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 202001230道心覺悟如法行Inspiring Collective Acts of Goodness for a Better World

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202001230道心覺悟如法行Inspiring Collective Acts of Goodness for a Better World

See how the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. We must always remain prudent and vigilant. This pandemic is merely a warning that more disasters are impending, so we truly must heighten or vigilance. We need to lead a simple life, which is not only virtuous but also what the Buddha had taught. We must eliminate our desires and ignorance. It’s not hard to call on everyone to do good. Yet, it’s very difficult to encourage every family and every person to go vegetarian.

Let us reflect on this--- Since it’s hard to call on everyone around us to practice vegetarianism, it’s even harder to encourage every family and every person in society to do so. Eating a vegetarian diet truly is an act of goodness that benefits humanity. May everyone do great good by going vegetarian. When we go vegetarian, less animals will be consumed and less livestock will be raised. The reduction of livestock numbers can also protect the environment. Let us reflect on this.

All of you often hear me say that over 2,400 animals are killed for food per second, or more than 200 million per day. Please keep these figures in mind. Over 2,400 animals are killed every second, or more than 210 million in a single day, just because of people’s desire for meat. Which living being is willing to be killed and consumed? How cruel it is to consume animals!
There are many evils in the world, yet we humans are the cruelest as we devour all kinds of animals simply to satisfy our desire for meat. It’s truly hard to promote vegetarianism. Yet, it’s not difficult if we have the heart. Every day, I always end my talk by saying: “May we always be mindful.”

Yet, are we mindful? How much bad karma is created every second due to the imbalance in people’s minds? Since bad karma accumulates unceasingly, how can the world be free of disasters? How can global temperatures be stopped from rising? How can climate change be curbed? The Buddha said that when people create bad karma collectively and impurities accumulate, disasters will occur around the world.

Are we mentally prepared for disasters? Have we awakened? May we awaken and work mindfully to curb our desire for meat. If we curb our desire and eat less meat, isn’t this creating good karma collectively? Only then can we form a stream of purity and cleanse the many impurities in the world. The Dharma is like water that can cleanse impurities. So, we truly must listen to the Dharma. Even if we are clear about many life’s true principles, we still need to listen to the Dharma and cultivate ourselves every day. If we do not do so, our aspiration to spiritual cultivation will soon diminish in intensity. If we do not listen to and take in the Dharma, how can we awaken?

The Buddha’s greatest purpose of coming to this world over 2,500 years ago was to teach the way of Bodhisattvas. Everyone, you’ve been practicing the way of Bodhisattvas and walking the Bodhisattva Path step by step. You’ve also been paving a broad and smooth Bodhisattva Path by yourselves. Everyone, I hope my words can be etched on your hearts and you can all witness the Dharma. We cannot witness it without living it out.

So, we must live out the Dharma. Giving of oneself is hard work for many. Yet, we Tzu Chi members are happy to give of ourselves. Instead of asking for anything in return, we are full of gratitude and joy. This is how we have sown good seeds in our minds and cultivated our minds diligently so the seeds have all sprouted. In all, everyone, living out the Dharma is like sowing good seeds in a land. With sunlight, water, fertile soil, and fresh air, now is a good time to guide everyone to walk the Bodhisattva Path.
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