Voice of Master Jingzong - Q and A about the Purpose of Life
淨宗之聲 - 人生目的問答
(continuation of the answer to Q16 - 6/6)
Another matter is whether I can urge people to recite Amitabha’s Name. I will certainly help others if I have a chance to do so. I know I must leave this world eventually; so, I will help whenever I can. I will try to be happy and give a smile to those I meet every day. Though my health, wealth, and knowledge are limited, and I cannot give great benefits to everyone; I am happy to have an attitude of “willing to help” and “sharing blessings with all”.
Those who are not Amitabha-reciters may feel that life is meaningless, because nowadays people’s views are upside-down. Only if they are “successful” in a material sense do they think their lives are meaningful. Of course they think Amitabha-recitation is meaningless. They don’t understand Buddhist teachings and their views are a bit biased.
能不能勸人念佛,那是另一回事。總之看誰有機會,我要幫助誰,我要跟誰結個善緣。反正你都要走了,以這種心情,跟大家結個善緣,每天過得也很快樂,看見誰沒事笑一笑。雖然你的身體、錢財、知識不夠,不能給別人多大的利益,如果心中常抱著願意幫助對方的想法,每天就會過得非常豐富,對對方也是一個良好的祝願。
沒有念佛的人說“人生沒意思”,還是可以理解的。現在的人都很顛倒,沒有念佛他覺得人生很有意思,花花綠綠,好玩好看,五顏六色的,這都是世間的顛倒見。念佛之後,反而覺得沒意思,這也是對佛法還沒有圓通,稍微還是有一些偏頗。
Namo Amituofo!
