真正的愛自己--1060521佛學講座：淺釋《地藏菩薩本願經》第七講講座報導 Truly Love Oneself--Dharma Lecture of Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Lecture Seven, on May 21, 2017 @ 中華清淨學佛協會

106年5月21日，中華清淨學佛協會舉行《地藏菩薩本願經》佛學講座第七講，恭請授法老師段貞夙居士為大眾開講。講座當天適逢一年一度的國中會考，許多大德由於身為陪考家長不克前來，而與會眾人更加珍惜因緣俱足能聽經聞法的難得機會。

On the afternoon of May 21, 2017, Association of Pure Buddhist held Dharma Lecture Seven of Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and invited our teacher Susan Duan to give speech. Coincidentally, the lecture and the annual Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students took place on the same date, many people were unable to attend the lecture because of accompanying their children who were examinees, so the attendants were grateful that they were able to attend the Dharma lecture and cherished the rare opportunity.

講座一開始，延續上一講留予大眾省思的問題─「你想成為甚麼樣的人？」老師進而講述「願」之所以重要，在於其賦予我們生活的意義，但只有發願是不夠的，必須「以願導行，以行填願」，用實際的行動去圓滿自己的願。老師並教導，我們常說「愛自己」，真正的愛自己，就應該為自己累積生生世世都用得到的智慧；而佛法，體現了諸佛菩薩教導我們如何面對及解決生命中種種課題的智慧，是我們活在世間的指引地圖。

At the beginning of the lecture, following the question---”What kind of person do you want to become?” which the Teacher Susan Duan left for us to self-reflect in the previous lecture, the Teacher taught that the reason why "vows” are so important is that they make our life meaningful. However, it is not enough if we only make vows; instead, we have to complete our vows with the actual actions. The Teacher also taught that people often said that we have to love ourselves, and to truly love oneself is to accumulate the wisdom able to be used. The Dharma shows the wisdom that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas taught us to face and solve all kinds of problems in our life, and the Dharma is the map guiding us how to live in the world.

隨後，老師藉由講述經文裡婆羅門女與其母親的因緣果報，教導我們如何看懂因果真相，及願力、業力的不可思議，勉勵我們看重因地，選擇種對的因，進而做出能幫助自己真正解脫煩惱的事。老師並進一步以大眾與父母日常相處可能遇到的情形為例，說明如何將佛經智慧運用在生活中，做到真正的孝順父母。

And the Teacher taught us how to understand the truth of the karma, and the incredible power of the vows and karma by illustrating the causes and effects of the Brahman woman and her mother mentioned in the Sutra. She encouraged everyone to place high value on the causes and make correct choices (causes), because it is the only way to liberate ourselves from all sufferings of Samsara. The Teacher further took the interactions between parents and children in daily life for example to give guidance to us for utilizing the wisdom of the Dharma in our life so that we can truly fulfill the filial piety to our parents.

有與會者提問，「如果業是自作自受，為何婆羅門女孝順，能讓其母脫離地獄得以生天？」、「婆羅門女的母親是否仍需為自己造過的惡業受報？」老師善巧引導眾人當場思惟之中層層關鍵，最後直指核心精闢開解，圓滿本次講座。

"If the karma is self-inflicted, why the Brahman woman who fulfilled her filial duty could assist her mother in leaving the giant sufferings of the Hell and going to the heaven realm?", "Does Brahman woman's mother still have retribution for the bad karma which was made by herself?" The Teacher skillfully taught and guided everyone to think over the critical elements layer upon layer of the questions, finally pointed out the core to solve the questions and rounded this lecture off perfectly.

眾人聽聞老師精彩說法，會後相互分享，老師的教授竟神奇地完全切合自己目前生活中所遇到的難題，聽完老師講法，如醍醐灌頂，豁然開朗。佛法是生活的指引，再次印證！(預告第八講講座日期為7月8日)

Everyone learned the Dharma excellently taught by the Teacher and shared their feeling with each other after the lecture. They were amazed that the instructions taught by the Teacher could completely apply to their own problems they were encountering in life at this moment. The guidance from the Teacher was sobering and enabled us to see the light. “Dharma is the guidance of life” proved again! (Announcement: the eighth lecture will take place on July 8, 2017)