20150206《靜思妙蓮華》淨因淨業淨土現(第496集)
（法華經•譬喻品第三）
⊙「心淨報土淨，淨因藏識中；善因承福緣，因緣心中植。因核果海，果徹因源。」
⊙「舍利弗！彼佛出時，雖非惡世，以本願故，說三乘法。」《法華經 譬喻品第三》
⊙准大悲空藏經云：身子於六十劫，行菩薩道，因婆羅門乞眼，唾而踐之；身子動瞋，退作凡夫。
⊙立願成佛時，開三乘法，故云：以本願故，說三乘法也。
⊙以舍利弗本願如是，亦如釋迦牟尼佛之先以方便化導舍利弗。
⊙離垢：非今娑婆雜穢。 平正：非今世間坑坎不平。 清淨：非今人間濁惡。 安隱：非今天下旱澇不常。
⊙有天人之善美，無三惡道之惡劣，有淨如琉璃為地，並以金繩為界線，以便往來。
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「心淨報土淨，淨因藏識中；善因承福緣，因緣心中植。因核果海，果徹因源。」
心淨報土淨
淨因藏識中
善因承福緣
因緣心中植
因核果海
果徹因源
也就是和大家分享，我們的心若淨，我們未來依報、正報的地方，就很清淨。我們現在這個世間，那就是叫做惡濁，若是淨土，就是沒有這些濁氣，但是，這一定要從我們的修行中，如何去掉了這個「濁」，才能夠清淨。眾生共淨業，大家都是清淨這一念心，將來所報得，我們的依報或者是正報，也就能夠清淨。
「淨因藏識中」。我們所做、所做一切的淨因，我們每天所在做的，起心動念、舉手投足等等，若能日日保存著這念心的清淨，我們的行就是利行人群，若這樣，粒粒的種子，就是善而清淨的種子，它就是藏在我們的第八識中。
所以善因就是承著福緣。我們要如何造善因呢？那就要靠我們，如何與人人結好緣、造福業。有好緣，就是結好果，好果的報，就是報在那個清淨無染，這就是好果，報在淨因的(報)土，就是所住的依報的地方。
所以我們因緣心中植。因緣就是種在我們的心，我們的心田，粒粒的種子，好因、好緣都是，從我們的心造作，回收回來，是在我們的心識中，就是藏在我們的心識。所以說來，因緣必定要好好用心。
所以一句話說：「因核果海，果徹因源。」就是說，因，我們這樣不斷在做，其實那個「因」，就是在那顆種子裡，很小的東西、很精緻，一點點而已，常常一句話說，「合抱之樹，始在毫芒中」，就是一點點的東西，卻是散播出去就是很大，一棵樹長大之後，它會開花結果，那個果是纍纍，每一顆果裡面「因核」。但是，只是那一點的種子，它能夠，不知道能幾年，每年都是纍纍的果實。這「因核果海」。
所以「果徹因源」，這個果，不論是幾年，多少，已經產生了多少的果實，其實那個果實，再透徹它的源頭，那就是最源頭那顆種子。
就像釋迦牟尼佛，過去幾十億劫之前的發心，在無量數佛的道場修行，累生累世修行，累生累世發願，都是為了要救度眾生。那一念就是種子，那一念叫做淨因，這個很清淨的種子、這個因，永遠藏在「藏識」中。
釋迦佛他的識就是已經到第九識了，常常說，我們凡夫就是說到第八識，所造作的，就是因緣果報的循環，都是在這個第八識裡面。我們人生的最後，離開這個世間，其實任何東西，我們都無法帶去，就是這個識，在第八識，這樣由不得自己，就是這樣在六道中。一直到你在累生累世之中，完全這顆種子，全都清淨無暇穢、沒有染著，它就是在第九識。這凡夫還到不了的地方，這要經過累生世，這顆種子不斷不斷地淨化，不斷不斷累積福與慧的緣。
福，就是要造福人群，智慧在人群中，付出無所求，結了那分無染著的歡喜緣，這叫做法緣。這樣會合起來，要累生累世，所以叫做「果徹因源」。到了最後，清淨這個「因」的源頭，那就是真如本性。這就是我們所以一直說，學佛要顧好這念心，所以我們要時時用心。
我們上面已經有解釋過，上面的(經)文就是，因為舍利弗，成佛之後，那個淨土，就是一片清淨的報土，它就是離垢，都沒有污穢了。上面很莊嚴，七寶樹等等，果實纍纍，開著花等等。華光如來同樣用三乘法，來教導眾生。這是昨天的(經)文，我們今天又再說，「舍利弗！彼佛出世時，雖非惡世，以本願故，說三乘法。」
舍利弗
彼佛出時
雖非惡世
以本願故
說三乘法
《法華經 譬喻品第三》
那就是說，舍利弗他這個時候，就是華光如來，將來成佛之後，那個報土，那個國土是那麼清淨，又是寶物鋪地、黃金界線、七寶行樹，而且全都是天人、菩薩。但是，為什麼，華光佛在那個國土裡，還要再說三乘法呢？
我們在娑婆世界，眾生就是，心的污染很多、煩惱很厚，佛陀要來度眾生，實在是很辛苦，因為煩惱重重。向大家說放下一切，去掉你的習氣，不要再貪著，脾氣、瞋恨、愛恨情仇，完全放下、撥開。這談何容易呢？所以這就是叫做五濁惡世。所以，佛陀這個一實妙法，無法直接，直指人心見性。
但是舍利弗未來成佛，華光佛的國土是那麼清淨，人人都是很善，善如天人一樣。天人，必定是在人間行十善，行了十善，才能報生天堂。菩薩是無私的愛心。在這片這麼祥和的國土，它的名稱叫做「離垢」，所有的煩惱全部去除了，既是這樣，沒有惡趣。大家都為善，哪有惡趣呢？
為什麼在那個地方，還要說三乘法？就是因為「以本願故」。因為華光佛他開始（在因地修行時）的本願，他就有這樣，他的本願就是有這樣，發這個願：將來成佛，他願意以三乘法來度眾生。這話說來還很長，在佛經有一段，這《准大悲空藏經》的裡面，有這樣在敘說舍利弗過去生。
准大悲空藏經云：
身子於六十劫
行菩薩道
因婆羅門乞眼
唾而踐之
身子動瞋
退作凡夫
那就是在很久、很久，六十劫前。那個時候的舍利弗，就是一位大長者，這位大長者學佛時，就有發心願，發心立願，他要行菩薩道，願意為眾生，付出他的一切。
所以他開始發心，就開始用物質，為貧窮苦難人去付出，將他的財產，布施到最後，世間的物質，完全都沒了，只有他一個人，他就說：「我既然一切都布施了，只剩我這個人，眾生，任何一個人，有需要我這個身體的，任何一部分，我都願意付出。」
在那當中，天人就看到世間，有這大善之人，這種大善人，發菩薩心，「到底菩薩心，有沒有堅固呢？」這個天人就化為一位年輕人，就來到這個長者面前，啼啼哭哭。「是在哭什麼呢？你有什麼樣的困難？」這位年輕人就這樣說：「我費盡了家財，要醫我母親的病，到處求醫，醫生都說，我母親的病，就是一種很罕見的病，雖然開藥給她吃，但是需要藥引，那就是需要人的眼珠，眼珠來當她的藥(引)。」
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這位長者聽到：「要眼珠，一顆眼珠，這哪有困難呢？我已經發願我要行菩薩道，所以『頭目髓腦悉施人』，我願意。」所以他就自己伸手，向自己的眼珠插進去，眼珠取出來：「來！眼珠趕緊拿去，去做你的母親的藥引。」這位年輕人開始就說：「唉呀，您怎麼那麼急啊！我都還沒告訴您，要用哪一眼眼珠，您拿出來的是右眼，但是醫生說一定要左眼的眼珠。」「你怎麼不早說？」「因為您太急了。」
「對，也是我的錯。那樣，既然就拿一顆起來了，可，我能夠左眼，我就給你左眼！」還是左眼又拿起來，給這位年輕人。年輕人以手把它接來時，在鼻子，就聞得很大聲：「嗯，這個眼珠怎麼這麼腥臭啊！這，這是要如何當藥引？」他就故意用力，這樣把它丟到地上，又再用腳這樣踩，讓他雖然眼睛看不到了，不過感覺得到。「唉，眾生很惡劣！」就這樣，我再也不想要行菩薩道了，我要獨善其身。這念心起了，開始失去了這分行菩薩道的心。
所以雖然是，生生世世隨著釋迦佛，每一生世，這樣在修行，卻是來到今生此世，看，佛陀說法四十多年，他聞法數十年，卻是還執著在偏空。那個意志力是很堅定，他守那個執，他這樣持那個執住，一直無法解開。
一直到釋迦佛說《法華經》，不斷鞭策小乘，這是權、權教，然後一直讚歎，大乘才是佛要說的法，是真實法，到這時候，舍利弗才開始啟悟。所以因為這樣，他再次發心行菩薩道，再次發心行菩薩道，他就立願：成佛之後，我也是將來也要用三乘法，來教導眾生。這是舍利弗未來要成佛，現在再次立願，將來成佛，也是要說三乘，來化度眾生。所以說「以本願故，說三乘法」，這就是舍利弗的本願。
立願成佛時
開三乘法
故云：
以本願故
說三乘法也
就是這樣未來成佛，雖然是還這麼久的時間，才能成佛，但是這個本願，還是永遠存在。
以舍利弗
本願如是
亦如釋迦牟尼佛
之先以方便
化導舍利弗
現在的釋迦佛，也是用方便法來度眾生，未來的舍利弗，也是用三乘法，來說法度眾生，所以說這因緣，「因核果海，果徹因源」。這也就是這個「因」，不論經過了多久多久，這棵樹的果實纍纍、纍纍，不論它經過幾百年，同樣那顆種子回溯到過去，第一顆種子之時，那就是願，就是清淨願。
清淨無染的本性起動，這就是舍利弗未來成佛的化土。華光佛，他在那裡教化眾生，那個國家那就是有離垢，離垢就是已經清淨。既然離垢，就不是在現在娑婆世界的穢濁。
離垢：
非今娑婆雜穢
平正：
非今世間坑坎不平
清淨：
非今人間濁惡
安隱：
非今天下旱澇不常
現在我們娑婆世界，到處都可以看到垃圾，垃圾山到處都有，所以我們現在環保志工，都一直在推動，清淨源頭，這就是離垢，要離垢。
但是未來離垢，就是舍利弗將來成佛的世界，它就是那麼清淨，甚至平正；除了沒有污濁的東西，又很平坦，不是像我們現在世間，那樣坑坎不平，不是世間這種的濁惡。所以在那裡生活的人安穩，不是在現在這個人間，讓人心不安定。所以在那裡就是有天人的善美，如天人、菩薩，又善又美，沒有三惡道的惡劣。
有天人之善美
無三惡道之惡劣
有淨如琉璃為地
並以金繩為界線
以便往來
現在人間所做的，很多的惡；地獄、餓鬼、畜生，這種三惡道，就是人間所製造出來。在那個離垢地的地方，就有淨如琉璃的土地，並且有金的線，來分界址，所以「心淨報土淨」。我們的心若能保很清淨，我們未來的地方，也是那麼清淨。我們要時時，從我們的內心，自我警惕，修行，除了在日常生活中，我們這念心，若沒有顧得好，未來我們到底正報、依報，在哪裡呢？就是看我們現在這念心。所以時時把握現在，多用心！
Explanations by Master Cheng-Yan
Subject: Pure Causes and Karma Bring a Pure Land (淨因淨業淨土現)
Date: February.06. 2015
“With a pure heart, the reward-land will be pure, and pure causes will be stored in our consciousness. Wholesome seeds will come with blessed conditions. All causes and conditions are planted in our hearts. A seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origin in seeds.”
This is what I want to share with you. If our hearts are pure, then our future circumstantial retributions and direct retributions will take us to a very pure place. The world we now live in is considered very evil and turbid. A pure land is free of these turbidities. Therefore, we must engage in spiritual practice to eliminate these turbidities so that [this land] will become pure. Sentient beings can collectively create pure karma. Everyone can purify their minds and then all their future retributions, both the circumstantial and the direct, will be pure.
“Pure causes will be stored in our consciousness.” Everything we do must create pure causes. In everything that we do each day, in every thought we have, in every move we make and so on. If we can keep our minds pure every day, then our conduct will benefit everyone. By doing this, every seed we create will be wholesome and pure. These will be stored in our eighth consciousness. These causes will come with blessed conditions. How can we create wholesome causes? This depends on creating good karmic connections and blessed karma.
Good affinities will result in good effects. With good karmic effects, our karmic retribution is to be in a pure and undefiled [place]. So, good karmic effects bring us to a reward-land of pure causes; this is dictated by our circumstantial retributions. So, causes and conditions are both planted in our hearts. Within the field of our minds, every seed, every good cause and good condition, is created by our minds and then collected in our mind-consciousness; each is stored in our consciousness. Therefore, we must be mindful of our causes and conditions. There is a saying, “A seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origins in seeds.” This refers to how we are constantly creating causes. These causes actually lie within seeds; these are very tiny and intricate things. I often say, “A thick-trunked tree comes from a tiny seed.” This means that a tiny thing can spread out and grow into something very big. When a tree is fully mature, it will produce flowers and an abundance of fruits. Its fruits will be bountiful. Each of these fruits contains a seed. But that tiny seed alone can, after the passage of some number of years, produce an abundance of fruits every year.
So, “a seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origin in seeds.” These fruits, no matter how many fruits have been produced over how many years, when we trace the fruits back to their origin, they in fact all go back to that initial seed. This is like how Sakyamuni Buddha formed His aspiration several billion kalpas ago and engaged in spiritual practice in the [presence] of countless Buddhas. Life after life, He engaged in spiritual practice and made these vows for the sake of saving and transforming sentient beings. This aspiration was the seed. This aspiration is a pure cause.This very pure seed, this cause, is kept forever in His storehouse consciousness.
Sakyamuni Buddha had already [connected with] His ninth consciousness.We often talk about how.We ordinary people only reach the eighth consciousness.Every action we take continues the karmic cycle of cause and effect and is stored in the eighth consciousness.At the end of our lives, when we leave this world, we cannot take anything with us except [the karma in] our eighth consciousness.Thus we cannot control how we transmigrate in the Six Realms.This will continue life after life until all the seeds have become completely pure, flawless and untainted.Then we reach the ninth consciousness.
This is a state unreachable by ordinary people.It requires many lifetimes of continuously purifying the seeds and accumulating blessing and wisdom.Blessings come from benefiting people.
Wisdom comes from giving unconditionally.The untainted and joyful connections we form are called affinities formed in the Dharma.For these to form it takes many, many lifetimes.This is how “fruits have their origin in seeds”.
In the end, [we reach] the source of these pure causes, which is our nature of Tue Suchness.This is why we always say that when we learn the Buddha’s Way, we must take good care of our minds.Therefore, we must always be mindful.
As I have previously explained, the previous sutra passage describes how.Sariputra will attain Buddhahood in a pure land.
That pure reward-land is free of defilements, completely without filth.It is very magnificent and has trees made of the Seven Treasures and so on.There is an abundance of fruits and flowers, etc.Flower Light Tathagata will also make use of the Three Vehicles to teach and transform sentient beings.This is form yesterday’s passage.
Today we will discuss it again, “Sariputra, when you manifest as a Buddha, although it will not be in an evil world, because of you original vows, you will teach the Three Vehicles”.
This tells us that when Sariputra becomes Flower Light Tathagata, when he attains Buddhahood in the future, his reward-land will be very pure.Its ground will be paved with jewels, and it has golden cords for its borders and rows of trees made of the Seven Treasures.Furthermore, it is filled with heavenly begins, humans and Bodhisattvas.So, why will Flower Light Tathagata still teach the Three Vehicles in such a place?
We live in the Saha World, where sentient beings’ minds are filled with defilements and covered by a thick layer of afflictions.For the Buddha to transform sentient beings, it was indeed very hard work, because of their severe afflictions.
He told everyone to let go of everything, to eliminate their habitual tendencies, to no longer be greedy and to completely let go of anger and resentment, as well as love, hate, passion and animosity.This was by no means easy.So, this is why we live in an evil world of Five Turbidities.
The Buddha’s wondrous Dharma of One Reality is something we cannot directly experience; we cannot directly realize our true nature.But when Sariputra becomes a Buddha in the future, the land of Flower Light Tathageta will be so pure.Everyone will be wholesome, like heavenly beings.Heavenly beings had to do the Ten Good Deeds in the human realm.Only by doing the Ten Good Deeds could they be reborn in the heaven realm.
Bodhisattvas have selfless love.Thus, this peaceful land is called “Free of Defilements”.
When all afflictions are eliminated, there are no evil destinies.If everyone does good deeds, how could there be evil destinies?
Why will He still teach the Three Vehicles in that place?This is because of His “original vows”.Because of the vows He originally made, He will end up doing this.
He originally vowed that, when He becomes a Buddha in the future, He will be teach the Three Vehicles to transform sentient beings.There is a very long story behind this.
In the Great Compassion Empty Treasury Sutra, there is a passage describing Sariputra’s past lives.
The Great Compassion. Empty Treasury Sutra states: Son-of-Body spent 60 kalpas practicing the Bodhisattva-path. Because the Brahmin asked for his eye and then spat and stomped on it, Son-of-Body became angry and regressed to being an unenlightened being.
This took place a long, long time age 60 kalpas ago, Sariputra was a respected elder at that time. When this elder learned the Buddha’s Way, he aspired and vowed to practice the Bodhisattva-path and to give everything for the sake of sentient beings. After the formed this aspiration, he gave material goods to help the impoverished and suffering. He started giving away all his wealth over a long period of time until he had no more material things left to give. All he had left was himself He said, “Since I have given everything away, all I have left is my body. If any person or any sentient being needs any part of my body, I am willing to give it”.
At that time, a heavenly being saw that there was such a king-hearted person in the world. This person had formed Bodhisattva-aspirations, but were these aspiration really firm? So, this heavenly being took the form of a young man and appeared before this elder, crying and weeping. [The elder asked,] “Why are you crying?” “What is troubling you?” The young man then said, “I have spent all of our family’s money trying to treat my mother’s illness. I have asked every doctor and they all say that my mother’s illness is very rare. Although they have prescribed medicine for her, a catalyst is needed. I need a human eye. The eye is the catalyst for her medication”.
When the elder heard that an eye was needed, he thought, “An eye? How is that difficult? I’ve already vowed to walk the Bodhisattva-path, so I am willing to give my head, eyes, marrow and brain to other people”. So, he stuck his hand into his eye socket and took his eye out. “Quick, take this eye to act as a catalyst for your mother’s medicine”. Then the young man said, “Oh my, why were you in such a hurry? I didn’t get to tell you which eye I needed. You pulled out your right eye, but the doctor said we have to use a left eye”. [The elder said,] “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” “Because you were too hasty”. [The elder agreed,] “You’re right, it’s my fault”. “Okay then, since I have taken out an eye, I can also give you my left eye”. So, he took out his left eye and gave it to the young man.
The young man took it from him, put it up to his nose and gave a loud sniff. “Hm, why is this eye so smelly? How can I use this for the medicine?” He deliberately threw it to the ground forcefully and then stomped on it with his foot. Even though the elder could not see, he could still perceive what happened. “Ah, sentient beings are so terrible!” And just like that, “I no longer want to walk the Bodhisattva-path. I just want to practice for my own benefit”. When this thought arose, he lost his aspiration to walk the Bodhisattva-path.
So, although he had followed Sakyamuni Buddha, life after life, and engaged in spiritual practice in each one, even in this lifetime, after listening to the Buddha’s teachings for more than 40 years, he was still attached to a bias towards emptiness. He will was very strong. He held onto that attachment and would not let it go, until Sakyamuni Buddha expounded the Lotus Sutra and constantly challenged Small Vehicle practitioners by saying these were provisional teachings, then continued to praise the Great Vehicle as the Dharma He wanted to teach, the True Dharma. Only then did Sariputra begin to realize this. For this reason, he again aspired to walk the Bodhisattva-path he again aspired to walk the Bodhisattva-path. Having again aspired to walk this path, he vowed that after he attains Buddhahood, [he] will also use the Three Vehicles to teach and transform sentient beings.
So, Sariputra vowed once again to attain Buddhahood and that once he does, he will teach the Three Vehicles. Therefore, “because of his original vows, he will teach the Three Vehicles.”
This was Sariputra’s original vow.in the future, he will attain Buddhahood. Though it will take a long time before he can attain Buddhahood, this original vow will always be there.
Sariputra’s original vow was like this, as was Sakyamuni Buddha’s He first used skillful means to transform and guide Sariputra.
Sakyamuni Buddha had also used skillful means to transform sentient beings. In the future, Sariputra will also use the Three Vehicles to teach the Dharma to transform sentient beings. As we said about causes and conditions, “A seed contains an ocean of fruits; fruits have their origins in seeds. This also comes from an [original] cause.
No matter how much time has passed, this tree continues to produce plenty of fruits. No matter how much time has passed, when we trace each of those [fruits and] seeds back to that very first seed, we find that it was that pure vow, our pure, undefiled intrinsic nature being awakened. The transformation-land where Sariputra will attain Buddhahood, where Flower Light Tathagata will teach and transform sentient beings, is a country that is free of defilements.
This means it is already pure. Since it is of defilements, it is free of the turbidities of this Saha World.
Free of defilements: without the filth of this Saha World.
Even: Without the rocky ups and downs of this world.
Pure: without the turibity and evils of this realm.
Peaceful: Without the avnormal droughts and floods of today.
Presently, in our Saha world, we can see trash everywhere. There are mountain of garbage everywhere. So, our environmental protection volunteers have continued to promote purity beginning at the source. This means we must be free of defilements.
However, Free of Defilements, the land where Sariputra will attain Buddhahood, will be so very pure and even. Not only is it free of filthy things, it will be very smooth. It is unlike our world, with its rocky ups and downs. It is free of the turbidity and evils of this world.
So, the people will live there peacefully unlike this world, which disquiets people’s minds. That land will have the goodness and beauty of heavenly beings. Like heavenly beings and Bodhisattvas, that world will be good and beautiful, free of the ugliness of the Three Evil Destinies.
With the goodness and beauty of heavenly beings and without the evil and ugliness of the Three Evil Realms, this land will be as pure as crystal and have golden ropes as its boundaries to make coming and going convenient.
People in the world we live in have committed many evils. The asura, hell and hungry ghost realms, the Three Evil Destinies, are all created by people in the human realm. That land, Free of Defilements, will be as pure as crystal and have golden ropes as its boundaries. So “with a pure heart the reward-land will be pure.” If we can keep our hearts pure, then we will also find ourselves in a very pure place in the future. We must always remain vigilant of our hearts.
The engage in spiritual practice, aside from our [actions in] daily living, if we do not take good care of our minds, where will our direct and circumstantial retributions take us in the future? This all depends on our minds. So, we must seize the present moment and always be mindful.
(Source: Da Ai TV – Wisdom at Dawn program – Explanation by Master Chen-Yen)
（法華經•譬喻品第三）
⊙「心淨報土淨，淨因藏識中；善因承福緣，因緣心中植。因核果海，果徹因源。」
⊙「舍利弗！彼佛出時，雖非惡世，以本願故，說三乘法。」《法華經 譬喻品第三》
⊙准大悲空藏經云：身子於六十劫，行菩薩道，因婆羅門乞眼，唾而踐之；身子動瞋，退作凡夫。
⊙立願成佛時，開三乘法，故云：以本願故，說三乘法也。
⊙以舍利弗本願如是，亦如釋迦牟尼佛之先以方便化導舍利弗。
⊙離垢：非今娑婆雜穢。 平正：非今世間坑坎不平。 清淨：非今人間濁惡。 安隱：非今天下旱澇不常。
⊙有天人之善美，無三惡道之惡劣，有淨如琉璃為地，並以金繩為界線，以便往來。
【證嚴上人開示】
「心淨報土淨，淨因藏識中；善因承福緣，因緣心中植。因核果海，果徹因源。」
心淨報土淨
淨因藏識中
善因承福緣
因緣心中植
因核果海
果徹因源
也就是和大家分享，我們的心若淨，我們未來依報、正報的地方，就很清淨。我們現在這個世間，那就是叫做惡濁，若是淨土，就是沒有這些濁氣，但是，這一定要從我們的修行中，如何去掉了這個「濁」，才能夠清淨。眾生共淨業，大家都是清淨這一念心，將來所報得，我們的依報或者是正報，也就能夠清淨。
「淨因藏識中」。我們所做、所做一切的淨因，我們每天所在做的，起心動念、舉手投足等等，若能日日保存著這念心的清淨，我們的行就是利行人群，若這樣，粒粒的種子，就是善而清淨的種子，它就是藏在我們的第八識中。
所以善因就是承著福緣。我們要如何造善因呢？那就要靠我們，如何與人人結好緣、造福業。有好緣，就是結好果，好果的報，就是報在那個清淨無染，這就是好果，報在淨因的(報)土，就是所住的依報的地方。
所以我們因緣心中植。因緣就是種在我們的心，我們的心田，粒粒的種子，好因、好緣都是，從我們的心造作，回收回來，是在我們的心識中，就是藏在我們的心識。所以說來，因緣必定要好好用心。
所以一句話說：「因核果海，果徹因源。」就是說，因，我們這樣不斷在做，其實那個「因」，就是在那顆種子裡，很小的東西、很精緻，一點點而已，常常一句話說，「合抱之樹，始在毫芒中」，就是一點點的東西，卻是散播出去就是很大，一棵樹長大之後，它會開花結果，那個果是纍纍，每一顆果裡面「因核」。但是，只是那一點的種子，它能夠，不知道能幾年，每年都是纍纍的果實。這「因核果海」。
所以「果徹因源」，這個果，不論是幾年，多少，已經產生了多少的果實，其實那個果實，再透徹它的源頭，那就是最源頭那顆種子。
就像釋迦牟尼佛，過去幾十億劫之前的發心，在無量數佛的道場修行，累生累世修行，累生累世發願，都是為了要救度眾生。那一念就是種子，那一念叫做淨因，這個很清淨的種子、這個因，永遠藏在「藏識」中。
釋迦佛他的識就是已經到第九識了，常常說，我們凡夫就是說到第八識，所造作的，就是因緣果報的循環，都是在這個第八識裡面。我們人生的最後，離開這個世間，其實任何東西，我們都無法帶去，就是這個識，在第八識，這樣由不得自己，就是這樣在六道中。一直到你在累生累世之中，完全這顆種子，全都清淨無暇穢、沒有染著，它就是在第九識。這凡夫還到不了的地方，這要經過累生世，這顆種子不斷不斷地淨化，不斷不斷累積福與慧的緣。
福，就是要造福人群，智慧在人群中，付出無所求，結了那分無染著的歡喜緣，這叫做法緣。這樣會合起來，要累生累世，所以叫做「果徹因源」。到了最後，清淨這個「因」的源頭，那就是真如本性。這就是我們所以一直說，學佛要顧好這念心，所以我們要時時用心。
我們上面已經有解釋過，上面的(經)文就是，因為舍利弗，成佛之後，那個淨土，就是一片清淨的報土，它就是離垢，都沒有污穢了。上面很莊嚴，七寶樹等等，果實纍纍，開著花等等。華光如來同樣用三乘法，來教導眾生。這是昨天的(經)文，我們今天又再說，「舍利弗！彼佛出世時，雖非惡世，以本願故，說三乘法。」
舍利弗
彼佛出時
雖非惡世
以本願故
說三乘法
《法華經 譬喻品第三》
那就是說，舍利弗他這個時候，就是華光如來，將來成佛之後，那個報土，那個國土是那麼清淨，又是寶物鋪地、黃金界線、七寶行樹，而且全都是天人、菩薩。但是，為什麼，華光佛在那個國土裡，還要再說三乘法呢？
我們在娑婆世界，眾生就是，心的污染很多、煩惱很厚，佛陀要來度眾生，實在是很辛苦，因為煩惱重重。向大家說放下一切，去掉你的習氣，不要再貪著，脾氣、瞋恨、愛恨情仇，完全放下、撥開。這談何容易呢？所以這就是叫做五濁惡世。所以，佛陀這個一實妙法，無法直接，直指人心見性。
但是舍利弗未來成佛，華光佛的國土是那麼清淨，人人都是很善，善如天人一樣。天人，必定是在人間行十善，行了十善，才能報生天堂。菩薩是無私的愛心。在這片這麼祥和的國土，它的名稱叫做「離垢」，所有的煩惱全部去除了，既是這樣，沒有惡趣。大家都為善，哪有惡趣呢？
為什麼在那個地方，還要說三乘法？就是因為「以本願故」。因為華光佛他開始（在因地修行時）的本願，他就有這樣，他的本願就是有這樣，發這個願：將來成佛，他願意以三乘法來度眾生。這話說來還很長，在佛經有一段，這《准大悲空藏經》的裡面，有這樣在敘說舍利弗過去生。
准大悲空藏經云：
身子於六十劫
行菩薩道
因婆羅門乞眼
唾而踐之
身子動瞋
退作凡夫
那就是在很久、很久，六十劫前。那個時候的舍利弗，就是一位大長者，這位大長者學佛時，就有發心願，發心立願，他要行菩薩道，願意為眾生，付出他的一切。
所以他開始發心，就開始用物質，為貧窮苦難人去付出，將他的財產，布施到最後，世間的物質，完全都沒了，只有他一個人，他就說：「我既然一切都布施了，只剩我這個人，眾生，任何一個人，有需要我這個身體的，任何一部分，我都願意付出。」
在那當中，天人就看到世間，有這大善之人，這種大善人，發菩薩心，「到底菩薩心，有沒有堅固呢？」這個天人就化為一位年輕人，就來到這個長者面前，啼啼哭哭。「是在哭什麼呢？你有什麼樣的困難？」這位年輕人就這樣說：「我費盡了家財，要醫我母親的病，到處求醫，醫生都說，我母親的病，就是一種很罕見的病，雖然開藥給她吃，但是需要藥引，那就是需要人的眼珠，眼珠來當她的藥(引)。」
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這位長者聽到：「要眼珠，一顆眼珠，這哪有困難呢？我已經發願我要行菩薩道，所以『頭目髓腦悉施人』，我願意。」所以他就自己伸手，向自己的眼珠插進去，眼珠取出來：「來！眼珠趕緊拿去，去做你的母親的藥引。」這位年輕人開始就說：「唉呀，您怎麼那麼急啊！我都還沒告訴您，要用哪一眼眼珠，您拿出來的是右眼，但是醫生說一定要左眼的眼珠。」「你怎麼不早說？」「因為您太急了。」
「對，也是我的錯。那樣，既然就拿一顆起來了，可，我能夠左眼，我就給你左眼！」還是左眼又拿起來，給這位年輕人。年輕人以手把它接來時，在鼻子，就聞得很大聲：「嗯，這個眼珠怎麼這麼腥臭啊！這，這是要如何當藥引？」他就故意用力，這樣把它丟到地上，又再用腳這樣踩，讓他雖然眼睛看不到了，不過感覺得到。「唉，眾生很惡劣！」就這樣，我再也不想要行菩薩道了，我要獨善其身。這念心起了，開始失去了這分行菩薩道的心。
所以雖然是，生生世世隨著釋迦佛，每一生世，這樣在修行，卻是來到今生此世，看，佛陀說法四十多年，他聞法數十年，卻是還執著在偏空。那個意志力是很堅定，他守那個執，他這樣持那個執住，一直無法解開。
一直到釋迦佛說《法華經》，不斷鞭策小乘，這是權、權教，然後一直讚歎，大乘才是佛要說的法，是真實法，到這時候，舍利弗才開始啟悟。所以因為這樣，他再次發心行菩薩道，再次發心行菩薩道，他就立願：成佛之後，我也是將來也要用三乘法，來教導眾生。這是舍利弗未來要成佛，現在再次立願，將來成佛，也是要說三乘，來化度眾生。所以說「以本願故，說三乘法」，這就是舍利弗的本願。
立願成佛時
開三乘法
故云：
以本願故
說三乘法也
就是這樣未來成佛，雖然是還這麼久的時間，才能成佛，但是這個本願，還是永遠存在。
以舍利弗
本願如是
亦如釋迦牟尼佛
之先以方便
化導舍利弗
現在的釋迦佛，也是用方便法來度眾生，未來的舍利弗，也是用三乘法，來說法度眾生，所以說這因緣，「因核果海，果徹因源」。這也就是這個「因」，不論經過了多久多久，這棵樹的果實纍纍、纍纍，不論它經過幾百年，同樣那顆種子回溯到過去，第一顆種子之時，那就是願，就是清淨願。
清淨無染的本性起動，這就是舍利弗未來成佛的化土。華光佛，他在那裡教化眾生，那個國家那就是有離垢，離垢就是已經清淨。既然離垢，就不是在現在娑婆世界的穢濁。
離垢：
非今娑婆雜穢
平正：
非今世間坑坎不平
清淨：
非今人間濁惡
安隱：
非今天下旱澇不常
現在我們娑婆世界，到處都可以看到垃圾，垃圾山到處都有，所以我們現在環保志工，都一直在推動，清淨源頭，這就是離垢，要離垢。
但是未來離垢，就是舍利弗將來成佛的世界，它就是那麼清淨，甚至平正；除了沒有污濁的東西，又很平坦，不是像我們現在世間，那樣坑坎不平，不是世間這種的濁惡。所以在那裡生活的人安穩，不是在現在這個人間，讓人心不安定。所以在那裡就是有天人的善美，如天人、菩薩，又善又美，沒有三惡道的惡劣。
有天人之善美
無三惡道之惡劣
有淨如琉璃為地
並以金繩為界線
以便往來
現在人間所做的，很多的惡；地獄、餓鬼、畜生，這種三惡道，就是人間所製造出來。在那個離垢地的地方，就有淨如琉璃的土地，並且有金的線，來分界址，所以「心淨報土淨」。我們的心若能保很清淨，我們未來的地方，也是那麼清淨。我們要時時，從我們的內心，自我警惕，修行，除了在日常生活中，我們這念心，若沒有顧得好，未來我們到底正報、依報，在哪裡呢？就是看我們現在這念心。所以時時把握現在，多用心！
Explanations by Master Cheng-Yan
Subject: Pure Causes and Karma Bring a Pure Land (淨因淨業淨土現)
Date: February.06. 2015
“With a pure heart, the reward-land will be pure, and pure causes will be stored in our consciousness. Wholesome seeds will come with blessed conditions. All causes and conditions are planted in our hearts. A seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origin in seeds.”
This is what I want to share with you. If our hearts are pure, then our future circumstantial retributions and direct retributions will take us to a very pure place. The world we now live in is considered very evil and turbid. A pure land is free of these turbidities. Therefore, we must engage in spiritual practice to eliminate these turbidities so that [this land] will become pure. Sentient beings can collectively create pure karma. Everyone can purify their minds and then all their future retributions, both the circumstantial and the direct, will be pure.
“Pure causes will be stored in our consciousness.” Everything we do must create pure causes. In everything that we do each day, in every thought we have, in every move we make and so on. If we can keep our minds pure every day, then our conduct will benefit everyone. By doing this, every seed we create will be wholesome and pure. These will be stored in our eighth consciousness. These causes will come with blessed conditions. How can we create wholesome causes? This depends on creating good karmic connections and blessed karma.
Good affinities will result in good effects. With good karmic effects, our karmic retribution is to be in a pure and undefiled [place]. So, good karmic effects bring us to a reward-land of pure causes; this is dictated by our circumstantial retributions. So, causes and conditions are both planted in our hearts. Within the field of our minds, every seed, every good cause and good condition, is created by our minds and then collected in our mind-consciousness; each is stored in our consciousness. Therefore, we must be mindful of our causes and conditions. There is a saying, “A seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origins in seeds.” This refers to how we are constantly creating causes. These causes actually lie within seeds; these are very tiny and intricate things. I often say, “A thick-trunked tree comes from a tiny seed.” This means that a tiny thing can spread out and grow into something very big. When a tree is fully mature, it will produce flowers and an abundance of fruits. Its fruits will be bountiful. Each of these fruits contains a seed. But that tiny seed alone can, after the passage of some number of years, produce an abundance of fruits every year.
So, “a seed contains an ocean of fruits. Fruits have their origin in seeds.” These fruits, no matter how many fruits have been produced over how many years, when we trace the fruits back to their origin, they in fact all go back to that initial seed. This is like how Sakyamuni Buddha formed His aspiration several billion kalpas ago and engaged in spiritual practice in the [presence] of countless Buddhas. Life after life, He engaged in spiritual practice and made these vows for the sake of saving and transforming sentient beings. This aspiration was the seed. This aspiration is a pure cause.This very pure seed, this cause, is kept forever in His storehouse consciousness.
Sakyamuni Buddha had already [connected with] His ninth consciousness.We often talk about how.We ordinary people only reach the eighth consciousness.Every action we take continues the karmic cycle of cause and effect and is stored in the eighth consciousness.At the end of our lives, when we leave this world, we cannot take anything with us except [the karma in] our eighth consciousness.Thus we cannot control how we transmigrate in the Six Realms.This will continue life after life until all the seeds have become completely pure, flawless and untainted.Then we reach the ninth consciousness.
This is a state unreachable by ordinary people.It requires many lifetimes of continuously purifying the seeds and accumulating blessing and wisdom.Blessings come from benefiting people.
Wisdom comes from giving unconditionally.The untainted and joyful connections we form are called affinities formed in the Dharma.For these to form it takes many, many lifetimes.This is how “fruits have their origin in seeds”.
In the end, [we reach] the source of these pure causes, which is our nature of Tue Suchness.This is why we always say that when we learn the Buddha’s Way, we must take good care of our minds.Therefore, we must always be mindful.
As I have previously explained, the previous sutra passage describes how.Sariputra will attain Buddhahood in a pure land.
That pure reward-land is free of defilements, completely without filth.It is very magnificent and has trees made of the Seven Treasures and so on.There is an abundance of fruits and flowers, etc.Flower Light Tathagata will also make use of the Three Vehicles to teach and transform sentient beings.This is form yesterday’s passage.
Today we will discuss it again, “Sariputra, when you manifest as a Buddha, although it will not be in an evil world, because of you original vows, you will teach the Three Vehicles”.
This tells us that when Sariputra becomes Flower Light Tathagata, when he attains Buddhahood in the future, his reward-land will be very pure.Its ground will be paved with jewels, and it has golden cords for its borders and rows of trees made of the Seven Treasures.Furthermore, it is filled with heavenly begins, humans and Bodhisattvas.So, why will Flower Light Tathagata still teach the Three Vehicles in such a place?
We live in the Saha World, where sentient beings’ minds are filled with defilements and covered by a thick layer of afflictions.For the Buddha to transform sentient beings, it was indeed very hard work, because of their severe afflictions.
He told everyone to let go of everything, to eliminate their habitual tendencies, to no longer be greedy and to completely let go of anger and resentment, as well as love, hate, passion and animosity.This was by no means easy.So, this is why we live in an evil world of Five Turbidities.
The Buddha’s wondrous Dharma of One Reality is something we cannot directly experience; we cannot directly realize our true nature.But when Sariputra becomes a Buddha in the future, the land of Flower Light Tathageta will be so pure.Everyone will be wholesome, like heavenly beings.Heavenly beings had to do the Ten Good Deeds in the human realm.Only by doing the Ten Good Deeds could they be reborn in the heaven realm.
Bodhisattvas have selfless love.Thus, this peaceful land is called “Free of Defilements”.
When all afflictions are eliminated, there are no evil destinies.If everyone does good deeds, how could there be evil destinies?
Why will He still teach the Three Vehicles in that place?This is because of His “original vows”.Because of the vows He originally made, He will end up doing this.
He originally vowed that, when He becomes a Buddha in the future, He will be teach the Three Vehicles to transform sentient beings.There is a very long story behind this.
In the Great Compassion Empty Treasury Sutra, there is a passage describing Sariputra’s past lives.
The Great Compassion. Empty Treasury Sutra states: Son-of-Body spent 60 kalpas practicing the Bodhisattva-path. Because the Brahmin asked for his eye and then spat and stomped on it, Son-of-Body became angry and regressed to being an unenlightened being.
This took place a long, long time age 60 kalpas ago, Sariputra was a respected elder at that time. When this elder learned the Buddha’s Way, he aspired and vowed to practice the Bodhisattva-path and to give everything for the sake of sentient beings. After the formed this aspiration, he gave material goods to help the impoverished and suffering. He started giving away all his wealth over a long period of time until he had no more material things left to give. All he had left was himself He said, “Since I have given everything away, all I have left is my body. If any person or any sentient being needs any part of my body, I am willing to give it”.
At that time, a heavenly being saw that there was such a king-hearted person in the world. This person had formed Bodhisattva-aspirations, but were these aspiration really firm? So, this heavenly being took the form of a young man and appeared before this elder, crying and weeping. [The elder asked,] “Why are you crying?” “What is troubling you?” The young man then said, “I have spent all of our family’s money trying to treat my mother’s illness. I have asked every doctor and they all say that my mother’s illness is very rare. Although they have prescribed medicine for her, a catalyst is needed. I need a human eye. The eye is the catalyst for her medication”.
When the elder heard that an eye was needed, he thought, “An eye? How is that difficult? I’ve already vowed to walk the Bodhisattva-path, so I am willing to give my head, eyes, marrow and brain to other people”. So, he stuck his hand into his eye socket and took his eye out. “Quick, take this eye to act as a catalyst for your mother’s medicine”. Then the young man said, “Oh my, why were you in such a hurry? I didn’t get to tell you which eye I needed. You pulled out your right eye, but the doctor said we have to use a left eye”. [The elder said,] “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” “Because you were too hasty”. [The elder agreed,] “You’re right, it’s my fault”. “Okay then, since I have taken out an eye, I can also give you my left eye”. So, he took out his left eye and gave it to the young man.
The young man took it from him, put it up to his nose and gave a loud sniff. “Hm, why is this eye so smelly? How can I use this for the medicine?” He deliberately threw it to the ground forcefully and then stomped on it with his foot. Even though the elder could not see, he could still perceive what happened. “Ah, sentient beings are so terrible!” And just like that, “I no longer want to walk the Bodhisattva-path. I just want to practice for my own benefit”. When this thought arose, he lost his aspiration to walk the Bodhisattva-path.
So, although he had followed Sakyamuni Buddha, life after life, and engaged in spiritual practice in each one, even in this lifetime, after listening to the Buddha’s teachings for more than 40 years, he was still attached to a bias towards emptiness. He will was very strong. He held onto that attachment and would not let it go, until Sakyamuni Buddha expounded the Lotus Sutra and constantly challenged Small Vehicle practitioners by saying these were provisional teachings, then continued to praise the Great Vehicle as the Dharma He wanted to teach, the True Dharma. Only then did Sariputra begin to realize this. For this reason, he again aspired to walk the Bodhisattva-path he again aspired to walk the Bodhisattva-path. Having again aspired to walk this path, he vowed that after he attains Buddhahood, [he] will also use the Three Vehicles to teach and transform sentient beings.
So, Sariputra vowed once again to attain Buddhahood and that once he does, he will teach the Three Vehicles. Therefore, “because of his original vows, he will teach the Three Vehicles.”
This was Sariputra’s original vow.in the future, he will attain Buddhahood. Though it will take a long time before he can attain Buddhahood, this original vow will always be there.
Sariputra’s original vow was like this, as was Sakyamuni Buddha’s He first used skillful means to transform and guide Sariputra.
Sakyamuni Buddha had also used skillful means to transform sentient beings. In the future, Sariputra will also use the Three Vehicles to teach the Dharma to transform sentient beings. As we said about causes and conditions, “A seed contains an ocean of fruits; fruits have their origins in seeds. This also comes from an [original] cause.
No matter how much time has passed, this tree continues to produce plenty of fruits. No matter how much time has passed, when we trace each of those [fruits and] seeds back to that very first seed, we find that it was that pure vow, our pure, undefiled intrinsic nature being awakened. The transformation-land where Sariputra will attain Buddhahood, where Flower Light Tathagata will teach and transform sentient beings, is a country that is free of defilements.
This means it is already pure. Since it is of defilements, it is free of the turbidities of this Saha World.
Free of defilements: without the filth of this Saha World.
Even: Without the rocky ups and downs of this world.
Pure: without the turibity and evils of this realm.
Peaceful: Without the avnormal droughts and floods of today.
Presently, in our Saha world, we can see trash everywhere. There are mountain of garbage everywhere. So, our environmental protection volunteers have continued to promote purity beginning at the source. This means we must be free of defilements.
However, Free of Defilements, the land where Sariputra will attain Buddhahood, will be so very pure and even. Not only is it free of filthy things, it will be very smooth. It is unlike our world, with its rocky ups and downs. It is free of the turbidity and evils of this world.
So, the people will live there peacefully unlike this world, which disquiets people’s minds. That land will have the goodness and beauty of heavenly beings. Like heavenly beings and Bodhisattvas, that world will be good and beautiful, free of the ugliness of the Three Evil Destinies.
With the goodness and beauty of heavenly beings and without the evil and ugliness of the Three Evil Realms, this land will be as pure as crystal and have golden ropes as its boundaries to make coming and going convenient.
People in the world we live in have committed many evils. The asura, hell and hungry ghost realms, the Three Evil Destinies, are all created by people in the human realm. That land, Free of Defilements, will be as pure as crystal and have golden ropes as its boundaries. So “with a pure heart the reward-land will be pure.” If we can keep our hearts pure, then we will also find ourselves in a very pure place in the future. We must always remain vigilant of our hearts.
The engage in spiritual practice, aside from our [actions in] daily living, if we do not take good care of our minds, where will our direct and circumstantial retributions take us in the future? This all depends on our minds. So, we must seize the present moment and always be mindful.
(Source: Da Ai TV – Wisdom at Dawn program – Explanation by Master Chen-Yen)
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