深信三宝 秉持正信、正见 -- 编辑室

皈依三宝之后就是一名真正的佛教徒，如何成为一名正信的佛教徒，那不是一蹴而就的。

首先我们要真心诚意地对三宝深信不疑，正如太虚大师所说：“皈命者，举现报之形寿资具，尽投于佛法僧海中，不复执我、我所，从此唯佛法僧为所依之主，为所归之处，绝不因形寿资具之迁，退转于佛法僧之信仰”。

也就是说，身可灭，世界可坏，对佛法僧之信仰终身不动摇。因为，佛、法、僧如海，现报之身如气泡，气泡有存亡，而海无得失，能如是皈命佛法僧，于佛教方成正信。

正信首先要深信三宝的真实性，是清净有德的，有能力解救人生之苦的法门。皈依者要对三宝信心不改变、对皈戒信守不毁犯、对三法印信奉不怀疑、对道场信念不动摇。

其次要有正见人生，因为正见是人生入道的要门。《成佛之道》指出：做一个三宝弟子，要有正见人生有善有恶；正见人生有业有报；正见人生有圣贤和凡夫；正见人生有前生和来世。

第三是要正语，正语就是善良的口业，也就是十善中的不妄语、不两舌、不恶口、不绮语。我们的口中藏有一把利斧，说话不当，不但伤害别人，也伤害自己。身为佛教徒，不但不应该恶口伤人，更应该积极的布施、爱语、柔软语、给人欢喜，如此必结善缘，所谓“未成佛道，先结人缘”，所以正语是成佛的一大因缘。

第四要正命，就是指正当的经济生活和谋生方式。正当的经济生活，是除日常生活所需外，还要挪出一部分钱用于布施，一者为自己多积些福德，同时也帮助需要救济的人。在《杂阿含经》里就有一首偈语说：“一份自食用，二份营生业，余一分藏密，以抚于贫乏。”

作为一名正信的佛教徒，应该永远保持着“一切佛法，皆由善知识力而得圆满。”因此，佛教徒要时常回到常住道场，亲近善知识，听经闻法。若能常念三宝，自然福慧无量。

Progressing on the Path

Editorial

Buddhism is a way of life based on the training of the mind or mental development, with the ultimate aim of liberation from suffering by gaining insight into the true nature of things.

According to the Buddha, the mind can be trained by following 3 steps of the Noble Eightfold Path: right effort, right mindfulness and right meditation.

The enthusiasm and sincerity to do something well is Right effort and it is the root of all achievements. If you have read and started practising the instructions in Strength Training for the Mind (page 42) in this and the last issue, you have started cultivating right effort.

The awareness of one’s actions, speech and thoughts is Right mindfulness. If you are constantly aware of your state of mind during meditation, then there is less tendency of developing a dull or mechanical mind as mentioned in Sleeping Zen (page 48).

The gradual process of training the mind to concentrate or focus, thus calming and preparing the mind to realise the true nature of things is Right meditation. In order to do this, one has to learn from a qualified teacher. There are many centres which offer basic meditation courses and retreats (see listing on page 29-38). One of them is mentioned in depth on page 47.

...and Serving

Last but not least, listen to the things the audience has to say about the recent THIS Buddhist Film Festival on page 44 and find out how one can serve the Buddhist community better.