XNUMX. The root cause of the fall of the four groups of disciples
XNUMX. The root cause of the fall of the four groups of disciples
The precepts are the life rules of the sages, and they are also the natural laws of the universe. If you leave the precepts, you will enter the devil's way, and you will always be involved in the abyss of pain and it is difficult to escape.For ordinary people, precepts are the root of moral cultivation and the norm of behavior in daily life. Even people who don’t practice, their lives and precepts are derailed, and they can’t become a normal person.As a practitioner who studies Buddhism, it is necessary to take root from this fundamental foundation, and then we can hope to advance to the ranks of sages.In the current period of the end of the Dharma, people’s human hearts are corrupted and their roots are poor. Even if one wishes to learn Buddhism, their karma and habit will be heavy and difficult to extricate themselves. Therefore, when one enters the Buddhist school, they gradually bring in the atmosphere and influence each other. Therefore, many Buddhist schools gradually produce many people. The root cause of these chaos is that the foundation of the precepts is gone.Many people, in order to achieve quick success in their practice, skip the basics of precepts and directly cultivate concentration, wisdom, and even not even concentration, and go straight to prajna wisdom. It's like enlightenment and realization. This is all about changing the soup but not the medicine. You still practice with the heart of the three poisons. Buddhas will never leave the precepts, the fundamental principle of life, and if there is no foundation of precepts, they will not be able to cultivate, not to mention, to be able to open up the wisdom of self-nature and prajna, it will definitely violate the law of cause and effect.
There are also some people who misunderstand the teachings and think that as long as they focus on the main practice, they don’t need to take the disciplines, so they can save more time to work hard on the main practice. This view is specious, it seems reasonable, but in fact Misunderstood Buddhism.Precepts are the foundation of all Dharma practice. For example, the practice sequence of the three studies of "Precepts, Concentration and Wisdom" taught by the Buddha cannot be changed.Moreover, in all the sutras, if you study them carefully, there is nothing that can be practiced without the precepts. Therefore, the precepts are the common subjects of all the practices of all religious sects. The only difference is that the standards of the precepts vary according to the season. Just flexible.Different sects and sects will inevitably have their own characteristics. Different statuses of monks and laypeople also have different standards and different ways of presenting the precepts. However, in any case, although the precepts can have their own predestined relationship and flexibility, they must be According to one's own identity and karma, one must truly be in the right position, so as not to deviate from the spirit and norms of the precepts.For example, some monks, for the same reasons as before, want to spend their time on their majors, so they simply keep the shravaka precepts. The great precepts are also renounced, and the renunciation becomes a convenient way to get out of the filth, and everything has changed. In this way, not only does one's own karma fail, but it also destroys the image of the Buddhist monk's treasure. This sin is very serious, so there are many monks and paths in front of the gate of hell, because If the foundation of the precepts is not firmly established, and the karma cannot be accomplished, it is inevitable that in the future, you will have to pay back your debts and go to the three evil realms to repay your debts.However, some lay people prefer to work on the mind and heart, so they simply don’t even need the three refuges and the five precepts.Because the precepts are gradually being justly ignored because they follow the five desires and karma of sentient beings, the quality of the conduct of the four groups of disciples is deteriorating, so that many Buddhist disciples now seem to be no different from the general public, and their temperament is not more refined in all aspects. , the behavior also lacks the taste of cultivating indifferent to the world. This is a phenomenon of the decline of Buddhism, and it must be treated with caution.
There are also some people who misunderstand the teachings and think that as long as they focus on the main practice, they don’t need to take the disciplines, so they can save more time to work hard on the main practice. This view is specious, it seems reasonable, but in fact Misunderstood Buddhism.Precepts are the foundation of all Dharma practice. For example, the practice sequence of the three studies of "Precepts, Concentration and Wisdom" taught by the Buddha cannot be changed.Moreover, in all the sutras, if you study them carefully, there is nothing that can be practiced without the precepts. Therefore, the precepts are the common subjects of all the practices of all religious sects. The only difference is that the standards of the precepts vary according to the season. Just flexible.Different sects and sects will inevitably have their own characteristics. Different statuses of monks and laypeople also have different standards and different ways of presenting the precepts. However, in any case, although the precepts can have their own predestined relationship and flexibility, they must be According to one's own identity and karma, one must truly be in the right position, so as not to deviate from the spirit and norms of the precepts.For example, some monks, for the same reasons as before, want to spend their time on their majors, so they simply keep the shravaka precepts. The great precepts are also renounced, and the renunciation becomes a convenient way to get out of the filth, and everything has changed. In this way, not only does one's own karma fail, but it also destroys the image of the Buddhist monk's treasure. This sin is very serious, so there are many monks and paths in front of the gate of hell, because If the foundation of the precepts is not firmly established, and the karma cannot be accomplished, it is inevitable that in the future, you will have to pay back your debts and go to the three evil realms to repay your debts.However, some lay people prefer to work on the mind and heart, so they simply don’t even need the three refuges and the five precepts.Because the precepts are gradually being justly ignored because they follow the five desires and karma of sentient beings, the quality of the conduct of the four groups of disciples is deteriorating, so that many Buddhist disciples now seem to be no different from the general public, and their temperament is not more refined in all aspects. , the behavior also lacks the taste of cultivating indifferent to the world. This is a phenomenon of the decline of Buddhism, and it must be treated with caution.