"There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people call it upon themselves." Misfortunes and blessings have no master, nor are they gods. It does not mean that if you eat the pig head as an offering, he will bless you. If there is no offering, ghosts will come looking for you. You, that's empty talk. "There is no path to misfortune or blessing." Ghosts and gods cannot be your masters, and God and Bodhisattvas cannot be your masters. There are only people's own thoughts. The so-called "only people call themselves" means you call them yourself. Therefore, if we strictly reflect on all the experiences we encounter in life, we will find that pain, happiness, troubles, etc. are all caused by ourselves. The way of heaven is such a thing. The way of heaven is like a net, omnipresent but invisible. There is true wisdom but no master, but it is not nature or physical nature. In Chinese idioms, you can often see these two sentences: "The sky is vast, sparse and not leaking." Some people suspect that people who have not done a good thing have also done many bad things, but live so rich and happy. This is another reason. What's the point? When Sima Qian wrote "The Biography of Boyi", he also raised a doubt: "How can heaven repay good people with kindness?" He also said, "I am very confused [yān]. The so-called way of heaven is evil and not evil." ". However, when he wrote this article, he did not provide an answer to this kind of confusion. He only raised a question and let the readers of his article think about it for themselves. When talking about religious philosophy, people often ask this question: Religion talks about right and wrong, good and evil; but there are people who are good people and do good deeds all their lives, but they suffer the most blows and suffer the most. Even Sima Qian, who wrote "Historical Records", once had such doubts. . In order to speak justice for Li Ling, Sima Qian was severely punished and suffered a lifetime of pain. He said in "The Biography of Boyi Shuqi", is the so-called way of heaven true? Fake? I don't know. There are many good people in society who suffer all their lives, while those bad people live a very comfortable life with everything good. The worse the people, the better their lives. The Buddhist answer is very simple. Someone is a bad person in this life, but the reason why he is in such a good situation is because the good rewards from his good deeds in his previous life have not yet been completed; the bad things he has done in this life will disappear when the evil deeds are full. Will be settled. In my personal life experience, what Buddhism says is right. Some people may say that this can only be heard, and neither the past life nor the next life can be seen! Regarding this question, as long as we study this life in reality, we will understand that "there is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people call it upon themselves." Because if you reflect carefully, you will find that the biggest blow is the biggest blessing. If you don't suffer the biggest blow, your life may not be saved. Of course, living is not necessarily good! It is also sad to live too long, although most people think that longevity is also a blessing. From the perspective of these many principles, we can understand the meaning of what Laozi said: "The sky is vast, sparse but not lost." It has no reason, no master, and no standard, but it does have a big principle and a standard; this truth is the most profound truth in any religious philosophy. To explain in a simple sentence, it is the law of cause and effect. If you create a cause, you will naturally get the effect. No one can escape. ——"Laozi He Said" I have seen many people's life experiences, retribution is very fast, it seems faster than computer calculation. In fact, many people are retributioned in this world, but the people who receive the retribution themselves do not understand it. Therefore, there are four popular sayings in Chinese society: "Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds, and evil deeds will be rewarded with evil deeds. It's not that there is no reward, but the day has not yet come." This is what everyone likes to say. ——"Mencius and the Complete Heart Chapter" Confucius said: Who can not leave the house? Why not? Although Confucius lamented the times, he believed that it was still right to take the right path. A gentleman should not bow to reality. The final victory and final success will still come from the right path. He gave an example: "Who can't leave the house?" The door in the gate is the house. He said that whoever wants to go out can do so without going through a door? Only after leaving the door can you take the right path. People must take the right path. Taking the wrong path and following the wrong path will eventually lead to twists and turns and no results. In other words, people must have standards for being a human being. Although many people are proud of themselves for a while by not following the right path, they still have problems in the end. However, many people still only focus on the present, regardless of their own consequences. Although we see many people who have committed many evil deeds and still enjoy a peaceful life, this debt will eventually be settled in the afterlife. ——"The Analects of Confucius" The law of cause and effect (such as karma) taught in Buddhism. For example, if you scolded someone yesterday, and they smiled at you at that time, they already have hatred in their hearts. If there is a chance, they will definitely repay you, no. polite. This is cause and effect, this is called karma. Therefore, it is said, "If you have no sin, you will not be beaten, and if you have no crime, you will not be scolded. When adversity comes, it is a gift to you. You must not only accept it, but also be grateful to it." - "Jing Si Quotations" Accept it as soon as you receive it [liǎo ], suffer [liǎo] sin, suffer [liǎo] suffering, if adverse events come, if you can bear it happily, it will be fine. If you can't bear it, and you still have resentment in your heart, although this matter What has happened in the past will surely happen again in the future. Or the next life, and the next life, and keep reincarnating until you repent. It is often said in society: "If you are too petty, you will not be a gentleman, and if you are not cruel, you will not be a husband." It originally meant "If you are too petty, you will not be a husband." People misread it as "If you are not poisonous, you will not be a husband." People mistakenly think that a husband must be "vicious". "Du" means measure and magnanimity. A man without measure cannot be called a husband. "A small amount is not a gentleman, and a small amount is not a husband." It is a good motto to cultivate people's capacity. In ancient times, there was a man named Lin Tuizhai who had good moral cultivation. This man had great blessings and had many children and grandchildren. When he was dying, his descendants knelt in front of him and said: "You are leaving us, leave something for us to follow for the rest of our lives." He said: "You must learn to suffer losses." This was his greatest concern for his descendants. , let them understand that suffering is a blessing.
In fact, the biggest problem here is our concept problem, our problem. This is because we have formed this habit of complaining since time immemorial. We seek everything from the outside and don’t know how to look back and reflect. We always want to change others or the outside world, but we don’t know how to change ourselves. Because the outside world cannot be changed, or it is difficult to change, the only thing that can change is ourselves. Therefore, whenever we feel such unlucky feelings, we will take corresponding "measures" to deal with the so-called "adversity" or trap we are in, and always want to escape from this "adversity" or trap. The result is just the opposite: they run further and further away, sink deeper and deeper, and cannot escape for the rest of their lives. In this way, you will naturally fall into a vicious cycle of cause and effect, trapping yourself in the quagmire of being misunderstood, framed, framed, etc. and unable to extricate yourself. Therefore, when someone has bad luck, it is not based on their name, their horoscope, or their zodiac sign. Because obstacles are caused by your own thoughts. As the saying goes: "To let others go is to be kind to yourself." Some people also say: "When you bully me and insult me, you insult my personality. Personality is the most important. Obstacles are caused by yourself. Being insulted by others is harmful to yourself. His personality has no influence. Not only does it have no influence, but it shows the nobility of our personality. Real happiness is not because he has more, but because he cares less. The above mentioned things are inevitable for us ordinary people. Habits. To sum up, there is something fundamental about worship, which is the strong self-attachment, why and why. Everything has a "me", which will give rise to hatred and self-conceit, and sow evil. Because. Rather than saying that things or others make you suffer, it is better to say that your own cultivation is not enough. Confucius said: "The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, and the brave do not fear." "A wise man does not be confused: Confusion means choice. Life is faced with too many choices. This is a very painful thing, because we don't know which is right and which is wrong. Only one kind of person can avoid making wrong choices, then It is a wise man, because a wise man has an open mind, a broad vision, judgment and determination in his heart, so when he makes a choice, he is full of strength in his heart. A benevolent person is not worried: among the various situations in this world, there are only those who have a broad mind of benevolence and righteousness. Only when people are open-minded will they not have so many sorrows and worries. The brave are not afraid: as long as you are brave enough in your heart, you will have the strength to move forward and there will be no fear or fear. Benevolence and bravery coexist with great wisdom. The world values ??filial piety and filial piety. Everything goes wrong because of unfilial piety. It is because of the word filial piety that we must abstain from pornography and gamble. We must be filial piety. Home can be rich, filial piety, and auspicious. The house can be poor, filial piety, auspicious light, clear sky, poverty, filial piety, and filial piety. Filial piety is not difficult. The word "filial piety" is passed down to the family. Filial piety is a treasure. Brothers should be filial. This filial piety is called Shun Qi Pill. On the mother-in-law's body, she can fulfill her filial piety and lose her filial piety. When she comes, she will lose her filial piety. If she can fulfill her filial piety in front of her virtuous parents, she will be a good son. God will see filial sons in a different light. It's a pity that there are many people who don't know filial piety. How do you know that filial piety can move the heavens? I want to ask how to be filial to one's parents. Filial piety is more than just food and clothing. Since ancient times, there have been many loyal ministers and filial sons. The emperor has chosen virtuous ministers and promoted filial piety. Filial sons can be filial to their parents and to the next generation. Filial children still need to be filial to their parents. Filial piety to their parents is like respecting heaven. All good things are in filial piety. One filial piety is In the Taiping Year, the word "filial piety" means the whole family is safe. It doesn't matter whether the children are filial or not, but it depends on whether you are kind or not. It doesn't matter whether your parents are kind or not, but whether you are filial or not. Your future destiny and your present destiny can be resolved by what you do now. Therefore, in order to give you a good destiny in the future, you must do more good deeds now and live a serious life. You will be rich in the future by giving and not stealing. If you are greedy and steal, you will be poor. If you are willing to help others, you will have noble people. If you do not do justice, no one will help you. Wealth and wealth, poverty and poverty are all your own destiny. Recommended! For your article that can accumulate blessings and increase blessings, search "Liaofan's Four Lessons in Vernacular" online. Only by knowing blessings and cherishing blessings can you benefit; having a kind and tolerant heart is the beginning of good luck. , your heart is the most spiritual! You don’t know that people have such great spirituality. How can your life be good if you complain blindly? Some people say: “My life is not good. A life of bad luck. "Okay, the more I talk about it, the more effective it becomes, so that you can get enough of it. In fact, everyone has a sufficient Buddha nature, and it only listens to us. This is very effective. If you say: "Oh, this will definitely not work. "The more you say it, the worse it gets. Don't say that your good intentions are not rewarded, and don't say that there are no good people around you. Some women say, "No man is good." "Then can good things be arranged for you? Because what you ask for is "men don't have good things." This is your wish and your conclusion. If you don't lose to the good, you will mistakenly think that worry is a good intention. Remember Remember, worrying is equivalent to cursing and cursing. We must be cautious in drawing any conclusions, so the Chinese character for Zhongyong is to put a seal on your mouth, telling you not to talk nonsense, and we should seal your mouth first: "I." "I am surrounded by good people", "I am blessed when I suffer a loss", "This person is not good to me because he is going to die", "The sicker I am, the more I catch a cold, the more I detoxify". Who has heard that the more I catch a cold, the shorter my life will be? This is not necessarily true. . So we have to have good programs. I often give myself benign programs: "If you lose money, you will have wealth", "The colder you are, the healthier you will be." Most people say, "The left eye will lead to wealth, and the right eye will lead to misfortune." I am not this program, I am a "right eye jumper" and I jump on good things.
Karma is the natural law of the universe, which is the development law of nature. However, it is relative. It does not remain unchanged at a certain time, but changes with the changes in the universe. There is no absolute law of cause and effect in the universe. What ultimately determines destiny is each person's own concept of value. Simply put, only you can decide everything about yourself and control your own destiny.