每週金句-No.038 欲成上等之材,藉事磨其心性,自顯定力、火候,亦能從自性中見其真智慧。

欲成上等之材,藉事磨其心性,自顯定力、火候,亦能從自性中見其真智慧。

欲成上等之材,需在事上磨煉。在事境中,才能觀看到自己是否起心動念,是否有貪嗔痴愛欲的波動。不為外境所動的定力並非一朝一夕所能成就,而是要在事項中歷經無數次捶打磨煉而成的。可是,每經一次磨煉,妄心就能被破掉一次,定力就能更強一點,心性的火候就能更堅實一點。當妄心、塵垢不斷的被磨去,真智慧才能漸漸地彰顯出來

If you want to become a person of the highest caliber, you must sharpen your inner self by carrying out various tasks, revealing not only your strength of concentration and depth of capability, but also your true wisdom from inner self.