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Master Ming'an: Can face prove a person's level of practice?

Chinese Master 2017-06-14

If a Buddhist practitioner deliberately uses his appearance to pretend that he has practiced well, this is a manifestation of ignorance and confusion.

I often hear some lay Buddhists who study Buddhism say: "Someone's face is white and bright, so she practices well; someone's face turns black, so her karma appears and she does not practice well because "appearance is born from the mind."How should we view this issue?

“It is a very correct truth that appearance is born from the mind. If our mind is pure and compassionate, our external appearance must be very kind.If you are upset and upset every day, the appearance will definitely not look good.A person with wise and experienced can see a person's recent fortune through his face.But "appearance" does not only refer to the black and white complexion on the face. If you only judge a person's practice from the black and white complexion on the face, it will often make many low-level jokes.

I have seen a lay Buddhist before. She was chatting with a young man in a temple. The lay Buddhist praised the young man and said, "You have practiced so well, your face is white and red."In fact, this young man only went to the temple occasionally and had not practiced seriously. He just loved beauty and loved skin care.Some lay Buddhists have a strong sense of body view and love to dress up, but they also have to make an excuse for themselves and say, "I dress up to let sentient beings see the good complexion of Buddhists, so that they can guide sentient beings into Buddhism."If you have a lot of worries about your "body view", you have to find an excuse, so your mind will be even more unreal and will not correspond to the practice of Taoism.

If a Buddhist practitioner deliberately uses his appearance to pretend that he has practiced well, this is a manifestation of ignorance and confusion.When we see the saying "appearance changes with the heart", we should pay attention to "heart".If the mind that keeps the precepts is the appearance of keeping the precepts; if it is compassionate, the appearance is the appearance of benefiting sentient beings; if it is a non-human heart, the appearance is the appearance of being a non-human heart."Photo" is not only a facial expression, but also a facial expression of speech and behavior.

We have seen some true practitioners who have become monks and lay people strictly observe the precepts. Although they do not use any cosmetics and their skin is not very white, they use their precepts to solemn themselves. Their faces are always so compassionate and joyful, and their words and actions are always so soft and altruistic. Their hearts are pure and compassionate.The words and behaviors of true practitioners are very different from those of ordinary people. We should study hard, often reflect on our own minds, subdue troubles, and do things that benefit sentient beings with a pure mind.We should not simply understand the misunderstanding of the saying "image changes with the mind", thinking that white face means good practice, and dark face means bad practice, which is not necessarily true.Don’t just look at the black and white of your face, but also at whether your heart and behavior are black or white.

2024-02-05 18:07
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