凡是在萬佛城住的人，都要有道心 The Residents of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Must Resolve to Practice the Way

凡是在萬佛城住的人，都要有道心，有道心是要隨著公家的功課來做，不是說出家年頭多了，就懶得比豬都懶，一天就知道吃飽了就睡覺，公家公益的事情一點也不做，要是這樣子你不單在道場裡沒有功，而且你是罪過無量。你食「施主 一粒米，重如須彌山；吃了不修道，披毛戴角還。」這不是很好玩的一件事情！出家是最高尚的一件事，可是你要有公益的心，你不能就自己顧自己，我願意懶惰圖享受我就隨便；你要是隨便，在大眾會下這是不可以的，這是不共住的。你出家時間越久，越要給人做一個好榜樣；你不要以為出家時間久了就可以隨便。
The residents of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas must resolve to practice the Way. That means you must participate in the communal work and activities. It doesn’t mean that after you have been a monastic for many years, you can slack off and take a nap after you eat your fill, without contributing anything to the community. If that’s the way you act, not only will you have no merit, but you will also create limitless offenses in the monastery. As it is said, “A grain of the donors’ rice is as heavy as Mount Sumeru. If you eat it and fail to cultivate, you must repay it by wearing fur and horns (becoming an animal).” This is no joke! Entering the monastic life is the loftiest matter. However, you must be public-spirited. It is unacceptable to care only about yourself or to be lazy and enjoy yourself as you please. It is not okay to be sloppy. You will not be allowed to live in the community if you are. The longer you have lived the monastic life, the more you should be a role model. Don’t think that you can be casual just because you have been a monastic for a long time!♦