[師父法語] 2019/6/27

◎佛法告訴我們要這樣做，可是無始以來的習慣覺得不一定要這樣做，理論上說要照著佛法，實際上卻隨著習氣轉，而且習氣會找出好多種理由來教我們應該這樣去做，這是我們的致命傷。【日常師父法語】

The Buddha’s teaching tells us to do so, but our habitual behaviors from the beginningless time let us think of it as unnecessary. In theory we say we will follow the Buddha’s teaching, but in fact we are driven by our habituated tendencies. And the tendencies will find lots of excuses to make us do this and do that, which is our fatal mistake. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/26

◎如果不想浪費自己的無限人生，如果不願意一再因為無明造業，而對苦樂無法自主，就應該認真深入地學習佛陀所走的這條自覺覺人、自利利他、覺行圓滿的成佛之路。【日常師父法語】

If we do not want to waste our infinite lives and if we do not want to keep creating evil karmas due to our ignorance and losing control of our suffering and happiness, we shall strive to learn deeply the path that the Buddha takes to enlighten and benefit ourselves and others and pursue perfectly complete enlightenment and practice to achieve Buddhahood. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/25

◎今天發現自己的錯誤，不要留到明天，站起來馬上改。【日常師父法語】

Finding your own fault today, do not leave it until tomorrow. Just stand up and change it now.  – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/24

◎佛告訴我們，這件事可以做，那件事不可以做，我們也照著佛所說的去講給別人聽，甚至倒背如流，理論講一堆，實際去做時，卻完全不是這麼一回事，大家捫心自問，我們是照著佛所說去做？還是照著自己的習慣去做？我們是持戒，還是破戒？【日常師父法語】

The Buddha tells us what to do and what not to do, and we do pass on what the Buddha says to other people. Sometimes we can even recite fluently. We keep talking about theories, but, when practicing on them, it is not the case at all. Let’s just ask ourselves: do we really do what the Buddha says or do we just follow our habits? Are we observing precepts or breaking them?  – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/23

◎業的真正樞要在哪裡？就在我們的心念。如果心情輕輕鬆鬆、浮浮泛泛的話，不會有太大的力量；如果心力強盛的話，力量就大，而且越強盛，力量越大。造任何善果，如果能以強大的心力去做的話，功德就很大、很不可思議。【日常師父法語】

What is the most integral part of karma? It is our mentality. If our minds remain lax and casual, there will not be strong momentum. When the mental power is great, the momentum will be strong, too. The greater our minds are, the stronger momentum we have. If we do good activities with strong mental power, there will be amazingly huge collection of merits. – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/22

◎要怎樣才曉得老師是好、是不好呢？要怎樣才可以遇到好老師呢？這牽涉到兩方面，以世間來說，運氣；以佛法來說，業。造了什麼業，就感得什麼果；造了和好老師相應的業，就感得好老師攝受的果。因為業是我們自己造的，所以歸根究底還是在我們自己。【日常師父法語】

How do we know whether a guru is good or not? How do we have a good guru? This will involve two things. From a worldly perspective, fortune; from a Buddhist perspective, karma. Whatever karmas you create will lead you to such results. If you create the karmas that make you associated with a good guru, you attain the result of receiving the teaching from him. Since we create our own karmas, everything is on ourselves after all.  – Master Jih Chang

[師父法語] 2019/6/21

◎學習一樣東西，下腳的第一步是怎樣放棄自己的見解，聽從善知識的指導，然後一步步上去。在走的路程中，因為腦海中已經有了每一步該遵循的理念，所以在實踐過程當中所獲得的經驗，得以不斷的成長，同時，先前所學習的理念，也隨著越來越清楚和堅固。【日常師父法語】

The first step to learn one thing is to submit our own opinions to the directions of the Guru and get elevated. In the path of cultivation, since we keep in mind the concept to follow at every single step, the experience obtained in the process of practice keeps accumulating constantly. Meanwhile, the concepts we learned before also become clearer and stronger.  – Master Jih Chang