Strive for the practice of Dharma-奋起修行

Robot Monk Xian'er

Strive for the practice of Dharma

In our daily life, we can often see many things that should be done by ‘others’ but no one has taken the responsibility to do it. To put it in another way, it is very easy for us to blame others. First of all, we may not totally understand why he/she acted in such a way. There might be certain reasons and considerations. He/she might be troubled or inexperienced.The key lies in our state, our stand point and our attitude. Are we willing to try our very best to solve problems that hinder the development of our team? Or are we quite content to just finish what is within our responsibility?

For opposing sides, both will consider the other side selfish, ignoring the reality that it is the selfishness in our own mind that has taken dominance and can’t swallow the fact that the need of our “self”has not been met by the other side. In a family, if we calculate who contributes more and everyone cherishes only his little “self”, it is very hard to establish mutual understanding and sympathy which are the basis of a happy family.

We all have our own standing point and personal interests to consider. We all have our selfish side. Troubled by afflictions, we createbad karma and migrate in the six realms. If we can let go of our “self”, we won’t be indignant for any loss of personal interest. We are all self-cheating ordinary beings who trick others and are tricked. Both ourselves and others are but piteous things. What’s the use to hold grudges against others? To be freed from afflictions, we strive for the practice of Dharma.

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奋起修行

在工作、生活中，常常遇到很多“应该”去做而没有人去做的事，也就是说我们很容易看到别人的问题。首先，ta为什么会这么做，我们并不完全了解，有可能有其他原因、其他考虑，也有可能是ta的烦恼私心或经验不足。但最重要的是：我们自己是什么状态，什么立场，什么态度。是否愿意尽自己的力量去解决团体的问题？还是只管好自己手里本有的事就可以了？

如果彼此对立，互相拔河，就会觉得对方自私；反过来说，当我们觉得对方自私的时候，其实是自己的私心在主导，因为对方没有满足“我”的需求。在一个家庭中，如果总是计较谁付出得多，每个人都强调和维护自己的小我，那就很难有和睦。彼此理解、互相体谅，是家庭幸福的基础。

人都有自己的立场和利益，有自己的私心，会起烦恼、造恶业，所以才会在六道中轮回。如果自己可以放下，也不会因为利益受损而感到愤懑了。大家都是凡夫自欺欺人被人欺，自他都很可怜，怨恨他人又有何用呢？不想再做烦恼的奴隶，就奋起修行吧。