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《六祖禪經》。
六祖說：「元有般若之智，與大智人更無差別，因何聞法不自開悟？緣邪見障重、煩惱根深。猶如大雲覆蓋於日，不得風吹，日光不現。」
般若之智，也就是如來的智慧，其實跟有大智慧的人是沒有差別的，但是為什麼聽了法也不能夠開悟呢？這是因為邪見很重，障礙就很重，煩惱很深，這個煩惱深，邪見重，就有了障礙，就像很多雲，把太陽給遮住了。
沒有風去吹這些雲，太陽也不會出現。
這裡面提到
邪見，
我們稱為不正當的見解。
眾生都有煩惱，我們每一個人每天都有煩惱，而且舊的煩惱還沒有去，新的煩惱就再跟著來，每天都在撥這個煩惱，你也不知道明天有什麼煩惱，突然間它就又出來了。因為你把自己的一切的思維都放在你的煩惱上面，你的煩惱永遠不停。
舉一個簡單的例子，有一天如果我們把所有煩惱的事情統統都解決了，那我什麼事都沒有了，我就輕鬆了，無事一身輕。但是他沒有想到，今天有今天的煩惱，明天有明天的煩惱，而且是永遠不停的，很多大大小小的事情，統統都在干擾你的思維。
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像剛剛蓮祥法師講的，「師尊該說的跟不該說的都說了。」
Like just now, Lianxiang fashi said: shizun spoke out all, be they must speak of or must not speak of.
蓮潔就問我「什麼是不該說的？」
Thus, Lianjie asked me: What is Must not speak of?
告訴你，師尊講話就是很直的，我這個小舅舅帶我去跳舞，這個就是不該說的。
Let me tell you, Shizun is straight forward in speech, my younger brother in law brought me to dance, this is Must not speak of.
這個是事實啊！This is true fact!
那是二十歲的事情啊！
那時候還沒有學佛嘛！
所以不是舞功高強，舞功沒有忘。
但是像過去跳舞唱歌的事情，有些出家人是不談的。
師尊是什麼都講的。Shizun is one that speaks of everything.
所以是該說的也講，不該說的也講。
Thus, must or must not speak of also speak of.
我的人就是這樣子，直直去，不該說的也說，大概就是指這個吧！
I am like this, going straight forward, must not speak of also speak of, roughly points to this one!
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The whole passage:
善知識。小根之人。聞此頓教。猶如草木。根性小者。若被大雨。悉皆自倒。不能增長。
小根之人 - People with Small Root Potential (for cultivation)。亦復如是。
元有般若之智。與大智人更無差別。因何聞法不自開悟。
People with Small Root Potential have Wisdom that are no different from those with Big Root Potential. Why then upon hearing dharma they fail to become enlightened?
緣邪見障重。煩惱根深。猶如大雲。覆蓋於日。不得風吹。日光不現。
The reason being their heavy hindrances from their evil affinity mindsets.
[烦恼 （梵文：क्लेश，Kleshas，kleśa，巴利语：kilesa，藏文：nyon mongs），佛教术语].
Kleshas roots are deep. Like big clouds that block off the Sun.
Without Wind to blow, Sunlight will not be visible.
般若之智亦無大小。為一切眾生自心迷悟不同。迷心外見。修行覓佛。未悟自性。即是小根。若開悟頓教。不 能外修。但於自心常起正見。煩惱塵勞常不能染。即是見性。
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Lianxiang fashi is one the 5, Fashi classmates of mine in Fashi Training in Seattle.
The 5 students are - lotuschef莲厨, lianxiang莲祥, lianxing莲醒, lianshan莲珊 & lianling莲零.
From each of our maiden dharma speeches, and the comments made by GM Lu, the Root Potentials of each of us can be determined.
Body Speech Mind!
BUT, Root potential do not affect our inherent Buddha nature & Prajna!
6th Patriarch's Platform sutra also states that Cultivation will transform one into a Buddha!
Must speak of?
Must not speak of?
Hahaha!
As GM Lu was sharing Platform Sutra, and one of its core pointer is Middle Path Theory, so do we still have Must or Must not speak of?
Speech and its interpretation also varies because of the Wisdom level of individuals!
When GM Lu said to me : Leave TBS.
My first reaction was: Why? I just took refuge and newly ordained as well!
I am only 2 years old!
However, with my experiences in TBS and through cultivation, I realised that what is the Standard Sadhana is a rough guide only.
AND, fixation is anathema in Cultivation.
So, the same sequences or steps as set out in the Standard Sadhana, but all that varies is the Visualisation! :)
So, I didn't buy or fall for what Titled masters sell or force upon others!
Remember, Your Prajna is Inherent and no different from anyone else!
All you need is to cultivate to reveal and use it!
No one can help you do that!
So who cares what titled or untitled masters feed you, Just stay focus on what Root Guru teach and share with you!
O! I remember some fashi that flashed photos of themselves taken with GM Lu.
Then they even add that GM Lu said they have great potential and soon to be enlightened!
Just listen and smile!
These are for sure those still very stuck on Ego, associates of poisons of Ignorance, Greed, Aversion!
AND, do beware, When you are cultivating, the Demon test gets more tough with each step up!
You might fall a few steps down, even to level below your initial starting point in cultivation!
I have seen many such subjects!
A pretty recent one is one that took the Catholic order, renounced & back home!
Like ordained monks & nuns in TBS too!
I remember the one that ordained as a nun, then renounced.
Then she got ordained again, and this time appointed as shangshi.
Then she ran away from 2010 HK dharma tour, and renounced and back home again.
She is also another that has some link to Jin-mu, like the green-bird.
I wonder whether anyone remember what I wrote about this fellow student after visiting her chapter during GM's tour of Taiwan chapters.
Any of you remember that she and her daughter shared tales of great suffering and great poverty?
I remember fellow students that went to her chapter for help, most of them paying hefty sums of more than NTD 10K, per visit!
Another one is the blue-collar that wrote to ask GM to retire.
This one is reputed to charge hefty sums for setting up of altars or invoking Earth God!
Another one, a white collar? That dresses himself up in the VM-attire with 5-Buddha Crown!
This one also "dispenses" solutions at hefty prices!
Hahaha!
Sure seen lots and lots more to share!
Cultivate and reveal your inherent Prajna!
With Metta
Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
