..續本文上一頁、偷盜、邪淫、妄語、飲酒，而在緊要關頭時念五大心咒，這是汙蔑法；沒有功德，卻要支配鬼神及護法，那只有增加自己的罪業，自己會遭受飛災橫禍之事。所以修法的人首先要守持戒律，要注重德行，必須要不爭、不貪、不求、不自私、不自利、不打妄語。你道德不夠，就像假傳聖旨，冒充國王，這是行不通的。現在人只注重念咒靈驗有功力，但不注重自己的品德，即使念也沒有功力。
The Shurangama Mantra is a Dharma-door difficult to encounter in billions of eons. For every line we learn and understand, we activate one part of its power. But, then, we must actually put it into practice. However it”s not that you try to make use of the mantra”s vast efficacy and tremendous power. If you use this Dharma but you don”t hold the precepts--like most people who aren”t clear about anything and casually kill, steal, are lustful, lie, and indulge in intoxicants, and who only recite the Five Great Hearts Mantra when some crisis happens--then you are defiling the Dharma and there is no merit in that. If you insist on trying to control the ghosts and order the Dharma protectors around, then you”re just going to be increasing your own karmic offenses. You will bring calamities down upon yourself. Therefore, the first criterion for people who want to cultivate a Dharma is to hold the precepts and place emphasis on developing virtuous conduct. You must not fight, be greedy, seek, be selfish, pursue your own advantages, or lie. If your virtue in the Way is insufficient but you pretend to be a sage who can transmit teachings, or pass yourself off as the leader of a nation, then your behavior is unacceptable. Nowadays everyone is interested in getting the most magic out of mantras, but they are not attentive to their own moral character. And so in fact their recitation will be ineffectual.
所以學〈楞嚴咒〉法，所行必須要正，存心要正，不打不清淨的妄想，不做不清淨的事，要念茲在茲修清淨的行門。如果一方面修〈楞嚴咒〉法門，一方面不好好守規矩，就會有很大的問題發生，這一點大家必須明白。若是你不存正念，不行正行，便會令金剛藏菩薩不佩服你，不保護你，佛菩薩是慈悲的，他不會損害衆生，不會瞋害人；可是所有的侍從，一切的護法、天龍、鬼神，都是有很大的脾氣。這種惡鬼、惡神，他見到你這修道持咒的人有過錯了，他就給你一點災害，或者令你不自在，令你有很大的麻煩，你便會發生種種災難，受種種的果報，這是絲毫不可以開玩笑的。所以必須要齋戒沐浴，要心裏也清淨，不打染汙的念頭；身上也清淨，不行染汙的法門，時時刻刻要保持清淨，不可以有絲毫不守規矩的行爲。
Therefore those who study the Shurangama Mantra Dharma must be proper in their behavior, proper in their intent; must not have defiled thoughts, and must not do impure deeds. They should be very attentive to cultivating purity. If on the one hand they cultivate the Shurangama Mantra and on the other hand they don”t follow the rules, then they will get themselves into deep trouble. Everyone should pay close attention to this point. If your intent is not proper and your conduct is not proper, then the Vajra Treasury Bodhisattvas will lose their respect for you and won”t protect you. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are compassionate and would not hurt any living being or harm beings out of anger. But their attendants--the Dharma-protectors, gods, dragons, ghosts, and spirits will become enraged. Those evil ghosts and evil spirits, upon seeing you cultivating the mantra while committing offenses, will bring disaster and harm down upon you; will make you feel very uncomfortable; will cause you to get in grave trouble; or make you have to undergo a series of misfortunes or a series of retributions. This is really no joking matter! Therefore you must eat vegetarian food and purify yourself. Most of all your mind must be pure. Don”t have defiled false thoughts. Maintain physical purity and don”t practice defiling dharmas. At all times guard your purity. Don”t commit even the slightest infractions of the rules.
誦持〈楞嚴咒〉比買賣黃金更賺得多，誦〈楞嚴咒〉一遍，就等于幾萬萬盎斯的黃金那麼有價值，不過不能用貪心來誦持。若能持戒律，無嫉妒障礙，無貪瞋癡，那麼誦持〈楞嚴咒〉就有大感應、大利益；若你有不守規矩的行爲，修這個法便沒有大的感應力量。並不是咒沒有靈驗，而是因爲你不守規矩，護法善神離得你遠遠的，有什麼事情他也不管。所以凡是讀誦〈楞嚴咒〉的人，不要有一種詭谲的心，不要有一種盡造罪業的行爲。任何時候都要正大光明，只知利他，不知利己，存菩薩心腸，行菩薩行門。
Reciting the Shurangama Mantra is more valuable than any amount of gold. Reciting the mantra once is equivalent to tons of gold! But your recitation shouldn”t be motivated by greed! If you hold the precepts, then you won”t be jealous …
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