Oct 17, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
If a group of people is not harmonious, all of them should examine themselves. A non-harmonious group results from the non-harmonious mind of each individual.
Moreover, if our mind is harmonious, the group will be harmonious as well. So, there is a saying from Elder Mang – if it doesn’t work, search for the reasons in yourself. When you say or do something, if you cannot get the expected results, you should examine yourself. Don’t just blame others’ faults, or others’ non-cooperation. If we do, we will not improve ourselves.
如果一個團體裡面有不和諧,人人都應該反省自己,是因為自己有不和諧的心,才有不和諧的團體;再者,如果我們的心和諧,這個團體就會和諧。
所以,孟子有一句話說:「行有不得,反求諸己。」講話做事、表達出去的,不能達到預期的效果,我們就要檢討自己,不能只怪是別人的錯誤,或是別人不配合我,如果是這樣的話,那就不能改進自己了。
Namo Amituofo!
