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你要犯淫，造這個淫業，甚麼叫淫業呢？就是淫亂，男人結婚了還想各處去找女人行這個淫慾的行為，女人已經結婚了還想另外找一個男人，行這個淫慾的行為，將來都會墮地獄的，墮甚麼地獄呢？墮那個炮烙的地獄，這炮烙地獄很不可思議，很妙的，本來是一個銅的東西燒紅了，但是你這個有淫慾的男人、女人，男人看見那個炮烙，就是那個女人，也就是你在生的時候所最喜歡的那個女人，於是乎跑到前面去把你最歡喜的女人抱住，你看這個女人也沒有穿衣服，甚麼衣服都沒有，比那個跳脫衣舞的女人還更生動。當然一抱怎麼樣呢？就沾上了，再也離不開了，於是乎把這個身體都燒成火炭，你說那個時候難受不難受？但是難受也沒法子不受了，這男人歡喜行淫慾受炮烙就是這樣的；女人要是歡喜行淫慾，又怎樣呢？她看見這個地獄的炮烙就像她所歡喜的那個男人一樣，於是乎，她也走向前去把她所喜歡的男人抱住，這一抱也就離不開了，被炮烙的火把身體燒焦了，變成了炭發出一股臭味，這個時候她知道痛苦了，啊！這個真是難受了，但是沒有法子不受，也要受的。這是犯淫的男女有這種行為。有一個人現在聽見這種講法說：這個不會吧！不會就不妨試一試。那麼你要犯打妄語的罪，怎樣呢？這會入拔舌地獄，到地獄裡把舌頭給割下來，叫你再打妄語，甚至來生就不會說話了，因為沒有舌頭所以不會說話。好飲酒的人怎樣呢？你歡喜飲酒，到地獄裡，就用酒點著了，把你放在著火的酒裡來燒，這是人造業受報，要是廣說是無窮無盡的。所以說【業海廣大不思議】，這個業力，這個海太大了，太不可思議了。
【眾生苦樂皆從起】：眾生所受的苦和享的快樂都從業而生起。
【如是一切能開示】：像這種道理，佛能開示眾生，令眾生明白這種因果。
【此華幢王所了知】：這種的道理，這種解脫門就是華幢緊那羅王他所知道的。
諸佛神通無間歇
十方大地恆震動
一切眾生莫能知
此廣大力恆明見
十方諸佛有大威德神通，「間」就是間斷，「歇」就是停止。諸佛於十方國土轉大法輪，教化眾生，用種種的智慧光明令眾生得到覺悟，永遠沒有停止的時候，來轉大法輪，所以又叫法輪常轉。
【十方大地恆震動】：十方大地常常震動，所以說地震，有的時候是十方諸佛現神通，有的時候是魔現神通。
佛、菩薩現神通是想令眾生覺悟，知道這世界是無常的。魔現神通是想令眾生迷惑顛倒，入這生死的門，離開菩提，就是魔王的眷屬。「一切眾生莫能知」這一切的境界，這一種的道理，眾生莫能知。雖然諸佛常常利益眾生，可是眾生也不認識諸佛的慈悲心。「此廣大力恆明見」，這是廣大力緊那羅王常常所遇一種的境界。
處於眾會現神通
放大光明令覺悟
顯示一切如來境
此威猛主能觀察
【處於眾會現神通】：就是居處到海眾的法會，十方世界諸佛國土都有佛在那兒轉法輪，教化眾生。那麼就都有海會眾生在那兒聽法，佛在海會眾生聽法的時候，就現出種種的神通，令眾生自覺自悟。所以說現神通。
【放大光明令覺悟】：佛放大智慧光明，令一切眾生也得到渲個大智慧光明，令一切眾生也都得到正知正見，不要有邪知邪見，所以就放大光明，放大光明也就是智慧般若的光明，照耀一切眾生令眾生完全得到覺悟了。
【顯示一切如來境】：佛用種種神通，把佛的境界都現出來，所以顯示一切如來境，佛的境界，猶如虛空，難可測量。
【此威猛主能觀察】：這種境界，是威猛主緊那羅王，他能明白這種解脫門。
【復次大速疾力迦樓羅王。得無著無礙眼。普觀察眾生界解脫門】：復次，前邊的意思沒有說完，再說一次，也就是繼續說《華嚴經》的道理，這個法會的海眾，現在說八部迦樓羅；迦樓羅是梵語，翻譯過來是大鵬金翅鳥，這種鳥能降龍，龍要是遇到這種鳥，一切的神通都沒有了，就在那兒等著，叫大鵬金翅鳥來吃牠。世界上一物降一物，一種東西就降服一種東西，你看那個獅子，如果一叫一切獸類都老實了，大鵬金翅鳥一出現，龍就老實了。大鵬金翅鳥牠的翅膀有三百三十六由旬那麼大，每一由旬，小由旬是四十里，中由旬六十里，大由旬是八十里，你看看三百三十六由旬，就一小由旬來算是很大的，所以牠的翅膀向海裡一搧，海裡的水就沒有了，被牠的翅膀，把水搧到海底，海裡有龍沒有水了，就把龍現露出來，那麼牠飛到龍的身邊，一口把牠吊起來就吃了，幾百噸重的龍，牠拿起就吃了，就像我們人吃麵條，一吞就給吞下去，所以就要把龍給吃沒有了，吃到快要絕種了，因為牠身體大，吃的龍也多，那個龍子龍孫小龍根本就不夠牠吃，大龍吃一條也吃不飽，要兩條三條那麼吃，所以把龍給吃得快要沒有了，龍王受不了，就到各處去求人來救牠，可是誰也救不了牠，以後龍就到佛的法會去，請佛來保護牠，佛說可以的，於是乎，就把佛的袈裟給龍拿回去，你每一個眷屬你就給牠一條袈裟，給牠一塊，大鵬金翅鳥就不會吃你了，果然回去後，用佛的袈裟遮到身上，大鵬金翅鳥就找不著龍，就餓得快死了！於是乎就飛到佛那兒去，牠知道這是佛現的神通，不讓牠吃，就到佛那兒，說：「請問世尊，你不讓我吃龍，我現在沒有東西吃，就不會生存了，你這也不是慈悲啊！你慈悲龍，就不慈悲我這個金翅鳥嗎？如果你不慈悲我，把我餓死，這佛的慈悲心也不是普遍的！」和佛去講道理，佛說：「好！我教我的弟子每一天吃飯的時候，送飯給你吃，你以後再不要吃龍了，你就吃齋念佛吧！」大鵬金翅鳥於是乎也皈依佛了，做八部之一，那麽以後龍也沒有斷種，大鵬金翅鳥也有東西吃，所以，以後出家人每次中午吃飯就送食到外邊去，就是供大鵬金翅鳥的，所以說「大鵬金翅鳥，曠野鬼神衆，羅剎鬼子母，甘露悉充满。」給大鵬金翅鳥送供。這是迦樓羅的一個因緣。 |
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Some people are promiscuous and create the karma of lust. What do I mean by "the karma of lust?" It means being wanton, or promiscuous. For instance, although a man may be already married, he still wanders around looking for a woman to engage in sexual activity. Or there may be a married woman who looks for another man, hoping to have sex with him. These people will fall into the hells in the future. Which hell? They will fall into the hell of Molten Copper. The hell of Molten Copper is truly inconceivable and marvelous.
The molten copper is actually a melted chunk of burning copper, but when a man looks at it, it appears as the woman he loved the most in his past life. He runs over to hug her, for this woman isn't wearing any clothes, and she looks even more lively than a strip-tease dancer, but suddenly as he hugs her, he finds that he cannot let go of her, and his body is burnt to charcoal. Wouldn't you say this is hard to take? Even though it is hard to take, he still has to endure it. This is the retribution of molten copper, for a man who is promiscuous and indulges his desires.
What happens to a woman who is fond of lust and desire? When she looks at the molten copper, it appears as the man whom she once liked the most; so immediately , she runs forward and hugs him. Once she hugs him, she becomes aware that the contact is painful and unbearable, but she has no way to avoid it. She can't get away from him and she is burnt to charcoal, and she smells very foul.
These are the consequences for the men and women who indulge in sexual misconduct.
After hearing this, some of the audience may be saying "Really? Is it true?"
Well, if it couldn't happen, then what's to stop you from trying it out?
If you tell lies, what kind of offense will you get? You may have to go to the hell of "Pulling Out Tongues" where your tongue will be severed, so that you can't talk in the future. Your tongue has been sliced off! What do you think happens to those who like to take intoxicants?
If you like to drink(wine), in the future you will go to hell where you suffer from burning in "fire wine". People have these kinds of retxibution because of the karma they have created If you want to speak extensively about it, it is limitless and boundless. Therefore it is said that "The sea of karma is inconceivably vast and great."
Living being's' suffering and joy arise from deeds, the suffering and bliss of living beings arise from karma.
These truths the Buddhas can demonstrate, The Buddhas are able to instruct living beings about principles such as these, and can bring them to understand cause and effect.
And the King called Flower Banner is aware of these principles. Kinnara King "Flower Banner" can understand these principles and therefore understand the method for liberation.
Buddhas' psychic powers are unceasing; In all directions, the earth constantly trembles. Although no living beings are aware of it, only Vast and Powerful can ever understand.
The Buddhas of the ten directions have same awesome spiritual power. "Unceasing" means non-stopping. All Buddhas of the ten direction turn the great Dharma wheel and use all kinds of wisdom light to teach and transform living beings and cause them to become enlightened. They turn the great Dharma wheel eternally, without stopping. It is therefore called "the ever-turning Dharma Wheel."
In all directions, the earth constantly trembles.
Sometimes, if the earth quakes, it is the Buddha manifesting his spiritual power. And sometimes it is a demon showing his spiritual power. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas reveal their spiritual power in order to let living beings realizel that the world is impermanent, and changing. The demon, however, shows his spiritual power because he wants to delude living beings so they enter the door of birth and death, leave the Bodhi Resolve behind, and be come one of his retinue.
Although no living beings are aware of it, no living beings can understand the many kinds of states and principles. Although all Buddhas constantly benefit living beings, they still do not recognize the kindness and compassion of all Buddhas.
Only Vast and Powerful can ever understand. This is a state of the Kirmara King of Immense Power, who always sees
He reveals the states of the Thus Come One, the Buddha using many kinds of spiritual power to completely reveal the state of Buddhahood, therefore it says the state of the Buddha is clearly inconceivable.
While among the multitudes, the Buddha shows his psychic powers. He illuminates them so that they awaken to enlightenment. He reveals the states of the Thus Come One. Lord of Awesome Power is able to observes this.
While among the multitudes the Buddha shows his spiritual power, means the Buddha turns the Dharma Wheel and teaches and transforms multitudes of living beings in Dharma assemblies in all Buddha-lands of the worlds of ten directions. In each and every Sea-vast Dharma Assembly there are living beings listening to the Dharma. When the Buddha is lecturing, he will manifest all kinds of spiritual powers to cause living beings to get enlightened by themeselves. Thus the text says "Manifesting spiritual power."
He illuminates them so that they awaken to enlightenment. The Buddha radiates great wisdom light to cause all beings to also attain the same kind of light, and likewise to attain proper knowledge and proper views, and in order to get rid of deviant knowledge deviant views. "Great light" means wisdom,--the light of Prajna that shines upon all living beings and cause them to fully enlighten.
He manifests all the Thus Come Ones' states. The Buddha employs many varieties of spiritual powers to reveal the states of the Buddhas.And thus all these states appear. The state of the Buddha is like empty space, that is how difficult is to measure.
Lord of Awesome Power observes this. The Kinnara King Lord of Awesome Power is able to understand this door of liberation.
Moreover, the Kinnara King of Great Speedy Power, who had attained non-attachment and unobstructed vision, universally contemplated the liberation of the "Door to the Realm of Living Beings."
The word 'moreover' means to repeat the meaning of this
Avatamsaka Sutra principle, of the sake of the ocean-vast multitude. . Now the Buddha speaks of The Eight-fold Pantheon of spiritual protectors.
'Garuda', which is a Sanskrit word which translates into Chinese as "the Great Golden-Winged Peng Bird." Garudas are able to subdue the dragons. When the dragons happen to meet these birds, they immediately lose all their spiritual powers, and can only stop there helplessly, waiting for these great Peng Birds to eat them. In this world, there's always one creature which can subdue all the others. "When a lion roars, all the animals are subdued." When the great Peng Bird appears, its wings can extend to 330 league (one small league is equal to forty miles, one middle league is equal to sixty miles, and one league is equal to thirty miles ).
From this, we see that even a small league covers a huge area. Therefore, with one flap of the great Peng Bird 's wings, all the water in the sea is gone. Since there isn't any water left, all the dragons are exposed to the great Peng Bird, they have nowhere to hide. The Peng Bird can see them and capture them easily. With one mouthful, he gulps down much of the dragon community, just like a person eating noodles.
That is why the dragon's lineage is always near extinction, because the Peng Bird is extremely large, and needs to eat a lot in order to get full. One small dragon is not enough to fill up his stomach. How many more dragons does it take to fill up a large Garuda's stomach? He needs to eat several big dragons in order to get full. And since these birds keep on eating the dragons, it's not surprising that the dragons' lineage was nearing extinction.
The Dragon King could not endure it anymore, and he went seeking for help, but no avail. Finally, the dragon went to seek help from the Buddha at the Dharma-Assembly. The Buddha agreed to help by giving the dragon his precept robe. He told the dragons to distribute it among themselves, so that in the future, the Peng Bird would not be able eat them. And it really worked! Once they were covered by the Buddha's sash, the Peng Birds were unable to see the dragons anymore. The Peng Birds, however, had nothing to eat and would soon starve to death.
The Peng Birds went to see the Buddha because they suspected that it might be his spiritual power that prevented them from eating the dragons. They asked the Buddha, "World Honored One, since you don't allow us to eat the dragons, we will starve to death. You can't call this a practice of kindness and compassion. You are kind and compassionate towards the dragons, but not towards us. You have no compassion for us, and we will soon die of hunger. This proves that the Buddha's kindness and compassion are not pervasive." This is how the Peng Bird tried to reason with the Buddha.
The Buddha said, "Very well, from now on during lunch time, I will instruct my disciple to give you some of their food. You may eat their food, but only on the condition that you can't eat any more dragons. You must become vegetarians, and recite the Buddha's name from now on.
So the great Golden-winged Peng Birds took refuge with the Buddha and become one of the Eight-fold Spiritual Pantheon. In this way, the dragons can preserve their lineage, and on the other hand, the Garudas still have food to eat. That's why during lunch ceremony, left-home people make offerings to the Peng Birds.
They recite a verse that goes like this:
"To the Great Golden-winged Peng Bird,
To the multitude of ghosts, spirits, and
To the Rakshasha mother and all her children,
May you all be filled with Sweet Dew.
This is the story behind our daily offering to the great Golden-winged Peng Birds. |
