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Only when the Sangha praise each other, can Buddhism flourish!
若要佛法興 唯有僧讚僧 – 第46集
一切眾生都是佛，我們用什麼樣的心態供養佛菩薩，就用什麼樣的心態供養一切眾生。代表佛菩薩的就是父母跟老師，他們做代表。所以孝養父母、奉事師長做代表，要把奉事師長跟孝養父母那個供養，供養一切眾生，也就是我們講對人對事對物。這是普賢行，不是一般菩薩所修的，法身菩薩所修的。
All sentient beings are buddhas. That’s why the mentality that we use to make offerings to all sentient beings should be the same as that used to make offerings to buddhas and bodhisattvas. With parents and teachers being representatives of buddhas and bodhisattvas, the offerings that we make to our teachers and parents (by serving and being filial to them) should be extended to all sentient beings, all matters and things. This is the conduct of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva which the Dharma-body Bodhisattvas (and not ordinary bodhisattvas) practise.
往生到極樂世界，生到極樂世界凡聖同居土下下品往生都是修普賢行，阿彌陀佛四十八願加持你的，你自自然然就明白了，自自然然就做到了。真誠恭敬，我們所缺乏的。現在不但沒有稱讚，批評、毀謗，自讚毀他，家庭裡頭兄弟不和，團體裡面不尊重領導，陽奉陰違，在今天社會這些事情太多了。
With the support of Amitabha Buddha’s Forty-eight Vows, you will naturally practise the conduct of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva once you are reborn in the lower level of the basic grade in the Land of Ultimate Bliss where sages and ordinary beings dwell together. We are lacking of sincerity and respect. In today’s society, not only people do not praise each other, but they also criticize and slander others while praising themselves. There are also many cases of fraternal disharmony in a family and disrespect for leaders in the group (they pretend to be compliant but act otherwise in private).
為什麼社會亂？從這幾條當中我們就看出來了，現在人沒有禮敬、沒有稱讚、沒有供養，就這個三條就能看出社會動亂、地球災變的緣由，為什麼社會這麼亂，為什麼災難這麼多。佛法能化解，人人都明白、都搞清楚了，人與人之間應該要禮敬，應該要互相稱讚。所以佛門祖師大德教人，「若要佛法興，唯有僧讚僧」，互相讚歎是佛法興旺的現象、氣象。
Why is the society in chaos? We can tell from these few points --- people now do not have respect; they do not praise and make offerings. We can see these are the reasons for social unrest and many catastrophes on earth. Buddhism can resolve these problems by making everyone understand that people should respect and praise each other. That’s why the past patriarchs and eminent masters taught us that only when the Sangha (i.e., monastics) praise each other can Buddhism flourish --- mutual praising is the phenomenon and atmosphere of the prosperity of Buddhism.
如果互相批評、自讚毀他，這是佛法衰的現象、佛法滅的現象，這不是佛法興旺。佛法如此，世法也不例外。一個家庭，父子兄弟姐妹互相讚歎，這個家興旺；如果誰都不服誰，互相批評，互相毀謗，這個家決定要敗，這個家會消失。這都在我們眼前，只要稍微留意，你天天看到，事實真相擺在面前。
If everyone mutually criticizes each other (i.e., praising oneself and criticizing others), this is a sign of the decline and extinction of Buddhism, not the prosperity of Buddhism. This is true for Buddhism, and mundane affairs are no exception. If everyone in a family (e.g., the father and son, as well as siblings) praises each other, then this family is prosperous. If everyone disagrees with each other, mutually criticizing and slandering each other, then this family is doomed to fail and disappear. These happenings are right before our eyes. If you pay a little attention, you will see them every day. The reality is right in front of us.