Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings - the Buddha’s Enlightening Mottos
醒世箴言
When considering suffering, we should not view it only as suffering. Suffering is actually a karmic condition that can lead to our entry upon the Way. If there were no suffering, it would be difficult to have the incentive to seek emancipation. Because of suffering we seek emancipation; so, we should be thankful for experiencing the causal condition of suffering.
When dealing with unfavorable conditions in daily matters and in human relationships, we should change our perspective to see that suffering gives us warnings and provides us with a deeper understanding of the suffering in the Land of Saha, and admiring the happiness in the Land of Bliss. So, thank-you suffering! If we cannot understand this point, and keep complaining of our suffering, we will move from one kind of suffering to another.
對於苦境,我們不要純粹認為它是苦,苦是入道的緣,沒有苦,我們很難想要解脫;因為有苦,才使我們尋求解脫之道,所以我們反而要感謝這個苦的因緣。
遇到人事物的逆境時,應該換個角度來看,因為有苦才使我們得以警惕,對厭離娑婆世界的苦與欣慕淨土的樂的心更深,所以應感謝苦。如果無法了解這一點,而是一味的埋怨苦,將會從這個苦進入另一個苦。
Namo Amituofo!
