..续本文上一页said Guanyin Bodhisattva sees living beings as his brothers and sisters. How could this principle be unreasonable

　　 You don”t believe simply because you don”t have this kind of wisdom and knowledge. Or it may be that you don”t have enough experience. That”s why you”re so ignorant and skeptical.

　　佛为什么要度众生？因为他看「一切男子是我父，一切女人是我母。」他的父母在六道轮回中受苦，所以无论如何他也要度众生，希望他的父母离苦得乐。

　　Why does the Buddha want to rescue living beings

　　 Because he can see that, "All men have been my father, and all women have been my mother." His fathers and mothers are suffering in the six destinies of rebirth, so he wants to rescue living beings at all costs, and help his parents escape suffering and attain bliss.

　　我们天天念观世音菩萨，拜观世音菩萨；可是观世音菩萨现身在你面前，你又不认识，所以我们众生是很苦恼的。什么是观世音菩萨现身在你的面前，你也不认识呢？就是那个当面关，也就是你的考验。你念观世音菩萨，要学观世音菩萨的样子。观世音菩萨是大慈、大悲、大愿、大力，我们念观世音菩萨，也要学他的大慈、大悲、大愿、大力。无论谁对我们不好，我们都应该不动心。

　　Every day we recite the name of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva and bow to Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, but when Guanshiyin Bodhisattva appears in person before us, we don”t recognize him. That”s why I say we living beings are extremely pitiable. What do I mean that if Guanshiyin Bodhisattva appeared in person before us, we wouldn”t recognize him

　　 It”s our big test. When we recite Guanshiyin Bodhi-sattva”s name, we should learn to be like him. Guanshiyin Bodhi-sattva possesses great kindness, great compassion, great vows, and great strength. When we recite his name, we should also learn to have his great kindness, great compassion, great vows, and great strength. No matter who mistreats us, our minds must remain calm.

　　谁骂我们，我们要忍；谁打我们，我们也要忍；甚至谁把我们杀了，我们也要忍，并且要认账。为什么要认账？假如我往昔没有骂过人，他也不会来骂我；我往昔没有打过人，人也不会打我。为什么有人骂我、打我、杀我？因为我往昔在愚痴的时候，也骂过人、打过人、杀过人，所以今生遇到这种境界，要把往昔所欠的债务还清了。以前不明白的时候，就好像扛债不还；现在明白了，就应该老老实实地承认这笔债务。我们能承认这笔债，就能见到观世音菩萨，就和观世音菩萨有真正法眷属的关系。

　　No matter who curses at us, we should endure it. No matter who hits us, we should bear it. Even if someone were to kill us, we should also bear it patiently, and recognize it as our rightful due. Why should we see it as our due

　　 Because if we hadn”t scolded others in the past, others wouldn”t curse at us now. If we hadn”t hit someone in the past, he certainly wouldn”t come to beat us now. Why would someone want to curse at us, hit us, or kill us

　　 Because in the past, when we were stupid and ignorant, we cursed at him, beat him, or killed him. So in this present life, the same situation has happened to us, and we should repay the debts that we accrued in the past. In the past, out of ignorance, we didn”t make good our debts. Now that we understand, we should honestly acknowledge the unpaid debts. Once our debts are paid, we can see Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, and we can truly count as one of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva”s Dharma-relatives.

　　所以，我们念观世音菩萨，不要一见到人，就看别人的不对。你尽找别人麻烦，是自己苦未了，苦根未断尽。所以各位要认识境界，彻法底源。学佛法必须要会运用佛法，要是不会运用佛法，无论你修到什么时候，佛法仍是佛法，你还是你自己。如果你会运用，那就和佛法打成一片，而不能分开。

　　When we are reciting Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name, we shouldn”t criticize other people as soon as we meet them. If we”re always looking at the faults of others, it proves that our own suffering hasn”t come to an end. We haven”t pulled up the roots of suffering. So all of us must clearly recognize the situations that occur. We must thoroughly understand the Dharma. People who study the Buddhadharma have to be able to use the Buddhadharma. If we cannot use it, then no matter how long we cultivate, the Buddhadharma merely remains Buddhadharma, and we are simply us. But if we know how to use it, then we can become one with it; we become inpisibly united with the Buddhadharma.

　　忍，是最要紧的，就是叫你忍你所不愿意忍的事情。譬如我不愿意挨骂，可是有人骂我，我都欢喜。我不愿意挨打，可是有人打我，我更欢喜。我不愿意被人杀，生命是很宝贵的，可是有人要杀我，这是了脱我一生的业障，是我真正的善知识。所以各位啊！学佛法要倒过来学，修道也要倒过来修。怎么倒过来呢？就是你不愿意的事，也要愿意。你所不愿意的事，你不该让给旁人。

　　Patience is of utmost importance; you must endure the things that you ordinari…

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