Buddha crossing a predestined person: Dharma and wisdom in life

Chapter 65 Cultivating Morality with the Buddha’s Heart——Dharma is like an ocean, and virtue is boundless (2)
The second example is the story of the ancients who did not eat the food that comes from you: a poor man was dying of hunger. Someone threw him a bowl of rice and said, "Hey, come and eat!" died.If Wen Tianxiang shows the integrity of a nation, then this story shows a kind of backbone that an ordinary person should have. He is unwilling to accept charity from others, let alone live on the face of others.Isn't this the moral code we should follow as an ordinary person?This story also shows the author's contempt for hypocrites, and it also makes us feel that the personality cannot be insulted.

The third story: On July 1946, 7, the democracy fighter Wen Yiduo knew that the enemy was going to kill him. Not only did he not hide, but he spoke out loudly, denouncing the Kuomintang secret agents, pointing out that their days would not be long and the people’s democracy would surely win , a few minutes later, he was assassinated.Chairman Mao once commented on him in this way: "Wen Yiduo rose up against the crime and was furious at the KMT's pistol. He would rather fall down than surrender." Wen Yiduo has backbone, and his behavior shows an intellectual with a conscience patriotism.His majesty goes straight to Changhong.Isn't this a shining example of "mighty and unyielding"?
The three examples, from ancient times to the present, from officials to people, show that there are many such backbone people in every era and in any society.Possessing backbone is the foundation of what makes a human being, and it is the sublimation of personality.Animals can be spineless, because they can't understand things, can't see the good and evil of the world, and don't have the so-called personality and thinking.Having a backbone is a person's self-esteem, and it is also a resistance to the ugliness of the world.The spirit of justice comes from the backbone, the self-esteem of the nation comes from the backbone, and the responsibility to society comes from the stimulation of the backbone.

Looking back on the past, "People must not be arrogant, but they must not be without pride" (Xu Beihong's words) "It is better to be poor than rich" (Luo Guanzhong's words), how many people with lofty ideals do not compromise, surrender, Don't be afraid, don't bend your waist for five buckets of rice, and become an example for future generations. Shouldn't we absorb some spirit from them?

A person's body is soft, but a person's spine is hard. To be a person, not only should the shoulders be able to bear responsibility, but also the back should be erect.

As long as a person lives in the world, whether he is a high-ranking official or a commoner, he must have a spirit, which is the source of our nation's survival and continuous progress, the spiritual realm we pursue, and the building of a moral defense line. base material.As a member of the Chinese nation, one should have a spiritual realm, one should have "integrity", embodied as "the rich and the noble cannot be promiscuous, the poor and humble cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be subdued."Although this is somewhat idealistic and belongs to an idealized personification, looking through our history, we can see that sticking to integrity is one of the fundamental guarantees for a successful life.

Between good and evil, misfortune and good fortune depend on each other
Good and evil are based on the human heart, while retribution is based on the principles of heaven.You should know that if the body is upright, the shadow will be upright, and if the body is slanted, the shadow will be slanted too, absolutely not bad at all.And if you create a good cause, you will definitely get the reward of happiness, and if you create a bad cause, you will definitely get the reward of suffering. These principles are explained in detail by the sages. Unfortunately, ordinary people without wisdom do not believe this kind of truth, so He turned his back on good and turned to evil; because he saw that some people who do good deeds now have very rough fates; while some people who do evil deeds not only live long, but are also very rich; , are also different!So he said: "Good and evil don't necessarily have retribution! Karma doesn't seem to be enough to believe!"

This is because ignorant fools do not know: there are no people in this world who live to be hundreds of years old, and heaven does not close cases immediately. Since there are very few pure good and pure evil people in this world, they can do good. , There are the most opportunities to do evil.Because the thoughts will shift, the retribution should be considered.Either repay on oneself, or repay on descendants, or repay in this world, or repay in future generations, whether big or small, fast or slow, although there will be changes and migrations, but there will be no change at all. Wrong!

As the saying goes: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and we only compete for the early and the late." "It's not that the time has not come." Maturity is not something that can be seen all at once.”

So don't just look at the present, you should look at the end!Because the retribution of good and evil must be like a shadow!

During World War II, an amazing thing happened:
One day, it was snowing heavily and the weather was extremely cold. General Eisenhower drove back to the headquarters in Versailles.On the way, he saw an elderly couple sitting by the side of the road crying. He felt sorry for him and asked the driver to stop.After understanding, the couple was preparing to go to Paris to take care of their seriously ill daughter, but because of the long journey, blocked by wind and snow, without a car, and not knowing when they would arrive, they were very sad and anxious.

Eisenhower immediately got them into the car and took them to Paris by detour.Afterwards, he seemed to have done a trivial thing.

But unexpectedly, he got an unexpected reward.It turned out that the enemy had planted a bomb on the way he must pass, trying to blow him up!But because of his compassionate heart, he detoured to send someone away and escaped a catastrophe.

Isn't this a powerful illustration of "what goes around, goes around"?
Some people say that there is no cause and effect because they cannot see the "current report", which is very wrong.

For example, a seed is planted in the soil, receives sunlight and rain from above, and absorbs fertilizer nutrients from below. After a period of time, it will germinate, grow leaves, and bear fruit.The seeds planted are "causes", sunlight, rain and dew are "conditions", and the fruits harvested are "fruits".

"Yi" said: "A family that accumulates goodness must have lingering celebrations; a household that accumulates evil must have surviving calamities." "Zuo Zhuan" says: "There is no way to misfortune or good fortune, but people invite themselves." Isn't that what it means?
Human nature is always wandering between good and evil, what is good?What is evil?Good and evil are so poor in your life and mine, and make people so confused in a lifetime.What is heart?Xindi is also called Xintian.The heart is like a field, which can sow good and evil seeds, grow good and evil seedlings, and finally bear good and evil fruits. "All blessings are inseparable from one's own heart; if one can search for one's own heart, there is nothing that cannot be understood."

There is a man named Tu Panqi in the Xiushui area. He does many evils on weekdays, teaching people to fight and sue, and taking other people's property, wives and daughters by force;One day, Tu Panqi suddenly died suddenly. After a night, he woke up again and asked his wife to gather everyone to speak. I don’t know! It’s too late to feel the pain after receiving retribution; but sadly, there are many people in the world who don’t know how powerful they are, and are still doing bad things desperately! Today, Tu Panqi has committed a heinous crime, so by You come to warn the world." After speaking, Tu Panqi took a knife and cut off his lower body, saying: "This represents the retribution of adultery." He then gouged out his eyes and said: "This is the retribution of glaring at the parents of immortals and Buddhas and sentient beings." Cut off the hand and said: "This is the retribution for slaughtering living beings." Then he cut his heart and said: "This is insidious and cruel retribution." Cut off his tongue and said: "This is the retribution for lying and lying." The neighbors all ran to Look, everyone felt vigilant and terrible. Tu Panqi just delayed for six days and died with his body bruised.This is self-inflicted, and the retribution is so fast!
There is a couplet in Dongyue Temple that says: "Traitors in the yang world, it is up to them to bear the heart and harm the reason; the underworld retribution, who has been let go throughout the ages?" Why do people knowingly commit crimes and cause endless pain?
Good and evil will eventually be rewarded in the end, just fight for the early and the late.Advise the king not to spread the deception, the Zhan Zhan Qingtian cannot be deceived.

With a grateful heart, blessings will come naturally

If you really understand Dream of the Red Chamber, it is a study of Zen and Buddhism.At the beginning of the first round, I talked about Jia Baoyu’s two sentences: “To bear the kindness of parents’ upbringing, and to violate the virtues of teachers and friends’ discipline.” We have been human beings all our lives, and people who study Buddhism say that there are four kinds of kindness in reporting, and there is one kind of kindness in the fourfold kindness. It's parents.What did we report?They all owe the kindness of their parents to bring them up, and violate the morality of teachers and friends' education and education.

Once, the gods of ancient Rome decided to hold a welcome party, inviting all the gods of virtue to participate.Gods of truth, goodness, beauty, sincerity, and virtues of all sizes are invited to attend.They lived in harmony, talked friendly, and had a good time.But the main god Jupiter noticed that there were two guests who avoided each other and refused to approach.The Lord God told the messenger mystery Curry about the situation, and asked him to find out why.Immediately the messenger God brought the two guests together and introduced them. "Have you two never met before?" asked the Messenger of God. "No, never." One guest said, "My name is generosity." "Long admiration, long admiration!" Another guest said, "I am gratitude."

As this story reveals: Acts of generosity in life are not always rewarded with genuine gratitude.

The truth is, we all depend on the contributions of others every day of our lives, it's just that few of us think about it.The greatest tragedy in the world is a man who says without shame: "No one gave me anything!" Such a man, rich or poor, must be poor in soul.People with a conscience are truly humbled when they realize how much life has to offer.They appreciate the contributions others make to their lives.A man is great and humble when he remembers that faith, dream and hope are what keep him alive.Anyone who takes pride in his own success should remember how much he has received from others.Yes, gratitude is cultivated, and many people never really feel it or express it.Since we only pay attention to what we need, we rarely pay attention to where these things come from.Cultivate gratitude if you want to have a good life.

An old man told a story about releasing life from his own personal experience.

The old man said: Before [-], he was the administrator of a certain reservoir in Tangshan, and he was often stationed alone in the power distribution room by the reservoir.Because he often has nothing to do, he fell in love with fishing. With the continuous improvement of fishing skills, the fish he caught were often uneatable, so he kept them in a large tank.This large tank is placed in the simple kitchen.

One night in the early summer of [-], before he could sleep, he heard noises in the kitchen, and he picked up the tool to investigate.It turned out that a wild fox who came to steal the fish accidentally fell into the tank and couldn't climb up anyway.Thinking of the lack of fish in the past few times without knowing it, I wanted to kill this annoying and unlucky fox.When he shined a strong flashlight on the fox and was about to make a move, he saw that the fox's eyes were full of panic, even tears, and his heart softened again... Finally, he let the wild fox go.

Afterwards, his fish never lacked again.He is grateful for the fox, who is a creature with humanity and conscience.What surprised him even more was that the wild fox actually saved his life when the earthquake struck.

(End of this chapter)