World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting, Paris, France, September 30, 2017
FAITH IN BUDDHISM DRIVEN BY ONE’S WISH
A good majority of sentient beings wish for peace and prosperity, hence their belief in Buddha. They assumed that their faith in Buddhism are deep but in reality, their faith hover on the superficial level as they are unable to relinquish their earthly comforts and good fortunes.
In reality, everything in this world is like passing clouds. We are besotted with the enjoyment of materialistic comforts and therefore, we are not willing to relinquish them nor are we able to reflect on the impermanence of time. Just like a person who owned a house but financially would have to work very hard to service the loans and ultimately exhausted himself completely.
We cannot bring along our wealth with us when we passed on. Our spiritual life is the result of our cultivation and it is truly our “only life” that can allow us to transcend the six realms of samsara.
FAITH IN BUDDHISM DRIVEN BY ONE’S WISH
A good majority of sentient beings wish for peace and prosperity, hence their belief in Buddha. They assumed that their faith in Buddhism are deep but in reality, their faith hover on the superficial level as they are unable to relinquish their earthly comforts and good fortunes.
In reality, everything in this world is like passing clouds. We are besotted with the enjoyment of materialistic comforts and therefore, we are not willing to relinquish them nor are we able to reflect on the impermanence of time. Just like a person who owned a house but financially would have to work very hard to service the loans and ultimately exhausted himself completely.
We cannot bring along our wealth with us when we passed on. Our spiritual life is the result of our cultivation and it is truly our “only life” that can allow us to transcend the six realms of samsara.
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