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我們現在為什麼不是佛 - 第159集
Why are we not a buddha now?
我們的真心是佛，真的是佛，現在為什麼不是佛？現在我們沒有用真心，用妄心。雖用妄心，真心沒有失掉，只是迷了，回過頭來用真心，不用妄心，成佛就很快。想想我們願不願意用真心？
Our true mind is indeed a buddha’s mind (i.e., enlightened), but why are we not a buddha now? Because we are using the deluded mind instead of the true mind now. Despite that, the true mind is not lost; it is merely deluded. If we turn around and use the true mind (instead of the deluded mind), we will attain Buddhahood very quickly. Think about it: are we willing to use the true mind?
用真心沒有虛妄，現在這個社會別人都用妄心對我，我用真心對他，我豈不是吃大虧了？怕吃虧不敢用真心，怕吃虧不敢成佛，這就是我們當前的狀況。如果真搞明白、搞清楚了，我不怕吃虧，我不怕上當，他就成佛了。
There is no pretence and deception when the true mind is used. In today’s society, if I were to use the true mind to treat others when they treat me with the deluded mind, wouldn’t I suffer a great loss? Well, our current situation is we dare not use the true mind (i.e., we dare not become a buddha) because we are afraid of suffering losses. If we really understand the truth, we would not be afraid of suffering losses or being deceived. We would then become a buddha.
你們看看來佛寺老和尚的光碟，老和尚待人接物用真心，從來沒有用過妄心。人家騙他、打他、罵他、侮辱他、陷害他，他完全承當，修忍辱波羅蜜，忍人所不能忍，讓人所不能讓，一百一十二歲作佛去了，走得多自在。
If you watch the video about Great Master Hai Xian from Lai Fo Si, you can see that the Great Master had always been using the true mind to treat people. He never used the deluded mind even when people deceived him, hit, scolded, insulted and framed him. He endured them all as he was cultivating the perfection of forbearance, enduring what others cannot endure, and yielding what others cannot yield. He lived to a ripe old age of 112 and had become a buddha. He left for the Pure Land so freely!
他的同參老朋友說的是真話，不是妄語，你走的時候我給你助念。他怎麼樣？我不要人助念，助念未必可靠。他自在瀟灑，自自然然的走了，說走就走。
His old friend was telling the truth and not lies. He told the Great Master, “I will assist you to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name when you leave for the Pure Land.” How did the Great Master respond? He refused, saying that getting others’ assistance may not necessarily be reliable. The Great Master indeed went to the Pure Land at will, naturally and nobly.