In a society, if there is no morality and a lack of standards of conduct, it will eventually lead to the endangerment of everyone. Negative news emerges in endlessly, creating a bad atmosphere of fear

The key is to recognize the value of ethics. Only by understanding the position can we consciously practice it in life.

A Christian nation is based on faith in God

Islamic countries establish morality based on belief in God

If you do not believe in Almighty God, the morality based on it will be ineffective;

If you doubt it, your moral power will also be compromised.

Therefore, when God's authority is constantly challenged, even in traditional Christian countries, the moral binding force brought by belief in God is weakening.

Based on the understanding of oneself, explain why people should follow morality

Everyone's existence is a false combination of the five aggregates, consisting of a large number of thoughts and emotions. Different concepts create our mentality, and then our mentality creates personality and quality of life.

Kindness and moral behavior can create a healthy personality and noble quality of life.

Unwholesome thoughts and immoral behaviors will lead to the degradation of personality and quality of life.

This kind of cause and effect is immediate and can be felt at the moment; at the same time, it is constantly accumulating, and this accumulation will affect the future direction of life. That is to say, moral behavior has both present and ultimate interests, and vice versa.

Based on responsibility for oneself, one will consciously choose moral behavior. This is not to show off to anyone, not to be forced by social pressure, nor to be afraid of punishment from some external force, but to achieve a better self.

This is health maintenance from the inside out, from this life to the future.

When we feel the changes these behaviors have on ourselves and society in the process of following morality, we will be positively motivated and motivated to practice further.

If we only talk about the social value of morality without applying it to individuals, it will be difficult for people to stick to it consciously and long-term;

If it is not implemented into society, it is just a personal moral behavior of strict self-discipline, and its effect will inevitably be limited and lack universal value.

The pursuit of material things is growing exponentially. In fact, people today are not satisfied with it, but are increasingly confused.

eternal question

perfect personality

The pursuit of culture and art

Mainly to interpret material phenomena

philosophy

religion

Buddhism

Confucianism

Buddhism

In the history of Western art, many famous works are directly based on Catholic and Christian teachings, and a large number of murals and sculptures were created for churches.

In traditional Chinese art, from grotto sculptures to Tang Dynasty Buddhist scriptures, they are also made by people to express their devotion to Buddhism. It can be said that they all serve religion and are offerings to faith, and they are just incidental works of art.

Definition: The existence of human beings is determined by many conditions and is the illusion of conditional relationships. When causes and conditions come together, things appear; when causes and conditions dissipate, things become corrupted. Because everything is dependent, as long as one of the conditions changes, the result will change accordingly.

correct examination

Confucianism

Buddhism

Another connotation of dependent origination is the absence of self-nature, which is emptiness.

Form refers to the existing phenomenon, which is essentially empty and is just the illusion of conditional relationships.

Everything that happened in the past, no matter how glorious or failed, was like a dream. It's just that in this dream, it will also be accompanied by various images and love and hatred.

When the mind is not attached, it is like a void. Although there are clouds floating here and there, the void remains motionless, clear and undisturbed, and will not be disturbed or polluted.

The mind originally has unattached wisdom and the ability to be non-adherent, but it is obscured by ignorance.

Not only can we accept all changes in reality, but we can also face life and death with ease.

If you do things in the world with a transcendent mind, you will not be attached when you are successful and don't care when you are frustrated. No matter how the world changes, it can become a lesson for practice. You can accept it calmly and refine your mind through every situation. How comfortable this is!

When a person cares too much about himself and is self-centered, he will create opposition with others.

When people cannot live in harmony with their relatives and friends, it also brings hostility to the entire society.

With the development of economy, the gap between rich and poor is increasing day by day. When both parties fail to view and use wealth correctly, this gap can easily lead to confrontation, causing some people to develop a "hate the rich" mentality and affect social stability.

Advocate the education of love so that people can learn to love, and then elevate love from childhood to compassion and great love.

More people devote themselves to public welfare, forming a culture of mutual help in the whole society

Although benevolence is vast, it is differentiated. It is distributed according to the closeness and interest relationship with "I".

It is only humans who are loved, but animals that are also living beings are regarded as human food.

Among humans, only believers are loved, while pagans, who are also humans, are cursed.

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As long as there is "I", there will be differences between oneself and others, differences between relatives and friends, likes and dislikes, and differences between nations and countries.

When there are these boundaries in the heart, duality will arise and conflict with each other. Therefore, the love with "I", no matter how great it is, is limited and cannot spread to everything.

Equality and no distinction, as long as one sentient being is excluded, compassion cannot be perfected.

no self

From practicing with one person, to practicing with ten people, to practicing with hundreds, thousands, or ten thousand people;

Start by developing compassion for those who have a relationship, and then develop compassion for those who have nothing to do with it;

Start by developing compassion for those you like, and then compassion for those you don’t like;

Start practicing with humans and then practice with all sentient beings.

In the process of practicing here and now, we constantly transcend ego, transcend greed, hatred, likes and dislikes, and limited settings.

nirvana

afterlife

Bodhisattva path

born into existence

It is present when one is alive

death is death

The period between the end of this life and the next birth is called intermediate existence.

If you have a kind heart, you can make your good deeds mature as quickly as possible;

If you make a wish to be reborn and have sufficient merits, you can be guided by the Buddha;

If you are annoyed by others and have strong attachment or hatred when you are dying, you will fall into the lower realms.

Only with inner peace can there be world peace;

Only when the heart is stable can the world be stable.

On the one hand, it is through listening and thinking about the scriptures and teachings, receiving education of wisdom and awakening, thereby adjusting concepts and solving confusions in life;

On the other hand, it is calming worries through Samatha and Vipassana meditation.