Episode 33 Is Buddhism a world-weary or worldly religion?Teacher Zhengjun's instructions

Dear Bodhisattvas:

Amitabha!

Today, I want to talk to you about learning Buddhism and resolving doubts in the Three Vehicles of Bodhi: Is Buddhism a world-weary or worldly religion?

The term Buddhism is because the one who preaches the Dharma is a Buddha, and we call it our teacher, so there is Buddhism;Later, because scholars or believers had their own preferences or views, they further divided the sects and sects. Of course, the word religion was sometimes analyzed and divided into sects and sects.For the relationship between them, you can refer to the explanations of Master Pingshi in the book "Zongtong and Shuotong".Actually, I personally think that there is a little bit of contradiction in the verbal words in this topic, that is, because Buddhism refers to a sect, which itself does not have the so-called worldly aversion or worldly problem.If you must talk about the issue of worldly disgust or outrage, of course, what should you refer to?Those who practice Buddhism.Because it is a sentient being, and then the Dharma meanings that he can understand or prove are different, the so-called worldly aversion or worldly problem arises.However, I have just explained that the word "Buddha" is because of the difference between the good roots, blessings and causes and conditions of sentient beings, so they often do not necessarily learn the true Buddhist teachings;Even if you learn the true Dharma, you may not be able to learn the righteous Dharma, let alone further prove Him.That's why there are all kinds of different situations.

So why ask, Buddhism is a world-weary or worldly religion?Because most people always think that learning Buddhism seems to be very gray, and this is a bit negative or world-weary.Because when he sees a true Buddhist, he must uphold various precepts and even stay away from the five desires with more or less points, he will feel that this is not the life that ordinary people want to live.Because what he asked for?Have fun in time!Then of course, this kind of worldly disgusting or outward view was born.But as mentioned earlier, disgust with the world and birth depends on the Buddhist teachings that everyone has learned, and even the differences in their past lives.Therefore, when discussing this issue, we must go forward to the environment in which everyone is taught, the motivation for learning Buddhism, and even the differences in the past between good roots and blessings.

Let’s take a look at the general life.Some people may say this: Oh!We have nothing to do!I don’t know why I was born in the human world;Since you are born in the human world, you have to have no choice but to follow the karma of the world.So you have to study hard since childhood. Of course, if possible, it is best to be at the top.After the vast majority of people have to face the problem of self-sufficiency after enjoying the good days of their parents’ support;So I work hard in the workplace, but I always feel that it seems like I can never finish this matter.Of course, what might happen in this process?Produce an object that pursues your preference.If both career and family matters can be smooth and complete, then this is really a pride of heaven that everyone envies.But in fact, there is no way to do what others want, and sometimes it will even fall from the clouds to the bottom all of a sudden.At this time, should we blame others or start the stove again?Seeing that I was not as good as I could not help but burst into tears and was discouraged, but life still has to continue.

No matter if someone is arrogant, he still cannot break through the biggest juncture of life, that is, death.Of course, it is best for relatives to surround themselves, but in many cases, it is the last moment alone.At this time, some people will inevitably think: Then what is the purpose of making so much money in our lives?Is it just to make more money and make more money?After thinking about it this way, it seems that in my life, I tied a bamboo pole behind me, and the bamboo pole extends to the front of my body;Then what was tied in front of this bamboo pole?Carrots.We can only look at the carrot, and we always want to move forward, but we will never be able to bite the carrot.

Of course, the description here is a general general example.Perhaps many people hope to lie leisurely like cats and dogs because they are under too much pressure;Perhaps some people hope to swim in the sky like flying hawks because of their ambitions;Perhaps some people have always been free to do their own things, so they hope to be like whales with huge strength and tremendous strength to wander in the sea;Maybe some people have always had the personality of being the only one, so they hope to gallop in the earth like that extremely powerful lion.No one wants to say that he will be born into the three evil realms and suffer, and he hopes that there will always be the pleasure of heaven.But the problem is that hope may not be achieved, so some people have motivated to learn Buddhism in this way.Of course, more people are still addicted to the sea of ​​the five desires.

Some people will have a feeling of world-weariness because of difficulties in life;Some people have no choice but to learn Buddhism because of their strong recommendations from relatives and friends;Some people are happy when they read the preacher. They do not come to learn the Fa, but just to see the person very happy;Some people responded because they heard the Dharma spoken by the preacher.Because of the various differences in each person's mind and nature, coupled with the various differences in blessings and causes and conditions, even if this person has a deep or shallow fate with a good teacher, of course, there will be various different motivations for practicing Buddhism.

In Buddhism, it is sometimes said that sentient beings have three types of aptitude.

One is said to be the Śrāvaka nature. This type of person often has one or more parts of world-weariness, because for him, the world is more suffering than happiness.Although he also believes in a future life, he always said in fear that there will be so many sufferings in the future life that need to be faced again!When he has the cause and condition to come into contact with Buddhism, he always likes or responds to content such as suffering, emptiness, and selflessness, because what he wants is to leave the world quickly.

The second type is called Bodhisattva nature.This type of person may have one or more points to be helpful.Although he also knew that this world was bittersweet, he also believed that there was a future;But he always reveals a sense of compassion and has a certain understanding of helping others as the basis of happiness.When he came into contact with Buddhism, he was always not interested in content such as suffering, emptiness, and selflessness. Instead, he liked or recorded these causes in the sutras and treatises.He might want to say: The scriptures record those Bodhisattvas, how could he do those things?Or say: How can these Bodhisattvas have infinite futures?Then what am I doing?He would think like this.

The third type of people is called uncertainty.In other words, he is not biased against the above two situations, which is an undecided nature.Sometimes the nature of the Śrāvaka appears, and sometimes the nature of the Bodhisattva appears;Sometimes due to the influence of the external environment, sometimes by good teachers or friends, it is called not deciding which kind of nature it is.Because of the undecided relationship, we won’t talk about it here.

As mentioned earlier, a person who comes to study Buddhism because of suffering in life has one or more parts of the world-weariness.Because he heard that Buddhism can make people free from suffering and gain happiness. Although he also wants to gain happiness, what he cares most about is the item of getting rid of suffering;Therefore, since he practiced Buddhism, although he was able to help others as much as possible, he was always thinking about how to get rid of suffering in his heart;After he further understood the true meaning of getting rid of suffering, he finally made up his mind to work hard to practice the Dharma.By the way, Buddhism can be practiced, not just used as knowledge for analysis and research.Because this type of people finally personally realized the path to liberation in Buddhism and achieved the goal of leaving the world.From this point of view, it is said that he has a mentality of being tired of the world or being born, and he has a mentality of being a shravaka.

So why is it said that the Śrāvaka Dharma can enable scholars to personally realize the Dharma of the world?Let’s take a look at what Volume 16 of the "Zengyi Agama Sutra" says: [The World Honored One tells: What?Bhikkhu!Are you trying to get rid of life and death and seek the way of inaction?However, the body of the five yin cannot be protected.The monks replied: That’s true!World Honored One!As the World Honored One teaches, the reason why our clans and surnames become monks and learn Taoism is to seek the way of inaction and destroy the five yin bodies, so as to learn Taoism.】(Volume 16 of "The Sutra of Zeng Yi Agama")

This part of Buddhism is an analysis of a small part from the overall Buddhism, which is to cure the scholars who are narrow in mind and afraid of life and death, hoping to get rid of life and death as soon as possible, and do not care much about where other sentient beings should go.Then remind them that doing the Tao is to be free from life and death and seeking the Tao of inaction.Therefore, it is taught that they are the method of wanting to escape from life and death and seeking the way of inaction, which is to destroy the five aggregates;Only by completely eliminating one's five aggregates body can one truly practice the Tao and truly escape from life and death.But before this, you must fully understand what the five yin body is and what it has to do with yourself, so that you can further fulfill the subsequent five yin body to destroy them;Because I know that the five yin bodies are me, I am a false Dharma.

But when we talk about this, we will inevitably mention some so-called Buddhist scholars, because we do not know that the method to escape from life and death and seek the path of inaction is to destroy the five yin bodies, and we even do not know the connotation of the five yin bodies at all;So what are you asking for in the process of studying Buddhism and spreading the Dharma?Everyone is looking for all kinds of firsts.What's the first?The number of relatives should be the first, the name should be the first, and the place where they live should be the most comfortable, so that they can practice well, and even say that the area that is promoted should be the largest;Where did the result fall?They all fall into the lower level of the five yin bodies.How can it be possible to escape from life and death in this way?Not only is there no way to prove the Dharma of transcendence, but there is not even a bit of world-weariness sentiment. This type of scholar cannot be called world-weariness, or he has a world-wear state of mind.

What's going on with Bodhisattva?The first volume of the six hundred volumes of the "Mahaprajna Paramita Sutra" says: [The Buddha told Shariputra: The Bodhisattva Mahasattva first made his mind to practice the six paramita, and even sat in the temple, where he always made blessing fields for the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas.Why?Because of the causes and causes of Bodhisattva Mahasattva, all good deeds in the world are born.What is a good deed?The so-called ten virtues, five precepts, eight parts of the accomplishment of veterinary veterinary, four meditations, four immeasurable minds, four formless concentration, four mindfulness, four right and right diligence, four wishfulness, five senses, five powers, seven awakening parts, and eight holy paths all appear in the world;Due to the causes and conditions of Bodhisattvas, the six paramitas, the eighteen emptiness, the ten powers of Buddha, the four fearlessness, the four unobstructed wisdom, the eighteen uncommon dharmas, great compassion, and all kinds of wisdom appear in the world;Due to the reasons of Bodhisattvas, the great surname of Kharia, the great surname of Brahmin, the great scholars, the four heavenly kings, and even the heavens with neither thoughts nor thoughts all appear in the world;Due to the causes and conditions of Bodhisattvas, Sotapanna, Stagaha, Anagas, Arhats, Pratyekabuddhas, and Buddhas all appear in the world.】(Volume 1 of "Mahaprajna Paramita")

Because Bodhisattvas have had the habit of helping others since the past, and when they were destined to come into contact with Buddhism, they especially like the records in the sutras and treatises about how to benefit all living beings;After countless worlds of practice and practice, I can finally become the kind of Bodhisattva mentioned in the sutras and treatises.In the first volume of the Mahaprajna Paramita Sutra, this says that the Bodhisattva starts his mind, that is, from the first time he personally realizes the reality of the Dharma Realm, after many kalpas and ten thousand practices, he can finally sit in the temple to achieve Buddhahood. In this process, he often creates blessing fields for all the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas.Why can Bodhisattvas do this?Because after Bodhisattvas personally realize the true reality of the Dharma Realm, they often make a vow to be born. Even if they have the ability to personally realize the fruit of liberation, they also vow to return to this world for generations to benefit sentient beings with true Buddhism.Therefore, these ten virtues, five precepts, eight parts of the accomplishment and fasting, and even the various good deeds of great compassion, all kinds of wisdom, are proven by His life and life, and are all stored in His own eight consciousness fields. When the cause and condition of the future life is ripe, they can be used to benefit sentient beings.So what is fate?Observe the aptitude of sentient beings, think about the contemporary environment, and teach good deeds to humans and heavenly beings if you are not familiar with the conditions;What should I teach if I am more familiar with my fate?Further teach other methods.However, the ultimate goal is to accept sentient beings to realize the path of Buddhahood and Bodhi, and even become Buddhas.Therefore, from the good deeds of humans and heavenly beings, the path to liberation, and even the path to Buddhas and Bodhi, it is said that because of the causes and conditions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, there are Sotapanna, Stahan, Anagas, Arhats, Pratyekabuddhas, and Buddhas in this world.

However, why do you say that the Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas cannot accept sentient beings of the same nature as you, but must be accepted by Bodhisattvas?This is because the purpose of practicing Buddhism is to personally realize liberation. Once you enter the Nirvana of Non-remnance, the five bodies of the five aggregates will be destroyed, and there are no Arhats or Pratyekabuddhas appearing in this world;Even the most lazy Śrāvaka, who returns to humans and heavenly beings for seven times, must also attain the Nirvana without remainder.Only Bodhisattvas can vow to enter the world for generations to benefit sentient beings;Only Bodhisattvas can have the ability to achieve or even exceed the realization of Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas, and can they have the ability to accept all kinds of sentient beings.

Therefore, for Bodhisattvas, this statement of disgust with the world and transcendence is inappropriate.The Dharma is convenient for the Three Vehicles of Bodhi. Strictly speaking, the good Dharmas of human and heavenly beings cannot be said to be Buddhism, but they are brought into the One Buddha Vehicle.If the Bodhisattva is willing to make the vow of endless vows to save sentient beings in the causal realm, then just this one thing will make the Bodhisattva have no right to be tired of the world.But when he sincerely said that he was willing to come to the world for life and benefit sentient beings;Because he personally realized this Tathagatagarbha, which was originally selfless, after he changed according to the relationships and relied on every life, he also had the merit of liberation. That is to say, while entering the world, he also had the merit of liberation from the world;At this time, I would like to ask the examiner: So, should you say that this situation is to be admitted to the world or be born?

Therefore, if we must talk about worldly disgust and worldly birth in Buddhism, it should be said that scholars have understood that the greed of the five desires is the root of the suffering of life and death, so they want to leave the world with all kinds of sufferings.However, on this basis, we further realized the Tathagata of our mind, and further vowed to return to this world for generations, use true Buddhism to benefit sentient beings, and protect the good deeds of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and human and heavenly beings.Even because of this, there will always be Buddhas in the future to save the people.Then in this situation, of course you cannot say that Buddhism is a world-weary or worldly religion.

OK, that’s all for today.

Amitabha!