The Soul Engineering—XV
修學佛法生命工程，祈盼能解、能悟、能行，自利、利他之益，法師處眾宣說，應給予眾等：
可喜樂言：指法師說法，須有經文證據。於未解者，更為譬喻而說。文句清雅、言詞顯了，人若聽者，皆欣喜樂。
開發言：指法師說法，開發深隱之義，令其顯了。並開發粗淺之義，令解深妙，無論大小之機皆能獲益。
答釋難言：釋，即解釋。難，即疑難。指法師說法，人若有疑難諮問，須善解釋，令義理分明，易得開解。
善分析言：指法師說法，辯才無礙，能以善巧言詞，於一法中，分析無量義理。
善順入言：指法師說法，須隨順佛經，顯了解釋，令聞者皆能信順，入於正道，終不引其餘外道、邪論以惑人。
引餘證言：指法師說法，義或未能通，當引餘經之言，證己所說，令人信受。
勝辯才言；指法師說法，以勝妙辯才，分別一切義理，皆無疑難。
隨宗趣言：宗，即宗要。趣，即理趣。指法師說法，須隨順所宗義趣，如理解釋，令諸眾生悟明法要義。
法義共分享大眾
資料來源：心靈甘露(二)，隆門圓通法師著。英文翻譯：張惠平
The Soul Engineering—XV
When one cultivates and learns the Dharma, he should understand, realize, practice, and benefit both himself and others. When a Dharma master lectures to the mass, he should give the following:
(1) Pleasant words: When lecturing on the Dharma, a master has to provide evidence from sutras. For those listeners who cannot understand, he should use metaphors in his talk. The sentences should be elegant and the words should be easy to understand so that the listeners will be pleased.
(2) Developing words: A master should develop the deep meanings and make them easy to understand. Also he should develop the shallow ones and explain their wondrous points so that those with high capabilities and those with low ones can both be benefitted.
(3) Words that can explain doubts and difficulties: If the listeners raise questions during the speech, the master should explain and make the principles clear so that the listeners’ problems will be solved.
(4) Words of analysis: A master should be eloquent in his speech and should be able to use skillful means to analyze limitless principles in one Dharma approach.
(5) Words quoted from sutras: A master’s speech should comply with sutras and he should explain and make the meanings of sutras clear so that the listeners can believe and follow them and then enter the right path. He should never quote the non-Buddhist doctrines and evil theories to puzzle people.
(6) Words quoted from other sutras: A master’s speech may not penetrating in some meanings, then he should quote other sutras to confirm what he says and convince the listeners.
(7) Words of remarkable eloquence: A master should use his remarkable eloquence in his speech to differentiate all principles without any hindrances.
(8) Words of the gist of the sect: A master’s speech should comply with the gist of the sect and explain it logically to make the listeners realize the meanings of the Dharma.
Let us share this Dharma text.
Source: Sweet Dew for the Soul (Vol. II), Written by Master Shih Longmen Yuantong. Translated by Huei Ping Chang.