Voice of Master Jingzong - Q and A about the Purpose of Life
淨宗之聲 - 人生目的問答
Q10: For what reason do people live? Only to aspire to be reborn in the Land of Bliss? What is the meaning of life for an ordinary person?
Answer (continuation of the answer to Q10 - 2/6)
1. Actually, most people are very greedy. For example, if you have 500 million dollars, you want to have 5 billion dollars. In terms of wealth, blessings and happiness, people wish to have the best of the best. However, there is always a limit.
In terms of health, one who is 120 years old may wish to be 150, or even 500. If you are a king, you may seek a medicine that will give you eternal life, just like the emperors in ancient China. Why?
As the master or king of the country , he may not care about the lives of his people. He believes it is fine for him to pursue unimpeded eternal blessings and happiness for himself. However, what happens at the end?
If we think about this more deeply, we know that all things are impermanent and we all must deal with other causative factors. For instance, if your health is limited, your ability to accumulate wealth and develop wisdom is also limited. How can you be happy?
(to be continued tomorrow)
1. 其實人在這世間,講得不好聽就是貪慾很重。比如發財,你發了五個億,還想五十億,總之什麼都要好得不得了。這樣你的幸福和快樂總是沒有邊,總是受到某種程度的侷限。
身體想好,活120歲還覺得不夠,想活150歲;150歲了,最好活500歲。當了皇帝以後,還要求長生不老藥,像秦始皇、漢武帝,派童男童女去求仙藥。他們為什麼這樣呢?也是為了追求幸福和快樂。
做了天下之主了,“你們老百姓死了就死了,我是皇上,我能死嗎?”怎麼辦?
去煉丹煉藥,找仙藥。我覺得這也無可厚非,不能說他們就很愚昧。
這也是代表人類的一種追求,要永恆、無障礙地幸福和快樂。
所以,如果要追求幸福和快樂,到最後只有一個趨向,就是必須達到無限。
你們想想是不是?只要是有限,就不可能幸福和快樂。你的健康有限,財富有限,能力有限,智慧有限,你怎麼會幸福和快樂呢?
Namo Amituofo!
