法是师父赐予你的礼物 The Dharma is the Master’s Gift to You
要出离生死，最难的就是断这个自己制造的生死。所以有一位尊者，师父就是让他要找到自我：罪是我做出来的，忏罪也要从自己来。你有大的毅力才能真正的超越这重业之山，能超越过去，自然就是果实累累，不求而得。
The greatest challenge in transcending life and death is severing the cycle of life and death that you have created for yourself. There was a Venerable Master whose teacher instructed him to seek the Self, saying: "The sins were created by me, thus repentance must also begin with me." Only through great determination can one truly overcome the immense mountain of karma. Once you surpass it, the fruits of your efforts will naturally manifest, without asking for it.
Part.01
最大的障碍就是自我
The Greatest Obstacle Is the Self.
最大的障碍就是自我。所做的一切都是看他能不能超越自我，能不能驾御自我。能超越它，那肯定你胜利了。如果学佛平时“你好，我好，大家好”都这样的话，那很难的。平时我们大多数都是客气的，这样维系可以更久的学佛。
The greatest obstacle is the Self. Everything you do is a test of whether you can transcend the Self and master it. If you can overcome it, victory is certainly yours. If learning Buddhism is merely about “You’re good, I’m good, everyone’s good,” then true progress is unlikely. Most of us are usually polite, and maintaining politeness helps sustain long-term Buddhist practice.
如果真正要超越的话，要像这位尊者那样。他跟弟子们说你们把我当佛来观想是可以的，但是这样对于法来说，难道你没有注重我修的法是这样的吗？
To truly transcend, one must follow the example of this Venerable Master. He told his disciples, “It’s fine for you to visualize me as a Buddha, however, are you paying attention to the Dharma I’ve practiced to achieve this state?”
Part.02
法是师父赐予你的礼物
The Dharma Is the Master’s Gift to You
他讲不仅仅我不是佛，我做了几十世的畜生，这是第一世做人，都是因为按照师父的教化，严谨的按照法来修，我这一生超生脱死了。如果你们仅仅把我当佛来观想的话，对你们的清净观想、信心是有帮助的，但是这样是不利于法的，不要忘掉我是因为修法而成就的。
He further explained, “Not only am I not a Buddha, but I’ve spent dozens of lifetimes as an animal. This is my first life as a human being, and it is all because I followed my Master’s teachings rigorously and practiced the Dharma diligently. In this life, I have transcended birth and death. If you only visualize me as a Buddha, while it strengthens your pure visualization and faith, it does a disservice to the Dharma. Don’t forget my achievements came through practicing the Dharma.”
现在末法时代的众生又反过来了，末法时代的众生都喜欢法，忘掉了法只是师父赐予你的礼物，你这小孩乖他给你奖赏，所以为什么那些法要密在那里，师父需要给你的时候才给。现在经典大量的在印，新华书店都可以买到很高的密法，但是能不能成就，能不能了生脱死？不能。
In this current degenerate age of the Dharma, sentient beings have reversed priorities. While they are drawn to the Dharma itself, they forget that it is merely the Master’s gift to them, much like a parent rewarding a well-behaved child. This is why certain teachings are kept secret and only revealed when the Master deems the disciple ready. Nowadays, numerous sutras and high-level tantric texts are widely available—even in bookstores. But can reading them alone lead to liberation or transcendence of life and death? No.
Part.03
“师父有没有传法？”
“Master, do you transmit the Dharma?”
因为你再看书，你的分别意识，我慢一丝都没有减少，我慢里面加上更坚固的法慢在里面，混凝土一样，只会成魔不会成佛。末法时代众生都喜欢实有的法。很多人来到我这边，几年下来有的人还问：“师父有没有传法？”
Even if you read countless scriptures, if your discriminatory consciousness and arrogance does not diminish—if you add a sense of pride in your knowledge of the Dharma to your already solidified arrogance—it’s like pouring concrete into your ego, further entrenching you in delusion, transforming you into a Mara rather than a Buddha. In this degenerate age, people are overly attached to the tangible aspects of the Dharma. Some even come to me after years of practice and still ask, “Master, do you transmit the Dharma?”
我们坐在这里是不是法，身心有没有调柔，我们的生命放射出的柔和的光，这种法喜都变成我们生命的果实，如果你常常有这个福报，那你就果实累累。这就是师父安排的，让你修你就好好修。
Is our sitting here in accordance with the Dharma? Have our body and mind been properly harmonized and softened? The gentle light radiating from our lives, this joy of the Dharma, becomes the fruit of our existence. If you often experience this, you will bear abundant fruit. This is what the Master has arranged for you—to practice, and to practice wholeheartedly.
末法时代有很多颠倒相。就像这位尊者初期跟着师父，那个也是法，最后他师父讲出来，这也是法，还是苦心经营的一个法。昨天法会上我跟大家讲，我讲起唱歌其实法会也可以结束了，为什么后面还要念仪轨，因为前面那个仪轨太难了，它没有形没有相，你们也批发不回去。慧日寺制造，仅此一份，限量版，你拷贝不回去的，里面密码太复杂。仪轨就很简单，一本书念念，都可以回去念。
In this degenerate age, there are many perverted views. For instance, when the Venerable Master initially followed his Master, that too was the Dharma. Later, when his Master revealed the truth, that was also the Dharma—painstakingly cultivated. As I mentioned in yesterday’s Dharma assembly, even singing a song could conclude the session, but why do we recite rituals afterward? It’s because the earlier rituals are too profound and abstract, impossible to replicate or fully grasp. They are unique, like a one-of-a-kind creation from Huiri Monastery—a limited edition with an intricate, uncrackable code. In contrast, the ritual texts are simple: anyone can take a book and recite them at home.
——三参法师
- San Can Master
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英文翻译：妙莲（新加坡）
英文朗诵：贤淑老师
