生命的成功和升华
A Successful & Uplifted Life
A simple, traditional Chinese value is empathy. We try not to impose anything that we don’t like on others, whilst trying to offer what we like to others. It is said that a principal doctrine of Buddhism is to encourage people to perform virtuous deeds. But what does this mean exactly? It means being empathetic. What does ‘evil’ mean? It means being selfish and trying to acquire happiness at the expense of other sentient beings. Sowing the seeds of evil will certainly have bad effects.
If we see weeds growing in a field, we should remove them right away, otherwise they will compete with the crops for the limited nutrients in the soil and less food can be harvested. Likewise, we should never allow evil actions, words and thoughts to emerge if they have not already emerged, and should immediately stop those that have emerged. We should make virtue emerge if it has not already emerged, and maintain its growth. These are called ‘the four right efforts’.
The law of cause and effect is not void – a virtuous cause will lead to a good effect and an evil cause will lead to a bad effect. Regardless of whether you have achieved your ambitions, whether you are rich or whether you have made a substantial contribution to the world, as a Buddhist, a successful life means being able to lead a life guided by Buddha-dharma. By doing so, we will be able to be reborn in a place of infinite light and joy, a place where we can continue to bring our lives to higher levels.
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