Where is our happiness

文/芳梓烊

2018/11/23          周五        晴朗多风

一切刚刚好却迷失了方向

In the past, people didn't have so many desires and it was easy to satisfy them. At that time, we had to work according to our work points. Every day's work was very heavy, and we were busy from morning till night. Even food and clothing were a problem.

But everyone was happy then, singing and dancing every day. When I was a kid, I used to watch people sing songs when nothing was wrong. Now compared with before, living conditions are better, people are more relaxed, but no one sings.

When I was young, I also helped my family keep yaks. Herdsmen used to live a lot of life, every day to milk the cow, some families have hundreds of yaks. The men here don't do much work. The women do it. Now women are free, too, but nobody sings or dances.

Conditions are good, but the heart of happiness is not. Before in the valley, the outside world knew nothing. Now the phone, the Internet, television are on, know the outside world, not satisfied, began to have desire, pressure.

People are like this, the heart will not be satisfied, you have a lot of imperfections at any time. The more things in the world, the more enjoyment, the greater the inner desire, the greater the pain. Some people think: I will work hard for a few more years or decades to achieve my desired goal, and then I can live in peace of mind... ... It's impossible. There's no end to desire.

We all don't want to feel pain. We all want to be happy. In order to achieve this desire, people use a lot of methods, some people try hard to make money, some people strive for fame and gain, but when you really have all this, but found that still unhappy, still very painful, even greater pain. Fame, wealth and power can't solve problems or achieve goals. So what should we do? At this time, the great Buddha appeared to spread the dharma for us suffering beings who are trapped in reincarnation.

Buddhism admonished us, "do no evil but do good." only by breaking evil deeds and doing good can you remove karmic obstacles and accumulate blessings. You cut off your inner desires, let go of your attachment, and you will be happy and free from pain. That's the only way.

This is the most important thing in life, but we put it in the after-dinner, and the interests of the world is put in the first place. This shows that we still do not understand the principles of Buddhism. If you think about it clearly, you will understand that there is no way to achieve our goal except the dharma and wisdom.

Buddha dharma, wisdom, really put down the self, really cut out the desire of the heart, happiness will naturally have, pain will naturally disappear, this is the only way.