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隨眾生心 應所知量 - 第248集
To manifest in accordance with sentient beings’ mind.
下面這句第九，恆順眾生。這個眾生是指哪裡？十法界，特別是六道。一切諸佛剎土，十法界六道眾生，你都看得清楚，你都聽得清楚，你在極樂世界沒有離開他們，他們跟你有緣，緣成熟的時候，你會化身去度他。
The following ninth vow is ‘always according with sentient beings.’ Where are these sentient beings? They are sentient beings of the Ten Dharma Realms, especially the Six Realms. You can see and hear clearly what sentient beings of all the Buddha Lands as well as the Six Realms in the Ten Dharma Realms do and say when you are in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. If they have an affinity with you, you will go to help them in your transformation bodies when the condition is right.
他喜歡什麼身分，你就現什麼身分，現身說法自己沒有起心動念，完全順眾生。像《楞嚴經》上所說的，「隨眾生心，應所知量」，隨心應量，眾生想什麼你就現什麼，幫助他，接引他；他喜歡聞什麼法，想聽什麼法，你就給他講什麼法。
You will manifest and teach according to their preference without giving rise to thoughts. As the Suramgama Sutra states, “To manifest in accordance with sentient beings’ mind” --- you will manifest according to what sentient beings think so as to help and receive them. You will teach them the Dharma according to their preference.
而且同時可以現無量無邊身，剋實而論，佛菩薩的數量比我們人數多，多得太多了，佛菩薩人數多數，眾生是少數。少數為什麼難度？是的，有難度，有容易度。在我們中國這個地區，兩百年前住在這個地區的人，容易度，佛法興盛。
Moreover, you can manifest in infinite and boundless bodies simultaneously. In fact, buddhas and bodhisattvas outnumber us many times, so sentient beings are relatively small in number. But why is it difficult to help them when they are few in number? Well, some are difficult to be helped while some are easy to be helped. For instance, it was easy to help the people who lived in China two hundred years ago (i.e., when Buddhism flourished).
現在眾生難度，度化眾生的人少了。為什麼？現在眾生迷得很深，不相信，不接受。這就是什麼？緣不成熟。緣不成熟佛菩薩不來，縱然來了，很少，不多。
It is difficult to help sentient beings now, so few people go and teach them. What is the reason? Because their delusion is deep-seated, so they cannot believe in and accept the Buddha’s teachings. What does this show? It shows that their condition for attaining Buddhahood is not right yet, so buddhas and bodhisattvas will not come. Even if they came, only very few of them came.
他跟你有緣，還不錯，你說他還能相信；沒有緣的，你說得再好他不相信你，他不能接受，所以一切懂得恆順眾生。我們在現前也要學這個，一切順眾生。眾生有善有惡，善可以隨順，惡的我們想善巧方便來迴避，要明白這個道理。
It is not bad if you have an affinity with them because they can still believe in what you say. If you have no affinity with them, they will not believe and accept no matter how well you say it. That’s why you must know how to accord with sentient beings at all times. We must also learn this now. Sentient beings can be good or bad. We can accord with what is good, but must skilfully avoid what is bad. We have to understand this truth.