现在有些人今生今世没有太多的闻思，但是他过去世中有足够的闻思。他基础是有的，因缘不具足的时候，它不会显现出来。有一天突然因缘具足了，他前世修来的那些善根就会成熟，这个时候他忽然就会开悟。所谓的“顿悟”就是这种情况。比如说六祖慧能，他不是没有闻思，他不是没有修过，他不是没有基础。他是有基础的，他在过去世中修过，他的相续差不多已经成熟了，最后通过一个小小的偈诵，或者是一个什么动作，就瓜熟蒂落了。
Some people nowadays don’t do too much learning and contemplating, but they had done that in their past lives. As a result, they have some foundation; however, it doesn’t present when the conditions are not ready yet. One day, when conditions are ready, those good roots they had made in previous lives will ripen. At this moment they will get enlightened all of a sudden. The so-called epiphany is like this. Take Huineng the Six Patriarch for example, it is not right that he didn’t learn, contemplate or practice. It is also wrong to say that he had no foundation. He had foundation that had been built in his previous lives and his continuity is almost getting mature. As a result, just a short gatha or a slight gesture, the condition is ready.
开悟也好，成就也好，这是一瞬间的事，但这也是需要磨练的。磨练习性，让自己的相续成熟。已经磨得差不多了，到时候一点就破。你不断地修持，相续慢慢成熟了，有一天你就会豁然开朗，有一天你就会突然明白的。
It is just in a flash whether it is enlightenment or attaining achievement; however, it also requires challenges. To challenge your habitual patterns and mature your continuity. When you get trained well enough, it will click one day. As long as you continue to practice and mature the continuity, one day you will get enlightened and have awareness all of a sudden.
