时间：07/10/2027 07/11/2027
地点：星海禅修中心
主讲：净诚
佛法修行
恶性须菩提
世尊成道之后，观察到大海龙王一族有得度的因缘，便现清净比丘的相貌，独自来到须弥山下，端坐思惟。此时空中冲下了一只大鹏金翅鸟王，「啪哒」一声，从水里抓起一只小龙飞回空中，欲至须弥山顶地吃。惊吓过度的小龙知道自己必死无疑，远远看见须弥山下静坐思惟的比丘，于是至心哀求比丘拯救；虽然最后仍葬身鸟王腹中，但小龙因临终心念僧宝，而投胎到舍卫国的婆罗门家中，形貌端正妙好，很得父母的疼爱，并为他取名为「负菩提」，字「须菩提」。
须菩提渐渐长大，以过人的聪明智慧名闻乡里；唯有一项缺点令人难以忍受，就是瞋心极重，稍有不如意便口出恶言，不论人、畜。到最后，连父母都受不了他的恶劣习性，没有人愿意理会他。
一天，受不住被人冷落的须菩提舍家出走，来到山林里居住；但是森林里有太多让他不如意的地方，不管是虫鱼鸟兽、乃至风吹草动，任何一点声响都会让他心生瞋意，所以须菩提一点儿也不欢喜。此处的山神见状，十分怜悯他的愚痴，便现身对他说：「你舍弃舒适的家庭来到荒无人迹的山中，究竟是为了什么？既不修善，也得不到任何利益，天天和自己生闷气，只有浪费一生、徒自劳苦。现在三界中最尊贵的导师降生在人间，已成佛，能教人断恶行善，脱离烦恼，你不如前往受教，相信他一定有办法解除你心中的瞋恨之毒。」
这时，身心饱受煎熬的须菩提急忙央求山神协助，山神便要他闭上眼睛，须臾间就送他到了只洹精舍中。须菩提一睁开眼睛，就看到具足三十二相、八十种好的佛陀放大光明，仿佛百千个太阳在眼前，却一点也不觉得刺眼难受，反而是通体舒畅喜悦。
须菩提顶礼毕，退坐一旁，虚心求教。佛陀为其说明瞋恚不仅会增长罪恶，死后还要堕入地狱之中，受尽种种苦报难以出离；即使脱离了地狱的苦报，还是要常生于龙蛇、罗刹或恶鬼类中，互相残害。须菩提听了心惊胆跳，立刻起座匍伏在地，求哀忏悔，由于一念至诚，瞬间与道相应，证得须陀洹果。法喜充满的须菩提求佛出家后，日夜精进修习，不久即证阿罗汉果，为人天所共敬仰。
其他比丘见此殊胜果报，即请示佛陀须菩提的过去因缘。佛陀告诉大众：「迦叶佛时代，有一比丘热心劝化他人，常常带着其他比丘至各地应供，令众生广植福田，如此发心经过一万年也未曾懈怠。一天，碰巧遇到僧中另有因缘，其他比丘无法随从于他，比丘一怒之下口无遮拦，开口便嫌骂他人狠戾不从，犹如毒龙！因说完掉头就走。为触恼众人的业缘，让他五百世中受毒龙身，身心含毒，人不喜见；现在虽得人身，习气未尽而易起瞋心。」佛陀又说：「当时以恶口嫌骂他人的比丘就是今日的须菩提，凭着过去供养僧众的福报，才能遇佛得道，转凡成圣。」众人闻意解，教个心受开。
Date: 07/10/2027 07/11/2027
Location: Star Ocean Meditation Center
Teacher: Jason
Dharma Talk
Subhūti of Violent Temper
After attaining enlightenment, the World-Honored One observed that the dragon kings of the great ocean had the conditions for liberation. He manifested the form of a pure bhikṣu and came alone beneath Mount Sumeru, sitting in contemplation. At that moment, a great Garuḍa king descended from the sky, seized a small dragon from the water with a loud sound, and flew back into the air to devour it atop Mount Sumeru. Terrified, the little dragon knew it would surely die. From afar, it saw the bhikṣu seated in meditation beneath the mountain and earnestly begged for rescue. Though it was ultimately devoured, because its final thought was directed toward the Saṅgha, it was reborn in a Brahmin family in Śrāvastī, with a dignified and beautiful appearance, dearly loved by its parents, and was named “Fubodhi,” courtesy name “Subhūti.”
As Subhūti grew up, he became renowned for his exceptional intelligence. However, he had a grave flaw—his temper was extremely fierce. At the slightest displeasure, he would speak harsh words, whether toward people or animals. Eventually, even his parents could no longer endure his behavior, and no one wished to associate with him.
One day, unable to bear being neglected, Subhūti left home and went to live in the mountains. Yet in the forest, there were countless things that displeased him. Whether insects, birds, beasts, or even the sound of wind through the grass, any small disturbance would provoke his anger. Thus, he found no joy at all. A mountain spirit, seeing this and pitying his ignorance, appeared and said, “You have abandoned a comfortable home to dwell in this desolate place. For what purpose? You neither cultivate good nor gain any benefit, but only grow angry day after day, wasting your life in vain. Now, the most honored teacher in the three realms has appeared in the world and attained Buddhahood. He can teach people to abandon evil, cultivate good, and be freed from afflictions. You should go to him; surely he can remove the poison of anger in your heart.”
Tormented in body and mind, Subhūti urgently begged the mountain spirit for help. The spirit told him to close his eyes, and in an instant transported him to Jetavana Monastery. Upon opening his eyes, Subhūti saw the Buddha, endowed with the thirty-two marks and eighty excellent qualities, radiating great light like hundreds of thousands of suns, yet it caused no discomfort—only a sense of complete ease and joy.
After bowing, Subhūti sat aside and humbly sought instruction. The Buddha explained that anger not only increases evil karma, but after death leads to rebirth in hell, where one suffers immensely and finds it hard to escape. Even after leaving hell, one may be reborn among dragons, yakṣas, or hungry ghosts, harming one another. Hearing this, Subhūti was struck with fear. He immediately prostrated himself, repented sincerely, and through a single moment of utmost sincerity, aligned with the path and attained the fruit of Stream-entry. Filled with Dharma joy, he requested ordination, practiced diligently day and night, and soon attained arhatship, becoming revered by humans and devas alike.
Other bhikṣus, seeing this remarkable attainment, asked the Buddha about Subhūti’s past causes. The Buddha said, “In the time of Buddha Kāśyapa, there was a bhikṣu who diligently guided others, often leading monks to receive offerings and enabling beings to plant seeds of merit. He maintained this resolve for ten thousand years without slackening. One day, due to differing conditions, other monks could not accompany him. In anger, he spoke harshly, accusing them of being cruel and uncooperative, like venomous dragons, and then left. Because of this karmic offense of angering others, he was reborn as a poisonous dragon for five hundred lifetimes, with a body and mind full of poison, disliked by all. Though now reborn as a human, his habitual tendencies remain, and he easily becomes angry.” The Buddha further said, “That bhikṣu who used harsh speech is now Subhūti. Through the merit of past offerings to the Saṅgha, he has now encountered the Buddha, attained the path, and transformed from an ordinary being into a sage.” Hearing this, the assembly understood and their minds were opened.
