[師父法語] 2019/7/20

◎我們念皈依、學皈依，依照《廣論》所謂的次第，需要依靠善知識，依靠善知識後，要思惟暇滿，思惟暇滿後，要思惟暇滿的體性如何，暇滿義大及暇滿難得，暇滿義大難得很容易消失，便念死無常，無常的三種因相，九個細則，三個決定等，死後怕墮入三惡道苦，所以需要皈依，不但怕三惡道苦，還要曉得三寶有救護我們的力量，這樣的思惟，就產生皈依二因，由於二因的推動，就會生起皈依。《廣論》這樣說，《略論釋》的馬車教授也是這樣說，我們的腦筋也是這樣想。【日常師父法語】

To recite and learn refuge taking in accordance with the sequential order in Lamrim Chenmo, we need to rely on the Guru. After relying on the Guru, we shall contemplate leisure and opportunity. After contemplating leisure and opportunity, we shall contemplate the essential nature of them. Since we realize the importance of leisure and opportunity and how easy it is to lose them, we have the mindfulness of death and impermanence, as well as their three causes, nine detailed rules and three certainties. We fear to be reborn in the three miserable realms after death so we need to take refuge. We shall not only fear the suffering in the three miserable realms but also realize that the three treasures have the capability to rescue us. Such way of thinking creates the two causes of refuge. Driven by the two causes, we give rise to refuge taking. It is said in Lamrim Chenmo, as well as in the dmar khrid in Commentary on The Medium Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. And we do think so as well. – Master Jih Chang