Voice of Master Jingzong - Q and A about the Purpose of Life
淨宗之聲 - 人生目的問答
(continuation of Q7 - 3/6)
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In our daily lives, we sometimes feel lonely and sometimes not. Actually, if we feel lonely we are awake, because that is the time when the real understanding of life emerges.
If we don’t feel lonely, we are deluded and confused. We need activities to counteract our fear of loneliness. However, if we get lost in a lively environment, we become just like someone who is drunk, who doesn't care whether he is lonely or not.
In order to escape from loneliness, some people like to have group chats, join peer groups, form societies, and establish various kinds of organizations. Human beings are social animals, which explains why people need to escape from loneliness.
It is difficult to tolerate loneliness. So, people like to go exploring , do exercise, or take drugs for stimulation. They like to travel and participate in all kinds of social activities, such as weddings or other family gatherings. Their goal is to eliminate their loneliness. However, these are just temporary measures, they do not eliminate the root cause of their loneliness.
(to be continued tomorrow)
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在現實生活中,我們有時覺得孤獨,有時又覺得不孤獨。
其實覺得孤獨的時候,反而是清醒的時候;因為這個時候,人生的真相會浮現出來。
當我們不覺得孤獨的時候,反而是迷茫的時候,因為我們害怕孤獨,需要熱閙,在熱閙場中迷失了自己,就好像一個人喝醉了酒,他當然也無所謂孤獨不孤獨。
也有的人為了逃避孤獨感,所謂“藉酒澆愁”。人要去合群,人要隨大眾,人要去結社,成立種種社會團體,所以說人是社會性的動物,這一切都說明了人要逃避孤獨感。
因為孤獨是難熬、難耐、難以容忍、難過的。人借助于冒險、運動、藥物麻醉等種種刺激,旅遊、婚姻、愛情、家庭等種種社會活動,以此擺脫孤獨。
但這些都只是一時的緩兵之計,並不能從根本上解決孤獨的問題。
Namo Amituofo!
