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5) Offerings made by yourself are offerings made manually by
yourself. Do not have others make them for you out of your laziness,
indifference, or
carelessness. 什麼是自作供養呢?就是不要說,哦,現在我們自己作了!不是的,不是這個。不單單是你的身口在那兒做,還要你的心,自己不自懈怠。懈怠要注意哦!懈怠就是你心裡邊沒有這個精進相應的,沒有如理如法地推著自己去做的話,這個叫懈怠。別人逼著你去做,你的嘛心裡面委委屈屈地做,這個是懈怠。雖然你自己做了,功德是有的,這好可惜!我們都是這樣,時間也是白白浪費了,精力也是白白浪費了,然後呢得到的功德卻是很少,乃至於往往還得到很多的罪過咧!這是最可惜的一件事情。 那個時候你只要能夠轉變,有了這個正知見,同樣地你還是做那麼多事情,就會有絕不一樣的果報,而且很多這種情況,眼前就會得到。所以空下來,與其你們聊天,不如說找那些真正用功的,你問問他看。在座的好幾位同學談論了以後,他親自體驗到,哎呀,是歡喜、快樂啊!不是一定在那地方打了一個佛七,然後呢怎麼樣,就是我們聽了法,如理思惟觀察,照著去做的。跑到廚房也好,打掃廁所也好,自然而然那個心裡面跟法相應的那個法喜生起來了。然後呢這個是眼前的,而這個真正的將來的異熟果報,那是不得了 (p240) 的!這是我們要了解的。所以我在這個地方鼓勵大家,好好地在這個地方努力學啊,你了解了去做的話,那這的確是輕而易舉的事情。 所以前面一再告訴我們,「聽聞隨轉修心要,少力即脫生死城」哪!你好好地聽聞,然後懂得了,照著去做,不要花太大的努力,生死輪迴就跳出來了。何至於像現在我們弄了個半天,就是你沒跟它相應。然後呢苦苦惱惱坐在這個地方,勉勉強強那個白天你還是去做那個事情,像機器一樣,那像畜生一樣被鞭著,這個不算。所以這個地方告訴我們,不是由於懈怠、懶惰、放逸這種力量,乃至於也不教—是自己去做!這個情況。所以這個地方,它從文字上面看,就說單單自己,不要教別人,實際上呢就是自己去做你這個心情也應該注意到。再下面, 6) Offerings that you help others to make refers to offerings (that
you, out of compassion, cause someone else to make. This) occurs when you
have some small things to offer and you think, "These suffering living
beings, who have little merit and nothing to give, will gain happiness by
making these
offerings." 這是教他供,他這個教他供注意哦!他自己有,他也曉得供養的功德,但是呢他看見人家更差,他願意把那個功德讓給別人。不是自己小氣不願意哦,自己捨不得教別人供,這個不算!這個我們要了解的,它每一個地方的關鍵。 you, out of compassion, cause someone else to
make. 喏!所以這個時候所以教他供的,因為悲愍別人。明明看見這個好機會讓給別人,就像一筆好生意,明明曉得—啊,看見他太窮了!好了,讓給你做。這樣的心情。 Furthermore, the merit of offerings made both by yourself and by
others you have helped to make offerings are shared by both of you, the
difference in the size of the meritorious results of these three being
similar to the above discussion in the fourth
section. 同樣地,第一個自己供養最小;你以悲愍心讓給別人,結果還比它更大咧!這個了解哦,這是以悲愍心明曉得這樣去做。第三呢,自他一起做是更大!所以從這個地方我們看見,說你供養佛,親自佛現前供養,功德還不如我們現在事後供養哦!經論上面說得清清楚楚哦!我們現在往往說:「唉呀,我們不在佛世啊,可惜啊!」不在佛世,你如法做的話,得到的福德不亞於佛世,還超過佛世哦,這樣好哦!同樣供養,同樣的道理。也許我們覺得:哎呀,我自己沒錢哪!你能夠真正地如理地教別人供養的這功德,還比你自己還要好。那千真萬確的這種道理都在這上頭,如果說你能夠鼓勵自他共同供養的話是更好。 7) Offerings of wealth and service are offerings to a buddha or his
stulpa consisting of gifts of clothing, food, bedding, seats, medicine,
personal necessities, incense, aromatic powders and ointments, flower
garlands, music, and various types of lamps. There is also offering
respectful speech, prostrations, rising before the other, hands joined
together respectfully, a variety of praises, obeisance with your limbs and
head touching the ground, and clockwise circumambulation. Moreover,
inexhaustible gifts such as fields can be given, as well as offerings of
jewels, earrings, bracelets, and the like. At the least, there are
offerings of bells, silver coins, or spools of
thread. 這個就是財敬供養。這兩個字注意哦!財而恭敬,這個就是外財,供的時候是恭恭敬敬的。你這個不管是什麼,各式各樣的,以恭敬心去供養。 8) Vast offerings means offerings of the above wealth and service
over a long
duration. 這個就是說什麼是廣大呢?像上面說的,恆常恭敬心去供養。 Furthermore, they have seven qualities: being copious, excellent,
both perceived and nonperceived, done by both oneself and others, and
being offered with heartfelt delight, fervent
aspiration, 分七方面,謂所供的財物,供的東西多而好,現前供養、非現前恭養,自作以及教他,至心歡喜—心裡面供的時候,是非常歡善;還有「猛利勝解」,這個「猛利」通於至心、歡喜、勝解三樣。就是說,你供的時候要有勝解心,這個勝解心是什麼?就是你確定了解你為什麼要供,以及恭敬的時候,你那個心情感恩恭敬,確定曉得這是無上的福田,無上的功德田,無上的恩德田,你至誠恭敬地去供養他,以這一種至誠的、歡喜的這樣。眼前我們無處不是,如果你了解了,這個地方就是塔廟,供這個功德超過供佛哦!所(p243) 以在這種情況之下,你哪怕是上一香一華,哪怕掃一個地,哪怕處理一點事情,你看見地上髒了,你能夠把它掃一下,你看到那個東西了,把它拿掉,這樣,都產生無邊廣大的果報。這是我們真不了解,真可惜啊!除了這個以外, and with the merit being dedicated to perfect
enlightenment. 一定得到絕大的果報,還要把它迴向,那個是廣大供養。 9) Offerings not contaminated with the afflictions are offerings
with six qualities: they are made (1) manually by yourself, not making
others do them out of contempt, carelessness, or laziness; (2)
respectfully; (3) without distraction; (4) free of the afflictions in that
they are not mixed with attachment and the like; (5) without expectation
of receiving wealth and service from kings and so on who have faith in the
Buddha; and (6) with proper material
accompaniments. 那麼,什麼是「非染汙」?這個雖然你供養了,如果你心裡邊「輕蔑」,如果是「放逸」,如果「懈怠」,這種情況去教別人;你雖然有錢,「拿去!拿去供供佛啦!」這個不行。當然這個是教別人,實際上呢?就是你輕蔑心,這個本身就是,最主要的重點在這個地方就是,心裡面沒有恭敬心,馬馬虎虎、含含糊糊,就是這種狀態。所以要自己親手去供養,要殷重、殷切地供養,「不散漫心」。然後呢供的時候「不以貪等雜染」,這是什麼意思?我們現在就是這個狀態,跑得去供一個佛:「哎呀,菩薩啊!我供你三斤香 (p244) 蕉,然後我這個香蕉田下年豐收啊!」這樣。這個要注意,我們處處地方幹什麼?要迴向無上菩提。 |