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願以導行 行以滿願 - 第261集
Vow leads to practice, and practice fulfils vow.
所以行就得真幹。「願」，要真正發願，「四弘誓與十大願等」，這是無比殊勝的大願。四弘四句，「眾生無邊誓願度，煩惱無盡誓願斷，法門無量誓願學，佛道無上誓願成」，要真發這個大願。有沒有？天天在佛菩薩面前發了，但是在生活當中沒有看到。
That’s why we must really practise and develop vow. The Four Great Vows and the Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva are incomparably exceptional great vows. We must really develop the Four Great Vows of helping boundless sentient beings, extirpating endless afflictions, learning immeasurable Dharma methods and attaining Supreme Enlightenment. Did we implement these vows? Well, we may have made these vows before buddhas and bodhisattvas every day, but we never implemented them in life.
四願真正的一個願就是第一願，要真正有熱心度眾生、幫助眾生，幫助他們離苦得樂。苦，究竟苦是六道輪迴，離開六道輪迴這是離苦的，離究竟苦；樂，極樂世界，往生極樂世界得究竟樂。我們有沒有真幹？沒有，沒真幹。真正幹的人，無論在家出家，真發這個大願，帶領大眾念佛，什麼地方都可以做，我們這麼大的一個教室都行。
Of all the four vows, the first vow is a real vow; we must really be enthusiastic about helping sentient beings end sufferings and attain happiness. In this regard, transcending transmigration within the Six Realms is ending extreme sufferings, while reborning in the Land of Ultimate Bliss is attaining perfect happiness. Did we really implement this vow? No, we didn’t. Regardless of lay practitioners, monks or nuns, anyone who really brings forth this great vow can lead everyone to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name anywhere, even in a classroom as big as ours.
聽經有光碟，聽完之後心得分享，幫助大家提升，還有多餘的時間念佛。印光大師講，二十個人在一起共修，精進不懈，二十個人都能往生，這個道場了不起的道場。所以要人真正發心，不是假的，只要發心你就可以領眾。
He can use our VCDs and DVDs to lead everyone to listen to the Dharma lectures and help them make progress by encouraging them to share their experiences after the Dharma lectures. The remaining time can be used to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name. Great Master Yin Guang advocated twenty people cultivating assiduously together in a place. If all of them can be reborn in the Pure Land, then this cultivation centre is a great one. That’s why, as long as you really vow to help sentient beings, you can lead everyone to cultivate.
不能求人，求人難，成不了事業，自己幹，不求人。「願以導行，行以滿願」，沒有願就沒有行，有行我的願是真的，不是假的。「行如足，願如目，互相依持」，有行有願。願，有方向有目標；行，我真能夠依循這個方向、這個目標，我一定會到達。
We cannot request others to do this because asking people for help is difficult and no task can be accomplished. We should instead do it ourselves. “Vow leads to practice, and practice fulfils vow” ---- without vow, there will be no practice, and with practice, our vow is real and not false. “Practice is like the feet, while vow is like the eyes; they depend on each other” --- ‘vow’ means there is a direction and goal, while ‘practice’ means I will surely reach the destination if I can really follow this direction and goal.