..续本文上一页rld. One leaves behind one”s worldly ideas. It also means leaving the home of affliction. Every person in the world dwells in the home of affliction. When we lose our tempers, we feel it tastes more flavorful than any delicious food we could eat. Therefore, when we leave home, we mean to leave the home of affliction. We should also leave the home of ignorance. Because of ignorance, we don”t understand anything, and all of our actions and deeds are deluded. So we ought to leave the home of ignorance.
出家又有种种的分别，好像中国的出家人，有的因为年老，无依无靠，出家以后吃饭比较容易，所以就出家；有的被环境所迫而出家，或许犯了法、杀了人，就改名换姓，做一个出家人，王法也不管他了，找也找不到他了；有的小孩因为不容易养，就送到庙上去出家。
People leave the home-life for various reasons. For example, in China, some people leave the home-life because they are old and have no one to support them, and leaving home makes it easier to get meals. Others are forced by circumstances to leave the home-life. Perhaps someone has broken the law or committed murder, so he changes his name and leaves the home-life. Then the authorities pay no more attention to him, and they cannot track him down, either. Some children are sent to a temple to leave the home-life because their families have difficulty raising them.
以上这三种出家人，能不能修行？不知道，或者能、或者不能。又有一种是真为生死，发菩提心而出家的，这种出家人，如果不退心，就真能痛念生死发大菩提心，依照诸佛所说的法去修行，所以出家也有这种种不同的情形。可是出家后要清净过失，没有一切的过失，离过绝非，恢复本有的清净，永远出离三界的家、烦恼的家、无明的家、世俗的家。
It is not certain whether people who leave the home-life for the above three reasons will be able to cultivate. They may or they may not be able to. Finally, there is the person who leaves the home-life because he genuinely wants to end birth and death. If such a left-home person doesn”t retreat from his resolve, he will be able to cultivate. Being painfully aware of birth and death, he will make the great resolve to reach enlightenment and cultivate according to the Dharma spoken by the Buddha. There are various situations under which people leave the home-life. After leaving the home-life, you should purify yourself of offenses and get rid of all your faults. Stay away from offenses and put an end to evil deeds. Regain your original purity. Leave the home of the Triple Realm, the home of affliction, the home of ignorance, and the worldly home forever.
问：为何没有女佛？
Question: Why are there no female Buddhas
上人答：不是没有女佛，也有的。《法华经》上说得很明白；「龙女献珠，立地成佛。」龙女是女的，她把宝珠献给佛，便立地成佛。这证明女身也可以成佛，不过很少的。至于为什么做男人？为什么做女人？就因为欢喜。欢喜女人的念头多，就做女人；欢喜男人的念头多，就去做男人。这是受自己所造这种业的果报，这叫造业受报，自己跟着这个业转。
Answer: That”s not quite true. As the Dharma Flower Sutra says, the Dragon Girl offered her precious pearl to the Buddha and immediately attained Buddhahood. This proves that those in female bodies can also become Buddhas; however, it is quite rare. As to why some are born to become men and others women, it”s a question of personal preference. If one longs to be a woman, one will become a woman. If one likes to be a man, one will become a man. Your karma controls you, and you undergo the retribution of the karma you create.
然而也有人能支配自己的业，自己不随境界转，而能旋转乾坤，能把业转变过来，能做主。若是随业转，就不能控制；若能转业，就能控制。为何菩萨要发愿呢？就是为了控制自己不随业流转，有这一种大愿做支柱，就能转业。所谓「人能转业，而业不能转人；人能转境界，而境界不能转人；人能转果报，而果报不能转人。」所以这是可以控制的，可是要有智慧，才可以控制；若是尽愚痴、无明、做颠倒事，则不能控制。我问：「你为何要做颠倒事情？」你说：「不知道。」不知道，就跟着业跑了。
Nevertheless, some people can control their own karma. Instead of being turned around by a situation, they can turn the situation around. They can alter their karma and be their own masters. If you follow your karma, you are not in control. But if you can direct your karma, then you are in control. Why do Bodhisattvas make vows
Because they want to control the flow of their karma. Relying on their great vows as a foundation, they can direct their karma. In their case, they can control their karma, but their karma cannot control them. They can control states of mind, but states of mind cannot control th…
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