Stay away from the five poisons 遠離五毒

Ananda asked the Buddha: What are the five poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt?

 The Buddha said: Ananda, due to the karma of the five poisons, living beings have been wandering in the six realms of reincarnation for a long time in the past, with no way out!

 1) Greed. People blindly and constantly pursue wealth beyond their own needs, which brings suffering to themselves and those around them! Wealth comes from one's own practice, but in the end it is just external possessions! People in the world are ignorant and only have the right to use everything in the world, not the right to own it!

 2) Anger. You must not have hatred in your heart. Continuing to have such behavior is the main cause leading to the gate of hell! Once anger arises, a million doors of obstacles will appear! Remember, you must get rid of such thoughts, otherwise the consequences will cause you to fall into the abyss of pain!

 3) Foolishness, knowing that it is impossible to do something but still doing it, not listening to advice, ignoring the advice of good friends, insisting on having one's own opinions and doing things one's own way will eventually lead to struggle!

 4) Pride: Being arrogant and conceited, doing whatever one wants, and looking down on others with power or knowledge will eventually lose people's hearts!

 5) Suspicion: Always have a speculative and doubtful mentality in your heart! Being unreasonable, complaining all the time, and making unfounded arguments will only put yourself in a state of confusion! 

 Countermeasure: Chant the "Heart Sutra" often, and your suffering will be relieved after a period of time!

 Ananda; Thank you Master for your teachings!

阿難問世尊； 什麼是貪,嗔,癡,慢,疑,五毒!

佛言； 阿難,众生因五毒姻緣果報再過去漫長歲月當中輾轉於六道輪迴無有出處！

1）貪心, 人們盲目不斷的追求超越自身以外所需要的財富,切給自己和身邊的人帶來苦厄！財富來自於自身的修行,最終也只是身外之物！世人無知世上萬物只有使用權,沒有擁有權！

2）嗔心, 嗔恨之心不可有, 持續擁有這樣的行為是通往地獄之門的主因！一旦嗔心起百萬障門開！緊記, 必須斷掉這樣的念頭不然後果將使自身掉入痛苦的深淵！

3）癡心, 明知不可為而為之, 不聽勸,不理善知識的勸告堅持己見和一意孤行的行為最終落入掙扎中求存！

4）慢心 贡高我慢,為所欲為,自視清高以權力或知識輕慢他人最終將失得人心！

5）疑心 心中时常持有猜測,懷疑的心態！不明事理,時常抱怨, 強詞奪理将使自己陷入困惑的狀態！ 

對治方法：時常持頌“般若心經” 一段時日之後將能解除苦厄！

阿難； 感謝師尊教誨！