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「訐露人事」：就是揭露人的私事，怎麼樣的私事呀？譬如，這個男女做不正當的事情了，他就：「嘿！你同某一個男人在什麼什麼地方，幹什麼什麼來著啊？」這個女的想：「這他怎麼知道的啊？」
他把她這麼公開：「他們兩個是最不好的人、最壞的人！在什麼地方，又做一個不正當的事情，見不得人的事情。你問問她，她不敢不承認的。」這兩個人果然有這麼個事情，也不敢不承認。那麼這表現什麼呢？表現他有神通，表現他什麼事情都知道。所以揭露人事，就是揭露人私、揭露人的祕密。「不避譏嫌」：也不怕人來譏諷，有嫌疑。
「口中好言未然禍福」：口中他常常歡喜說什麼呢？嘿，你小心哪！明天你會不好的，或者會有人給你下毒藥！你吃東西小心一點，你若不小心，就會被人毒死你。」就講這個未然的禍福。或者講禍、或者講福。「及至其時，毫髮無失」：等到那個時候呢，絲毫無失，絲毫都不錯，果然應驗，靈得不得了。你看，你敢不相信？嘿！這個魔王，比菩薩厲害得多。
此大力鬼。年老成魔。惱亂是人。厭足心生。去彼人體。弟子與師。俱陷王難。汝當先覺。不入輪迴。迷惑不知。墮無間獄。
「此大力鬼」：這個鬼就叫大力鬼。「年老成魔」：這個鬼，年老成魔了；人若不修德，年老就成賊了。我不是講過嗎？中國人有這麼一句話，說「老而不死是為賊」，人年老了，他經驗得多了，也就會作怪；鬼年老了，就成魔了。「惱亂是人」：他就妒忌人家修道，要去破壞人的定力。「厭足心生，去彼人體」：久而久之，這個魔也生厭足心了，就把他附的這個人撇去。
「弟子與師俱陷王難」：這個弟子與師俱陷王難了，也就是等於同落地獄一樣的。以前我不是說過：
懵懂傳懵懂，一傳兩不懂；
師父下地獄，徒弟往裏拱。
也就是這個道理。因為他沒有遇到明白的師父，所以就糊裏八塗的。他師父跑到地獄去了，這個徒弟一看，師父在前邊走，他就在後邊跟著囉！跟到地獄裏的時候，這師父一回頭，說：「嘿！你幹什麼也來了？」
這徒弟就說：「我看你來了，當然我也要跟著你來嘛！」這個師父說：「哎呀！這不是個好地方，你不應該來呀！」「那你先來了，我怎麼可以不來呢？我是跟你學的嘛！所以你到什麼地方，我也應該到什麼地方。」
這個師父想：「啊！自己下了地獄，結果把徒弟也帶來墮地獄了，真是對不起！Verysorry!」
「汝當先覺，不入輪迴，迷惑不知」，「墮無間獄」：墮無間地獄了。
又善男子。受陰虛妙。不遭邪慮。圓定發明。三摩地中。心愛知見。勤苦研尋。貪求宿命。
「又善男子」：又有這種修定的善男子，「受陰虛妙，不遭邪慮，圓定發明」，「三摩地中」：在這個定裏邊，「心愛知見，勤苦研尋，貪求宿命」：心裏邊想要知道多一點事情，想要得到宿命。他非常地用功，勤儉精進，也不怕苦。他那麼研尋，要怎麼樣呢？想要知道宿命。
爾時天魔。候得其便。飛精附人。口說經法。其人殊不覺知魔著。亦言自得無上涅槃。來彼求知善男子處。敷座說法。
「爾時天魔」：當爾之時，這個天上的魔，又「候得其便，飛精附人，口說經法」。「其人殊不覺知魔著」：其人也不知道自己著魔了。「亦言自得無上涅槃，來彼求知善男子處，敷座說法」。
待續
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And he exposes people’s private affairs. For
instance, a man and a woman may have done something indecent, and he
will say to the woman, “You did such and such with a certain man in a
certain place.” The woman thinks to herself, “How did he know?”
Or he may expose them in public, saying, “These
two are despicable. They did something improper, something unspeakable,
in such-and-such a place. Ask her about it—she wouldn’t dare deny it.”
It turns out that they have in fact done it, and they don’t dare to
deny it. He does this to show people that he has spiritual powers and
that he knows everything that is going on. He exposes their private
matters without fear of ridicule or rejection. He divulges people’s
secrets and is not afraid that they will scorn him.
He is always fond of foretelling calamities and
auspicious events. He likes to say things such as, “You’d better be
careful. Tomorrow is going to be an unlucky day for you. Someone might
try to poison you, so watch what you eat or you may die of poisoning.”
He foretells both unlucky and lucky events, and when they come to pass,
he is not wrong in the slightest. When the events happen, they turn out
to be exactly as he predicted. So how could people not believe in him?
Such demon kings are far more efficacious than Bodhisattvas.
This
is a ghost with great powers that in its old age has become a demon. It
disturbs and confuses the good person. But when it tires of doing so,
it will leave the other person’s body. Then both the disciples and the
teacher will get in trouble with the law. You should be aware of this
in advance and not get caught up in the cycle of transmigration. If you
are confused and do not understand, you will fall into the Relentless
Hells.
This is a ghost with great powers that in its old
age has become a demon. Ghosts become demons when they get old, just as
people who don’t practice virtuous deeds become rascals in their old
age. As I have told you, the Chinese have a saying, “To be old and not
to have died is to be a rascal.” When people are old and experienced,
they can make trouble. In the same way, old ghosts become demons. It
disturbs and confuses the good person. Jealous of the cultivation of
other people, the ghost destroys their samadhi power. But when it
eventually tires of doing so, it will leave the other person’s body and
no longer possess him.
Then both the disciples and the teacher will get
in trouble with the law. That’s equivalent to their falling into the
hells. There’s a saying:
Someone deluded transmits his delusion,
So after
the transmission, neither one understands.
The teacher falls into the
hells,
And the disciple burrows in after him.
The same principle applies here. Because he hasn’t
met a teacher who truly understands, the disciple is also muddled. When
he sees his teacher going to the hells, he follows his teacher there.
The teacher turns around and says, “What did you come here for?”
The disciple replies, “I saw you coming here, so
of course I came along.”
The teacher says, “Oh no! This isn’t a good place. You shouldn’t have
come.”
“But you came first. How could I not have followed you? I study with
you, after all. I should go wherever you go,” says the disciple.
The teacher thinks, “Ah, I’ve landed in the hells
myself, and brought my disciple with me as well. I’ve really done wrong
by you. I’m very sorry!” You should be aware of this in advance and not
get caught up in the cycle of transmigration. If you are confused and
do not understand, you will fall into the Relentless Hells.
Further,
in the unhindered clarity and wonder that ensues after the feeling
skandha is gone, this good person is untroubled by any deviant mental
state and experiences perfect, bright concentration. Within samadhi,
his mind craves more knowledge and understanding, so he diligently
toils at examining and probing as he greedily seeks to know past lives.
Further, in the unhindered clarity and wonder that
ensues after the feeling skandha is gone, this good person is
untroubled by any deviant mental state and experiences perfect, bright
concentration. Within samadhi, his mind craves more knowledge and
understanding. While in samadhi, he wants to know more things, to have
the knowledge of past lives. He works with intense vigor and does not
fear suffering. So he diligently toils at examining and probing as he
greedily seeks to know past lives.
At that time a demon from the heavens
seizes the opportunity it has been waiting for. Its spirit possesses
another person and uses him as a mouthpiece to expound the Sutras and
the Dharma. This person, unaware that he is possessed by a demon,
claims he has reached unsurpassed Nirvana. When he comes to see that
good person who seeks knowledge, he arranges a seat and speaks the
Dharma.
At that time a demon from the heavens seizes the
opportunity it has been waiting for. Its spirit possesses another
person and uses him as a mouthpiece to expound the Sutras and the
Dharma. This person, unaware that he is possessed by a demon, not
realizing that he’s been taken over by a demon, claims he has reached
unsurpassed Nirvana. When he comes to see that good person who seeks
knowledge, he arranges a seat and speaks the Dharma.
To be continued
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