2500 years ago, when Buddha first preached in Luyeyuan , I heard that a practitioner named " Kasyapa " was wise and brave, and could get along with all walks of life, so I wanted to educate him.
So next to the Nilianchan River, Kashyapa reaped the four great wealth in his life, and we can also compare which wealth we have.
Hy illness is the first benefit, contentment is the richest
Good friends are the first, inaction is the first
——"Prince Ruiying Benqi Sutra"
Health is the first to be sick, and Schopenhauer said: "The biggest mistake that humans can make is to exchange health for other external things."
Hybeing and disease is the same fragile in the face of diseases.
Whether it is a worldly practice or a worldly career, health is the foundation of everything. For ordinary people, working overtime day and night is the norm, and sometimes they even stay up late in revenge in order to squeeze out a short period of free time.
In the second half of life, cherishing your body is more important than anything else. This is like health is the number 1, and other external things are the number 0. Once the previous health "1" is gone, no matter how many things we get outside of ourselves, they will automatically return to zero.
is the same for practitioners. Therefore, in the "Abhidharma Sutra", Buddhas and Bodhisattvas teach us to "see ourselves as a newborn son, with a kind mother compassionate and always protect it. My body is the same. If you do not protect the body and mind of the sick, even if you cannot practice and practice it."
Therefore, stop appropriately and do not lie down and browse your phone when you are busy every day, don't think randomly, eat regularly, stick to exercise, go to bed early and get up early, and get in touch with nature.
You will find that your healthy self has long had the greatest wealth.
Want to be content with
The practice of life is also the cultivation of the mind.
Buddha said, "Everything is created by the mind". Whether the mentality is healthy is directly related to the joys and sorrows of life.
The physical illness certainly makes us feel distressed, but the psychological illness makes us restless day and night. Buddhism attributes these causes of our psychological illnesses to " greed, anger, ignorance, and ignorance, ", and the corresponding treatment plan is "contentment and happiness".
But "contentment" is not a "consolation-oriented and comforting Ah Q therapy", nor is it our lazy haven and a negative shield.
On the contrary, "contentment" is to protect the six senses from being released, so as to concentrate the power of the mind on the development and application of the wisdom of "listening, thinking, and practicing", so as to actively improve on good deeds. Otherwise, it is like the gods and man in the six realms to be content with pleasure, and after they are exhausted, they will fall into suffering.
To subdue worries, you should start with having less desire and contentment. Excessive desire will lead to greed. Greed is an extremely expanding desire, rooted in unrealistic expectations. To correct greed, you need to start with inner satisfaction. People who keep less contentment will not only be free from pain or fatigue, but will also gain physical and mental freedom. As the " Nirvana Sutra " says: "Those who have fewer desires do not seek or take; those who are content do not regret if they get less."
Friends several
"Is it fun to have friends coming from afar?" This is a sentence we are familiar with since childhood. In our growth process from childhood to adulthood, we will make many friends, and good friends are both beneficial and harmful friends, and good friends are the third greatest wealth in our life.
For "benefit friends", the standards of Buddhism and Confucian are similar. Here we use the three standards of Confucius to summarize: Friendly, friendship and knowledgeable, which means to make friends who are upright, unflattering, generous, honest, and knowledgeable.
can get along with good friends and grow together, just like Maudgalyayana and friend Sariputra were once confused about the "samsara of life and death". Later, after Shariputra knew that the Buddha could answer this question, he made an appointment with Maudgalyayana to convert to Buddha and became the Buddha's ten major disciples.
Life is not long, don’t waste time on useless social networking.
Choose to be with friends who understand you. Not only can you get along with each other, but you can also solve your worries and make progress together.
Inaction and happiness
The Tao Te Ching says: "The Tao is always inaction, but everything is not done."
The last of the four great wealth is "inaction", which is the nickname of the state of "Nirvana" realized by the Buddha.
Nirvana, meaning "diedness", is not considered "death" by a person's wisdom and virtues reach ultimate perfection, even life and death and troubles are transcended and eliminated.
It is the realm of true nature that is achieved by saints that is indestructible and transcends time and space. It is the most ideal and beautiful destination for all living beings, and it is also the supreme wealth pursued by Buddhist disciples for generations.
The Buddha's Nirvana sentence "Take precepts as a teacher", the word "precept" by Mr. Xuyun before his death. For 2,500 years, the great masters have guided us on how to find this wealth, and our Buddhist disciples should also diligently keep the precepts and practice all good deeds in order to live up to the grace of the Three Jewels.
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