Happiness Originates from Precepts快樂的本源即是戒
常言道：苦口良藥。苦口的，真是良藥嗎？妳你若對這句話，有所疑惑，前來問吾準沒錯。所言當真？當真。乃因吾，玳瑚師父，是研習佛法及玄學多年的師父。現在就爲妳你排憂解惑。宇宙的真理是平等、平衡。套一句簡單的話，即是恰到好處。這句「恰到好處」再簡單一點，即是不多不少剛剛好也。故太苦則傷心，太甜則傷胰，太鹹則傷腎，太酸則傷胃⋯⋯。請君多珍重。
很少很少人會願意挨苦、吃苦的，這是平常的。但問題是，妳你們雖不想挨苦、吃苦，可是卻又活得越久，越老越辛苦，甚至是痛苦。這到底是怎麼一回事？有些人歸咎於命，有些人歸咎於父母，有些人歸咎於伴侶，有些人歸咎於⋯⋯。其實啊！與其妳你在那兒，浪費時光地歸咎來歸咎去，倒不如發奮圖強，力爭上游的向真正的能者討教成功之道，或立命之學，這樣才不愧對自己的生命呀！難道妳你生是苦，死也要苦嗎？在生前沒累積善功德，死後就到幽冥界受苦啊！爲何這麼笨？
根據吾多年的探討，人爲何越活越辛苦或痛苦，皆離不開「智」與「德」。因無智慧故，起心動念皆成障礙。障礙什麼？障礙入世之妻、財、子、祿。障礙出世的成就佛果。因無福德與功德故，入世出世皆障礙也。智慧絕非一般的聰明，所以才有「聰明反被聰明誤」，這句俗話也。智慧者，乃能圓滿無礙的觀破，及成就成辦一切事。福德、功德具足者，能成就無上道，能賜福賜吉祥給一切眾生。令一切眾生所求皆得圓滿。偉哉，勝哉！
咱們尊貴、慈悲、偉大的大聖佛陀，早⋯⋯在兩千六百多年前，已教導我們戒力多殊勝偉大。祂教導我們守戒才能生定，定中才能生慧。這也是所有佛教徒畢生的功課，謂之三無漏學。吾等若不依此正法修持，六道輪迴難逃唉！蓋有漏皆墮。結了婚，不守夫道婦道，風月場所流連忘返，紅杏出牆，與同事亂搞愛時，等等等。都是因爲不守戒，無定亦無慧。最後得個婚姻失敗、家庭破裂、爭奪子女扶養權、贍養費等問題。試問，要多久才能釋懷，才能重回以往的快樂？所以玳瑚師父告知妳你，快樂的本源即是戒。
As the saying goes, “Good medicine is usually bitter”. But is it really true? If you have doubts about this, you won’t go wrong asking me for the answer. “Are you serious?”, you might ask. Sure I am. I have immersed myself in the pursuit of the Dharma and Chinese Metaphysics for many years, and I can now resolve your woes. The truth of the Universe is fair and balanced, or “just right” in layman terms, not too much, not too little in even simpler terms. If it is too bitter, the heart will be depleted. Too sweet, the spleen will be affected. Too salty, your kidneys will be hurt. Too sour, your stomach will suffer. So please keep well, my dear readers.
Very few people would be willing to suffer. That is normal. But while you have no wish to suffer, life is bound to be tougher as you live longer and age, even bringing with it pain and distress. What is happening? Some said it is just their lot in life. Some blamed their parents and spouse, and so on. Truth is, rather than wasting time pointing fingers, you will do better if you buck up and strive to seek advice from an able man on the formula to success or the art of mastering your own destiny. Only then, you would not have lived in vain. Do you want to suffer your entire life, from birth to death? If there are no merits or virtues accumulated in your life, you will end up suffering in the Netherworld. Why would you be so foolish?
According to my years of studying, the main reasons for one’s growing suffering in life boils down to two things: Wisdom and Virtues. When one has no wisdom, his every intention and thought become his obstacles to his worldly pursuits of spouse, wealth, descendants, fame, as well as one’s spiritual aspirations towards attaining Buddhahood. Due to the absence of virtues and merits, one’s path in life, be it secular or spiritual, will be fraught with obstacles.
Wisdom is not merely being clever, for clever people can end up being victims of their own cleverness. With wisdom, one attains an unimpeded penetrative view and is able to accomplish all pursuits. The wise one who accumulates complete merits and virtues shall attain the highest spiritual accomplishment, and in turn be able to empower and bless all sentient beings, allowing them to fulfil their wishes. What a great and magnificent achievement!
The Great Compassionate Lord Buddha taught us 2600 years ago, the magnificence of upholding precepts. He taught us that only with precepts, can one’s meditative stillness arise, and subsequently, one’s wisdom develops. This is the lifelong pursuit of all Buddhists, known as the 3 practices of precepts, meditative stillness and wisdom. If we deviate from this path, we will not escape from the six realms of existence. When one married person commits sexual misconduct, he or she fails to uphold the precepts. Therefore there is no meditative stillness nor wisdom, ending up in a sorry state of family breakup, divorce, maintenance fees for spouse, fighting for rights to children, etc. Ask yourself, how long must you suffer before happy days return? That is why Master Dai Hi tells you that precepts is the source of all happiness.
