初果的完備2 The Completeness of the First Stage of Enlightenment2

 初果的完備2

用佛法的條件學說，精神與肉體都是「因緣所生」的理念去「破身見」後，

進而轉變人性的牽制，才能入「疑」做探討。

「疑」既然是探索前因與後果的問題，

便會有時間與空間的產生，

最具體的說法，因果是；不是不報，只是時間未到？

而福與禍產生的時間點誰說的準呢？

中間還有「緣」條件起變化的問題，

這一課應該是世間最困難的生命交織課題，

複雜到不可置信的地步，

衝破對「前因與後果」的不能理解，

佛法修持才有可能再往前走。

半寄

The Completeness of the First Stage of Enlightenment2

 

By applying the Buddhist teaching of conditionality—that both mind and body arise from causes and conditions—one can begin to dismantle the view of self (sakkāya-diṭṭhi).

Only after loosening the constraints of our human habitscan we proceed to investigate through doubt.

 

Since doubt is essentially about exploring causes and results, it naturally involves time and space.

 

A common way to explain karma is:

it is not that karmic results do not occur, but that their time has not yet matured.

 

However, who can precisely determine the timing of the arising of fortune and misfortune?

 

Furthermore, intervening conditions (pratyaya) continue to shift and influence outcomes.

This makes the whole process extremely complex—perhaps one of the most difficult topics in life.

 

Only by breaking through our inability to understand causes and results can Buddhist practice continue to progress further.

 

Master Banji

 

初果的完備 1The Completeness of the First Stage of Enlightenment

初果的完備1

屏東縣泰武鄉的沿山公路，
有一陣子沒有來了！
下完雨的清晨格外感覺舒適，車子開了兩趟還捨不得走
。
佛法「四聖果」內容我之前都寫過了不再重複，

原則上可以破解自我的「身見」至「痴」入「疑」的探索，

就算佛法基石穩固，
其餘留待有心人自己去探討，
寫太多，
又變成一大堆名詞。

（「疑」是指-對佛法因、緣、果的連貫性的懷疑，

「疑」若解釋為「四不壞淨」
是對佛、法、僧、戒，的信任

跟「法眼凈」字眼是抵觸又矛盾的，

因為修行者自己要修成與擁有「法眼凈」
這跟「信任」無關

我個人認為佛法「四淨信」
在「善根」跟「法次法向」的時候就應該去做善理解。

另一種理解是；
假使修佛法的行者，就連佛法都搞不清楚了，
怎麼可能走「法次法向」？

這是踏著佛法的指引一步接一步走的意思，
那信仰佛法卻搞不清楚佛法，請問你要怎麼走？

「凈信」是給廣大群眾用的。

半寄

（台灣屏東縣泰武鄉）

The Completeness of the First Stage of Enlightenment1

 

On the mountain road in Taiwu Township, Pingtung County,

I realized it has been some time since my last visit.

The morning following rainfall felt particularly pleasant.

I drove the route twice, still reluctant to depart.

 

I have already written about the “Four Stages of Enlightenment” in Buddhism,

so I will not repeat them here.

Basically, this path is about breaking through the idea of self—

starting from identity view, passing through ignorance, and then examining doubt.

This way, the foundation of the Dharma is already well-established,

the rest can be explored by those who are interested.

Excessive elaboration,

however, merely results in an accumulation of technical terms.

 

(Here, “doubt” refers to questioning the coherence of causes, conditions, and results in the Dharma.

 

If we explain “doubt” as the “four kinds of unshakable confidence,”

then it means having trust in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

 

However, this seems to conflict with—and even contradict—the idea of the “purity of the Dharma-eye.”

 

This is because practitioners must personally cultivate and realize the “Dharma-eye”;

it is not something based on trust alone.

 

In my view, “four kinds of pure faith” within the Dharma

should be properly understood at the stage of developing “wholesome roots”

and “practice in accordance with the Dhamma”.)

 

Another way to understand this is:

if practitioners don’t even understand the Dharma,

how can they follow the path step by step?

 

“Following the Dharma” means moving forward step by step based on its guidance.

But if someone claims to believe in the Dharma yet doesn’t truly understand it,

then how are they supposed to proceed?

 

“Pure faith,” in this sense, is meant for the general public.

 

Master Banji