时间：02/01/2025 02/02/2025
地点：星河禅修中心
主讲：黄云全
佛法修行
不要只是相信
有一次，一位名叫跋提的离车族人，到毘舍离城的重阁讲堂拜访佛陀。
离车人跋提对佛陀说：
「大德！我听到这样的传言：
『沙门瞿昙会迷惑人的幻术，又通晓拐引术，会诱拐其他教派的门徒。』
大德！这是真的吗？还是有人故意诽谤世尊的呢？我们不愿意诽谤世尊，特地来向世尊求证。」
「跋提！
不要只因为那是多数人的主流观点，就信以为真；
不要只因为那是来自古老口传的吠陀，就信以为真；
不要只因为那是来自有完整传承者的教说，就信以为真；
不要只因为那是来自经典，就信以为真；
不要只基于合乎逻辑，就信以为真；
不要只基于合乎推理，就信以为真；
不要只基于合乎理性思惟，就信以为真；
不要只基于合乎深思所成的观点，就信以为真；
不要只凭着教说者的权威与好口碑，就对他所说的信以为真；
不要只因为这位出家沙门是我的老师，就对他所说的信以为真。
跋提！一件事只要做了以后，会有不善的、有罪过的、智慧者所谴责的结果，或者会有所执着，因而引发出无益之苦的，跋提！那就是应当舍离断除的。」
接着，佛陀举了些明确的实例来说明：
「跋提！人的心中如果起了贪，起了瞋，你们认为是有益呢？还是无益呢？」
「大德！是无益的。」
「跋提！因为心中起了贪念、愤怒的人，会被贪、怒所蒙蔽而起执着，这样，杀人、抢夺、淫乱、欺诳等恶行，就都做得出来。不但自己做了，还会教唆别人一起做。这样的人，是不是像陷于漫漫黑夜，一直受着无益之苦呢？」
「大德！确实是这样的。」
「跋提！这样，你们认为贪与瞋，是善还是不善呢？是有罪过还是无罪过呢？有智慧的人都会谴责还是称赞呢？」
「大德！那是不善的；是罪过的；有智慧的人都会谴责的。」跋提答。
「跋提！心中不起贪、不起瞋的人，就不会被贪、怒所蒙蔽，不起执着，而能远离杀人、盗夺、邪淫、欺诳等恶行。不但自己远离，也会劝别人远离，这样的人，是不是常在安乐中受益呢？」
「大德！确实是这样的。」
「跋提！这样，你们认为无贪、无瞋，是善还是不善呢？是有罪过还是无罪过呢？有智慧的人都会谴责还是称赞呢？」
「大德！那是善的；是无罪过的；有智慧的人都会称赞的。」
「跋提！世界上的寂静善士，都是这样教导弟子的：应当调伏贪、瞋、痴、激愤而安住，贪、瞋、痴、激愤调伏了，身、语、意就不会因贪、瞋、痴、激愤而造业。」
跋提听了佛陀这一番教导，大为折伏，因而对佛陀说，即日起愿意终生皈依佛陀，为在家佛弟子。此时，佛陀再回到最初的话题，反问跋提说：
「跋提！我可曾对你说：『来！跋提！来当我的弟子吧，我是你的老师。』」
「大德！不曾。」
「跋提！所以，那些说『沙门瞿昙会迷惑人的幻术，又通晓拐引术，以诱拐其他教派门徒』的，只是一些不动脑筋深思的沙门、婆罗门，对我不实诽谤的话罢了。」
「啊！大德！这真是善巧的引诱，美妙的幻术啊。我殷切地期盼您也能以这样善巧的引诱，诱导我亲爱的族人，让我的族人，都能获得长远的利益与安乐。大德！如果所有的剎帝利、婆罗门、吠舍、首陀罗都能听到这样善巧诱导，那么，所有的剎帝利、婆罗门、吠舍、首陀罗也都能获得长远的利益与安乐。」
「跋提！的确是这样的。跋提！不仅如此，所有的天、魔、梵、沙门、婆罗门、天神、民众也一样。即使是讲堂外的那些大树，如果能有思惟，也能经由这样的诱导而断除不善法，具足善法，获得长远利益与安乐的，更何况是人呢！」
Date: 02/01/2025 02/02/2025
Location: Star River Meditation Center
Teacher: Yunquan Huang
Dharma Talk
Do Not Merely Believe
Once, a Licchavi named Bhatti visited the Buddha at the Double-Storied Hall in the city of Vesali.
Bhatti said to the Buddha:
“Venerable Sir! I have heard a rumor:
‘The ascetic Gautama uses deceptive magic and is skilled in the art of persuasion to entice followers of other sects.’
Venerable Sir, is this true, or is it slander against you? We do not wish to slander the Blessed One, so we have come to verify it with you.”
“Bhatti,Do not believe something merely because it is the mainstream opinion of the majority.
Do not believe something merely because it comes from the ancient oral tradition of the Vedas.
Do not believe something merely because it is taught by someone with a complete lineage.
Do not believe something merely because it is found in scripture.
Do not believe something merely because it is logical.
Do not believe something merely because it conforms to reason.
Do not believe something merely because it aligns with rational thought.
Do not believe something merely because it results from deep reflection.
Do not believe something simply because the teacher is authoritative and well-regarded.
Do not believe something merely because a monk or ascetic happens to be your teacher.
Bhatti, if something, when done, results in unwholesomeness, fault, condemnation by the wise, or attachment that leads to unnecessary suffering, then Bhatti, that is what should be abandoned and eradicated.”
The Buddha then provided specific examples to explain:
“Bhatti, if a person’s heart gives rise to greed or anger, do you think this is beneficial or harmful?”
“Venerable Sir, it is harmful.”
“Bhatti, when a person is blinded by greed and anger, they become attached and may commit acts such as killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and deception. Not only do they commit such acts themselves, but they may also encourage others to do so. Such a person is like someone lost in deep darkness, continually experiencing unnecessary suffering. Do you agree?”
“Venerable Sir, I agree completely.”
“Bhatti, then do you consider greed and anger to be wholesome or unwholesome? Are they faulty or faultless? Would the wise condemn or praise them?”
“Venerable Sir, they are unwholesome, they are faults, and the wise would condemn them,” Bhatti replied.
“Bhatti, a person who is free from greed and anger is not blinded by these emotions. They are not attached and are able to avoid acts such as killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and deception. Not only do they avoid such acts themselves, but they also encourage others to avoid them. Such a person continually benefits from peace and joy. Do you agree?”
“Venerable Sir, I agree completely.”
“Bhatti, then do you consider being free from greed and anger to be wholesome or unwholesome? Are they faulty or faultless? Would the wise condemn or praise them?”
“Venerable Sir, they are wholesome, they are faultless, and the wise would praise them.”
“Bhatti, the quiet sages of the world teach their disciples in this way: One should restrain greed, anger, ignorance, and rage, and abide peacefully. When greed, anger, ignorance, and rage are restrained, the body, speech, and mind will not create karma from these afflictions.”
Upon hearing the Buddha’s teachings, Bhatti was deeply moved and said to the Buddha that from this day forward, he would take refuge in the Buddha for life and become a lay disciple. At this moment, the Buddha returned to the original topic and asked Bhatti:
“Bhatti, have I ever said to you, ‘Come, Bhatti, become my disciple, for I am your teacher’?”
“Venerable Sir, you have not.”
“Bhatti, therefore, those who say, ‘The ascetic Gautama uses deceptive magic and is skilled in persuasion to entice followers of other sects,’ are simply unreflective ascetics and Brahmins slandering me with false accusations.”
“Ah, Venerable Sir, this is truly skillful persuasion and marvelous magic. I sincerely hope you will use such skillful means to guide my dear clansmen so that they may also gain lasting benefit and peace. Venerable Sir, if all Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vaishyas, and Shudras could hear such skillful guidance, they too would gain lasting benefit and peace.”
“Bhatti, that is indeed so. Bhatti, not only them, but all devas, maras, brahmas, ascetics, Brahmins, celestial beings, and humans alike. Even the great trees outside this hall, if they had thoughts, could be guided in this way to abandon unwholesome qualities, cultivate wholesome qualities, and gain lasting benefit and peace—how much more so for humans!”
