Part 2: Resolving Worry Continued 1·Anger can be controlled 2·The Fruit of Selfishness The fruit of selfishness. Selfishness harms the growth of personality and soul. A self-centered selfish person who only lives for himself.

Part Two: Resolve Worries

Continued 1·Anger can be controlled

2·The Fruit of Selfishness

The Fruit of Selfishness

Selfishness harms the growth of personality and soul.

A self-centered selfish person lives only for himself. He does not know how to love or learn to respect others; he always cares about trivial matters, making life a never-ending pain. He often suspects that others are his enemies, is jealous of other people's achievements and achievements, covets other people's property, and cannot tolerate other people's wealth. hapiness. In the end, he led his thoughts astray and became a dangerous person in society.

Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, selfish people are always dominated by greed and are never satisfied with what they have. Mahatma Gandhi said: "This world can satisfy everyone's needs, but it cannot satisfy everyone's greed."

If he is a wealthy selfish person, he will worry about his house, land, and all his possessions, and will try his best to make more money, and will not want to share anything that belongs to him with others, even if there is a very reasonable reason. Ken; he is always worried about being robbed, kidnapped or deceived; he worries about his career and the integrity of his employees all day long; he worries about whether he will die one day and how his inheritance will be divided up by others. If this person is very poor, he will always pursue wealth. If he cannot obtain wealth through proper methods and hard work, he will find other ways to satisfy his desires.

Selfishness comes from wrong concepts and the inability to see the truth of life, from craving and self-aggrandizement. Selfishness is a very destructive force, and if the correct precautions are not taken to reduce negative emotions, it will lead to constant suffering and sorrow. Let us consider carefully the words of William Grice:

Selfishness is the greatest curse of mankind.

Thoughts are a kind of power, and selfishness is a powerful negative force that can cause adverse effects. This is consistent with the general moral law: the causes of thoughts lead to the effects of actions. Pain and disaster come from evil thoughts, while happiness comes from good thoughts.

We are controlled by our thoughts, and holding grudges can tear people into pieces. Strong hatred is like a germ that causes physical discomfort and brings disease. If you unfortunately have an enemy, but let the hatred go deep into your heart and the hatred becomes endless, that is the cruelest thing that a person can do to himself.

Manage love and compassion

Everything in the world is always in a dilemma. Most people have an ugly side in their hearts, but fortunately, we also have kind virtues waiting to be discovered. It is entirely up to you whether you choose virtue or associate with sin. A heart that sympathizes with the sufferings of others needs to be cultivated. Only by overcoming selfishness and cultivating good moral character, understanding and compassion can we lead a happy life. Don’t just blame others and find fault with others’ weaknesses and mistakes, while ignoring the contributions and kindness of others.

In " Dhammapada ", the Buddha said: "The hatred in the world is not quelled with hatred, but with love. This is an unchanging principle". Jesus also taught: " People should be kind to those who hate him ".

Good deeds lead people to the good side of nature, while evil deeds will bring about the consequences of destruction; those who live in hatred will eventually die of hatred, just like those who use the sword to survive will eventually die by the sword. Every evil thought is like drawing a sword and pointing it at yourself. As long as you can understand this truth, you should not be afraid that you will have evil thoughts and selfish motives.

The truth of religion is: evil can only be overcome by positive force. Love and compassion are the antidotes to hatred, and kindness is the corrective to anger. The existence of positive power implies the disappearance of negative power; love, compassion, and a kind and kind attitude are our most precious wealth.

There is no external force that can influence us like our inner thoughts (mind). "A person's thoughts create his behavior". This is a true fact.

Self-transcendence is indeed far more difficult than conquering other enemies; not even gods, souls, or Brahma (the father of all living beings in Hindu mythology) can free the self-repressed person from his bondage.

—"Dhammapada"—