human suffering

Chapter 165 What is Faith?

Yes, life is suffering, Cai Gen doesn't know where the suffering comes from, and he didn't say hello when he came, to be honest,

"I do not know."

Everyone is proud of what they know and others don't, even a tree,
"All suffering arises from ignorance. People have prejudice and stubbornness due to ignorance, and suffering arises from this."

Ah, Cai Gen doesn’t quite understand, it’s a bit unreal to him,
"What is ignorance?"

This rhythm is so good, it is very similar to the reappearance of the conversation between the Buddha and his disciple Anan. The bodhi tree god is intoxicated, and he can also preach the scriptures to others. ,

"What is ignorance?
I don't know the past, the future, or the relationship between the past and the future;

I don't know inside and outside, I don't know the relationship between inside and outside;
Ignorance of behavior, consequences, and the relationship between behavior and consequences;

Not knowing the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and not knowing the way to end suffering;
Don't know suffering, origin, cessation, path, don't know the practice of cessation of suffering;

I don't know the cause and all the follow-up caused by the cause...

Knows nothing of good or evil, guilt or innocence, customary or unusual;
I don't know good, bad, dirty, and pure, and I don't know all of them.

There is no real knowledge of the consequences of the six senses.

For every cause of ego, suffering, craving, craving that arises through interdependence.

Not knowing, not seeing, or only knowing one of them, and not being able to understand them all, these ignorance, ignorance, and great darkness are called ignorance.

Do you understand it? "

Cai Gen forgot to smoke when he heard it, and was completely stunned. He didn't wake up until the cigarette was hot, what did the tree say just now?
Don't understand at all?

People have said so much, and I am too embarrassed to ask them to explain, especially the last sentence, do you understand?
Pointing directly at Cai Gen's heart, facing such a sincere question, Cai Gen really has no way to lie,

"I don't understand, why don't you say it again?"

The Bodhi Tree God understands the other party's eagerness to learn, not Cai Gen's poor understanding, so he is very patient and expressive, repeating the explanation just now,
"What is ignorance? Just ignorance. Do you understand?"

There is no doubt that if Cai Gen can’t understand, the tree will definitely say it again. Although he doesn’t know what it means, but it always makes people repeat the same words, which seems to be a poor understanding. Cai Gen finally said against his will,
"Understood, then how can there be enlightenment?"

This question is really not level. I originally wanted to write this question and answer in my diary, but the Bodhi tree god gave up. It's not advanced at all.

"If you want to be enlightened, no, if you want to be enlightened, you need to follow in the footsteps of my Buddha. Start believing in my Buddha today, and end your ignorant life."

Seeing this big tree working so hard and feeling so good, Cai Gen started TV shopping, let's continue to cooperate, you will get the same money for holding it,
Uh, Cai Gen pondered for a while, and felt a pair of eyes looking at him with hope, maybe it was Dashu's eyes,

"No, it's good to have no faith. I don't need faith. Let me continue to live in a muddle."

This answer is wrong. According to past experience, even a piece of wood can be influenced. I am influenced by wood. The Bodhi Tree God cannot accept this answer.
"Where is no belief? Without belief, there is ignorance. Without belief, there is no code of conduct. Without belief, there is no moral restraint. Without belief, there is no ambition. What is the meaning of your life?"

If he had spoken human language like this earlier, Cai Gen would have understood it a long time ago, so why pretend to understand it just now, nod,

"I don't agree with your point of view. You say that a religious belief does not have to die. My father and my grandfather don't have religious beliefs. Don't delay them from being a good person, don't delay them from having a happy life. They are all happy."

After finishing speaking, Cai Gen lit a cigarette, and began to bombard the Bodhi Tree God,
"In your Buddhist system, belief refers to religious belief, but in the minds of ordinary people, belief is definitely not something superficial like religion.

What we believe in is history, the worship of ancestors and saints, self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace, traditional virtues that have been passed down for thousands of years, the supreme ideal of the world, and the worldview and values ​​that 5000 years of historical and cultural accumulation have given us.

The most important thing is that we believe in ourselves, believe that man will conquer the sky, open roads across mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and never ask God to tell Buddha to sit and wait for death when encountering suffering. We firmly believe that happiness in this world can be achieved through our own efforts, not through religious methods. The illusory does not seek marginal things for sustenance. "

Stopped again, loaded the shells, and took a puff of cigarettes. At this time, the Bodhi tree god found the attack point and began to fight back.
"You say you don't believe in gods and Buddhas, so you also worship gods."

After exhaling a puff of strong smoke, Cai Genzui cannon was loaded and continued to fire.
"The gods we worship are not entirely related to religion, but more to deify the worship of sages, sages and great historical figures. In our myths, the gods also become immortals by leveling up and fighting monsters all the way to practice. Work as hard as ordinary people. For us, gods can be worshipped, and gods and Buddhas can be believed, but what we firmly believe in is still human-made."

Speaking human words is more tiring, and the number of words is more, unlike Dashu, who speaks mysteriously in a few words, it seems very profound, and no one can understand what it is useful for. Cai Gen is very satisfied with his own insights, and suddenly thought of the other party Talk about the code of conduct and moral constraints, continue to talk,

"In your Buddhist belief system, doing bad things and going to hell is used to deter believers so that they can be good and keep pious. We don't need to rely on hell to maintain morality. We have been used to reflecting on history since ancient times. This is the greatest deterrent. The thoughts of sages and the enlightenment of traditional virtues allow us to maintain a peaceful and inclusive character, as well as the foundation of hard work and kindness.”

"By the way, how did you say that sentence, you can know the ups and downs by using history as a mirror, and you can know the gains and losses by using people as a mirror."

Looking at the big tree in front of him, Cai Gen took his ninth puff of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out,
"Great tree god, do you understand? Let me tell you again, there has never been a savior, nor does it depend on a fairy emperor. To create our happy life, we all depend on ourselves."

After finishing this passage, Cai Gen shook his hair habitually, and appeared in front of the bodhi tree with a 45-degree angled look at the sky. His eyes looked at the starry sky. great epic.

(End of this chapter)