It turns out that we live in this world, not only to enjoy happiness, but more importantly, to pay off debts. Listen, whoever we are in this world carries a debt of cause and effect. To put it bluntly, when we meet people, it is not a casual encounter, it is because we owe each other in our previous lives, and we will meet in this life.
For example, all the encounters in the world are actually goodbyes in previous lives. Everyone we can meet in this life, including our parents, spouses, etc., is the fate of our previous life with them, so there will be all kinds of fate between us.
You may wonder why there is so much fate? If you want to figure it out, you have to understand a few things. First of all, we have been reincarnated in this life, and about thirty percent of them have been destined for a long time, which is called karma. The remaining seven degrees depend on how we choose.
Therefore, some people will ask the masters, "Why did we come to the world?" ”
Masters would tell them, "We're here to experience and get through." ”
What do you mean? It is to experience all kinds of ups and downs in life, to end the love, hatred, hatred and hatred between the previous life and the sentient beings, to repay the favor and to repay the debt; There are also those who complain and those who hate debts. To a certain extent, this is the embodiment of living in a small self-centeredness.
Hehe, don't you think it's interesting? Tell you, you, you have paid off at least 5 kinds of "debts" in the red dust, and you can only leave here after paying them off.
The first type of debt is called "destiny," and it is something you have to bear.
When you grow up and look back at "Journey to the West", you may be able to understand something new:
Sometimes, only your firm faith and your persistence can bring out the greatest energy; Even if you encounter obstacles from mountains and deserts, these will not stop you, and all the gods and bodhisattvas in the heavens will come to help you. In fact, the really powerful one is not Sun Wukong, it should be Tang Seng; And the person with the strongest ability is not only because of skills, but because of that sense of responsibility and mission.
What makes you deeply feel the world is not only the knowledge stored in your mind, but also the pain you experience; What gives you enough power to shake the world is not entirely the skills you master, but the sense of mission within you.
The word "mission", taken literally, actually refers to how you use your life.
Take Tang Seng as an example, his task is to go to the west to learn scriptures. Even if he dies on this difficult road in the end, he will not have any complaints or regrets, because this is exactly what his mission is.
For example, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and other great figures in history, their task is to govern the country and promote the process of history. And the rest of the ordinary people have their own things to do.
For most of us ordinary people, the most basic mission is to repay the parenting grace of parents, raise children to grow up**, during which we have to experience the ups and downs of life, taste the ups and downs of the world, keep practicing ourselves, live out our own wonderful life, and get some insights and experiences, so that we can complete our mission.
In fact, everyone is the same, everyone is moving forward alone, everyone is trying to climb the peak. You are just a grain of gravel in the vast sea of people, for you, you must take on your own mission.
If you think about it, everything was born because of this.
Second, you may have to face the "love debt" of fate.
Have you ever heard such an interesting little story? It tells the story of a god who slept in front of the Buddha for five hundred years in order to find the girlfriend in his heart! And the reason for this is simply because of a tear in that person, and the gospel that came to him gave him physical and physical well-being, which is a human quality. This god originally hoped to become a Buddha in the mortal world, but in the end he became an ordinary person like us, and even possessed the same curiosity, greed, and desire as us. At that time, he was puzzled, so he asked the Buddha for advice: "You said that I haven't dealt with the dust of this life yet, and I have to deal with this before I can understand the future, right?" The Buddha smiled and told him, "Maybe."
You're going to have to start the process all over again this year, and you'll only know what your future results will be when you're done. Then the deity asked, "May I ask you, is any of you the destined person I was destined to be reincarnated in the past few lifetimes?" The woman whispered, "Yes, one day more than five hundred years ago, you inadvertently walked the path that included my existence, and I have been waiting for the opportunity to realize this passing fate. So the Buddha said a classic saying: "Only by practicing for a hundred lifetimes can you ride the boat with her to move forward on the river, and only by practicing for a thousand lifetimes can you share your life with her."
You focused on your eyes more than 500 times in your previous life, just in exchange for a brief brush with her today. In fact, Shakyamuni once said: "It takes a short moment to reach out, but it takes a long time to hold hands." No matter who you meet, they are the people you should be in your life, and it's certainly not accidental. "There are no unexpected encounters in the world, no love for no reason, and no hatred for no source disease. The encounter in the world is really not accidental, but predestined; Everything you encounter in your life has been arranged in the dark. I heard what the Buddha said: "Life is such a casual journey, and the body is just a small shop for the soul to stay." If you think about it all the time, then this life is like a passerby, if you don't owe the slightest, why do you see each other? ”
Some things can't be done, so look at the problem in a different way, and think it is to experience the various states of life; If you are destined but can't be together, maybe it's just for you to repay the emotional debt you owe. For example, Yuan Haowen wrote in "Touching the Fish: Yanqiu Ci": "I'm really curious, what brought the two of you together? Even if it is joys and sorrows, they have to go through a lot of vague joys and pains at that time, how deep the infatuation is, but it is more simple and immature. ”
3. This story has brought you "ups and downs", they are all tempered on the road of your growth.
Remember, all people are suffering. When we come into this world, we have to endure all kinds of suffering. Even if you feel reluctant in your heart, or you can't accept it, you have to do it. What we really need to do is to get out of trouble, not to pursue the happiness of perfection. We can try not to allow ourselves to feel pain anymore, but we can't achieve that true inner peace and happiness. Because true Elysium is not as picturesque as it seems. When our material needs are fully satisfied, the depths of our hearts become more and more empty. Only after experiencing the hardships and fatigue of labor and boredom can you truly experience it.
Fourth, in fact, all debts are just a kind of "practice" in life.
Remember that there is a saying in Buddhism that everything happens for a reason.
In this world, nothing happens for no reason, and the encounter between everyone must have a cause and effect.
The fate of this life makes you husband and wife, and that is because your past life is not over; When you become relatives, that's because you have the same blood; became good friends, it may be because of the deep feelings accumulated in the previous life.
Some people can bring you happiness and laughter, and naturally there will be others who cause you pain. If two people don't have a chance to go to the end, then they are destined to break up; Only that destined partner can truly accompany you through your life. Don't resent the people and things you feel you're missing, because they're all part of your life. Happiness and luck that truly belong to you will always appear suddenly and inadvertently.
So, all debts are just tests that you have to go through on the way to growth.
As the Buddhist saying goes: if you are just a traveler passing through this world, why be too persistent? All the hard work and dedication are to repay all kinds of human debts. But don't dwell too much on it, but learn to let go and go with the flow.
5. Meet any people and things that concern you.
For these impermanent things, we should face life positively and optimistically.
The so-called "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform." There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust. ”
Between people, just like the nature of all things in the world, they are originally pure and tidy, and there is nothing, and they are very free. So, what troubles and dust can contaminate and affect oneself!
We should be free from attachment in our hearts and let go of everything. If you can do this, you will be able to reach the true realm. In Buddhism, it is believed that spiritual practice is not about pursuing material pleasures or success, but about improving one's inner world and peace through meditation and other means.
In Buddhism, awakening represents detachment from existing cognition and attainment of a state of calm and wisdom. However, if you are not able to achieve awakening, as long as you see what is in front of you, your heart immediately reacts emotionally, and you are called "sentient beings" in Buddhism.
Compassion represents treating all sentient beings equally, and people who have this state of mind, whether they are Buddhas or sentient beings. However, whether or not you are awake and compassionate is only a difference in personal cultivation. Whether it is practicing or not cultivating, it is due to the difference in people's hearts. If you can turn your troubles into a determination to aspire to goodness, then it means that you have found the true meaning of Buddha-nature. Therefore, Buddhism tells the world: "Once you start to maintain peace of mind, it is possible for all beings to become Buddhas." ”
Of course, in this process, you also need to give love, joy, ease and calmness in order to better cope with this challenging and changing world.