Buddha crossing a predestined person: Dharma and wisdom in life

Chapter 49 Cultivate Forbearance and Humiliation with the Buddha's Heart—Forbearance is the cave, and humiliation is the blessed place (3)
When Churchill returned home, he was very angry and had trouble sleeping and eating. He was ashamed of his failure in his first speech. He regarded the failure of this speech as his lifelong shame.Although he failed for the first time to speak on stage, not only did he not get warm applause from the audience, but also a pair of humiliating eyes shot at him.Since the failure of that speech, he has not been discouraged or discouraged. He regards the ugly speech as his motivation to learn speech.He looked for opportunities to give speeches by himself. During the speech process, he no longer drafted drafts but gave full play to the speeches. The effect he received after several speeches was better and better every time.

In 1940, Churchill was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His unscripted inaugural speech won rounds of applause from the audience, and people cheered for his wonderful speech.In the anti-fascist battle, his incisive speeches boosted the morale of the British army and civilians, and Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States and other countries defeated the fascist Hitler together.

Churchill made outstanding contributions in the anti-fascist struggle, and later became a national hero, great statesman, and orator.His name and his achievements have been recorded in the annals of British development, and his spirit of defying violence still inspires the British people.

It can be seen from this that there is really nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart.It is just like what Marshal Chen Yi said: "Every year is sad, every year is sad, every year is sad, every year is difficult, everything is difficult, everything is difficult, everything is difficult."

A hundred refinements become gold, hard work becomes a Buddha

In order to teach the lazy little monk, the master told the following fable to the apprentice:

The pond, having nothing to do, began to chat with the river beside it.

The pond said to the river: "Whenever I look up at you, you are always running. What is the matter? Don't you feel tired? And I can see you sometimes, dragging your heavy Cargo ship, sometimes you carry long rafts, and you carry boats and sampans too many to count! How long will you tire of this life? Seriously, if I were, I would To die of boredom! I have a much better lot than you. Of course, I have no fame, unlike you who meander a whole page on the map, and no singer sings my praises. But honestly , all this is meaningless! I lie on the soft mud on the bank, as carefree as a lady lying on a feather mattress, enjoying the peace and comfort. Not only do I not have to worry about the intrusion of cargo ships or rafts, I don’t even know how much a sampan weighs! If an accident happens, at most a few leaves will be blown off by a light wind and float gently on my water surface. When the wind blows from all directions, I can remain motionless, quietly watching the busyness of the world, Think about the philosophy of life. Where can I find such a leisurely life?"

The river replied: "Since you are thinking about the philosophy of life, do you remember the law that flowing water does not rot? If I can still be regarded as a big river, it is because I gave up my comfort and flowed endlessly following this law. For a year, I served the people with a steady stream of clean water, and thus won respect and glory. Maybe I will continue to run for a long, long time, and then you will cease to exist and be completely forgotten by people."

Sure enough, after many years, the river is still flowing; while the poor pond is getting worse every year. At first, it is full of dense algae and duckweed, and finally it completely dries up and disappears.

Mencius said: Shun rose from the fields, Fu Yue was promoted from the work of building walls, Jiao Ke was a fish and salt dealer, Guan Zhong rose from prison to prosperity, Sun Shuao was raised from the sea, Baili Xi was reduced to the market .Therefore, when Heaven wants to entrust a person with a heavy responsibility, it must first make his mind distressed, his muscles and bones tired, his stomach hungry and his body poor, so that his every action will not be satisfactory.Only then can we know the truth of life "born in sorrow and died in peace".

Trees growing among rocks are always particularly vigorous; seeds in deserts can germinate quickly when they encounter a little water; mosses in polar regions can survive long-term dryness and cold.Extraordinary encounters often lead to extraordinary lives.Prosperous circumstances, superior status, wealth, and a comfortable life seem to be favorable conditions for the development of individuals, families, and nations.But the experience of history and reality has repeatedly told us: there is never a rich boy.In the 5000-year history of civilization in China, we have seen the revolving replacement of famous families, and the five generations of family fortune have become a good story of good family management.The children of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty are the best example. This nation on horseback was once brave and valiant, but after becoming the ruling class, within a few generations, the children of the Eight Banners indulged in happiness and enjoyment, and the Qing Dynasty fell with it. advent.

Mencius said more than 2000 years ago: "Be born in sorrow and die in peace." Revisiting his words now, I still feel shocked.What is "born in sorrow and died in peace"?If it is interpreted literally, it should be understood as follows: only in the midst of hardships and hardships can a person be energetic and able to rise up and achieve success; if he indulges in pleasure without a sense of crisis, he can only go to decline.However, it is impossible to express the profound meaning in one or two sentences.The "awareness of urgency" we often say now is actually an extension of Mencius' thought. When the weather is sunny, one must be prepared to face a snowstorm; Take care of any issues that may arise.

There is such an unchanging law in history-when a country's national affairs reach its peak, the richest and most prosperous, it is also the time when it will turn from prosperity to decline.In a strong country, when the people live a happy and comfortable life, the soldiers will relax because there are no enemies to attack, no longer supervise themselves, and strengthen their troops.Therefore, a country that is accustomed to a comfortable life must not be able to beat a country that trains itself from time to time.The same is true for us humans. We must always motivate ourselves and let ourselves get used to suffering so that we can cope with anything that may happen in the future.

Hardships and tribulations can exercise people's strong will and inspire people's enterprising spirit.On the contrary, the comfortable and affluent living conditions tend to disintegrate people's fighting spirit and corrode people's thinking, which leads to decadence and even death.A successful person often needs to be tempered; a failed person is like a flower in a greenhouse because he is often in comfort. Once placed outside the greenhouse, he will not be able to withstand the wind and rain and wither and wither.

Hardships and hardships can make people constantly strive for self-improvement; ease and enjoyment can easily make people satisfied with the status quo and become decadent. The ancient saying "Born in sorrow, die in peace" is a profound understanding of the vicissitudes of life, a summary of the experience of the prosperity and decline of the past dynasties, and a warning to remind us to be prepared for danger in times of peace.Although one cannot have to live in sorrow and die in sorrow, nor can one forget suffering when one has superiority, and one cannot think of sorrow when one enjoys happiness.Please don't forget that "misfortunes depend on blessings, and blessings depend on misfortunes", just like me now, I only know that I enjoy happiness all day long, but I don't realize that there are illnesses and disasters.That is to say, no matter how rich and peaceful our living conditions are, no matter how difficult and difficult our living environment is, we must have a sense of urgency.

"I don't know the rules, act recklessly", live a life of drunkenness and dreams, and live blindly, there will be no good results.A life without worries must be a mediocre life; a society without a sense of urgency must be a society with lost ideals and mental paralysis; a sense of urgency is a basic psychological quality that human beings must possess.

what not to do, what to do
At least 50% of people in the world are in a state of physical and mental deviance. They are always forced to do what they don’t like, to say what they don’t like to say, and they don’t like how they are treated and evaluated by others, but they have to accept.Therefore, their hearts are under heavy pressure, and they are full of complaints about life and others.But a person must force himself to do a few things he does not want to do in his life, so that his life is meaningful.This is what it means to "do what you don't do, what you have to do".

Doing what you should do is the true meaning of life.Only by doing well what one should do, can a person live with value, and such a life is a happy life; as long as one does what one should do well, life is meaningful.

Some people often ask people why they live their lives, and the answer is simply two words "responsibility".People often ask people what they should do in life, and the answer is to bear your responsibilities.What is responsibility?The well-known British Prince Charles once had a popular explanation for this. He said: "Responsibility is those things that you do not want to do, but you have to do." His statement reveals an important feature of responsibility , that is the obligation of responsibility.

In the affairs of the world, there are two great precepts. Confucius also said above, one is to accept fate, and the other is to do what is right.This resignation to fate is to accept the fate, to do what should be done, knowing that this life will be lost, for the sake of the country and the world, and even religionists say that to save people and the world, like Jesus was crucified, Wen Tianxiang was beheaded, etc.; Very frankly, this is "unavoidable", where fate is, where righteousness is, and it is a last resort.

We should never avoid things that bring happiness to ourselves and others.When a person understands his responsibilities, he will think about doing more things that should be done, and when he understands that what he does can bring happiness to himself and others, he will become more courageous...

The famous scientist Einstein said: "Man lives for others—first of all for those whose joy and health are related to all our own happiness; Destiny is bound to us by bonds of sympathy. I remind myself a hundred times a day that my spiritual and material life depend on the labors of others, and that I must try to repay in equal measure what I have received and what I have received. something that I still receive.”

Einstein is an admirable scientist. He used the theory of relativity to expound the laws of motion of things in the world and climbed to the peak of science. relationship between people.He said that "people live for others", I am afraid that many people do not understand, and even shake their heads, disagreeing with this point of view.But he went on to make it clear that the two kinds of people who are "related" to his existence and "unknown" are actually "closely integrated" with him, making people feel a kind of "I am everyone, everyone is my own". Man is my harmony and nature.At this time, no matter who it is, as long as it has a conscience, I am afraid that it will not disagree with his point of view.

I do not know when and where I have read such an article titled "The Miracle's Name is Father".The article tells a true story.

A long time ago, a father took his four-year-old daughter across the ocean to visit her mother.When the boat was three days away from the destination, the father was facing the window and was peeling apples for his daughter. Suddenly, a huge earthquake on the hull pierced the knife deeply into his chest.When the little girl lay on the collapsed father at a loss and called "Father" in horror, the father miraculously sat up, stroked his daughter and said, "Father is here, don't be afraid!" Wan calmly withdrew the knife from his chest and slowly wiped away the blood.Three days passed quickly.For three days, the father kept telling his daughter the story of him and her mother, telling her how much he loved her mother.The daughter cheered when the port appeared at the window, and she could finally see her mother.But at this time, she didn't notice her father's increasingly pale face.The father came to the deck with his daughter in his arms. When they saw the girl's mother, the father put the daughter down, leaned into her ear and said, "Tell your mother, I will always love her." After touching his daughter, the father fell to the ground with a thud, blood gushing from his chest like a fountain.

His heart was pierced by a knife three days ago, but his life was extended by three days.Give the daughter to her mother well, maybe that's why the father miraculously survived for three days.The life of these three days is undoubtedly a huge responsibility for him.His life is no longer simply living, but living for a responsibility.

(End of this chapter)