..續本文上一頁t the offenses that we committed before. First of all, we should repent. It is said, “Once repented of, great offenses will be eradicated.” How do we repent

　　 We should make a clean breast of all our offenses in front of the fourfold assembly and vow not to repeat those offenses. Then the Buddhas and Bod-hisattvas will forgive us and help us eradicate our karma, since the offenses were not committed intentionally.

　　However, if we deliberately commit the same offense again, repentance won”t help. Our act will become fixed karma and in the future we will definitely receive the retribution. We shouldn”t think that if we create offenses during the day, we can simply pray at night to eradicate these offenses, and so keep on creating more offenses while continuously praying, turning it into a routine. In the future, the offenses accumulated will be as high as Mount Sumeru, so how could one avoid falling into hell this way

　　在我們的道場中，有十方諸佛的化身，有十方諸菩薩的化身，也有辟支佛、阿羅漢等諸聖人的化身，又有天龍八部在護法。我們在道場中，若盡找人家的麻煩，盡找人家的不對，這就等于找十方諸佛、菩薩、辟支佛、阿羅漢諸聖人的不對一樣。

　　In our Way-place, there are transformation bodies of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions, and transformation bodies of Pratyekabuddhas, Arhats, and other sages. There are also gods and dragons of the eightfold pision. They are all here to protect the Dharma. If we constantly find fault with other people in the Way-place, that”s equal to finding fault with all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and sages.

　　在道場中一邊修行，一邊造業，修的沒有造的多，這就等于在銀行透支一樣，補不上差額，將來終會信用破産的。所謂：

　　If we cultivate in the Way-place on the one hand, and create karma on the other, and our cultivation is less than the offenses we create, this is just like overdrawing a bank account. If we cannot make up the deficit, we”ll go bankrupt. It”s said,

　　善惡兩條道，

　　修的修，造的造。

　　Good and evil are two perging roads.

　　You can either cultivate the good,

　　Or commit offenses.

　　不要在道場中，只知道造惡的業，不知造善的業。要常找自己的不是，不要找人家的不對。如果專找人家的麻煩，障礙人家修道，不但對自己沒有好處，將來還要受果報，這後果不言可知。

　　Don”t just create evil karma and neglect creating good karma in this Way-place. We should always examine our own faults and not denounce others. If we just harass others and obstruct them in their cultivation, then not only will there be no benefit for us, but in the future we will also receive the retribution. The consequences go without saying.

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