person who comes to ring your doorbell telling you, "We are good friends. I know you have already become a Buddha. I know you have already reached the eighth realm." To me it is 'Zhu Ba-jie'! (Audience laughs. Note: This is the name of Piggy in Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic, and Zhu Ba-jie sounds similar to 'the eighth realm of the pig' in Chinese.)

Our practice is not that difficult. It is not difficult to become a saint or to teach others. It is teaching ourselves that is difficult. We have to discipline ourselves first. We have to keep out our desire for fame and gain and clean up all our filthy thoughts. Only then can we help to clean up others. If we are very filthy ourselves, and we proceed to clean others, then we will contaminate them. Even worse , maybe they were not that filthy to begin with, but since our whole body is soiled, when we try to clean them, we soil them or dirty their clothes, making them even filthier.

Hence helping sentient beings is not difficult, but helping our own self is. There is a Chinese saying: "To have a victory over oneself is the most difficult thing." It is not difficult to defeat millions or billions of people. One can use violence, force, money, or even eloquence. But it is really difficult to defeat our own self because we cannot deceive ourselves. We will not be able to sleep at night. Your guardian angel will come and ask you about your level, saying, " How dare you claim to be a master or a teacher for both human and heavenly beings?"

And then after a while, the black and white messengers from the King of Death will also come to "greet you." (Master and audience laugh.) They will tell you, "Your time has come." At that time Master will not care for you because your time has come, and you have to go with the messengers of Death. You will have to take care of yourself because you have refused to acknowledge Master's protective power. Master will not force you to accept Her protection. If you want it, Master will give it to you. But if you do not want it, Master will take it back.