【Mind Intent on Liberation 希求解脱】 Efforts paid become your merits 付出的力量就是功德

【Mind Intent on Liberation】- Efforts paid become your merits

Actually, we can find all sorts of [examples], no need to mention Buddhism, but that this is the case in the mundane world, the case in the mundane world. If you already have this [attitude] - I am going to bite my teeth down [to do it]. You need to have this sort of attitude that you want to succeed. That's when you are mentally ready. When obstacles come, you will know very clearly that, "Yes! I do want to progress. To progress, I will have to pay a lot of effort, pay a lot of effort." After you've paid a lot of efforts, what you've done become your merits. That is the Dharma wealth that you've earned. This is exactly what you should be busy with! This attitude is just that simple, just like fighting a war. Otherwise, if you don't understand this, before you even fight, ah, you will feel it's arduous. You will turn your back [to the enemies]. If you are supposed to be fighting and you fight with your back, what would happen? There is only one path. Your chance of dying is 100%. That's it!

SOURCE 来源 :

66B 23’41” Vol 9 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P63 LL1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P263

日常师父法语📡66B 23’41” 手抄稿第9册P63 LL1

希求解脱 : 付出的力量就是功德

实际上我们可以找到各式各样的，不要说佛法，就世间的这种情况，世间的这种情况，你心里面先有了这个——我一定咬紧牙关，要这样子成就的心情。那个时候心理上已经准备了，当难关来的时候，你认得很清楚：对啊！我是要向上，向上爬一定要付出力量，付出力量，你做的就是你所得到的功德，就是你赚的法财，你正要忙这个嘛！这个心情就那么简单，像打仗一样。否则你不认识这个的话，你还没打，唉呀，觉得辛苦，然后你背过头来。你打仗，背了跟人家敌人打，什么结果？只有一条路，百分之一百地死，就这么一件事情！