..续本文上一页t the offenses that we committed before. First of all, we should repent. It is said, “Once repented of, great offenses will be eradicated.” How do we repent

　　 We should make a clean breast of all our offenses in front of the fourfold assembly and vow not to repeat those offenses. Then the Buddhas and Bod-hisattvas will forgive us and help us eradicate our karma, since the offenses were not committed intentionally.

　　However, if we deliberately commit the same offense again, repentance won”t help. Our act will become fixed karma and in the future we will definitely receive the retribution. We shouldn”t think that if we create offenses during the day, we can simply pray at night to eradicate these offenses, and so keep on creating more offenses while continuously praying, turning it into a routine. In the future, the offenses accumulated will be as high as Mount Sumeru, so how could one avoid falling into hell this way

　　在我们的道场中，有十方诸佛的化身，有十方诸菩萨的化身，也有辟支佛、阿罗汉等诸圣人的化身，又有天龙八部在护法。我们在道场中，若尽找人家的麻烦，尽找人家的不对，这就等于找十方诸佛、菩萨、辟支佛、阿罗汉诸圣人的不对一样。

　　In our Way-place, there are transformation bodies of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions, and transformation bodies of Pratyekabuddhas, Arhats, and other sages. There are also gods and dragons of the eightfold pision. They are all here to protect the Dharma. If we constantly find fault with other people in the Way-place, that”s equal to finding fault with all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and sages.

　　在道场中一边修行，一边造业，修的没有造的多，这就等于在银行透支一样，补不上差额，将来终会信用破产的。所谓：

　　If we cultivate in the Way-place on the one hand, and create karma on the other, and our cultivation is less than the offenses we create, this is just like overdrawing a bank account. If we cannot make up the deficit, we”ll go bankrupt. It”s said,

　　善恶两条道，

　　修的修，造的造。

　　Good and evil are two perging roads.

　　You can either cultivate the good,

　　Or commit offenses.

　　不要在道场中，只知道造恶的业，不知造善的业。要常找自己的不是，不要找人家的不对。如果专找人家的麻烦，障碍人家修道，不但对自己没有好处，将来还要受果报，这后果不言可知。

　　Don”t just create evil karma and neglect creating good karma in this Way-place. We should always examine our own faults and not denounce others. If we just harass others and obstruct them in their cultivation, then not only will there be no benefit for us, but in the future we will also receive the retribution. The consequences go without saying.

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