Mental Cultivation of the Blessing Field
《法華經》上說：「諸法如是相、如是性、如是體、如是力、如是作、如是因、如是緣、如是果、如是報，如是本來究竟，一切法如是。」
法華會上：釋迦牟尼佛明白告訴舍利弗，我跟你說這法，也是無量佛陀、無量教法、佛佛都如是精勤，修行才能得到成佛的圓
滿智慧。這才是能夠悟得、證得法的真實本質。
修行的真實義，佛弟子怎樣修行成就呢？應修自己的身口意三業。平常我們的身口意三業造作不斷，口裡說了很多的錯誤語言，身體做了很多的錯誤之事，心裡的念頭更是不可思議事，妄想念紛飛。
當我們走入佛門學習佛法，從佛戒學開始學習，把我們的心靈先淨化一下。從佛的定學，開盛我們的心智，經聞思修後而見到諦理、而得大智慧。日日行深，把無明與貪瞋痴去除，把根本的煩惱斷除了，把一切的苦難都解脫。
佛只能告訴我們一切的方法，你想得道，得自修行。佛能替我們開悟成佛嗎？佛只能告訴我們方法，要靠自己去修、自己去做。
經過修煉，明白萬法唯心、心生萬法。造一切業是自己的心，造一切善也是自己的心，想消除業障、解脫成就，得須明白自己的心。
方便善巧是不能夠消業障，「方便善巧」是指用方法來修行，必須用方便善巧去想、去做，思維與做的時候，須盡心力行之，才能消業障。
佛的大弟子舍利弗，已經證得阿羅漢果了，見思煩惱斷了，當他初聽聞佛給他說一乘法門，他產生懷疑、不能進入，經過深入仔細思惟觀察，才確實明白佛所教授這個深刻奧妙義的一乘法門。
資料來源：心靈甘露(三)，隆門圓通法師著。英文翻譯：張惠平。
Mental Cultivation of the Blessing Field
The Sad-dharma Puṇḍárīka Sutra goes, “All dharmas have forms as such, the nature as such, the body as such, the force as such, the action as such, the cause as such, the affinity as such, the effect as such, the retribution as such, the innate ultimacy as such, and all dharmas are as such.”
In the Sad-dharma Puṇḍárīka assembly, the Buddha clearly instructed Shariputra, “The dharma I teach you belongs to the boundless doctrines of the countless Buddhas. All Buddhas are so diligent in cultivation, so they can gain the complete wisdom to attain Buddhahood. This is the real qualification for realizing and confirming the dharma.”
How do the Buddhist disciples gain achievements in cultivation? They should cultivate the three karmas—the body, speech, and intention. In our daily life, we continuously create bad karmas in the body, speech, and intention by saying a lot of mistaken words, doing a lot of wrong things, and bearing a lot of false, incredible intentions in mind.
When we learn the Buddhist Dharma, we can start from the precepts and purify our minds first. Then we can work on the Samadhi to open up our wisdom. We may see the truth and attain the great wisdom after hearing, thinking, and cultivating. We can deeply practice, get rid of ignorance, greed, anger and stupidity, sever the fundamental afflictions, and then get liberated from all of the calamities.
The Buddha can only tell us all of the approaches. If you want to get enlightened, you should cultivate by yourself. Can the Buddha get enlightened and attain Buddhahood in your place? He can only tell you the approaches, and you have to cultivate and put them into practice.
After the training, you will know that all dharmas come from the mind, and the mind engenders all dharmas. It is your own mind that creates all bad karmas, and it is also your own mind that creates all good ones. If you want to eradicate your karmic obstacles, get liberated and make achievements, you have to know your own mind.
Skillful conveniences cannot help eliminate karmic obstacles. Skillful conveniences refer to cultivating with methods. To eliminate karmic obstacles, you have to use skillful conveniences to think and do wholeheartedly. Shariputra, the major disciple of the Buddha, had already attained the position of the Arahant and had severed his views, thoughts, and afflictions before the Buddha lectured on the One Vehicle Approach for him. When he first heard of the lecture, he doubted it and was thus unable to enter it. After deep and careful consideration and observation, he came to understand this profound and wondrous One Vehicle approach taught by the Buddha.
Source: Sweet Dew for the Soul (Vol. III), Written by Master Shih Longmen Yuantong. Translated by Huei Ping Chang.