3 Refuge & 5 Precepts Ceremony
三皈五戒典礼
3 Refuge & 5 Precepts Ceremony
三皈五戒典礼
戒律
“可以”到什么情况底下就“不可以”，
“不可以”之下你又能怎么做。
作者 释法梁 （文章摘自《漂亮转身》一书）
很多人在学佛后都会进入这样的一个瓶颈，要过过不了。“师父，我依五戒的要求去做就好，但不求授五戒可以吗？”
持戒有功德，死后能升天，这个我要。犯戒有罪，死后会堕落恶道，这个我不要。
基本上，这是要赢怕输的心理。
事实上，为什么佛要制定五戒呢？
五戒是在制定原则，一种做人的基本原则。比如说；你被一只狗咬了一口，你决不会蹲下身子去回咬它一口，因为你是人不是狗，人就会有人的表达方式，这也是人之所以身为人的因素。
但是，如果你因为它咬了你一口，而把它杀死，就表示你的表达方式有问题，因为你已蹲下身子去回咬对方一口。
再者，戒亦可称为“学处”，也就是学习的处所。通过戒律的“可以”和“不可以”中去学习。“可以”到什么情况底下就“不可以”，“不可以”之下你又能怎么做？
表面上看起来戒律是束缚、把你绑得透不过气。但事实上它却是在让一个生命产生力量，那是一股持戒的力量。为什么说每一个受五戒者都有二十五尊护法神在守护着？因为受了戒就有戒法存在于内心，有了戒法就会生起要守护戒的心，这守护戒的心就是二十五尊护法神。
Precepts
Among the “to do”s, under what circumstances they become “not to do”s? And for the “not to do”s, what do you do?
Author Shi Faliang （Article extracted from the publication "A Splendid Turn"）
Often, Buddhist practitioners face the following bottleneck at some stages of their practice, which prevents them from progressing further.
“Master, can I observe the Five Precepts without taking the vow to abide by the Five Precepts?”
Keeping precepts accumulates merits and results in a good rebirth. This is what I want. On the other hand, violating precepts causes one to descend to hell. This is what I do not want.
Basically, this is the psychology of coveting winning but dreading losing.
But, why did Buddha set out the Five Precepts in the first place?
The Five Precepts set out the basic principles of how to be a noble person. For example, when you are bitten by a dog, you do not reciprocate by biting the dog back. This is because you are not a dog but a human being, who reacts and expresses differently. This is also why a human being is born as a human being.
However, if you kill the dog because it has bitten you, then there is something wrong with the way you express yourself. That is because you have reacted by biting the dog back.
Precepts can also be seen as “a place for learning”. We learn from observing the “what to do”s and “what not to do”s of the precepts. Among the “to do”s, under what circumstances they become “not to do”s? And for the “not to do”s, what do you do?
On the surface, precepts are like ropes that bound us to no end. In reality, keeping precepts is a strength. It empowers our lives. Why is it said that each of those who observe the Five Precepts is protected by the 25 guardians of Dharma? It is because once they have taken the vow, they have the precepts in their heart. With these precepts comes the desire to uphold them. The 25 guardians of Dharma represent the desire to uphold the precepts.
