從愛心出發

清海無上師以中文講於福爾摩沙屏東 1990.01.13（影帶編號#112）

多數的人不了解，我們做自己喜歡做的工作，和做師父叫我們做的工作，二者的收穫不一樣。比方說，你們聽密勒日巴的故事，他每天搬石頭、蓋房子，辛苦七年以後，他師父才教他一些東西，然後他才能開悟。或許你們會認為像密勒日巴這樣搬石頭可以幫忙修行，然後自己就去搬石頭。

就算你搬了七十年也沒有用，一直搬到沒有石頭可搬，也不能消業障。但是，如果你的師父叫你半夜兩點去搬一塊石頭，而你確實遵照師父的指示，起來幫忙搬這塊石頭，即使那時候眼睛還半開半閉，但還是很歡喜去搬，因為你心裡知道：「師父是最開悟的人，我已經把身、口、意都送給她，她叫我做什麼我就做，不管事情合不合邏輯，我都依照師父的指示去做。」如果你有這樣的歡喜心去搬那塊石頭，那會比密勒日巴搬七年石頭還要好！

不過多數人都不了解這個道理，所以即使明師很難找，不過找到明師以後，繼續留下來跟他修行才是更難。有很多人修行以後，最多只是證阿羅漢或是菩薩果而已，證佛果比較難，因為我執沒辦法砍掉。「我執」就是我們自己所收集的成見和凡夫的概念，我們認為什麼才好、什麼不好，認為自己都已經學好了，世界都教我們很清楚了，沒有什麼需要師父教的，這是我們弄錯的地方。

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Adhering to the Instructions of an Enlightened Master Brings Unsurpassed Merit

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Pingtung, Formosa, January 13, 1990
(Originally in Chinese) Videotape #112

Most people don’t realize that they gain different benefits for doing things they like versus doing things that their Master commands. For example, in Milarepa’s case he had to work very hard carrying stones and building houses for seven years before his Master would impart any spiritual teachings to him, after which he was enlightened. You may think that carrying stones as Milarepa did hastens spiritual progress so you might also start carrying stones.

Most people don’t realize that they gain different benefits for doing things they like versus doing things that their Master commands. For example, in Milarepa’s case he had to work very hard carrying stones and building houses for seven years before his Master would impart any spiritual teachings to him, after which he was enlightened. You may think that carrying stones as Milarepa did hastens spiritual progress so you might also start carrying stones.

However, even if you kept doing that for seventy years it would be futile. Even until there were no more stones to be moved your karma wouldn’t be erased. But suppose your Master tells you to move a stone at two o’clock in the morning, and you faithfully follow the Master’s instructions and get up to move the stone. Although you can hardly keep your eyes open you still do it blissfully because you know: “Master is the most enlightened One. I’ve offered my body, mind and speech to Her. Whatever She tells me to do, I just do it. Whether they’re logical or not, I’ll still follow Master’s instructions.” If you can move that stone with such a blissful thought in mind, it will be much better than Milarepa moving stones for seven years!

However, most people don’t understand this logic. That’s why, although it’s very difficult to find a Master, it’s even more difficult to stay and follow the Master in spiritual cultivation once you’ve found Him. It’s hard to attain Buddhahood because most spiritual practitioners can’t axe their egos so they only attain the level of Arhat or a saint. The “ego” consists of the preconceived ideas and worldly concepts that we’ve collected over our lifetimes. We hold convictions about what’s good and bad and think we’ve learned everything we need to know because the world has given us enough education so there’s very little that a Master can teach us. This is where we go wrong.

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