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 20211222敬天愛地共生息Curbing Our Desires and Nurturing Goodness in All

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發表主題: 20211222敬天愛地共生息Curbing Our Desires and Nurturing Goodness in All   20211222敬天愛地共生息Curbing Our Desires and Nurturing Goodness in All Empty周三 1月 05, 2022 4:22 am

20211222敬天愛地共生息Curbing Our Desires and Nurturing Goodness in All

I often speak of how we humans have brought about an apparent change in the climate. Some people might ask: since climate is a part of Mother Nature, are we humans responsible for climate change? We are, indeed. Since long ago, perhaps since thousands of years ago, due to our unwholesome thoughts and deeds, we humans have been creating bad karma in different ways, and with a growing world population, people’s bad karma has been on the rise.

We humans have also been polluting the environment. I’ve been calling on everyone to learn the crucial lessons taught by disasters. Climate conditions have become very erratic. Driven by desires, we humans have been seeking self-interest. Let us curb our desires, settle our minds, and contemplate how we should adjust our way of living and our thinking. We should all head towards the right direction in life by living with a heart of sincere piety.

We should always harbor sincere piety within. Not only Buddhists but people following other religions should also guide everyone to do goodness. We must guide everyone to have less desires. Instead of letting our desires run wild, we must keep them in check. Only then can we settle our minds.

I often say that we must stop, listen and look. Let us slow down, listen and pay more attention to our thoughts. Let us also pay more attention to society and the Earth. We are closely connected to the Earth. We are closely connected to the Earth because it is our only home. We must live in harmony with Mother Nature.

See how our Tzu Chi members even use the damaged or bruised parts of vegetables as an organic fertilizer. So, through recycling and reuse, we can live a life of abundance. We should not seek self-interest endlessly. No matter how high a mountain might be, the sky is higher than it. Even if we climb to the top of the highest mountain, the sky is still above us. We can never satisfy our desires.

We should instead humble ourselves, conduct ourselves well, use natural resources properly, and harbor gratitude to Mother Nature. By sowing seeds, whether they will grow into big trees or produce tiny seeds, we can enjoy different kinds of plant food. So, we must revere Mother Nature and care for the land. By doing so, we can be at ease and peace too.

When we live a simple life, we will feel content and a sense of peace and joy. Although time always slips away second by second, we can still live at ease and peace. We won’t feel tense if we abstain from desires and self-interest.

There are many people suffering around the world. We’ve seen and heard about them. Let us save our spare change to help them. See how our Tzu Chi members gather in our community events to share how they aspire to do good, practice filial piety, and inspire love in others. The stories about their filial piety are very beautiful.

Their family members live together in harmony and encourage one another to do goodness. They all save money in their coin banks at home. When the children are asked if they want to buy candy, they will say: I want to help the needy rather than eat candy and then drop their coins into their coin banks. Their minds are truly beautiful and pure. If we sow a good seed in the field of their mind, it will grow into a big tree that protects humanity and the land.

How should we teach our children? We must first set a good example for them by doing good deeds and speaking good words. If we all do goodness, no matter how far away a disaster occurs, we will have the strength to provide aid. By providing relief aid, we can sow blessings and inspire love in all.

Recently, I’ve see our Tzu Chi volunteers come back to the Abode to help with farm work and clean up the Abode and its surroundings. They’ve been working hard on a major cleanup of the Abode, our spiritual home. I’ve also seen how our volunteers have been working together to clean up each of our cultivation grounds. This is truly touching to see.

Such is the love of our volunteers. They hope the cultivation grounds can be very clean. As many people will come to our cultivation grounds at this time of the year, our volunteers work together and seize time to clean up the cultivation grounds and their surroundings.

The New Year is drawing near. Everyone values the New Year highly. With the dedication of our volunteers, we can spend the New Year in our clean and beautiful cultivation grounds, gather with many kind-hearted people, and enjoy a sense of peace and joy.
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