No. 1114-A敘
夫欲求無上菩提必也精持禁戒戒律既精定慧自然現前故欲精戒律不離日用平常日行不忘戒律自然精瑩故自須行住坐臥喫飯穿衣乃至於屙屎放尿之間慎勿有暫時偏廢者可也故華嚴淨行品云若諸菩薩善用其心則獲一切勝妙功德於諸佛法心無所礙又云菩薩如是用心一切世間諸天魔梵沙門婆羅門乾闥婆阿修羅等及以一切聲聞緣覺所不能動繇是觀之精脩戒品妙行兼持諒非小乘之所比寧敢忽而不學者哉所以持戒比丘當依淨行品中一一行持庶幾不負出家之志耳然而初心蒙劣不能盡行者眾故不得已而廣中取略復以古集密部呪語而贅之以便其初學目為毗尼日用俾之二六時中即行相以明自心無上菩提因茲而有入焉欲廣流傳謹以為引。
To attain supreme enlightenment, one must first uphold pure precepts. When precepts are observed with care, concentration and wisdom naturally arise. Therefore, the practice of precepts lies not in separation from daily life. If one’s actions never forget the precepts, they naturally become pure and refined. This applies to every activity—walking, standing, sitting, lying down, eating, dressing—even to the most ordinary bodily functions—none should be neglected, even for a moment.
As the *Sutra of Pure Conduct* says: “If bodhisattvas use their minds well, they will attain all sublime and wondrous virtues, and will encounter no obstacles in the Buddha’s teachings.” It also says: “When a bodhisattva uses their mind in this way, no force in the world—gods, demons, ascetics, brahmins, celestial musicians, titans, or even those of the hearer or solitary realizer paths—can move them.”
From this we see that cultivating pure precepts and practicing virtuous conduct is far beyond what lesser vehicles can compare to. How could anyone dare to neglect such learning? Therefore, a monk who upholds the precepts should practice every teaching in the *Sutra of Pure Conduct*, so as not to betray the intention of leaving home.
However, beginners of weak capacity cannot fully practice these teachings. Therefore, I have necessarily taken the essence of the vast teachings and appended ancient esoteric mantras to aid their initial study. This work is called the *Vinaya Daily Practice*, intended to help practitioners—in every hour of the day and night—realize their own mind through the forms of practice, thereby gaining an entry point into supreme enlightenment. To help spread this widely, I humbly write this preface.
力果道人 性祗述No. 1114
毗尼日用錄
Vinaya Daily Practice Record