每週金句-No.122 二六時中,看自家一念,從何處起,即檢點不放過,便見功力。

二六時中,看自家一念,從何處起,即檢點不放過,便見功力。

  先哲有云 :「慎心物於隱微,遏意惡於動機。」人之異於禽獸,在於自我醒覺。世人耳目之官不思,而易於受外物所蒙蔽,故須時刻省察已念,是以人心做主抑或道心當家,皆源自心一念。正所謂 :「觀自在菩薩。」凡言行舉止、應對進退時刻皆不離當下之初心,素其位而行,日久自能不離方寸。

  Whenever you have a thought at any time during a day, examine its origin and scrutinize it thoroughly without missing any point; hence you will see the result of your cultivation of inner-self.