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"We are the Champions lyrics"
CAN WE STOP COVID VIRUSES FROM SPREADING?
By Master Jingkong's SARS talk back then in April 2003.
我们可以阻止Covid病毒传播吗?
中文版如下
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CAN WE STOP COVID VIRUSES FROM SPREADING?
By Master Jingkong's SARS talk back then in April 2003.
我们可以阻止Covid病毒传播吗?
中文版如下
Chinese Version Enclosed Below
Dear Students,
Next, we will look at the texts of the sutra below.
The 8th phrase or called as the “Great Enlightenment”
(Note: I could not find the exact word for the "sha men")
Master Qing Liang explained to us in his text.
“Great Enlightenment” – this speaks of eliminating all evils.
“Sha Men” is a word derived from the pronunciation of its original language.
This is our Chinese language. Is what we Chinese mean by "Evil".
When there is absolutely no evil, this is “Big”
Adding the word “Big”.
"Big" is also our Chinese literal meaning.
Totally eliminating all evils is hence called “Great Enlightenment”
We can only address one person as “Great Enlightenment”
The Buddha can carry this title (of “Great Enlightenment”), even Bodhisattva with just one more ignorance uncleared,
cannot be called that. Why?
The Bodhisattva still has one single ignorance that is not dispelled.
Therefore, can only be called "Enlightened".
Cannot be called "Great Enlightenment".
"Great Enlightenment" is the total elimination of all "evils".
(Note: “Evils” refer to any ignorance that still ties us to the mundane, and not just on negative thoughts, words and actions)
This means that the Bodhisattva still has ignorance.
There is still some ignorance there that is not fully eliminated yet.
Eliminating evils. Evil must be eliminated.
"Rest" is to stop to never do it again.
The thoughts of evil.
The provocative thoughts of evil.
Evil speech (Note: Verbal or written) and actions
Is the Number One factor of all the disasters in this world.
All the calamities.
At a small scale, it is an individual facing the bad karmic effects.
Where does all our sufferings come from?
Is from all the evil causes that created these effects.
In a big scale, we talk about the shared of karmic effect.
A family. A District. A Country or even a whole world.
Or even reaching out to this world’s neighbouring worlds.
The effect of shared karma.
Previously in our “World’s Success” chapter,
In the “Vairochina Buddha World” chapter, we have seen
If all the inhabitants of this world is equally pure (silenced in all thoughts)
Then this world is indeed the Akanistha Ghanavyuna Pure Land
(note: the land of Vairochana Buddha), it is the land of Ultimate Bliss (Western Pureland - Land of Amitabha Buddha)
Over here all kind of calamities and suffering do not exist.
It is the land of ultimate Bliss, Peace and Freedom. Pureland ~ Land of Amitabha Buddha.
Now Hong Kong and Guangzhou has this epidemic (SARS).
A lot of people ask me.
Why is there such a disaster?
Based on what we learned in Buddhism for many years
Based on perspective of Buddhism
The karmic cause of the people in this area is too heavy.
Especially the killing.
For the past few years, we hear about the killing of chicken, killings of ducks.
I don’t read newspapers and I don’t listen to news broadcasts,
There are many things that I don’t know.
Some of our fellow students told me.
The killings are by millions.
Those of us studying Buddhism know.
A single being is one life.
When you kill it, does it feel any hatred?
If there is hatred, we know that there will be revenge.
This thing is big problem.
Recently, we have read about the study by a Japanese scientist, Dr Masaru Emoto
Report on his study on water molecules
It gave us a hugh realization.
His experiment took about 8 to 9 years proving that water regardless of their sources
that water can listen, water can see. It can receive message that we humans are projecting.
It changes to different forms of molecules can be seen under high-powered microscopes.
All those positive messages result in molecules that look really beautiful.
All those negative ones will create molecules that look really ugly.
Each time, the experiments will bring the same, consistent results.
So, he (Dr Masaru Emoto) advises us humans to have good heart.
Why?
Our human body. This is something we are aware of 75% of our body consists liquid.
From the reports of those experiments we can understand our human body with good heart that is always grateful.
Your body inside all that molecule of the liquid (of your body) will be most beautiful.
Your body is healthy, strong and you will not fall sick.
If the temperature of your heart is not positive (not good) always with bad temper, full of anger and hatred then the molecules will become very bad that these bad molecules will destroy the normal build up inside your body and this result in sickness.
This is directed to our own body and that’s is why Dr Masaru Emoto pleads that hoping people in this world to maintain a happy heart, a compassionate (loving) heart and a heart that is always grateful.
In treating all people in all events and all beings.
Not only does the liquid inside your body changes its molecules according to your thoughts….
I have said about these several times before in my talks every single object including space itself, is no exception.
How do we know?
How did your abilities disappear?
Because you have delusion, discrimination and stubborn persistence, your heart is in turmoil.
Every single person is completely equipped with energies beyond our most outrageous expectations able to communicate with beings in other worlds in different spaces to reach the objectives of mutual exchange.
Take a moment to think about Dr Masaru’s water experiment.
Treating with a good heart. In Buddhism, we talk about blessing, its reactions are so beautiful.
A bad heart treating, it results in an ugly appearance as its reaction.
Isn’t that the obvious principle?
When your heart is silenced in certain degree, your energies will be unified. Then you will be able to change the external environment around you.
This is what it meant in Buddhism by the statement that the environment changes according to your heart (Note: literally change, not just your own perception change)
Everything is the result of the heart’s thoughts (Note: mind thoughts, the first spark of ignorance that created everything else.)
There is an epidemic now, everywhere. This is SARS epidemic.
Can it be contained? Can, why not?
This epidemic is no good (the good here implies
What do we use to contain it?
Use the energy in your own heart!
This epidemic disease, is not good (the good here implies kindness, compassion means what is impure, evil, bad,)
It is caused by bad karma.
How to resolve this?
All of us are capable of returning our hearts towards good (kindness, compassion, etc)
Thus it is resolved.
Just like this glass of water. You give it a negative (bad) message and paste a few words on it.
Hatred…I will kill you, write these few words on paper and paste it on the glass and after 20 minutes, just bring it under the microscope and take a look. It’s molecules are really ugly. They took photos as proof to show us.
Remove these few negative words replace it with something new and change to Love You, Thank you, Grateful to you and after 20 minutes when you look into the microscope, the molecules have turned really beautiful.
From this experiment, we can understand, The physical matters of all things are based on the changes in our human hearts.
The physical appearance of matters is dependent of the "appearance" in the heart.
The heart is the master. Materials are not the master.
The materials change according to the changes of the heart.
This “Heart” is the origin of the whole universe.
In philosophy, this is the start of the universe.
In Buddhism, we use the word “Heart”. It is Alive!
Therefore, all the things that it manifests, all physical materials are all alive too.
We understand this reasoning. We understand this principle.
The heart is clean and compassionate.
As I always say, our sincerity extends to infinite space.
Our dean and equanimity heart extends to infinite space
Our enlighten heart extends to infinite space
Compassion heart extends to infinite space.
Whatever disease will also be gone!
All resolved.
In Buddhism, it is stated very clearly. Today science has also proven it to us!
There always some infectious disease (epidemic, plague) in our world
Now there are some districts very common to have atypical pneumonia
To the Chinese, Plague. Where did this plague come from?
The answer is found in the Buddhist texts.
You take a moment and think. Is the reasoning correct?
“Everything starts from the thought of the Heart”.
It materialises because of the heart, it change because of the consciousness
This is the ultimate principle, the ultimate factor.
The plague, the infectious disease is indeed manifested due to the heart.
What kind of heart? Evil heart? Evil causes (evil karmic event)
It start with an evil heart. Then only will invite evil karmic effect.
The condition that surfaces shows a bad karmic effect.
The Buddha constantly reminds us of this Truth.
We change our hearts back towards goodness.
Cultivating our own “clean” (pure) karma
All those negative karmic effect will automatically be eliminated
The people in the world know about dispelling evil and cultivating good.
But the evils are not eliminated totally.
Cultivation of good is too limited.
Therefore, for thousands of years, all these disasters occur one after another
There are disasters every year.
Which year does not have plague (infectious diseases)?
There are every year. Plague.
This is talking about infectious diseases.
The easiest season for this to happen usually is sometime slightly before or after the Tomb Sweeping Day period
(Note: This is exactly the season now for SARS too).
This time, it is also during this Tomb Sweeping season (Note: This is talking about SARS as this video was created during SARS)
It’s duration is approximately one month.
It is rare to extend until 2 months.
All these reasoning, all the Buddhist text have been telling us
Indeed, can be a reference for us all.
Many Buddhist students have been asking me now to do prevention.
I tell everyone. The best prevention is to Cultivate clean heart, Cultivate a compassion heart.
Pure and compassion are able to resolve any kind of disasters.
(Purity and compassion) converts all physical matters molecules of this world and make them look really beautiful.
There wont be anymore disasters.
We have seen the report inside the experimental laboratory with two glasses containing water from a single source.
Water from natural source. The same water (from the same source)
One glass with a sticker with the words “Love, thank you” and Another with the sticker with the words “Hate, disgust”.
These words are written in English language.
Stick these words inside the glasses.
After a few hours, examine the molecules of these two glasses of water under the high powered microscope.
They are both different. Is the water literate? (can water read?)
They said Yes, water can read. Words are symbols.
How can it change? The reason that it can change is we realise that it is still due to the human’s consciousness.
Love, thank you. This positive consciousness (message)
Hatred, disgust... These are negative consciousness.
In reality, the symbols creating the words contained our human consciousness inside.
If there is no consciousness inside, those symbols would be empty, devoid of meaning.
I believe that will not have any effect at all.
During the creating of words. We already placed in these words its meaning consciousness.
When we use words combined with the symbols and our personal consciousness meaning are together sending
the message to the water.
Therefore, naturally, it (water) will start to change.
What is dirt? Pollution?
At this moment, the infectious atypical pneumonia that gets attention from the whole world.
Almost caused a stir in the whole world.
World Health Organisation these few days trying to figure out how to prevent this epidemic (SARS).
How to eliminate the epidemic.
So they concentrated on disinfecting, hygiene. These are just far away from dirt. But these types of disinfecting that is meant by most people are just eliminating the surface only (superficial). Cleanliness is also only on the exterior.
It is only healing the symptoms but not going to the root cause.
Then what is its root cause?
Spiritual pollution. Psychological pollution.
This is the root cause of the disease!
So, to leave “dirt”, where shall we start?
From a Clean Heart.
Inside the heart there is no “dirt”, there is no “pollutant”
Spiritually, we leave the “dirt”
Disinfecting comes first from within the Heart.
Those poisons inside the heart must be disinfected first
What kind of poisons are there in the Heart?
Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Ego are poisons.
Selfishness is poison.
As a conclusion, it is Greed, Hatred, Ignorance.
Where ones selfishness comes from? Selfishness is one of the components of Greed.
The root is Greed, Hatred, Ignorance.
So, in Buddhism, we call these three things as the Three Worrisome Poisons.
If we eliminate these poisons but disinfect the exterior surfaces.
Can’t last for more than a few days
The disease will still come back
Whoever that is “awakened” (enlightened, understood the Truth)
Eliminate the three poisons (greed, hatred, ignorance) inside the heart
Eliminate these poisons. Cleaning the environment outside. Clean both inside and outside, there will not be any disease at all.
This is the correct way to resolve (the problem of the epidemic)
Lately, the epidemic of the atypical pneumonia is severe.
Many people have been calling me on the phone to ask hoping that I will say a few words. What can I say?
Rumours saying that I have gone to Beijing to save people from this epidemic.
Not bad, they are very careful and called me on the phone to verify the validity of the rumours.
But I am still here giving the Dharmma Talks.
This rumour spread far and wide
There are many people in the different districts of china
at the northern and northeast areas. Southern parts until Guangdong
There are also those the faraway areas calling me on the phone
There are even people who said that they saw me in Beijing
Some said that I have gone to Beijing while being seated in meditation
(Jhana – dead meditation where the mind is completely still, said to be capable of teleportation and go anywhere one desires).
These ideas are very mystical. Over here, I would like to clarify that I am also just a human, like each of you.
I have not reached fruition (reaching fruition means a person is no longer a human reaching sainthood.
I don’t have supernatural powers.
However, in regards to any areas of the world that faces a disaster, I will be concerned.
The thing that we are able to do to help is only using our own accumulated merits from our cultivation to share it out with everyone (merit sharing is a practise in Buddhism where whatever means accumulated through cultivation is shared to all suffering beings to ease the burden of the suffering.)
(Merit sharing) to wish this disaster will end soon.
We understand the disaster are caused by the shared karma of all beings (implied here at living beings humans).
This is regardless of whether you believe or not.
Chinese I-Jing (Book of Changes – ancient Chinese divination text)
“Shu Jing” (Book of Documents), “Zuo Zhuan” (The Commentary of Zuo)
Those are recorded in the traditional texts during that time, Buddhism did not reach China yet.
(these traditional texts also said that when you plant good karma causes, you will reap good karmic effect (law of cause and effect).
Doing good deeds will definitely reap good results.
Doing bad deeds will definitely result in bad effects.
This acknowledgement of good and bad karma cause and effect already existed in china for at least four, five thousand years.
There are a lot of people who believe this.
During the olden times, very few people do not believe in the law of cause and effect (karma).
Now, in this modern era little by little started to detach from the Chinese traditional culture and accepting western culture of technologies.
No longer believing in the existence of the law of cause and effect.
The whole society has opened up.
From previously what we have in the traditional cultures being released from the cultural values and morality.
No longer want cultural values and morality.
Each day just living out the desires of the heart not even knowing what is good and evil.
There is no more set of standards (measurement of good and bad)
We know that the things that you have done. You must endure its karmic effect.
China is such a big country somehow its roots are deep to tradition.
Its culture has a root (foundation).
So, when we meet a lot of students (Buddhist practitioners) overseas, their attitude towards the Chinese traditional cultures even until now they are seriously learning and practicing (these traditional cultures).
They never thought of these traditional cultures as something outdated (unsuitable) in this modern era.
That these cultures should be eliminated.
They do not disregard these traditional cultures.
Instead, discussed these traditional cultures regularly to bring back peace in this world to revive the stability and prosperity in society.
These revives need these old (traditional cultures) things to make it happen.
What are these old things? TRUTH. TRUTH does not change.
TRUTH does not have new or old.
If there is old and new, it’s definitely NOT the TRUTH.
It can only be useful for a period of time. It doesn’t stay useful forever.
The traditional Chinese culture is the same as Buddhism.
It goes beyond time. It goes beyond space. No matter where you place it.
It is still accurate. It can be used in different cultures. With different historical background (influence), different countries.
It will still be the best.
We use Confucianism and Buddhism meeting with many friends from abroad (other countries) and giving them all a simple introduction (to Confucianism and Buddhism).
There is no one who is not happy about it.
Therefore, Humans have the same Heart, the Hearts have the same principles.
It has Humanity.
I have always said during my talks. The teachings of olden days saints and elders.
The teachings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
How are they (the teachings) able to achieve that old tradition that is always good as new (applicable to modern era)?
It (the teachings) will never be outcasted, never outdated and will also not be limited by space crossing boundaries to other countries).
Today, it’s decline is done by humans. Not due to itself.
GREED is the root of all the worries that we have.
Hatred in reality also comes from it (greed).
When a person is not able to get what he/she is “greedy” for, it becomes Hatred.
If whatever he/she is greedy for and is able to achieve it, then hatred does not arise in his heart.
So, greed is really the root.
The Buddha always uses the methods of “Categorization” in His Teachings.
For the unlimited worries, categorizing them into 108 types. These are the types. So it is called 108 Worries.
It is still too much to teach the beginners.
Vasubandhu bodhisattva is very compassionate. He revised the category and reduced them into 26 types.
In this “Bai Fa Ming Men” (sorry, not sure which book is this), it categorizes these 26 types of worries.
These 26 categories can still be categorised further and the final categorization comes down to only 6 main categories. 6 Core Categories of Worries.
These 6 can still be categorised.
Categorized to 3 main categories. Greed, Hatred, Ignorance.
These are called the 3 poisons.
These 3 poisons can still be categorised Down to the last one, sole category: GREED.
The Bodhisavatta’s 6 Paramitas (6 Perfections: Charity, Morality, Patience, Deligence, One-Pointed Concentration and Wisdom).
The first one Charity heals against the GREED disease. It heals the GREED worry.
How do we handle the GREED worry? Buddha uses Charity.
Charity of Wealth (Materials donations),
Charity of Dharmma (Knowledge, wisdom),
Charity of Harmlessness (giving happiness, mostly associated to longevity).
When are the most obvious time of these charity?
When people are faced with great disasters, great calamities.
This charity is very obvious.
Charity of wealth or the use of materials or money to help others.
Help ease the immediate problem that they are facing right now (Note: aid for the symptoms)
Or to use manpower energy to help them.
Use internal wealth (Note: the non-materials, usually by means of the body or the knowledge)
To ask about their well-being, to take care of them, this is internal wealth.
The sharing of the Dhamma has a very wide area.
To teach at an opportune moment, need to see the correct opportunity / moment.
What they need right now, we will only tell that much.
This is considered as Charity of Dhamma.
When people are faced with great disasters at the moments of great sorrows.
At such moments, what should we share about?
A very general thing that we can talk about is the law of cause and effect, principles of Karma.
Even though we are physically suffering from the disasters, we do not blame the heavens, nor other people.
Why? The past actions (including previous lifetimes) that contributes to the karmic effect.
We have done some evil karmic actions resulting in this bad karmic effect.
Everything has a cause.
The elders and saints have always taught us.
When we are face with great disasters.
When things do not go according to our way we want it to.
When we meet with great difficulties.
Where did I do wrong to meet with such punishments?
This thought is the turning point. Turning the bad into good.
Turning disasters into blessings. Definitely must NEVER blame the heavens or other people
The fault is definitely our own.
Go into a deep reflection, self-examination and to change ourselves for the better.
All these words are the charity of Dhamma.
We can always be by their side to console them.
When they meet with any disasters or sufferings again in the future
before being isolated by the society while there are still many people who are willing to compassionately care for them.
They are able to receive some consolation.
They feel safe and secure. This is the Charity of Harmlessness.
The Buddha Dhamma always tells us. The example that He used the most is the example of tending to a sickness.
Tending to a sickness fulfils all 3 types of charities at the same time.
When a person is sick, it is great suffering.
You go take care of a patient. Charity of internal wealth.
There is Charity of Wealth here.
You console the patient. This is Charity of Dhamma.
You stay by the patient side, giving the feeling of security.
Charity of Harmlessness. This karma is perfect.
What is the future karmic effect of this?
Charity of Wealth brings wealth.
Charity of Dhamma brings intelligence and wisdom.
Charity of Harmlessness brings health and longevity.
Lately, this place that we are in is considered clean.
In the news, each day is the report of SARS epidemic.
Seems like everywhere around the world, there is this epidemic in every country.
Inside the hospital, doctors, nurses.
Let’s take a moment and think.
Today, they follow the Buddha Dhamma, they practice charity.
The question is whether they have this intention.
They have to understand the Buddha Dhamma.
This is the opportunity to cultivate great prosperity.
They need to have sincerity, a real compassionate (loving) heart to really seek for the well being of these patients.
To take care of these patients it understands even a little bit of Buddha Dhamma.
To share the Dhamma to these patients.
The 3 Charities is complete (Perfected).
We want to cultivate prosperity but there is no place for us to there is no opportunity to cultivate.
This is the best opportunity. Even though being infected (by the virus),
Very unfortunately, this doctor or nurse, we see them, they are very pitiful.
They take care of others, and yet they themselves got infected and some may even die.
What we normal human beings see from our mortal eyes.
If we have supernatural powers with capabilities to see their past their sincerity and love in their hearts, they ascended to the heaven worlds.
When they are up there, they enjoy all 3 types of prosperity.
Estimating that disciples of any religion with true faith will also know.
Humans, all beings, do not die.
Only changing body. Change to another space (Dimension).
Change to a different living environment.
So, if you understand the TRUTH you will not cling to life and be fearful to death.
Why? There is no death.
The topic of life and death had been discussed in Buddhism many times.
It’s just like changing clothes.
These clothes have been worn until dirty, until it is torn. Change to new one.
This is something that all religions will acknowledge.
But the TRUTH of this whole topic honestly, is without understanding, with a lot of ambiguity and
uncertainty upon clarification and then understanding.
Means upon facing death, he/she will be very happy, without any fear at all. Indeed upon birth,
where is it from, and upon death, where is it next full of clarity, full of understanding. How will there ever be any worries?
How will there be Greed, Hatred and Ignorance?
(Note: The topic of ignorance is extensive, there are other talks dedicated to this topic)
Humans in this world the most important is the cultivation and accumulation of merits to stop evil and cultivate good and the future is brilliant.
To let go of selfishness to sincerely help the world’s suffering beings.
Benefits of merits are unbelievable (beyond our comprehension)
If your heart is narrow, everything that you think about is selfishly for yourself, There is no future
Even though right now it seems like things are doing fine, The future is filled with darkness.
This is what the Buddhist texts always refer to as the poor suffering beings.
Lately, the world is very concerned about the SARS epidemic.
I have also spoken about it a few times.
The real source of the disease come from where? The 3 Poisons.
Too few people in this world knows this. The Buddha knows.
Of all the poisons, the bad evils.
Has the root attributes of these three poisons.
So you wish to ask me how to totally eliminate this SARS virus?
To me, it is not difficult. Covert the Three Poisons into Three Goodness.
Then this SARS virus will be no more.
I say these words if you do not believe, you should take a look at Japanese scientist, Dr Masaru Emoto.
He used water molecules to conduct a study. He experimented eight, nine years.
From his experiment, you will be able to prove. An evil thought, the water molecules turn really ugly.
But if you were to add good thoughts to the water, it will change, change into molecules that are really beautiful for your to see.
So, this SARS virus, we need to use a sincere and good heart to channel good thoughts to it and it will change into a most beautiful form.
There is absolutely no harm to human beings.
Becomes something most beneficial for humans. Use our thoughts to change it.
This theory.
The Buddha has stated in the Dhamma that “All things start from the mind”.
Now this virus comes from the things of humans, thinking constantly of Greed, Hatred and Ignorance (Three Poisons) is its origin.
If we can change the thoughts of these Three Poisons into the thoughts of the Three Good Roots,
Not Greedy, Not Hateful, Not Ignorance, this disease will change.
This virus will change. It will become the best virus.
In the Avatanesaka sutra, the Buddha said it very well: For the one who is able to change the environment, is similar to being a Buddha.
This virus comes to our world, it has changed too.
Therefore, you will not become sick too.
When my heart thinks of evil thoughts, it is easy to be infected.
If your heart contains thoughts of pure goodness, pure cleanliness, you will not be infected.
The last time I was in Singapore, at that time Singapore was not yet affected by the epidemic, and Hong Kong already has it.
My original schedule was to be in Hong Kong for Dhamma talks for whole month.
Beijing known doctor Lau gave me a call on the phone.
He said, “Master, you definitely won’t have any problem even if you come to Hong Kong.”
He has very strong confident in me.
If we are not able to change this environment by ourselves….then we practiced Buddhism for more than 50 years is just in vain.
So, in every single thought, we think about changing this environment that we are in.
The Japanese scientist used science to prove to us.
Our believes stated in the Buddha Dhamma.
Everything have been proven factually.
About the thoughts of changing the environment, we also have our confidence to change the environment.
Before I come in contact with these things during the Dhamma talks, I always say Pure Heart (Note: silenced, calm, clean, unpolluted)
If the heart is silenced and pure, it will not be affected by the pollutants from outside.
Those who regularly listen to my Dhamma talks would have heard this before.
A compassionate heart can dissolve poisons.
Now you use this to sanitize, that to disinfect…use all kind of things to eliminate poison
to be honest, will have side effects.
When can you use to eliminate poison without any side effect?
A Great Compassionate Heart. A compassionate heart dissolves poisons.
Now the people use the word “eliminate poison.”
Dissolve poison.
A pure heart is not polluted.
If you are able to truly enter Purity, Equanimity and Enlightenment
How is it then that you cannot change the environment?
Whatever environment condition, situation it is, once it reaches you, it will change.
Talk on avoiding viruses during SARS period and still apply to Covid-19 Viruses Today (With English Subtitles)
Queen Lyrics
"We Are The Champions"
I've paid my dues
Time after time.
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime.
And bad mistakes‒
I've made a few.
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through.
And I need to go on and on, and on, and on.
We are the champions, my friends.
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end.
We are the champions.
We are the champions.
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the world.
I've taken my bows,
And my curtain calls.
You brought me fame and fortune, and everything that goes with it.
I thank you all.
But it's been no bed of roses,
No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain't gonna lose.
And I need just go on and on, and on, and on.
We are the champions, my friends.
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end.
We are the champions.
We are the champions.
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the world.
We are the champions, my friends,
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end.
We are the champions.
We are the champions.
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions.
诸位同学
我们接著看下面的经文
第八句 或名大沙门
清凉大师 在註解裡面跟我們說
沙門 此雲息惡
沙門是梵語的音譯
“此”是我們中國
就是中國人講的息惡
“無惡不息故 復稱大”
加個“大” 大是中國的意思
一切惡都斷盡了 就稱“大沙門”
“大沙門”只有一個人能稱
佛能稱 等覺菩薩都不能稱
爲什麼?
等覺菩薩還有一品 生相無明沒斷
所以只能稱沙門
不能稱大沙門
大沙門是一切惡統統斷盡了
這就說明等覺菩薩還沒斷盡
還有很少很少 一點點沒斷盡
息惡
惡確實要斷
息是停止 不可以再做了
惡的念頭
惡的思想
惡的言行
是世間所有一切災難的第一個因素
一切天災人禍
小 個人要承受惡報
三途苦報 從哪裡來?
惡業變現出來的
大 這講到共業
一個家庭
一個地球 一個國家
甚至於一個世界
乃至於這世界周邊其他的世界
共業所感
我們在前面“世界成就品”
“華藏世界品”裡面看到的
如果這個世界的居民一味清淨
這個世界就是華藏世界
就是極樂世界
這裡頭什麼樣的災難
衆苦都沒有
稱之爲極樂清涼自在
現在香港廣東流行瘟疫
有許多人問我
爲什麼會有這個災難?
我們從這麼多年來 在佛法修學上
以佛法觀點來看
這個地區的人 造的業太重
特別是殺業
前幾年 我們聽說殺雞 殺鴨
我是不看報紙 不看新聞
很多事情我不知道
這是有些同學們跟我說
一殺是幾百萬只
我們學佛的人知道
一個衆生那是一條命
你殺牠的時候 牠有沒有怨恨?
如果有怨恨
我們曉得冤冤相報
這個事情很麻煩
最近我們讀到日本江本勝博士
研究水結晶的報告
給我們很大的啓示
他做這個實驗八九年
證明水
無論什麼地方的水
它能聽 它能看
它能接受人的意思
變現出不同的結晶
在顯微鏡之下看到
凡是善的結晶都非常美好
不善的結晶就非常難看
每一次的實驗都得到這樣的效果
所以他勸世間人 人要有善心
爲什麼
我們人的身體
我們大家都曉得
百分之七十五是水分
從這個實驗報告 我們就了解
我們人身體
心情善良 常常懷感恩的心
你這個身體裡面
所有的水結晶都是最美好的
你的身體健康 強壯
你不會生病
如果你的心情不好
常常發脾氣 一肚子怨恨
你的結晶就非常不好
這個不好的結晶
破壞你身體裡面正常的組織
這就生病了
這是對我們本身來說
所以他呼籲
希望世界上的人
常常存歡喜心 愛心 感恩的心
對一切人 一切事 一切物
不但身體水分隨著你的念頭變幻不同的結晶
我這個事情在講席裡說過幾次
所有一切物質 包括虛空都不例外
我們怎麼知道?
你這個能力爲什麼喪失掉?
因爲你有妄想分別執著
你的心是亂的
任何一個人都具有不可思議的能量
能夠跟虛空法界
一切萬事萬物起感應道交的作用
你想想江本勝實驗這個水的結晶
善心去對待
佛法裡面講加持
善心去對待
它的反應那麼美好
不善的心對它 反應的相就很難看
不就是這個道理嗎?
你的心清淨到一定的程度
你的能量就能集中
就能夠改變外面的環境
這就是佛法裡面講靜隨心轉
一切法從心想生
現在許許多多地方傳染病
SARS這個傳染病
能不能把它制止?
能 怎麼不能!
用什麼制止?
用你自心的能量
這個瘟疫 傳染病是不善
不善的業造成的
如何化解?
我們人心都能夠迴心向善
就化解了
就像這一杯水一樣
你給它不善的訊息
貼上幾個字 “仇恨 我殺死你”
寫這麼幾個字貼在這上面
過二十分鐘之後
拿到顯微鏡裡面去看
結晶好難看
他們有照片照出來
把這幾個字撕開
重新換一個
換個“愛你 感謝你 感恩你”
再過二十分鐘
拿到顯微鏡裡頭 結晶非常美麗
從這個實驗我們就明瞭
一切諸法的變幻是隨人心
物理的現象離不開心理
心理是主
物理不是主
物理隨著心理在轉變
這個心就是宇宙的本體
現在哲學裡頭稱爲宇宙本體
在佛法裡用“心” 用這個字
它是活的
所以它變現出一切萬事萬物也是活的
我們懂得這個道理
懂這個原理
心地清淨慈悲
我常常講
我們的真誠遍虛空法界
我們的清淨心 平等心遍虛空法界
我們的覺心遍虛空法界
慈悲心遍虛空法界
什麼瘟疫都沒有了
都化解了
佛法裡頭講得很清楚
今天科學家也給我們證實了
我們這個世間 常常有瘟疫流行
現在有一些地區
正在流行非典型的肺炎
這個在中國人講 瘟疫
瘟疫從哪裡來的?
佛經裡面的答覆
你想想有沒有道理?
“一切法從心想生”
“唯心所現 唯識所變”
這是總的原則 總的原理
瘟疫 傳染病 真的唯心所現
什麼樣的心?
不善的心
不善的業
先有不善的心
然後才造不善的業
境界現前 這是不善的果報
佛常常跟我們講 這些事實真相
我們迴心向善
修自己的淨業
所有一切不善的果報自然消除
這個世間 人也知道斷惡修善
但是惡斷不乾淨
善修學得很有限度
所以千百年來
這些災害一波一波
年年都有
哪一年沒有瘟疫?
年年都有
瘟疫 這講傳染病
最容易發生的季節
一般都是在清明前後
這一次也是在清明前後
它的時間一般大概是一個月
很少數能夠延續到兩個月
這些道理
經典上給我們說的
確實可以給我們做參考
許多同學問我怎麼樣防範
我告訴大家
最好的防範是修清淨心 修慈悲心
清淨慈悲能化解一切災難
把這個世間所有一切物質的結晶
都轉變成非常美好
災難就沒有了
我們看到報告
在實驗室裡頭
兩個玻璃管裝同樣的水
自來水 同樣的水
一個貼上“愛 感謝”
一個貼上 “恨 討厭”
都是用英文字母寫的
貼在這個玻璃瓶裡面
過幾個小時
在顯微鏡底下看這兩個瓶子水的結晶
它就不一樣
這水能認識字嗎?
他們說 會 會認識
字是符號
它怎麼會起變化?
產生變化的原因
我們想到還是人的意念
“愛 感謝”
這是好的 正面的一個意念
“嗔恨 厭惡”
這是不善的意念
實際上
這個符號裡頭有人意念在裡頭
如果沒有意念在裡面
這符號是空的符號
我相信 它不會起作用
創造文字的時候
已經在這個文字裡頭給它意念了
使用文字的時候
跟自己這個意念
符號跟自己意念相結合
把這個訊息傳給水
它就自然起變化
“垢”是什麼
染污
當下全世界震驚的非典型肺炎的傳染
幾乎震驚了全世界
世界衛生組織
這幾天都在研究怎樣嘛防範
怎麼樣把它消除
所以注意消毒 清潔
這就是離垢
但是一般人所講的消毒
都是消表面的
清潔也都是外頭的
治標不治本
本是什麼
精神的污染 心地的污染
這才是病根
所以離垢要從哪裡做?
從清淨心
心裏面沒有骯髒 沒有垢污
精神上要離垢
消毒要從內心
內心的毒要把它消掉
內心什麼毒
貪嗔癡慢是毒
自私自利是毒
總的來說就是貪嗔癡
自私自利從哪裡來?
自私自利是貪心裡面的一分
根就是貪嗔癡
所以佛法稱這三個叫三毒煩惱
這個毒要不消掉
消外頭 外表
保不了幾天
病還是會犯
什麼人今天覺悟了
消內心裡面貪嗔癡三毒
消這個毒
清潔外面的環境
內外清淨 什麼樣的病毒都沒有了
這才是真正解決的辦法
最近 中國大陸非典型的傳染很嚴重
很多人打電話來問我
希望我能說幾句話
我能說什麼?
國內還有人打電話問我
傳言我在北京去救這個災難去了
不錯 他們很細心 打電話來證實一下
看我是不是去了
我還在此地講經
這個傳言傳得相當廣
在中國很多地區的人
北面到東北
南面到廣東
沿海地區也有人打電話給我
還有人說是在北京看到我了
有人說淨空法師在定中到北京來了
說得神乎其神
我在此地鄭重跟大家說明
我跟你們一樣是凡夫
我沒有證果
我沒有神通
但是我對於任何地區有災難
我會關心
我們能做得到的
只是將自己修學的功德迴向
祈求這個災難早一天結束
我們明瞭 災難是衆業所感
這不管你信不信
中國《易經》《書經》《左傳》
古籍裡面所講的
那個時候 佛法還沒有到中國來
都說種善因得善果
善一定有善果
惡一定有惡報
善惡果報這個思想
至少在中國有四五千年
相信的人很多
在古時候幾乎是很少人不相信
現代這個世紀
逐漸逐漸脫離了中國文化
接受西方科技文明
不再相信有因果報應
所以人真的是解放了
從固有傳統文化裏面
倫理道德裡頭解放
倫理道德不要了
日常生活當中隨心所欲
也不知道什麼叫善惡
標準沒有了
我們曉得你所造作的
你必須要承受果報
中國這麼大畢竟它根深蒂固
它文化有根
所以我們在海內外遇到不少的學人
他們對中國固有的傳統
現在還是很認真努力在學習
並不以爲這些東西不合乎時代
應當被淘汰
他對於這些論調不以爲然
而常常談到
要想恢復世界和平
恢復社會安定繁榮
還是要靠這些老東西
老東西是什麼?
真理
真理沒有新舊
有新有舊絕對不是真理
它只能適應一時
他不能夠適應永久
中國傳統的文化跟大乘佛法一樣
它超越時間超越空間
無論放在什麼地方
它都是準確的
即使用在不同的文化
不同的歷史背景
不同的國家
一樣是最好的
我們把儒佛
遇到許許多多國外的朋友
跟他們簡單扼要的介紹
沒有不歡喜的
由此可知
人同此心 心同此理
他有人性
我在講席裡頭常常講
古聖先賢的教誨
佛菩薩的經叫
它爲什麼能做到萬古常新?
它不會被時間淘汰
也不會受空間的隔閡
今天它的衰是人爲的
不是它的本身
貪是所有一切煩惱的根本
瞋 是在講還是從它起來
他貪不到就瞋恨
如果他貪求的都能夠得到
他就不會生瞋恨心
所以它的確是個根
佛在經教裡面常常用歸納的方法
把無量無邊的煩惱
歸納成一百零八種
這是種類
所以叫百八煩惱
教導初學還是太多
天親菩薩很慈悲
將它再歸納 歸納爲二十六個
這是《百法明門》裡面的二十六個煩惱
這二十六還可以歸納
歸納到最後 歸納成六個
六個根本煩惱
六個還可以歸納
歸納就變成三個
貪瞋癡
三毒啊
三個還可以歸納
歸納到最後一個 就是貪
菩薩六波羅蜜
頭一個治貪病 治貪煩惱
貪煩惱應該怎麼治?
佛用布施
財布施 法布施 無畏布施
在什麼時候這種布施最明顯?
在衆生遇到大苦大難的時候
這個布施最明顯
財布施或是以財物幫助他
救濟他眼前的急難
或者用勞力幫助他
用內財
關懷他 照顧他
這是內財
給他說法
說法的範圍非常廣大
應機施教
看機緣
他需要什麼 給他講什麼
這就是屬於法布施
人遇到災難 遭到大痛苦的時候
這個時候 需要跟他講什麼?
在一般最普遍的 給他講因果的道理
縱然我們深受苦難 也不怨天 不尤人
爲什麼?
過去生中造的業報
我們造了不善業
現在感得這個果報
凡事都有因
古聖先賢常常教導我們
遇到艱難困惑的時候
不如意的時候
遭大難的時候
回過頭來反省
我什麼地方做錯了
遭到這樣的懲罰
這是一念的轉機
轉惡爲善
轉災難爲吉祥
絕對不可以怨天尤人
錯一定是在自己
做深入的反省 檢討
改過自新
這些開示 就是法布施
我們能夠常常在他身邊給他安慰
他在遭到苦難的時候
還沒有被社會大衆遺棄
還有這麼多人熱心照顧
他得到安慰
他覺得很安全
這是無畏布施
佛在經上常常跟我們講
他舉的例子舉得最多是看病
爲什麼?
看病這三種布施具足
人在生病的時候很苦
你去照顧他
內財布施
這裡有財布施
你安慰他 法布施
你在他身邊讓他有安全感
無畏布施
這個果報圓滿
果報將來得什麼?
財布施得財富
法布施得聰明智慧
無畏布施得健康長壽
最近我們這個地方算是很清淨
新聞廣播裡面 每天報SARS的傳染病
世界上許許多多國家地區好像都有
在醫院裡頭
醫生 護士
我們想想
他們今天照佛法講 他們在修布施
問題就是 他有沒有這個意思
他要懂得佛法
這是他修大福報的機緣
他要有誠意 要有愛心
關懷這些病患
照顧這些病患
如果能懂得一些佛法
開導這些病患
剛才講的三種布施具足
我們要想修福 沒有地方修
沒有機會修
這是好幾緣
縱然是被感染
不幸這個醫生或者護士
我們看到他
他很可憐
他照顧別人 自己被感染 死了
我們凡夫眼裡看的
如果我們有天眼來看他
他那種真誠 愛心
他升天
到天上 三種福報都得到了
大概一般宗教的宗教徒真正有信仰的都知道
人 所有一切衆生都不會死的
只是換個身體
換一個空間
換一種生活環境
所以 明瞭事實真相 不會貪生怕死
爲什麼?
沒有死
生死在佛法裡講得太多了
就像換一件衣服一樣
這個衣服穿髒 穿破了
換一件
這個可以說 所有宗教徒都承認
但是對這樁事情 事實真相
實在講 不清楚 含含糊糊
真的搞清楚 搞明白了
就是遇到死亡了
他也很開心 一點恐懼都沒有
真的 生從哪裡來 死到哪裡去
清清楚楚 明明白白
他怎麼會有煩惱
怎麼會有貪瞋癡
人在這個世間
最重要的是要積功累德
要斷惡修善
前途一片光明
要放下自私自利
熱心幫助世間苦難衆生
功德利益 不可思議
心量狹小 念念爲自己
沒有前途
縱然目前能過得去
前途一片黑暗
那就是佛經上常講的可憐憫者
最近 世界許多地方流行SARS的傳染病
我也提過幾次
真正的病源是什麼?
三毒啊
世間人很少人知道
佛知道
所有一切的毒害 不善
都是這三個根生的
所以你要問我
怎樣把這個SARS完全消滅?
在我不難
把三毒轉變成三善根
這個SARS的毒菌就沒有了
我說這個話
你要不相信
你們看看日本的科學家將本省博上
他用水結晶來做實驗 他做了八九年
從他這個實驗 你就能夠得到證明
惡的念頭
這個水的結晶很兇惡 很不好看
但是一個善的念頭加給它
它就轉變
變成非常美的結晶給你看
所以SARS這個病毒
我們要用真誠至善的心
把這個意念傳達給它
它就產生變化
變化成最美的
對人不是有害的
對人是最有利的
用念頭來轉
這個理論
佛在經上講的 “一切法從心想生”
現在這個病毒
是衆生貪瞋癡三毒意念變現出來的
如果我們能把三毒意念轉變成三善根
不貪 不瞋 不癡
這個病毒就轉變
這個細菌就轉變
變成最好的細菌
《楞嚴經》上佛說得好 若能轉境 則同如來
這個病菌到我這個地方來
它就轉變了
所以你就不會得病
我的心行意念不善
很容易感染
心行意念純淨純善
你就不會感染
我上一次在新加坡
那時候新加坡沒有感染
香港有了
我的行程計劃到香港去講一個月經
北京有個名醫 劉大夫打電話給我
他說 法師 你到香港絕對沒有問題
他對我就很有信心
這個境界自己轉不過來
我們佛法五十年不就白學了嗎
所以念念我們都想到轉境界
日本這些科學家給我們用科學來證明
我們對於佛法教理上的信念
全程肯定了
對於心念轉境界
我們也有了把握
轉境界
我在沒有接觸過他們這個東西以前
我講經的時候常常說
清淨心
心地真誠清淨 就不會受外面的感染
這常常聽我講經的人應該聽到過
慈悲心能夠解毒
現在用這個消毒 用那個消毒
用什麼東西消毒
說老實話都有副作用
什麼東西消毒沒有副作用?
大慈悲心
慈悲心解毒
現在人叫消毒
解毒
清淨心不染污
果然你真正契入清淨平等覺
你怎麼會不能轉境界?
無論什麼境界 到你這裡來都轉了