..续本文上一页ly find unendurable. For instance, maybe you don”t want to put up with a scolding, but if someone scolds you, you should be happy about it. Perhaps you don”t want to be beaten, but if someone beats you, you should be even happier. Perhaps you don”t wish to die, because life is very precious. However, if someone wants to kill you, you should think, "This death can deliver me from the karmic obstacles of this life. He is truly my wise teacher." So all of you should appreciate the Buddhadharma from the opposite side; learn to flip it over. Cultivating the Way is, in fact, cultivating from the reverse. How do we flip it over
It is simply a matter of learning to like what you dislike. You shouldn”t, however, pass on to other people the things that you don”t like.
你要是和一般人一样，看不破，放不下，我、法二执不空，有我、人、众生、寿者四相，那么麻烦就现出来了。若能退一步想，任何事自然海阔天空。我们学佛法，不要往高深的地方去学，所谓「平常心是道，直心是道场。」我们要用直心来修行。
If you”re like ordinary people who cannot see through or renounce things, if you have not emptied out attachments to self and to dharmas, and if you have the marks of self, others, living beings, and a life span, then you”ll have lots of trouble. If you can step back and consider things calmly, then no matter what happens, you”ll always be able to put things in perspective and take them in stride. As we study Buddhism, we shouldn”t go looking for its truths in lofty and profound places. There is a saying, "The ordinary mind is the Way; the straight mind is the place of cultivation." We should have a straightforward attitude as we cultivate the Way.
你念观世音菩萨，不要存一种贪心，不要说：「我念观世音菩萨，会发财。」这是办不到的。你要是没有贪心，反而会得到；一旦有这个贪心，反而得不到。你念观世音菩萨，也不需要向外宣传说：「我到某某地方打过观音七，你没有打过，你不如我。」不要打这种妄想，不贪名，不贪利，也不贪享受。
As we recite the name of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, we shouldn”t cling to greedy notions. Don”t say, "I hope that by reciting Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name, I can strike it rich." That”s impossible! You might get rich if you don”t have any greed, but as soon as you become greedy, you won”t attain any wealth. Also, there”s no need to publicize the fact that you”re reciting Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name. Don”t say to others, "I”m better than you, because I joined a Guanyin Recitation Session at such and such a place, and you didn”t." Don”t have such vain thoughts. Don”t crave fame or benefits, and don”t be greedy for luxuries or pleasure.
念观世音菩萨，就要平平常常地念，不要企求一切。不要像有人念观世音菩萨，说：「我没有儿子，要求观音菩萨给我儿子。」有人又要求个女儿。有的男孩子，念观世音菩萨是为求得一个美丽的女孩子。有的女孩子，就为求得一个男朋友，这是不可以的。念观世音菩萨，应该把这些肮脏的念头去除，不要有贪瞋痴的心。譬如：天天穿衣，不要管它好不好，只求其不冷就可以了；天天吃饭，也不要有一种贪美味的思想。要是有这种妄想，那你就没有用真心念观世音菩萨。要是真心念观世音菩萨，怎么还会想吃好的、穿好的？早已经把什么都忘了。什么都忘了，才能和观世音菩萨合而为一。
Recite Guanshiyin Bodhisattva”s name with an ordinary attitude. Don”t scheme or hope for rewards. Don”t be like the people who recite the Bodhisattva”s name while thinking, "I don”t have a son yet. I hope Guanyin Bodhisattva will bring me a son." Other people seek daughters. Some boys recite the name of Guanshiyin Bodhi-sattva hoping to attract a pretty girlfriend. Some girls seek a boyfriend. That”s not allowed! When we recite Guanshiyin Bodhi-sattva”s name, we should sweep away all such dirty thoughts. Purge thoughts of greed, anger, and stupidity. For example, we should pay no attention to whether the clothes we wear are pretty or not. If they protect us from the cold, that”s enough. We shouldn”t view our daily food like a gourmet who loves delicacies. If you have such vain thoughts, then you haven”t recited Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name with a true mind. If you held Guanshiyin Bodhisattva”s name with a true mind, how could you possibly care about eating tasty food or wearing pretty clothes
You would”ve forgotten all that long ago. The only way to become one with Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is to forget everything else.
我们每位众生的心里，都有一位观世音菩萨。你现在所念的，是念自己心里的观音菩萨。有人说：「我向心里找，怎么连个心都没有？」如果你连个心也没有，那就不要念观世音菩萨了，因为那就是观世音菩萨。观世音菩萨就是没有心，他不打一切妄想，没有贪瞋痴。他也不计划今天要穿好的衣服，或吃一点好的东西，享受一点好的供养。他是一切无着，一切不求。他所做的是度众生，他愿一切众生离苦得乐，了生脱死，成佛道，而无所求于众生。他希望众生能真正明白佛法，没有贪瞋痴。
There”s a Guanshiyin Bodhisattva inside the mind of every living being. As we recite and recollect Guanyin Bodhisattva, we”re sim-ply recollecting the Guanyin Bodhisattva inside our minds. Some-one may say, "I”m looking inside for my mind; why can”t I find it
" If you truly have no mind, then you don”t need to recite Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name, because just that is Guanyin Bodhisattva. Guanshiyin Bodhisattva doesn”t have a mind. He doesn”t indulge in any idle thoughts, and he is totally free of greed, hatred, and stupidity. Guanshiyin Bodhisattva doesn”t think, "Today I”ll wear some pretty clothes, eat some delicious food, or enjoy some special offerings." He has no attachments and seeks nothing whatsoever. What he does is rescue living beings. He wants all living beings to leave suffering, attain bliss, end their birth and death, and accom-plish Buddhahood, yet he seeks nothing from living beings. He hopes that living beings will be able to truly understand the Buddhadharma and become free of greed, anger, and stupidity.
我们念观世音，不要一天到晚打妄想：「早上没有吃东西，晚上又没有茶喝，这太苦了！受不了，快跑！」这真是没有出息的修行人！
As we recite Guanshiyin Bodhisattva”s name, we shouldn”t be indulging in idle thoughts all day long. We shouldn”t say, "I didn”t eat anything at all this morning, and tonight there won”t be any tea to drink. This is too much suffering! I can”t take it, I”m going to run away!" Someone who cultivates with that attitude is worthless.
一九七六年观音七三月十六日开示
A talk given on March 16, 1976, during
a Guanyin Recitation Session
《观音菩萨与我们是兄弟 Guanyin Bodhisattva is Our Brother》全文阅读结束。