大慈大悲,我們懂嗎?
Do we understand great mercy and compassion?
--- 恭錄自《圓通慈航》
所謂的「愛緣慈悲」是最初級的,我喜歡你,我才會對你好;我不喜歡你,我就不對你好,可是總是也會因喜歡而對你好,還不錯!
再提升叫做「眾生緣慈悲」,他會把我喜歡你、對你好的理路拓寬,也去喜歡別人、愛別人,愛屋及烏,所以他的心就更拓寬了,這個叫「眾生緣慈悲」。
再提升叫做「法緣慈悲」,他不但用愛你的心,去愛一切人,他也用愛你的心去愛所有一切宇宙萬有,去愛一棵樹、愛一隻狗、愛一個地磚,這叫愛惜物命,平等了,這時候是第三級的慈悲。
再上去就是諸佛菩薩的慈悲,叫做「無緣大慈,同體大悲」。無緣就是沒有條件但書,我對一切眾生的好,是本分!因為他體認到了整個虛空法界是一體,就像我們的身體是一個整然,一旦鼻子爛掉了,眼睛不理它,爛到最後,眼睛會不會遭殃?還是會!鼻子出問題了,我眼睛有責任義務去幫助它,不求回饋,不假思索。這個叫無緣大慈,同體大悲,這就是佛菩薩的慈悲。那推動的力量在哪裡?在於願力!為眾生著想。
--- 弘聖靈覺 禪師 法語
In the first phase, mercy and compassion is out of love. I like you, so I treat you well; I don’t like you, so I treat you badly.
In the second phase, the love is upgraded. Love me, love my dog. If you love someone, you should accept everything that the person loves. Your love is expanded.
In the third phase, you love not only an individual but everyone, every being in the universe, a tree, a dog, or a brick. Everything is equal.
In the last phase, salvage the sentient beings unconditionally. Treat others’ suffering as our own. It is our duty to treat all living creatures well. You recognize the whole universe is a single unit. It is just like our bodies. Therefore, everyone should make a great vow to salvage of all living.
--- Master Hong Sheng’s saying