先机是福报

摘要：我们择取这个“先机”，这个巧方便，自受用的安乐自然成就。守护它，会对生命产生不可思议的一种增上力量。

先机，不是心机，是个用心方式的择取。先机是个福啊！

什么叫先机呢？比如说遇到事情时，我们为别人多考虑一点点。不用多，一点点，尽力而为就行，这个就为人先了；为自己考虑，一下子就会显出落后。为什么呢？因为为自己打算，这就有利害关系了，你就会被它制约住。这个制约就是落后，先机就丢了。

很多人很喜欢帮助别人，因为他们在帮助别人的过程中获得了喜与轻安。帮助别人是个善心，是与人增上的乐事。乐事能让人善用生命，得到安住，那就会远离诸苦。生命需要这种通畅、舒展、畅人心怀的东西。

哪一个人不喜欢福慧、不喜欢主动呢？那怎么能主动呢？——“不敢为恶，不敢弃善”这个内在的自心选择是个根源，自受用是个根源。这个自受用不敢丢，一旦丢了，就会苦自己，就会产生负累、减损，最后不堪承受。所以这个自受用很重要，先机很重要。这是个取舍的问题。

“善”，对我们的生命来说，真是个了不起的事情啊，所以有个“诸恶莫作、众善奉行”的说法。实际我们真是可以把它当成生活中思想、行为的一个标准。像佛陀讲的戒律一样，就是把日常中的应作为和不应作为的内容，具形化地表现出来，清晰、简单。它并不是要求的，反而是对我们生命有意义的、正面的一个支持。

我们择取这个“先机”，这个巧方便，自受用的安乐自然成就。守护它，会对生命产生不可思议的一种增上力量。

Think more about others than yourself

Consideration for others is a blessing, a choice from our heart.

When things happen to us, if we take more people into consideration, not much, even only a little, we actually have an advantage. If we think about ourselves more, it will be to our disadvantage. Why ? Because once we think about ourselves, there is a matter of personal interest and we will be constrained by it. That is our disadvantage.

Many people love to help others because they gain happiness and joy. Helping others is a sort of kindness. It brings benefits and creates happiness to all of us. We make good use of our lives and make people feel stable, dragging them away from sufferings. Life needs smooth, flexible and heart-warming qualities.

Everyone likes blessings and wisdom and is willing to act accordingly. But how do we get active in our life? ”Create no evil, cultivate all good”should be the roots of our deep choices. It is also the root of self-benefits. If we forget this point, we will suffer. It may also burden our mind with feelings of loss which can be unbearable. Therefore, both self-benefits and considering people more are very important. It is a matter of choice.

“Good” is a blessing for our lives. So “create no evil, cultivate all good” should be a standard in thoughts and behaviours. Just like the precepts Buddha shared, it is a concrete expression of what should or should not be done in daily life. This saying is so clear and simple. It is not a kind of requirement, only a meaningful and positive support in our lives.

Deciding to consider people more than ourselves at all times is actually a way to achieve wisdom. As a result we can also benefit from it and enjoy happiness and stability. If we carry on this path our lives will be incredibly boosted.