魔是来帮助你修道

　　Demons Help You Cultivate

　　少说话，多打坐，这是修道的基本大法。

　　Talk less and meditate more: this is the fundamental requisite of cultivation.

　　在前边讲「若人静坐一须臾，胜造恒沙七宝塔。」你坐在禅堂里，打这个妄想：「静坐一须臾，就有胜造七宝塔的功德。」想来想去，连一须臾的时间也没有静坐，那么你一点功德都没有。为什么？好像认指为月一样，只见手指不见月，还说功德无量！无量！那只是坐在那里念无量！

　　Earlier I explained the verse that went:

　　If one can sit perfectly still for even a split second, One”s merit surpasses that of building pagodas of the seven gems in number like the Ganges” sands.

　　If you”re sitting in the Chan hall and you keep having idle thoughts such as, "I”m sitting still for a single second and gaining merit and virtue that surpasses that of building pagodas of the seven jewels," you haven”t actually sat still for even one second, and you haven”t the least bit of merit and virtue. Why not

　　 It”s just like when someone points at the moon and you mistake his finger for the moon. You only see his hand, but you never see the moon. And yet you claim to have measureless merit and virtue! Measureless

　　 Hah! You”re just sitting there having measureless thoughts!

　　又说：「我能毫光照大千！我能毫光照大千！」这种境界不是用想的，也不是用说的，而是去行的。你能真正清净入定，那时才能毫光照大千。不能入定，胡思乱想是没有用处的，想来想去都是妄想，和事实相差十万八千里。

　　You also say, "I can emit light from my hair-mark that radiates throughout the entire cosmos! Hey! I can emit hair-mark light throughout the entire universe." But this state isn”t something that you can think about, or talk about either. You must actually practice it. If you can be pure and truly enter into samadhi, only then can you release light from your hair-mark that radiates throughout the cosmos. If you can”t enter into samadhi, and all you do is entertain these ridiculous thoughts that fly in all directions, then it”s totally useless. No matter how much you think back and forth, it”s all idle thinking, and it”s a million miles away from reality.

　　又在想：「我怎么样能入定呢？我怎么样能开悟呢？」如果打这个妄想，怎么样都入不了定，怎么样都开不了悟。为什么？你只在皮毛上用功夫，不在般若上用功夫，尽向外找，不向内求，永远找不到的。

　　Someone else is thinking, "Well, how can I actually enter samadhi

　　 How can I get enlightened

　　" If you”re having idle thoughts like these, then there”s no way for you to enter samadhi or get enlighten-ed. Why not

　　 It”s because you”re working only on the surface of things. You”re not using Prajna-wisdom. You”re always seeking outside. Since you don”t know how to seek within yourself, you”ll never find what you are looking for.

　　各位，你们应该做电疗医生来帮助这个世界，拯救空气污染中的众生，成就空气清洁中的佛。那么现在大家要静坐，不要打妄想，这一点，希望你们要明白，要了解。我已经把清净空气的电疗法告诉大家，你们不妨试一试，看看效果如何？

　　All of you should be electrotherapists and help out this world. You should save living beings who are here in this polluted atmosphere so that they can become Buddhas in a pure atmosphere. Now when you meditate, please don”t have so many idle thoughts. I hope you all understand this point. I”ve now told you this method of purifying the air using electrotherapy, and you might want to try it out to see what the result is.

　　今天是禅七第二天，你们所用的功夫有没有上路？上路是上正觉的路，也就是菩提路。你们参「念佛是谁？」有没有提起来？你们的妄想是不是放下了？若是没有提起「念佛是谁？」赶快把它提起来。好像「猫捉老鼠」一样，聚精会神在等待；又好像「鸡孵卵」一样，一心一意在想小鸡；又好像「龙养珠」一样，谨慎专一地保护，能念兹在兹来研究，才能有成就。

　　Today is the second day of the Chan session. Have any of you set foot on the right road

　　 Are you on the road of proper enlightenment, the Bodhi path

　　 As you contemplate the question, "Who is mindful of the Buddha

　　" do you actually bring it to mind

　　 Have you put down your idle thoughts or not

　　 If you haven”t raised the question, "Who is mindful of the Buddha

　　" then you should do so in a hurry. It”s just like a cat stalking a mouse. He gathers all his attention and focuses his energy as he waits for the mouse to appear. It”s also like a mother hen sitting on her nest. She concentrates her thoughts on the little chicks about to hatch. It”s also like a dragon guarding his precious pearl. He carefully concentrates on protecting it. If you can concentrate on your…

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