..續本文上一頁worrying and awful. Even so, manufacturers still act against their conscience, using various advertisements, bribing people, and using ways to promote their products. This, in turn, will cause serious physical and mental harm to human beings.
It is quite difficult for an inpidual to turn around such social trends. However, with the power of community organizations, some changes and effects can probably be achieved. Two days ago, I attended the “International Charity Forum.” During that time, many professors from Peking University, Beijing Normal University, and Tsinghua University shared their thoughts on charity, as well as ideas on national charity legislation. If public foundations are moving in the direction of better organization, management, and research, this will create a significant influence. On the other hand, with only occasional inpidual donations and irregular charitable acts, it is quite limited.
Since these issues require the help and cooperation of many parties, even if I provide personal economic and other forms of help to you, it may not necessarily succeed. What I can provide is guidance and counseling based on Buddhist teachings. I have spent a long time in the monastery, so, regarding this aspect, we can work together. If we change our goal so that the only thing we desire is to benefit sentient beings, with this motivation, this kind of organization can definitely benefit society, and will be very important.
Due to various complicated problems in the past, government departments might be afraid of nongovernmental charitable organizations. However, after entering the age of globalization, China is no longer the same. Many policies are open. In this kind of atmosphere, we should create more charitable organizations similar to those abroad, to help those who need mental counseling or material aid.
I have always thought as follows: We live not just for ourselves, but for everyone in this world. Even if we can help others to do a tiny thing, this is our mandatory responsibility. During this process, there is no need to worry that you will lose anything—this is not important. If you really want to do something good for others, you may temporarily face various misunderstandings. However, due to your motivation, you will gradually shine like the sun coming through the clouds, emitting light, and be able to help the infinite number of sentient beings.
(10) Question: I am a graduate of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University. Not long ago, I met a young man who was very pessimistic. I guessed that he might commit suicide, become an antisocial person, or become homeless. I very much would like to help him, and have tried to use psychological methods to guide him, but it is difficult for him to listen and accept my advice. How do I guide this kind of person
Or am I perhaps too attached to helping him, and it is actually my own personality problem
Answer: This is not your problem; it is our problem. This man was experiencing lovesickness. It may look like as if it is not our problem, but if we observe this carefully, we all have a responsibility to help him. There are many unfortunate people in this society who are tormented with suffering. We should help them all.
Regarding the role of psychological counseling, when I was in Yushu, I saw many psychological experts from different parts of the country, including Hong Kong. When I met a few of them, they said: “After the Wen Chuan earthquake, we successfully played an important role. When many people were preparing to commit suicide by jumping off a building, we directed our efforts to helping them and successfully dissuaded them from doing so. In contrast, here, at Yushu, with such a serious earthquake, with so many deaths and so many houses colla…
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