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shanghai_noodle

71. 今生不生气， 施舍， 敬爱人， 恭敬丑陋的人。。。。来世面貌端正。If in this life one controls anger, is free ingiving, lovingly serve others, respect even the ugly with equanimity...in one's next life one will have a wholesome personality


72. 砍伐或焚烧山林会 遭到短命或妻离子散的果报。 因为虫卵和鸟缫家园被毁了， 深受‘妻离子散’，‘亡家’的痛苦。
By cutting down and burning trees will result in having a short life or be separated from one's family. This is because insects and worms and the homes of birds are destroyed, thus resulted in their being separated from their families.


73.'不食肉‘ 只可以说是’素食‘而已；不能说是’清口‘。我们不但要’素食‘而且还要’素口‘，’素心‘，’素行‘皆备， 这样才算是清口。 清口的意思就是: 出言而无秽， 出言而无过， 出言而无欺，出言而无不信，出言而无一不包真理。。。。。
To avoid eating meat and to become a vegeterian, is to purify the body but not the tongue from contamination. To be pure in speech is to be pure in words, thoughts and deeds. Pure speech is without anger, blame, hatred, untruth, and deceit.
To use pure food, speech and always acting kind, is to develop a pure body, heart and mind.



74 将物喂给小鸟吃（这是因）；以避免小鸟去觅小虫吃(这是果））。这样，减少了小鸟杀生的机会，也为自己积阴德。By giving food to the birda (cause) and hoping for them not to look for worms to eat(effect), will lessen the birds oppertunity to kill and indirectly will help us to accumulate merits.


75. 过去或前世以残忍的方式杀害人类或其他动物， 今生会不得好死的报应。
If in the past or present life one uses cruel and inhumane ways to torture or kill people and animals, in this life one will meet with tragic deatch.


76. 信因果者， 其心常畏；畏则不敢为恶。不信因果着，其心常汤， 汤则无忌蝉。一人畏而行一善， 万人即行万善。一人汤而行一恶， 万人即行万恶。 所以说：’人人知因果， 大治之道也， 人人不信因果，大乱之道也。‘
A person who believes in the Law of Karma will be afraid to do evil. And a person who dos not believe in the law of karma is not afraid to do evil. When a person does a virtuous deed, it can affect a thousand others to practise virtue. When a person does an evil act, it can also influence a thousand others to do evil deeds. Thus it is said：
’When people believe in Karma,
Peace and order can be seen;
When people disbelieve in karma,
Disorder and chaos reign supreme.'


77.经上说， 布施饮食的人， 今生或来世可以得到五种福报: 长寿， 平安， 貌美， 健康， 辩才。
The sutra states: By donating foodstuffs one creates 5 types of blessing: Longevity, Equanimity. Noble appearance, Good health and Eloquent speech.


78. 造林恶业好比欠别人的债，逃避恶果好比逃避债主；忍受痛苦好比偿还债务。你可能逃得了一时，可是债主一定会找到你还债为止。
Creating bad karmic reactions is like being in debts. To be free of such bitter fruits is like being free of debtors. To patiently accept such bitterness is better; it is like paying up all our debts. We may now escape not paying up our debts, but our debtors will keep haunting us until all our debts are settled.


79.  善恶业的报应可能在今生， 也可能在下一生;要不然在下两生才报应。（大乘造像功德经第二卷）
Not all retributive actions will have their reactions appearing in this life. Sometimes their reactions appear in the next life. If the conditions are not right, the reactions will appear in the next few life-times or in other future life-times.


80. 摩诃止观补行说: 贪着美好的色， 声，香，味，触，这五样东西都会生疾病。 因为这五样东西会蒙蔽我们的心智和德性；所以叫五尘。
In 'contemplatting the great stillness' it states: attachment to forms, sound, smells, tastes and touch, is the cause of sicknesses. Because these 5 sense taint our Bodhicitta and Mind, they are referred to as 'the 5 Dusts'.



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shanghai_noodle

81. 牢字有牛， 狱字有犬。 戒食牛，犬的人，不受牢狱之灾。在畜类中，牛和犬最有功于人类，不可以食。
The Chinese Charactors for prison(牢狱）consists of the characters for cow and dog. Those who prevent the consumption of beef and dog - meat will be excempted from being put into jailds. In the animal kingdom, cows and dogs contributed and benifited most to the human race.


82. 今生如冤狱， 是因为前世常把动物囚在笼子里。
The reason why one always mistakenly thrown into prison is because in one's past life, one often put animals into cages.

83. 因果律不是宿命论，相信:'行善可以改变命运‘。 比如前世多杀生伤命，造下今世多病短寿的业果。但是，只要今世多护生， 放生， 也能无病，加上现在的因，综合起来，就是当下的果了。
Our lives are not fated. 'Destiny can be altered through virtuous deeds.'. For example:if in the past, we have committed killing and also caused hurt to others, we will have created the karmic effects of sicknesses and short life. But in this life, if we were to protect, save and liberate lives, we can stay healthy and be free from sicknesses. The past karmic causes together with the causes planted in this life will culminate into our present life-situations.

84. 假如过去没有妄念和恶业， 今生就不会遭遇到疾病的因素和条件。 如果过去没有种下致病的因，今生就不会产生疾病。
If in the past we did not create any unwholesome thoughts or bad karma, in this life we shall be free from diseases. If in the past we did not plant any 'sickness seeds （cause) , in this life we shall not harvest any' sickness fruits (effect).'

85. 常接受别人的布施， 自己就是在消费。 聪明的人喜欢施舍， 而不随便接受别人的布施。
Always receiving charity from others is like diminishing one's own blessings. Realising this, an understanding person will always be happy and ready to give, and will nto simply receive charity from others.


86 儒家的五德: 仁义礼智信， 与佛教的五戒: 不杀生， 不偷盗，不邪淫，不妄语， 不饮酒， 有异曲同工之妙。所以，不行仁义礼智信，就是破戒。
The 5 virtues of Confucius are humanity, integrity, courtesy, wisdom, honesty.
The 5 precepts of Buddhism are : No killing, No stealing, No sexual misconduct, No false-speech, no taking of intoxicants. The explanations of the words maybe a bit differnent, but the underliying moral values are quite similiar. That is why not to practise Humanity, Intergrity, Courtest, Wisdom and Honesty, is similar to breaching the percepts.

87 不让人知的布施， 才是真正的行善， 才是大布施，所以说， 心地清净才是真正的布施。
When others know the truth of your benefaction, then it is a true charitable practice- an act that is worth emulating. If is said: With a sincere and pure heart giving, it is truly charity.


88. 今生有吃有穿上过去世所种下的福报。 每餐吃饭时在饭碗留下过多的饭菜不吃完，这是在消福。
In this life we are blessed with food and clothing. This is because of the good deeds we have done in the past. To lave some cooked food or vegetables uneaten during each meal is to quickly diminish our good blessings.


89 布施就像把钱存入银行:接受别人的布施就像领取银行的存款。享受福报就像把钱从银行领出来用掉。
Giving to charity is like depositing money into the bank. Receiving charity is like withdrawing money from the saving i the bank. Enjoying blessing is like taking out money from the bank and spending it.


90. 容貌庄严而地位卑贱的人， 是因为他前世有容忍心， 持守戒律但却轻视他人所导致的结果。
A person is good-looking but is looked-down upon; this is because in the past one had an accommodating heart and practiced precepts, but had despised others.


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biotherm

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junejune777

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