Teacher classes | Tranquility 29

Of the seven, the top gift is over, and today we begin with support.

It is to be hoped that the monks will always bow to the Buddha, that many of the practitioners of the Tibetan land will do it 100 times a day, and that it will be difficult for people in the big cities not to say that they will do it 100 times a day and three times a day. One of the cabbies said to me, "I've been crouching three heads a day for more than two months!" And it's not a big deal, but he thinks it's amazing, and of course we should encourage him to behave.

Good practice cannot be used in such a way as to engage in meetings and sports for a period of time, after which there is no other way. The practice of the law of good deeds is a life-long process, with family members feeding Sanbao every day. If these basic requirements cannot be met every day, they will not be true Buddhists. It is also an evil of the era of doom that there are now out-of-home families who do not have any readings on a daily basis and go out without readings.

The following is about stingy or greedy support. This part of the text is easy to understand, but it means a lot, and it would be a shame not to let those who have thought too much of it be taken lightly, and if there is such a mentality, many of the arguments of victory may pass you. That's how it works. Some public cases look shallow, as if they're a world story, but when you really think about it, you realize what they mean. It is therefore to be hoped that each of the following rationales and public cases will be examined in detail and that their significance will be understood.

The E-2s are three-part: one: a true support; two: an illusory support; and three: a self-support.

I've received all the good things, all the real things.

The Fantasy Seven Borey.

A billion moons and a billion moons.

I'm sorry for my loss.

Their bodies, their possessions, their roots and all the real supplies such as flowers, perfumes, water, lamps and foods, supplies such as Queen Zhao Zhou, Zhao Zhui and Zhui Zhui, all the uses of the world's three thousand largest continents, Sumiyama, Sun, Moon and Sky Dragon, have provided these three types of supplies to their masters, and in the interest of others, I hope that Buddha will accept them with great sorrow.

Everyone should feed the three treasures, whether poor or rich. It may be that there is a difference between people who like to provide for themselves and people who have little interest in providing for themselves and are willing to read books or do other good deeds. It is not right for some to see Sanbao, who is financially capable, not to provide for himself, nor to see beggars. Now we are born in the land of Fukuda.——South Suai County is a good time to sow the seeds of sanctuaries, and, while each person has the same means, he or she should do his or her best. From this point of view, some Buddhists are not as generous as others in the world, and others who do not believe in Buddha when they travel to monasteries will be able to provide for them. Although they do not have the centrifugal and, even less, the great Buddha's heart, they can actually gain incredible merit because of their support for victory.

Here we go to three types of support.

Real support:

Real support is a real supply to feed one ' s own. If there are no conditions, there can be an illusion of support, but if there are conditions, there must be as much real support as possible. It is not good that some of them, who do not know whether they are too capable or too lazy to be able to provide for themselves in the real world, have never taken any real action and have always been able to provide for themselves in an illusion with their eyes closed.

With regard to real support, there is a statement that "supplied with a clean diet and printed with good will", which means that there must be two kinds of clean-up when providing for the three treasures: a clean-up and a clean-up of the supply.

First, the pleasure must be clean. Such support is not legal if it is not clear. This has been the case in some places before: some thieves also go to the monastery to supply the lights, but their aim is to steal from Zamboka himself. We should stay away from such unkind hearts, and even provide a dollar of money, a lamp, and more, with a good heart. It is incredible that the Tsingbao addition would have been a much more purified body and soul if it had been able to provide for the Tsingbao with pure pleasure. Some people would have been very restless, but after going to the monastery, they gave them a fragrance before the Buddha, and then turned to the top, and gradually became very calm and convincing, which was the addition of Zambo.

2. The supply shall be clean. It is not possible to provide for obscene diets, worn out clothing, etc., nor to provide for the evils that are obtained by theft, plunder or by means of scavenging. If Sanbao is to be provided with unscathed items, it is not without merit but with fault. The supply should be clean and of good quality, and it would not be reasonable for the poor items that they would not even like to eat to be used to feed the tribble, and some people would use the uneatable sofa for the light. The source of the supply is also clean, and some thieves use stolen money for their work in order to steal it later.

We should feed the clean-up that was felt by Ford in the past and earned through hard work. Some people, who have accumulated money in previous generations, do not need special work in their lives, and wealth will emerge like the summer water. There are others who do not have such a fortune and who must work hard to get money. The money obtained in both ways can be provided for, especially in the case of hard work.

There is a public case in the Great Genius: a painter in the city of Figaro, the former Greater Moon State, who made thirty-two golds in 12 years, to make a living in the eastern state of Doradra. On the way back home, the painter passed through a monastery, where the voices of the monks were heard, and he followed the sound into the monastery, where he saw the purified monks, and when the painter was born, he asked the Vinerian: "How much is it to pay for a day of fasting? "Vina said, "Thirty-two gold. " After listening, the painter did not hesitate to hand over the thirty-two golds to the Viña Master, asking for a day of fasting for him. When she got home, she asked the painter, "How much did you earn in 12 years?" He said, "Got thirty-two gold." The wife asked, "Where's the gold?" The painter said, "It's all planted in Fukuda. And his wife said, "What is Fukuda?" He said, "It's the monks Fukuda, and I put all my gold on the monks. "The wife was very angry, and she tied her husband up and brought him before the officer who had broken it, saying, "My husband lost his mind and made thirty-two gold for 12 years, instead of loving his wife and children, he gave it to others. I sent him to the authorities in accordance with the law. "The officer asked the painter, "Why don't you give the gold to your wife and children instead? "The painter replied, "I feel poor in this life because the past has not built up. Today, Fukuda is in danger of poverty in the next life, if it is not for the good of the world, so that poverty will continue unabated. And I fed the monks in order to get out of poverty. "This man is a good woman who heard the painter's explanation, and he said, "You can give the monks all the gold that you worked so hard to earn. You're a good man. "He lamented and took off his body and gave it to the painter, along with the horse and a gathering.

The painters will provide for the monks in full for 12 years, making it difficult for them to survive and benefit most, so that he will be free from poverty. This was also the case at our college, where some workers work early and in the dark every day and leave school with all their income. The workers are indeed well-established in Fukuda, who is so generous in their support when they are at odds with each other.

现在有些人很愿意作供养，但需要注意的是，一定要选择好的供养对境。一般来说，供养僧众是比较保险的，古人说“三人行必有我师”，在僧众里肯定有戒律清净者，也肯定有出世间的圣者，所以对僧宝福田作供养是非常保险的，施主的钱财肯定不会空耗。而对个人作供养，尤其是作大量的供养，则一定要慎重。现在有许多“成就者”，哪些是真哪些是假不好说，如果没有一定的智慧，也很难分辨得清楚。如果真是一位圣者，那供养他再多的钱财也值得；但万一是一个既没有清净戒律，也没有真修实证的骗子，对这样的人作供养就没什么意义了，也许刚供养时，施主会觉得他跟佛陀无二无别，但以后可能会后悔。作为供养者，事先一定要考虑好这些问题。当然，如果你经过观察，觉得这个人确实值得供养，而且肯定自己在供养之后不会后悔，那你供养再多的钱都行，反正谁都有权决定怎么使用自己的钱。

刚才讲到，要供养自己福报现前或者辛勤劳作得到的钱财，但如果自己的收入只能勉强自给而一无所剩，那是不是就无法作供养呢？不是。根据喇拉曲智仁波切的窍诀，我们可以首先将物品陈设于三宝前作供养，请三宝享用之后，再观想三宝将供品转变成悉地并赐予自己，然后自己再享用这些物品。这样作供养也能积累许多资粮。

这是一个比较普遍的问题，经常有汉地的居士问我：能不能吃供过佛的东西？对这个问题，汉传佛教界有各种说法，藏地的高僧大德也有不同的说法。以前我认为供者不能享用供品，因为乔美仁波切说：“供养佛菩萨的食品，供者不能自己取食，也不能布施给狗等旁生，而应倒在洁净的高处。如果有鸟类啄食，那是可以的，因为鸟类属空行种性。”记得我去泰国时，见到许多人将水果等食品供在佛像前，一会儿就拿下来分食，并说这是求佛赐悉地的一种方式，当时我也有点看不惯这种做法。但现在根据喇拉曲智仁波切的观点，供品在供养三宝之后，只要观想三宝赐予我悉地，自己也可以享用供品。华智仁波切在《大圆满前行引导文》中也说：我们准备穿一件新衣服时，在自己还没有穿之前，先把衣服在空中甩动一下，观想供养三宝，然后再观想三宝将其赐给自己，这样就可以穿了。华智仁波切并没有说，供完三宝的新衣服只能扔到一个清净的地方，自己绝对不能穿。所以今后大家可以享用供过佛的供品。至于乔美仁波切的观点，我们可以从某些特殊修法的角度来理解。对汉地的佛教徒来讲，这样对处理供完佛的供品也比较方便。因为汉地不像藏地，藏地到处是清净的山坡和草地，很容易找到倾倒陈旧供品的地方，而汉地的城市里很难找到一处干净的空地，如果把供完佛的供品吃掉，这样处理就比较方便。

在作真实供养时，我们应当供养四种供物，即我执的三种事物和五供等特殊供品。我执的三种事物即自己所珍爱的身体，饮食、牲畜、住宅等一切受用，以及三世所积累的一切善根。

法王如意宝曾经开示道：“为什么要供养我执的三种事物呢？因为人们很执著这三种事物，没有入佛门的人很执著自己的身体和受用，入了佛门后，由于积累善根很不容易，在没有发起真正的菩提心前，人们对自己的善根也很执著。如果能将这三种事物供养诸佛菩萨，一方面可以积累许多资粮，一方面也能打破我执。”寂天菩萨也曾说：“为利有情故，不吝尽施舍，身及诸受用，三世一切善。”所以今后大家要将这三种事物供养诸佛菩萨，这既是积累资粮，也是一种修心的方便。

具体而言，我们应如何供养身体呢？

佛陀在因地曾无数次布施自己的身体，以前的智美根登王子也曾毫无吝惜地布施身体，这些都是圣者才能行持的。作为凡夫，我们现在还不能像他们那样真实布施身体，但也要观想以承事阿弥陀佛的方式供养身体，之后精勤行持令一切众生往生极乐世界之事业，从而断除所谓“我的身体”的执著。一切所作所为都是为了令众生往生极乐世界，这就是对阿弥陀佛供养身体，除此之外也没有其他向阿弥陀佛供养身体的方式了，阿弥陀佛也不需要我们的鼻子、耳朵、大腿、小腿。有些人说：“上师，我对您非常有信心，我把身、口、意全部供养您。”其实，所谓把身、口、意供养上师，就是为上师的弘法利生事业做事情，如果你一点事都不做，那你供养什么身体？上师也不吃人肉，他要你的身体干什么？所以，今后如果要供养上师三宝身体，就要为上师三宝做事情。

现在许多人为三宝发心做事情，在这个过程中可能有点辛苦，但这样向三宝供养身体非常有意义。可是有些人却叫苦连天：“你知不知道，我快累垮了，马上要断气了。”旁边的人也经常说“这个人已经累垮了”、“那个人将要累垮了”，等等。其实行持佛法的人不应该这样说。我每天从早到晚一直在看书、修法、为佛法做事情，但从来没有想过：我这样精进会不会累垮？世间人没日没夜地工作，他们也没有说自己要累垮，可是有些道友为三宝做一点点事就说要累垮了。我对此很不理解——该吃饭时好好吃饭，该工作时好好工作，该休息时好好休息，怎么会累垮呢？而且为三宝发心，就算真的累垮了也不要紧，累垮了就到极乐世界换一个新的身体。凡夫人对身体特别执著，经常采用各种手段来保护这个臭皮囊，但我们越执著身体，身体就越脆弱，给自己带来的痛苦也越大。如果我们经常使用自己的身体为三宝和众生做事情，就可以打破对身体的执著。看看佛教的历史，无数高僧大德以苦行彻底打破了对有漏色身的执著，彼既丈夫我亦尔，我们应该随学这些高僧大德！

我们应如何供养受用呢？

尽管我们现在还做不到真实供养一切受用，但为了在临终时不贪执受用，现在就应逐步供养自己的财物。如果临终时执著财物，这是往生净土的一大障碍，因此在生前身心自在时就要学会逐步放下，即使在行为上一时还不能全部放下，也要观想：我把一切财物都供养阿弥陀佛您。如果能这样观想，即使并没有把财物拿出去，但内心已经把它们舍弃了，临死时就不会再牵挂这些财物。

我们应如何供养善根呢？

应将一切善根观为普贤供云而作供养。也就是说，乃至念一句观音心咒以上的善根都供养阿弥陀佛，愿自他一切众生都能往生极乐世界。这是打破贪执善根的方法。

我们应如何供养特殊供品呢？

特殊供品包括供水、净足水、鲜花、熏香、涂香、酥油灯、香水、神馐、乐器等，这些也要根据自己的经济条件而作供养。在不同的佛经中，对特殊供品的要求有所不同。《苏悉地经》中讲了五供：涂香、花、烧香、饮食、燃灯。《大日经》中讲了六供，即这五种供品再加上净水。有时候，在三宝所依前供养大量的财物不是很方便，此时便可用特殊供品为代表来作供养。这些特殊的供品各有不同的缘起，来果禅师说：“供香则身口不臭，供花则相貌端严，供灯则心眼光彻，供水则恶病全消……”这些供养也可与六度相对应，日本的道范法师在《行法肝叶钞》中说，水代表布施波罗蜜多，涂香代表持戒波罗蜜多，花代表安忍波罗蜜多，烧香代表精进波罗蜜多，饮食代表禅定波罗蜜多，灯代表般若波罗蜜多。

总而言之，三宝是无上殊胜的福田，我们应当尽己所能地供养五供等特殊供品，这能出生不可思议的福德。

以供花而言，《法华经》云：“若人散乱心，乃至以一华，供养于画像，渐见无数佛。”意思是说，如果有人以散乱心在佛的画像前供养一朵花，以此功德也能逐渐值遇无数如来。《百缘经》中有一个供花的稀奇公案：佛陀在舍卫国祇树给孤独园时，舍卫国的富人们举办波罗奈花会，他们到一处泉水边唱歌跳舞，尽情娱乐。在花会上，富人们派一个人到森林中采集波罗奈花做花鬘。采花人在回来的路上遇到了佛陀，见到相好庄严的世尊，他生起了很大的欢喜心，恭敬地顶礼世尊的双足，并以波罗奈花供养世尊。然后他又回去采花，结果在爬树时，树枝折断而摔死。采花人死后转生到忉利天，相貌端正殊妙，而且他的天宫是用波罗奈花做的。帝释天问他：“你前世修了什么福业，现在转生于此。”天子讲了自己前世的因缘。帝释天听后以偈赞叹：“身如真金色，照曜极鲜明，容颜貌端正，诸天中最胜。”（你的身体如真金色一样，你的身光极为照耀鲜明，你的容貌如此端正，你在诸天中最为超胜。）天子以偈回答：“我蒙佛恩德，散以波罗华，由是善因缘，今得是果报。”（我是承蒙佛的恩德，在佛前散花供养，由于这个善因缘，才得到如是的果报。）后来天子和帝释天一起拜见佛，佛为他们说法后，天子心开意解，获得了须陀洹果。

采花人因为供养佛陀鲜花，死后转生为天人，而且相貌、受用远超其他天人，最终还获得了圣果。可见，供花的功德多么不可思议。实际上，当年采花人在真佛前供花，如今我们在佛像前供花，这两者的功德没有差别。所以今后大家也应在佛像前供花，想漂亮的人更要多供花！

因果始终是不会空耗的，因此所有的人都要尽己所能地积累福德，而且应该欢欢喜喜地积累福德，不能像付税一样非常勉强地作福德。富人不要死守钱财不作供养，穷人也不要以贫穷为借口不作供养。成为富人是由于往昔积累福德所致，应该利用现有的财物继续积累福德；成为穷人是因为往昔未曾积累福德，为了摆脱贫穷的命运，更应该积累福德，如果实在没有钱，甚至乞讨得来的饮食也可以作供养。

越穷的人就越需要作供养，如果供养的心非常清净猛厉，甚至即生就能脱贫致富。佛经中记载：须达长者曾经因为供养三宝而七次致贫，最后一次竟穷得身无分文。有一天，须达长者在粪土中找到一个檀香木斗，出售后买了四斗大米，长者夫妇下了一斗大米做饭，准备好好吃一顿。饭快熟时，佛陀心想：应当度化须达，让他重新出生福德。于是派舍利子去化缘，须达长者见舍利子尊者来化缘，心中非常欢喜，将米饭全都供养了尊者。须达长者又重新下了一斗米，饭要熟时，目犍连尊者来到长者家化缘，长者又一次欢喜供养。之后他又下了一斗米，饭要熟时，迦叶尊者又来了，长者还是欢喜供养。到了最后一次，佛陀亲自来化缘，长者极为欢喜地将米饭供养佛陀。接受供养后，世尊亲自为须达夫妇回向：“罪灭福生，从今日始。”当下，须达长者家中充满粮食、布匹、珍宝，比往昔还要富裕数倍。须达长者欢喜踊跃，他对佛陀说：“纵是华厦千间，夜眠还是八尺，财富再多也无有实义，唯有修行才究竟。请世尊能摄受我们。”佛陀为他们说法后，夫妻俩都获得道果。

佛经中有许多这样精彩的公案，有善根的人看到这些公案后会生起信心，当然，如果没有善根，即使佛陀亲自来到面前，也不一定生起信心。我每次看到佛经中的公案都很有感触，有时候很欢喜，有时候又很悲伤：能亲见佛陀真是太有福报了，如果自己以前值遇过佛陀，即使那时是一只蚂蚁，也早就从轮回中获得解脱了！

总而言之，人人都要尽己所能地积累资粮。我自己多年以来都是这样：每天早上起床后，首先礼佛三遍，然后就供香、供水，如果出门在外不方便，就只能念云供咒进行意幻供养。不知道你们有没有这样的习惯。希望今后大家要养成供养三宝的习惯。还要提醒大家的是，供养后不要忘了回向发愿，如果只是把供品摆到三宝所依前而没有回向发愿，功德也不是特别大。《前行备忘录》中强调，供养后一定要回向发愿。《百业经》和《贤愚经》中记载，佛陀在世时，许多弟子都具有不共的功德，这些功德都是他们往昔供养三宝后，作了回向发愿才成熟的。因此，今后大家作完供养后，应立即以清净意乐来回向发愿，这样一定会如愿成熟果报。