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宣化上人:讲经说法要谨慎(中英文)

发布时间:2024-12-17 01:48:22作者:心经入门网
宣化上人:讲经说法要谨慎(中英文)

讲经或说法,先要把“名相”弄清楚,先要把“经文的义理”搞明白,否则就很容易讲错,所谓“差之丝毫,谬之千里。”令听经的人,得不到要领,有莫名其妙之感。依文解义,三世佛怨;离经一字,即同魔说。

讲经说法要谨慎

BePrudentWhenSpeakingtheDharmaandLecturingontheSutras

学佛法的人,不要图快,要细嚼慢咽,品其滋味。

StudentsofBuddhismshouldnottrytohurry.

Weshouldtakeourtimeinsavoringtheflavorofthefoodweeat.

无论是出家人,或是在家人,在讲经说法的时候,一定要十分小心。事前要静坐五分钟,将心安定之后,再翻开经本,合掌恭恭敬敬地读诵经文,然后详细地解释。如果对理论不相应,勉强解说,就不合乎逻辑学。

所以讲经或说法,先要把“名相”弄清楚,先要把“经文的义理”搞明白,否则就很容易讲错,所谓“差之丝毫,谬之千里。”令听经的人,得不到要领,有莫名其妙之感。

Whetheryouareamonkornunoralayperson,youmustbeverycarefulwhenyouspeaktheDharmaorlectureontheSutras.Beforeyoustartyourtalk,sitquietlyforfiveminutes.Afteryourmindiscalmeddown,opentheSutra,putyourpalmstogetherandreverentlyreadtheSutratext,andthenexplainitindetail.Ifyoudon’tquiteunderstandtheprinciplesoftheSutra,youwon’tbeabletogiveacoherentexplanation.ThereforebeforespeakingDharmaorgivingSutralectures,youmustbeclearaboutalltheterms,andunderstandtheprinciplesandmeaningsoftheSutratext.Otherwiseit’sveryeasytomakemistakes.Itissaid,“Ifyouareoffbyahairinthebeginning,you’llmissitbyathousandmilesintheend.”You’llendupconfusingyourlisteners.

学佛法的人,不要图快,所谓“囫囵吞枣,食而不知其味。”要细嚼慢咽,品其滋味。贪多嚼不烂,反而受其害。讲经要注意经的义理,稍有讲错,便与整个经义不相吻合,不但没有功德,反而有罪过,所谓:

StudentsofBuddhismshouldnottrytohurry.Thatwouldbelike“swallowingadatewithoutchewing,eatingitwithoutknowingitstaste.”Weshouldtakeourtimeinsavoringtheflavorofthefoodweeat.Ifwearegreedyandbiteoffmorethanwecanchew,itwillbeharmfultous.Whenyouarelecturing,payattentiontothemeaningandprincipleoftheSutra.Ifyoumakeasmallmistake,yourlecturewillnotmatchthemeaningoftheentireSutra.Inthatcase,you’llcreateoffensesinsteadofacquiringanymerit.Itissaid,

依文解义,三世佛怨;

离经一字,即同魔说。

Explainingthemeaningtooliterally

GrievestheBuddhasofthethreeperiodsoftime;

YetdeviatingfromtheSutrabyasingleword

Makesitthesameasdemonicdiscourse.

后果多么严重,谨之!慎之!

Whataseriousconsequence!Onemustbeverycautious!

至于听经的人,更要聚精会神地听,不管讲经的法师或居士所讲的经或所说的法,讲得好,也应该注意听;讲得不好,更要注意听。要研究,讲得好,好在什么地方?讲得不好,不好在什么地方?好的,就学习;不好的,要改正过来,作为自己的借镜,这样才能锻炼自己的择法眼。

AsforpeoplewholistentotheSutralectures,youshouldconcentrateyourattentionandenergyandlisten,regardlessofwhethertheDharmaMasterorlaypersonspeakswellornot.Youshouldlookintowhytheyspeakwellorpoorly.Thenyoucanlearnfromtheirgoodpointsandusetheirweakpointsasexamplestocorrectyourownshortcomings.Thiswayyou’llbeabletodevelopyourDharma-selectingvision.

择法眼是从修戒、修定、修慧三方面而来。戒定慧圆融无碍,则对于一切经藏,迎刃而解,没有丝毫的障碍。这时候,讲经说法,口若悬河,滔滔不绝,没有穷尽。古人讲经,有天花乱坠,地涌金莲的境界,你们虽然没有这种境界,可是也要有乐说无碍之辩才。

Dharma-selectingvisioncomesfromcultivatingprecepts,samadhi,andwisdom.Whenprecepts,samadhiandwisdomareperfectlyfusedwithnoobstruction,thenyou’llbeabletounderstandalltheSutrasandShastraseffortlessly,withouttheslightesthindrance.Atthatpoint,youwillbeeloquentinspeakingDharmaandlecturingontheSutras.WhentheancientslecturedontheSutras,flowerswouldrainfromtheskyandgoldenlotuseswouldcomeforthfromtheearth.Evenifyoudon’tquitereachthisstate,withDharma-selectingvisionyouwillhaveunobstructed,joyfuleloquence.

一九八三年八月十一日

开示于万佛圣城

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