Dharma Outline????3-4 Contemplation and Wisdom is like a cow eat grass and constantly chew the cud

(English Subtitles) 思慧就像牛吃草 不斷地反芻, 佛法修學概要, Lectured by Master Jìng Jiè (淨界法師) from Taiwan.
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[52] Why did the Buddha establish various expedient dharma doors?
The Buddha's teachings have three themes: first, the content of the teachings; then the merits of the teachings; and finally the order of the teachings. Let's first look at the content of the Buddha's teachings and the method he used to preach.
The first approach taken by the Buddha is that he manifested many dharma doors, like the rumbling thunders, without any hindrance.
The Buddha's enlightenment was realized through a long period of experience. He first realized the principle of cause and effect out of forms, comprehended the bitterness of impermanence, and then understood the true emptiness with wondrous existence of the middle way. This principle is profound and inconceivable.
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"Just like the lotus flower is above water, and like the sun and the moon are hovering in the void.", it is not something that most people can accept immediately.
Therefore, the Buddha had to set up some convenience, open the convenient doors first, and show the true form. What would the Buddha do? He would set up the dharma doors of chanting the Buddha’s name, giving alms, and observing precepts. The Buddha would show us many doors so that we could slowly enter this house.
It is to trigger your roots of virtue. When the spring thunder strikes, all flowers sprout. Although we might have roots of virtue in our past lives, these roots need to be triggered by thunder, so we have to go through many dharma doors. If you look at Chinese Buddhism, you will see that many people sing "Praise the incense burner". After singing it, they are moved and then start to learn Buddhism. Praise the incense burner is a dharma door.
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The second is that the dharma had meaningful words, shining like lightning, without any hindrance. There is a clear rationale behind this dharma door. Any dharma door have a reason. This is what we usually say: practical cultivation ( practice of matters) must have rationale observation. Behind every dharma door there must be a path that guides it, just like you have feet and eyes. For example, in the Pure Land sect of chanting the Buddha's name. This is a dharma door. In fact, it is not difficult to create the Buddha's name, but how do you guide the Buddha's name? This is the rationale observation. There is only one rationale observation in the Pure Land Sect, which is "to obey the original vow". This is the way of the Pure Land School. What about the way of the Saintly Path? Regardless of whether it is giving alms, keeping precepts, forbearance, or diligence, one must have the wisdom of the three views of emptiness, falsehood, and the middle, and proceed in the way.
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So, this is light. The major difference between Buddhism and heretics is that when heretics do something, they only follow the action, but without the wisdom to guide them. They don’t have the wisdom of Prajna, so they cannot form paramita. He does not have the wisdom of Prajna, so he cannot constitute Paramita. Behind every action taken by Buddhism there must be a path to guide you.
The third is that he lectured many words without hindrance. Cultivation is not simple. The Buddha created many words to explain the dharma, to encourage us, and to access us. So the Buddha said a lot of words to encourage us. As long as you are willing to take the first step, you can change. The Buddha gave many words, just like rain to nourish all the plants and let them to grow slowly. This is the access of words.
The fourth, He is joyful to speak without hindrance.
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If you read the Shurangama Sutra, as long as large volume sutra, you will find the Buddha’s compassion. The Buddha never spoke about a principle only once. The Buddha used ten angles to explain the truth of emptiness with the wondrous existence. It doesn't matter if you don't understand when he explains it the first time, he will explain it the second time. If you still don't understand , he can try a different angle. He explained the rationale of true emptiness with the wondrous existence from ten angles. In the Shurangama Sutra, the Buddha first dispels delusion in seven places. Dispelling the delusion which is not something we originally have, but is the habit that has stained us since the beginningless time when we have been clinging to forms. After dispelling the delusion in seven places, he showed the truth ten times, which is inconceivable. After reading this, you will know how compassionate and thoughtful he was, this is to say, He is joyful to speak without hindrance.
When the Buddha was preaching, he used four steps:
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1st, provide dharma doors, 2nd, reveal the meaning, 3rd, access people with words, and finally, he repeated his words over and over again without getting tired of it.