What are the different stages of practice?

There is a system of stages in practice, that is, "faith, understanding, action, and wheeling."

Shou La Shengyu first truly believes, then can deeply understand the meaning, and then on the basis of the understanding, diligently practice, prove that what he believes is true, and then turn around, lead sentient beings, and together "believe, understand, act, and testify" (close to the people).

From this order, we can derive some principles for the implementation of the project:

The first is to put forward higher requirements for the members of the project team, no longer sentient beings (confused), nor Arhat (conscious), must be a bodhisattva (conscious, conscious), so that the project composition of the laughing shirt will be the company's high-energy backbone in the future.

Second, we can warn everyone not to be too anxious to ask about the efficacy of zero defects, just follow the plan of the project team, do not doubt and do not question is the true belief, and it is also a good way to solve the learning obstacles after work with learning, and strengthen the consciousness through continuous learning can also achieve the solution, and then the most important thing is to really put into practice, when you feel the joy of breakthrough, virtue has gradually cleared.

But Master Dzongklapa is a very special person, who plays an important role in the revival of Buddhism in the snowy region, that is, in Tibet, especially for beginners, how to go from the lower path, to the middle path, to the upper path, these stages are very clear. It's one.

Stages of practice.

p0902 Yoga 92 Volume 8 Pages Cloud: Shame and shame on all the roots and guarding the roots. Because of karma, shame on evil deeds, practice wonderful deeds.

Cultivating the Wonderful Deeds; There are no regrets. No remorse; Rejoicing happens. This is antecedent; The experience is right.

The heart is right; See as it is. See the truth; Clarity and liberation are all complete. Knowing is the stage of practice.

from:[Dictionary of Law (Zhu Fuhuang ed.)].

There are clouds in the Lengyan Sutra. One. Practice. In addition to its co-causes. Two. True repair. 刳其正性。 Three. Enhance. Contrary to their current employment.

Precept Amitabha!

May the benefactor achieve positive results sooner rather than later.

Just ask about hard work, don't ask about the result!

To learn Buddhism and become a Buddha, simply put, it is necessary to go through the four steps of "believing, understanding, acting, and attaining" and adopting the six paths of "six paramitas", and go through the three levels of "precepts, concentration, and wisdom", and finally to achieve the right results and become a Buddha on the ground. Let me give you a brief introduction in turn:

1. Belief and interpretation: First of all, we must have faith, and have the determination to follow the footsteps of the Buddha to practice and follow the methods guided by the Buddha, which is called "faith", and Buddhism is also called "developing bodhicitta mind"; Then there will be a monk who is really a monk to explain the Dharma to you, that is, "understanding"; Then you have to do it according to the method taught to you by the monks, that is, linking theory with practice, which is called "doing"; Finally, it is verified from practice that what has been learned is true, which is called "proof";

2. The "Six Perfections of Paramita" are the six paths of spiritual practice, referred to as the "Six Perfections", namely: generosity, forbearance, vows, diligence, meditation, and prajna. In modern parlance, it is simply understood:

Selfless dedication (generosity), enduring grievances and suffering, observance of Buddhist rules and regulations (taking vows), studying hard to move up every day (diligent improvement), and meditating to free one's mind from the control of emotions (meditation) and attain supreme wisdom (Prajna).

3. Precepts and wisdom: This represents the realm of the three levels of practice, the "precepts" are the precepts above, the Buddha tells us what things can be done and what things cannot be done, monks must abide by 250 rules and regulations (Buddhism called "precepts"), female monks (we often say nuns) are 348, if you do not leave home and study Buddhism at home, you only need to abide by five precepts, that is, "hold five precepts" (it seems simple, it is not easy to do). "Meditation" means "meditation", which is the most important way of practice in Buddhism, in the words of the great monks, "A person who meditates may not be able to become a Buddha, but he must become a Buddha without meditation!"

"Wisdom" means "wisdom of prajna", because the word "prajna" contains six different wisdoms, which cannot be translated, but can only be called "great wisdom".

In this way, we can achieve positive results, but for ordinary people, we should start from the "Three Refuges, Five Precepts and Ten Virtues", and start with filial piety to our parents! Parents are the first Buddha on our spiritual path!

There are many ways to practice, but none other than to do it in the heart, thoughts, words and deeds. Here are six ways to do this.

Clause. 1. The face should have an expression and a smile: a smile is the most beautiful color; With expressions, the world will become colorful and vibrant. Regardless of gender, old and young, a smiling expression, like a blooming flower, can make the decadent person get encouragement, the troubled person be relieved, the tired person be comforted, and the sad person be comforted.

Clause. 2. Eyes should be compassionate and caring: Good eyes can encourage others, you see, the speaker needs the attentive eyes of the listener, and the performer needs the affirmative eyes of the viewer. Guanyin Bodhisattva is able to do mercy for all sentient beings because he sees all sentient beings with loving eyes, protects people's thoughts, and relieves people's suffering.

Clause. 3. There should be good words and praise in the mouth: The mouth is the best convenience for cultivation, but it is also the most difficult point for cultivation. If you don't know the art of speaking, it's easy to get into trouble and provoke resentment; People who can speak love can praise people, give people confidence, and give people joy with good words, so they make good connections everywhere.

Clause. Fourth, the ears must be good at hearing and discernment: some people will be obedient and empathetic; Some people will not be obedient and misunderstand people's opinions. Therefore, in Buddhism, it is said to be good at listening, true listening, both listening, and full listening.

To be obedient, you must be able to hear the meaning of other people's words, you must know how to think and distinguish, especially to listen to the truth instead of listening to right and wrong.

Clause. 5. Hands and feet must serve and help others: Our hands and feet should be used to serve others. For example, if a person doesn't know the way, you show him the way. If you have difficulty walking, you can give him a boost. Only by being able to serve others with our hands and feet can we give full play to the function of our hands and feet.

Clause. Sixth, we must have blessings and respect in our hearts: we sometimes give charity, or donate money, or give materials, but in fact, they are still limited, and a petal of fragrance is more valuable. In the world, things with form and appearance will always be impermanent; Invisible blessings are infinite.

Cultivation is inseparable from walking, living, sitting and lying down, mastering these six principles in life, smiling, looking at people with kind eyes, saying good things, listening and discerning, serving others, and always blessing the heart, not only leaving a good use for the world, but also the simplest and most specific practice ground.

Clause. 1. The face should have an expression and a smile.

Clause. 2. Have compassion and care in your eyes.

Clause. 3. Have good words and praise in your mouth.

Clause. Fourth, the ears should be good at hearing and discernment.

Clause. Fifth, there must be service and helpfulness in the hands and feet.

Clause. Sixth, there should be blessings and respect in the heart.

"Tao Te Ching Chapter 33 Sharing and Blessings of the New Birth Month"**22 Chapter 33 of the Tao Te Ching mainly talks about six important stages of cultivation:

First, "Ming" - to know people, but also to know yourself;

Second, "strong" - to win people, but also to win;

Third, "rich" - self-victory is more content;

Fourth, "Zhi" - contentment should be forced;

Fifth, "long" - forcibly to guard the way;

Sixth, "longevity" - only by keeping the road can we maintain longevity and last forever.

Ming, strong, rich, ambitious, long, longevity" these six words are concise and meaningful, and they are heartfelt, and there is a power between the lines that shakes the past and the present!

The order of these six words is the pattern of Lao Tzu talking about people, and it is also talking about the core qualities that people who are successful in life must have! All the great successes have the characteristics of "the strong are ambitious" and "the self-victor is strong" - these two sentences mean the same - the "strong" here is not the "strong" who thinks he is superior, if so, the end is "the strong one will not die"; It is not a "strong" military force, because Lao Tzu warned us to "do not be strong", if we have to do the opposite, it is "strong and old, not the way has already been". Therefore, this "strong" refers to self-improvement and tenacity!

This kind of balance between inside and outside is to keep the avenue of heaven and earth, so that we can reach the other side of self-realization!

Hearing the Dharma and contemplating the Dharma, and contemplating the Dharma and acting in a clear and rational manner is the stage of learning the Dharma.

There are three steps to learning Buddhism:

The first step is to listen to the scriptures. Only by listening to the scriptures and hearing the Dharma can we understand the true meaning of the Dharma.

The second step in learning Buddhism is to contemplate the Dharma and follow the righteous scriptures. The Buddha's teachings were originally perfect, final, and equal, and the Diamond Sutra says, "The Dharma is equal, and there is no superior." ”

The third step in learning Buddhism is to act on reason. Hearing the Dharma and contemplating the Dharma, and contemplating the Dharma and acting in a clear and rational manner is the stage of learning the Dharma.

We are all ordinary people who can't understand this, and then if you have any questions, you should go to the monastery and ask the monks for the Dharma.