..续本文上一页f there were no demons, there would be no Buddha, either. Demons come to test you, to make you take another step forward.

　　欲穷千里目，

　　更上一层楼。

　　If you wish to see for a thousand miles,

　　You must go up another floor.

　　这也是来看看你的火候够不够？若是够，则千魔不改，万魔不退，不会退失菩提心。愈在难处愈精进，一切横逆交加，皆处之泰然，不觉得不公平，也不怨天，不尤人，能逆来顺受，修忍辱波罗蜜。所有魔障来了，都不与魔起敌对，自己吃一点苦不要紧，要发愿度魔，使其皈依三宝，发菩提心。我们对谁都不生怨仇心，如此可化干戈为玉帛，化仇恨为慈祥。

　　Demons test to see how strong your cultivation is. If it”s strong enough, you won”t waver or retreat in the face of ten thousand demons, and you won”t lose your resolve for Bodhi. The greater the hardship, the more energetic you are. Even when surrounded by adversity, you remain calm. You don”t feel mistreated, and you don”t complain to heaven or blame others. You bear adversity and cultivate patience. That”s the kind of skill you ought to have. No matter what demonic obstacles you encounter, you give no opposition. You”re unafraid of suffering. You make a vow to cross over demons, and to influence them to take refuge in the Triple Jewel and bring forth the Bodhi resolve. You harbor no grudges. In this way, you can "beat swords into plow-shares," and transform hostility into peace.

　　我们应该在反面找好处，「行有不得，皆反求诸己。」不要为自己做辩护律师，无论什么事：

　　Always look for good in what appears to be the opposite. "If you fail to achieve your goal, seek the reason within yourself." Don”t be so defensive.

　　真认自己错，

　　莫论他人非；

　　他非即我非，

　　同体名大悲。

　　Truly recognize your faults.

　　Don”t discuss the faults of others.

　　Others” faults are just my own.

　　Being one with everything is called,

　　"Great Compassion."

　　同体亦包括魔，魔也是自性的一部分。若自性有魔，就会引进外边的魔；若自性无魔，外魔就不会进来。什么是自性魔？就是贪瞋痴。「若无猫食碗，则不招苍蝇。」魔因为觉得你有点油水，他可以混水摸鱼得些好处，所以来捣乱你，显他的魔通。

　　"Being one with everything" includes demons. Demons are also a part of our own natures. If we hold demons inside, they will be attracted from outside. If we are free of internal demons, external demons will not enter. What are the demons of our own natures

　　 Greed, anger, and ignorance. "If the plate of cat food is not left out, the flies won”t be attracted." Since demons feel they can get some cheap advantages off you, they come to stir up mischief and display their spiritual penetrations.

　　所以人的一举一动，一言一行，都要老老实实，言必忠信，行必笃敬，不打妄语。如果怕认自己错，尽是覆讳过失，这不是修道的行为。必须要开诚布公，很坦白慷慨地做事，本照义理道德良心去行事；若是与道德良心有不合之处，则绝不去做。

　　Therefore, in every word and deed, we must be true and honest. We must be trustworthy in speech, sincerely respectful in action, and not given to lying. One who always covers errors instead of admitting them cannot cultivate. We should be honest and up front about things, and work in an open and public-spirited way. We should cultivate righteousness and morality and do nothing that goes against our conscience.

　　凡是修道人必须具足真正的智慧。真正的智慧，就是不会自赞毁他，说：「你看我，我是最第一、最清高的，他们都是那么贱。」凡是自赞的人，已经是没有前途的，虽然活着，其实是已经死了。因为他违背良心道德，看不起他人，只知道有自己，这是诸佛菩萨所最不欢喜的人。若想得诸佛菩萨的欢喜与保护，则要言行一致，「言顾行，行顾言」，互相不矛盾。不要常夸自己如何好，一旦做事就坏了。

　　Cultivators of the Way need genuine wisdom. Having genuine wisdom means not praising oneself and disparaging others, saying, "Look at me! I”m number one. I”m the purest and loftiest. Everyone else is common and lowly." Those who praise themselves have no future. Even when alive, they are as good as dead, for they have gone against their own conscience and integrity. They look down on others and are completely wrapped up in themselves. Such people make the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas most unhappy. If you wish to make the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas happy and receive their protection, you must practice what you preach. Your words must match your actions, and your actions must accord with your words. There should be no discrepancy between them. Don”t boast about your own virtue, then make a mess of things.

　　修道人不要有自私心、自利心，要利益他人，不要尽损人利己，或看不起他人。每个人都应该回光返照，照照过去的事、现在的事，再照照将来。能念兹在兹，时刻不忘良心道德，时间一久，善根自然会增长，菩提心也会发得大，进一步就会去行菩萨道，利益众生，这是有连带关系的…

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