Friday, February 21, 2025

学习户田第二代会长的指导 【更賜壽命】 — 最後的天子魔才是成佛的最大強敵


学习户田第二代会长的指导
【更賜壽命】

戶田先生的指導一直都是秉持大確信的。只要有信心,不僅連死魔都能克服,也能更賜壽命。
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大聖人首先指出:學習佛法的人很多,但能成就佛道的人卻很少。理由之一是很難遇見正確的師匠,第二是正確實踐法理的話,三障四魔必然競起。

如影之附身, 雨不離雲,只要實踐此正法,三障四魔必定出現。

在三障四魔當中,以最後的天子魔。即,第六天魔王,為最強。

本篇御書教導:即使能克服煩惱障,業障與報障此三障,以及煩惱魔,陰魔與死魔此三種魔,一旦敗給了天子魔,就無法成佛。

戶田先生曾經在講解這篇御書時說,死魔這類魔,只要擁有真正的信心,不但能克服,也能延長壽命。

這種人我看過很多,人是能戰勝死魔的 ,最可怕的是最後的天子魔。

就我來看,會退轉的人,大多是因為敗給天子魔。

戶田先生的指導一直都是秉持大確信的,只要有信心,不僅連死魔都能克服,也能更賜壽命。

這是戶田先生親身驗證過的事。正因如此,戶田先生才一直提醒大家要特別提防第六天魔王。
最後的天子魔才是成佛的最大強敵。
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The Liturgy of SGI —— excerpts from 2nd and 16th chapters of the Lotus Sutra




CHAPTER 2.

Expedient Means.


At that time the world-honored one calmly arose from his samadhi and addressed Shariputra, saying: "The wisdom of the buddhas is infinitely profound and immeasurable. The door to this wisdom is difficult to understand and difficult to enter. Not one of the voice-hearers or pratyekabuddhas is able to comprehend it.

"What is the reason for this? The buddhas have personally attended a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a million, a countless number of buddhas and have fully carried out an immeasurable number of buddhas' ways and doctrines. They have exerted themselves bravely and vigorously, and their names are universally known. They have realized the Law that is profound and never known before, and preach it in accordance with what is appropriate, yet their intentions are difficult to understand.

"Shariputra, ever since I attained buddhahood I have through various causes and various similes widely expounded my teachings and have used countless expedient means to guide living beings and cause them to renounce their attachments. Why is this? Because the thus come ones are fully possessed of both expedient means and the paramita of wisdom.

"Shariputra, the wisdom of the thus come ones is expansive and profound. They have immeasurable [compassion], unlimited [eloquence], power, fearlessness, concentration, emancipation, P.57and samadhis, and have deeply entered the boundless and awakened to the Law never before attained.

"Shariputra, the thus come ones know how to make various distinctions and to expound the teachings skillfully. Their words are soft and gentle and can delight the hearts of the assembly.

"Shariputra, to sum it up: the buddhas have fully realized the Law that is limitless, boundless, never attained before. 

"But stop, Shariputra, I will say no more. Why? Because what the buddhas have achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Law. The true aspect of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature, entity, power, influence, internal cause, relation, latent effect, manifest effect, and their consistency from beginning to end."



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265CHAPTER 16


The Life Span of the Thus Come One


Since I attained buddhahood

the number of kalpas that have passed

is an immeasurable hundreds, thousands, ten thousands,

millions, trillions, asamkhyas.

Constantly I have preached the Law, teaching, converting

countless millions of living beings,

causing them to enter the buddha way,

all this for immeasurable kalpas.

In order to save living beings,

P.271as an expedient means I appear to enter nirvana

but in truth I do not pass into extinction.

I am always here, preaching the Law.

I am always here,

but through my transcendental powers

I make it so that living beings in their befuddlement

do not see me even when close by.

When the multitude sees that I have passed into extinction,

far and wide they offer alms to my relics.

All harbor thoughts of yearning

and in their minds thirst to gaze at me.

When living beings have become truly faithful,

honest and upright, gentle in intent,

single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha,

not hesitating even if it costs them their lives,

then I and the assembly of monks

appear together on Holy Eagle Peak.

At that time I tell the living beings

that I am always here, never entering extinction,

but that because of the power of expedient means

at times I appear to be extinct, at other times not,

and that if there are living beings in other lands

who are reverent and sincere in their wish to believe,

then among them too

I will preach the unsurpassed Law.

But you have not heard of this,

so you suppose that I enter extinction.

When I look at living beings

I see them drowned in a sea of suffering;

therefore I do not show myself,

causing them to thirst for me.

Then when their minds are filled with yearning,

at last I appear and preach the Law for them.

Such are my transcendental powers.

For asamkhya kalpas

constantly I have dwelled on Holy Eagle Peak

and in various other places.

P.272When living beings witness the end of a kalpa

and all is consumed in a great fire,

this, my land, remains safe and tranquil,

constantly filled with heavenly and human beings.

The halls and pavilions in its gardens and groves

are adorned with various kinds of gems.

Jeweled trees abound in flowers and fruit

where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.

The gods strike heavenly drums,

constantly making many kinds of music.

Mandarava blossoms rain down,

scattering over the Buddha and the great assembly.

My pure land is not destroyed,

yet the multitude sees it as consumed in fire,

with anxiety, fear, and other sufferings

filling it everywhere.

These living beings with their various offenses,

through causes arising from their evil actions,

spend asamkhya kalpas

without hearing the name of the three treasures.

But those who practice meritorious ways,

who are gentle, peaceful, honest, and upright,

all of them will see me

here in person, preaching the Law.

At times for this multitude

I describe the Buddha's life span as immeasurable,

and to those who see the Buddha only after a long time

I explain how difficult it is to meet a buddha.

Such is the power of my wisdom

that its sagacious beams shine without measure.

This life span of countless kalpas

I gained as the result of lengthy practice.

You who are possessed of wisdom,

entertain no doubts on this point!

Cast them off, end them forever,

for the Buddha's words are true, not false.

He is like a skilled physician

P.273who uses an expedient means to cure his deranged sons.

Though in fact alive, he gives out word he is dead,

yet no one can say he speaks falsely.

I am the father of this world,

saving those who suffer and are afflicted.

Because of the befuddlement of ordinary people,

though I live, I give out word I have entered extinction.

For if they see me constantly,

arrogance and selfishness arise in their minds.

Abandoning restraint, they give themselves up to the five desires

and fall into the evil paths of existence.

Always I am aware of which living beings 

practice the way, and which do not, 

and in response to their need for salvation

I preach various doctrines for them.

At all times I think to myself:

How can I cause living beings

to gain entry into the unsurpassed way

and quickly acquire the body of a buddha?



Saturday, February 15, 2025

Ikeda sensei always dialogue with Toda Sensei

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主題:有關青年部如何擴大成長的指導-1-「青年部要加強個人指導」


主題:有關青年部如何擴大成長的指導-1-「青年部要加強個人指導」
<前言>今年2025年創價學會的主題目標為「世界青年學會 飛翔之年」,旨在希望透過青年部的擴大成長,以早日實現世界青年學會的目標。
針對青年部如何擴大成長,師匠池田先生有如下的指導: 
<青年部要加強「個人指導」>
(摘自「新‧人間革命」第十五冊寶劍篇)
「新時代要靠青年的力量!
前進需要明確的目標。目標確定,每天的行動才有方向,步伐才會有力。
但是,他很擔心青年部的活動流於組織的開會或運營,而忽略了個人指導。所以,他談及個人指導的重要性,呼籲:「青年部要以真心對每位會員進行個人指導(附註)。
青年部幹部若貫徹個人指導,學會的未來就會永遠堅如磐石。正如江河愈流河面愈寬,水量愈增加;每經歷一個時代,人們的網絡就會擴大,產生為數眾多的人才。反之,青年部幹部若疏忽指導工作,就等於親手砍斷學會這棵大樹的根。」
<佛法對話需要「智慧」與「勇氣」>
(摘自「新‧人間革命」第十七卷民眾城篇)針對個人指導,師匠池田先生並且談到,佛法對話需要「智慧」與「勇氣」:「擬定了計畫,首先需要的是『智慧』。本來我們周圍有很多可以擴大對話的人,只是找不到說話的機會,或者不能進一步深入談話。所以,關鍵是智慧。如何才能進行佛法對話?談話能否撥動對方的心弦?要拿出智慧來思考。
還有,只與這個人談過一次話,就認定這個人不行,那個人沒辦法,這是常有的想法。但人心時時在變化,因此,一定會有改變。不,憑著執著的對話一定會改變。另外,也需要將自己說話的方式,納入考量。例如,對一個為家庭不和而苦惱的人,談論戰勝疾病的之道,他是不會感興趣的。對一個病人談如何經營事業,也不會引起的共鳴。到底要如何說,對方才能信服,這也是需要智慧。可能我們同志當中有很多人,缺乏自信,詞不達意,這樣的人不妨與前輩一起去做折伏。總之,智慧是取之不盡、用之不竭,智慧會使不可能之事變為可能。抱持堅決完成的一念,會產生智慧。因此,拼命祈念是智慧之母。
一旦湧現了智慧,將其付諸行動的『勇氣』是不可或缺的。
聖訓有云:『雖有利劍,於不前之人無所用也。』(御書1169頁)法華經是帶來無窮智慧的利劍,但怯懦之人無法揮劍。不願挑戰就想逃避,就會以此為藉口,將怯懦與怠惰正當化。因此,要向自己的弱點挑戰,鼓起必勝的勇氣。這是自我人間革命的要諦,是一切勝利的源泉。美國獨立革命的思想家托馬斯‧潘恩如此吶喊:[只要有勇氣与决心,就能完一切事情]!

主題:有關青年部如何擴大成長的指導-2-「個人指導的基本態度和作法」

主題:有關青年部如何擴大成長的指導-2-「個人指導的基本態度和作法」
<前言>
會員中有各式各樣的人,所處的環境也不同,性格、煩惱都千差萬別。因而,依據佛法的普遍法理,關注每一個人,敞開心扉交談的個人指導很重要。
<個人指導的基本態度和作法>
針對個人指導的基本態度和作法,師匠池田先生有如下指導:
「第一,絕不能感情用事。
即使是會員,也會有缺乏勤勵信心的自覺,對學會說一些批判的話。此時,不可感情用事,對其聲色俱厲。指導的人如果感情用事,對方就不會敞開心扉。那樣一來,指導與鼓勵都會徒勞無功。
第二,個人指導永遠要以對信心的確信為根本。
我們以大確信去震撼、觸發對方的心靈,這就是個人指導的根本。有了這一點,加上條理清晰的說明就會相輔相成。所以進行個人指導之際,關鍵是要好好唱題,湧起強盛的生命力。此外,在傳授確信上,還必須分享自己的體驗,以及其他會員的體驗。
第三,要牢記,絕不能把商量的內容講出去。
信仰宗教的人尤其有守密的義務。萬一洩漏了商量的內容,就會使人對整個學會產生不信任,從佛法來看,結果將構成破壞廣宣流布的重罪。
第四,要有毅力、富有包容力地貫徹指導的責任。
譬如,自己負責的組織裡有人不參加活動,於是去他家裡進行了個人指導。但是,會馬上發心的人卻少之又少吧。必須找機會再去,堅持不懈地鼓勵。在這個過程中,對方才會理解我們的真心,產生信賴,萌生要努力信心的想法。個人指導所需要的就是持續力。
做了個人指導使對方奮起了,還要擔心對方後來的信心怎麼樣,煩惱克服了嗎?打電話、寫信也可以,保持聯繫,不斷關心鼓勵。作為幹部意氣風發地拜訪會員,進行個人指導,但是只去一次就沒有下文,那就等於是半途而廢。
第五,請不要忘記,拔苦與樂是個人指導的大目的。
大家有各種煩惱,痛苦不堪,才會來接受指導。所以指導要多給予勉勵,減少對方的煩惱、痛苦,這點很重要。
舉一個例子,有位妻子為丈夫不入信而煩惱,這時候先要這麼說:
『不要緊啊,來日方長,不必著急。您丈夫生來也是帶有尊貴的使命,遲早一定會理解妻子關心他的祈願。』
這樣就能令她安心,然後可以談具體的解決辦法。」
個人指導不可缺少愛護人、深切關懷的心。這顆心化成各種關切,以擔心與鼓勵的言語表現出來。
我觀察了很多幹部,體會到徹底進行個人指導的人不會退轉。因為個人指導是不顯眼的、是需要堅持不懈的艱苦工作,在實踐過程中能深化信心,進而在反覆進行的個人指導中,能正視自己、反省自己的信心,所以就不會退轉。
當然折伏很重要。但是,只做了折伏,不繼續做好入會後的指導、照顧,就會有折伏尚未真正完成就宣告失敗的情況。
另外,也有因折伏拿到了實際的成果,被周圍的同志讚揚,因而產生慢心,造成信心的變質、敗壞。
所以,折伏的同時,全力以赴地去做個人指導,是鍛鍊自己的信心、提高境界的必要條件。
折伏、個人指導是用對話進行、開拓精神的工作。開拓,需要有向困難挑戰的勇氣與忍耐。這種艱苦耕耘人們生命的工作,會帶來幸福的果實。所以要不斷誠實地進行對話,揮動耕耘友人生命的鋤頭。
個人指導也是使組織流通人性的溫馨血液,強化組織的途徑。
在創價學會的世界,個人指導好像理所當然地每天都在進行。這是為了克服苦惱的鼓勵網絡,也是重建現代社會人際關係遭分裂的結合工作。我堅信,我們的行動,不僅是學會,也是整個社會重要的無形財富。社會與世界對於這件事實,刮目相看的時候一定會到來。」

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Forever Sensei & SGI 🙏

斥责谤法才有功德,才能成佛


学习池田SGI会长的指导

佛身被说是"金刚身"。
使自己的生命如钻石般坚强,也要树立永不崩坏的福德,出众的人格。
如何才能使自己成为这样?──这是大圣人《御书》的一贯主题。
结论是"彻底斥责恶"。即折伏、活动、法战。"若敢责恶,自身将化为金刚、佛",此即佛法要谛。
不但释尊如此教导,日莲大圣人更亲身实践。
《开目抄》说:"(释尊对迦叶说)迦叶啊!我在因为过去护持佛法的缘故,现在才能获得这坚固无比的生命境界,永远不会毁坏。弟子们啊!……无法发出狮子吼……不能制伏为非作歹的坏人,像这样的僧侣,不但救不了自己,也救不了民众。"(御书文白并列本Ⅰ327页)
大圣人一再重申这项原理,整部《御书》的一贯指导也在于此。
大圣人教示:"不叱责谤法而希望能够成佛,就像是在火中找水,水中寻火一样,只是徒劳无功啊!"(御书文白并列本Ⅱ398页)
这是有名的教导。斥责谤法才有功德,才能成佛,成为金刚身。创价学会贯彻了此金言,所以伟大。