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Life and faith
Every religion exhorts people to have faith, but what do they believe in? As the ancients said, there is a saying. A good bird knows how to choose a wood to live in, and a loyal minister knows how to be an official, not to mention faith, but also to choose a good partner. Then, what conditions should be met for the object of belief? This problem cannot be ignored.
(1) having faith.
When we choose the object of faith, we should examine whether it really exists. For example, we choose to believe in Buddhism, and the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha, does exist. Buddha was born in a country, raised by his parents, brothers and relatives, and even recorded becoming a monk, practicing and becoming a monk. The deeds of the Buddha are clearly recorded in history. Sakyamuni Buddha is not an imaginary figure, but a god created out of thin air; Nor is it a fairy who has come without a trace. In other words, the objects we Buddhists believe in can stand historical research. So, what should we believe? We should trust the real thing.
(2) Believe in noble morality
When we make friends, we should make friends with people with high moral character and holy personality, because they can guide us to be good and upward. The ancients said, "People who have no friends are not as good as themselves. He also said: "Water flows downwards and people climb upwards. "If the object of our faith wants us to kill and harm people, it will be harmful to trust him instead of helping. We must know, is the virtue of the object I believe in clean? Is he compassionate enough? Is his personality perfect? If he does, then such an object is worthy of our belief and conversion. Sakyamuni Buddha is an awakened person with perfect behavior. He has three virtues: wisdom, morality and kindness. His morality is perfect and pure. Following this natural mentor can make our morality higher and our personality more perfect.
(3) Strong belief ability.
Climbing a mountain requires a crutch, and we also need a powerful crutch to be our crutch in life. From an early age, we accepted the knowledgeable support of our teachers, which made us gradually avoid being children; The object of our belief must also be able to measure and consciously perceive people's knowledge of great goodness, so as to guide us on the right path. The Buddhist scripture says: "I am like a good guide, guiding others to do good;" I am like a good doctor, responding to diseases and drugs. "I believe that a good guide can take the bright road and reach the destination; I believe that a good doctor can get Akada medicine to treat intractable diseases. Why are benevolent saints, heroes and ordinary people willing to accept his leadership? Mainly because of his ability. Lions can be the king of beasts, and Dapeng can be the strongest of birds because of their special abilities. So do people. If the object of faith has great power, as if life is backed up, we can be happy because of him.
(4) clean faith.
Those who abstain from pure conduct, all their actions are in line with the precepts. We obey him, our words and deeds naturally conform to the right path, and we will not cheat. If the object we believe in is not clean, it is like a car that violates traffic rules. Accidents can happen at any time, so it's too dangerous for us to follow him. The Buddha, the object of our belief, is the most rigorous and pure awakened one. He was not only strict with himself, but also formulated many commandments to capture his disciples' body and mind. According to the scripture, a disciple of the Buddha asked the owner of the orchard for a bowl of fruit, and the owner asked him to pick it himself. The venerable master said, "The Buddha said that trees are taller than people and unattainable. The owner asked him to shake the fruit by hand. He said, "The Buddhist precepts say that you should not shake the tree to pick the fruit. In order to show sincerity, the owner had to climb down the branch himself and let him pick it. Knowing this, he still insisted: "The Buddhist precepts say that you should not help yourself with fruit. The owner of the garden had to hold the fruit in his hand and give it to him, saying, "I support you!" "This story is about breaking the commandment of' take and give'. In order to stick to this commandment, the disciples of the Buddha would rather not have fruit. In modern times, it is illegal to take anything without others' consent, even a stitch or thread. If everyone can abide by it, there will be no robbery and theft in society. If we can follow the teachings of the Buddha, the commandments we practice will be pure and flawless!
(5) Believe in Buddhism.
The object of our belief should have a perfect Buddhism. Buddhism is impartial, so it is called Buddhism. The truth of Buddhism is universally applicable, applicable to any time, space, people and things, not applicable to this person and that person. Or it is appropriate to use it at this time, but it is not appropriate to use it for another thing. Buddhism is complete because it transcends time and space and is not subject to any restrictions. There are many kinds of knowledge in society, so we should choose the most correct and harmonious as our guide. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Mrs. Qian Lou's famous saying, "It is better to be right, not wrong, not oblique, but more than enough", has been praised and used by the world for thousands of years. Believing in the perfect Buddhism can not only get many correct instructions, but also build a perfect life.
(6) Full of faith and wisdom
There are two sentences in the book "The Way to Becoming a Buddha": "Buddhism is the body, and purity and wisdom are the life. Usually when we see the Buddha statue enshrined on the desk, we will mistake it for the Buddha's body, or think that when the Buddha was alive, the solemn body was the Buddha's real body. In fact, the Buddha is based on Buddhism. The life span of the Buddha is not 80 years of human life, and the Buddha lives by endless wisdom. Secular knowledge is leaking, and human life is limited. Buddhism is the body, Buddhism is everywhere and endless; Wisdom is life, and wisdom is pure, eternal and infinite. The object of our belief, his intelligence is perfect, we can learn from him, and we can get a life full of intelligence in the future, thus making contributions to the public.
As the saying goes, "making friends carelessly" and "meeting people badly", one person staggered friends and ruined his life's future; How can you be careless in the choice of objects? What's more, if you are the object of faith, you should choose carefully!