..續本文上一頁d 1,600 odd years in time to be compiled. Thus, certain aspects of it deserve to be reflected upon by everyone.

　　Of course, my saying these today is not trying to prove something, simply that we just mentioned Mr. Sun Yat-sen and Master Xu Yun, so I thought of the conversation between them. In truth, all good religions ultimately aim to benefit humanity, benefit all living beings; apart from doing good and altruistic deeds, they absolutely cannot bring unrest to the whole society. At present Christianity is flourishing in Western countries. All the way from presidents to ordinary people, more than 90% of the people are devoted to Christ. The restraining effect on their behaviours and other aspects of life is incredible. Imagine if there is not Christianity”s guide towards virtue, most people would be solely intent on profit and only fixate on immediate gains, humanity”s moral would definitely slide further and the entire world would also be in turmoil. Thus humanity should develop in the direction of truth, virtue, and beauty. If we abandon the moral restraints of religion, the fine traditions of the ancients, then eventually what would this world become

　　 You can imagine it.

　　Material development today is really happening too fast. Those who had one car ten years ago now have two; many in the past who lived in low-rise flats have now all moved into high-rise apartments. Yet inside, people have not experienced true experience of tranquillity and happiness as a result of the rapid material development. Why is this

　　 It is exactly because moral views have not had a corresponding elevation.

　　You need to know that development does not only point to the material. When material life reaches a certain level, for some, wealth becomes a pile of numbers rather than a source of happiness. With burgeoning wealth, they even feel that their happiness is becoming lesser and lesser. Thus, external material wealth is not able to compensate for spiritual emptiness. If there were problems in a person”s value system, a lifetime of busy and meaningless tasks still would not result in happiness.

　　Then, when we have the money, how do we obtain true happiness

　　 We should use it to help others, to do good deeds and sow virtue. Quite a number of people now have wealth, power, and ability, yet never do any charity or care about those around them. In this way, having the money is no different to not having it; its true value cannot be shown.

　　Certainly, for some people, they may not have that much money. But even if this is the case, you should at least have a good heart. Yesterday when Bill Gates was giving a speech at Peking University, one student asked: “University students are full of passion, but have limited capital. Are we able to do something for charities

　　” He answered there and then that charity does not simply mean donations, but there must be the ethos of charity. As long as one has this in heart, more or less there would be the ability.

　　These questions require everyone”s careful reflection. Actually in one class I cannot cover much content. I am merely casting a brick to attract jade and giving you some suggestions.

　　3. How to treat craving and anger in Buddhism

　　Returning to the main topic, if we encounter troubles and worries in life and fierce craving and anger arise, how do we then treat these

　　 There are myriad methods in Buddhism. For ills of our body, we can seek treatment in hospitals. But with these ills of the mind, we need to rely on Buddhism”s miraculous cures of the heart.

　　I myself have studied Buddhism for many years, and from the depth of my heart, I feel that the Buddhist methods of treating heart ills must be known by the world. There are so many people now who suffer bitterly from physical and mental exhaustion. Seeing these sig…

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