真實不虛的四種清淨明誨
The Four Clear Instructions on Purity Are Absolutely True
《楞嚴經》所說的道理，都是正合乎人的毛病──無明罪業，
也正是痛下針砭，對症下藥。
The principles in the Shurangama Sutra deal directly with our problems─our ignorance and our karmic offenses. They pinpoint our faults and urge us to change; they are exactly the right medicine for our illnesses.
《楞嚴經》裏的〈四種清淨明誨〉：斷淫、斷殺、斷偷、斷妄，是息息相關的。若犯淫戒，就容易犯殺戒，也容易犯盜戒、妄語戒。因此犯淫戒，是殺盜妄都包括了。所以分而言之是四種，合而言之是一體的。
The Four Clear Instructions on Purity in the Shurangama Sutra, which say that one must put an end to one”s lust, killing, stealing, and lying, are closely interrelated. If you break the precept against lust, it is easy to break the precepts against killing, stealing, and lying as well. Therefore, a transgression of the precept against lust includes transgressions of the other three precepts. Discussed separately, they are four kinds, but spoken of together, they are a single entity.
佛這麼悲心切切，苦口婆心，詳詳細細地爲我們說這〈四種清淨明誨〉，可是一般人還不相信。不是一般人不相信，而是其中有些學者、教授，或不能守戒的出家人，他們不相信。這些人無法改善過來，不能將根刨出，藕斷絲連，糾纏不清，所以他索性就什麼都不信，而公然說《楞嚴經》是假的。
The Buddha, out of great compassion, earnestly explained the Four Clear Instructions on Purity in detail, but most people do not believe in them. Actually, it”s not the ordinary people, but certain scholars, professors, and left-home people who cannot hold the precepts, who do not believe in them. These people cannot reform and get rid of their offenses. They cannot completely break their bad habits, so they decide not to believe in anything and claim that the Shurangama Sutra is false.
《楞嚴經》在佛所說的經裏，是最重要的一部經。不要說學者和教授說它是假的，或者不守戒律的人說它是假的，就算有一個人能現十八變及種種神通，以這種種神通力量來對我說《楞嚴經》是假的，我也不相信。爲什麼？因爲《楞嚴經》所說的道理，都是正合乎人的毛病──無明罪業，也正是痛下針砭，對症下藥。可是一般人都不願意吃這副藥，認爲這個藥太苦，受不了。所以就算有醫生把藥單開出來，他也把這個藥丟棄不要，說這個藥沒有功效。這就叫自欺欺人，誤人誤己。
The Shurangama Sutra is one of the most important Sutras spoken by the Buddha. Not to mention scholars, professors, or people who break the precepts, even if someone who could perform the Eighteen Transformations of an Arhat and had all kinds of spiritual powers said the Shurangama Sutra was false, I wouldn”t believe it. Why not
Because the principles in the Shurangama Sutra deal directly with our problems─our ignorance and our karmic offenses. They pinpoint our faults and urge us to change; they are exactly the right medicine for our illnesses. Most people cannot endure this bitter medicine. When the doctor prescribes it, they throw it away, saying it doesn”t work. They just cheat and obstruct themselves and others.
因爲如此，無知識的人就跟著這班人跑，說某某有名的學者、某某有名的教授、某某有名的大法師都說《楞嚴經》是假的。于是以盲引盲，互相酬唱，你也這麼說，我也這麼說，邪論紛然。如此一來，佛教徒也不需要守戒律了，也不需要聽〈四種清淨明誨〉了，〈五十陰魔〉也可以不理睬了，所有所有都可以一筆抹殺！各位想一想，這一類的人多壞！如果這種人不下拔舌地獄，那就沒有公理可言了。
As a result of this, ignorant people then jump on the bandwagon, saying, “This famous scholar, that famous professor, and that renowned Dharma Master all say the Shurangama Sutra is false.”
This is a case of the blind leading the blind. They all sing the same tune, disseminating their deviant theories that everything is permissible: They say that Buddhists need not hold the precepts, nor observe the Four Clear Instructions on Purity, nor pay attention to the Fifty Skandha-demon States. They reject all of that. Think how malicious these people are! If they don”t fall into the Hell of Ripping Out Tongues, there is simply no justice at all.
所以我們早先講的，這些心理變態的小孩子，就是造了毀謗大乘經典的無間罪業，所以才受這種駭人的果報。不過人都不知道，還是膽子那麼大，冒冒失失公然敢去造罪業，瞪大眼睛說假話，這樣子真是泯滅良知良能啊！把本有的聰明智慧都扼殺了，這真是可悲可歎的一件事！因爲他們毀謗大乘經典，用眼耳鼻舌身意造種種惡業，所以等到來世再爲人時，就變成這種心理變態的小孩子，也不自知，也不自覺，受惡果報還認爲很好。
Earlier we were talking about autistic children. These children are undergoing the retribution for having slandered the Great Vehicle Sutras, an offense that merits falling into the Relentless Hells. Not realizing this, people recklessly commit offenses and tell blatant lies. They obliterate the…
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