..续本文上一页day not because I am interested to see the buildings, nor because I want to see how you all look. The most important thing for me is to understand the different views and thoughts of the people in this place.
As I mentioned earlier, Tibetan Buddhism has a very profound and subtle philosophical system. If you are not aware of this, and you are exposed to a few people who are not behaving in accordance with the Dharma teachings, you will develop deviant views about Tibetan Buddhism, and, as a result of this, may ruin yourself and others, which is very regrettable. Whatever judgments we make should not be solely based on superficial appearances. We should evaluate from different perspectives. Otherwise, it will have adverse consequences.
Question: When I visited Qinghai last year, I found that Tibetan and Han people have very different attitudes towards wealth. How do Tibetans understand the meaning of doing business and accumulating wealth
Answer: Unlike the Han people, in Tibet, considerable numbers of people do not view wealth very highly. This is especially so with many elderly people. Their happiness is built on faith, so even though their material circumstances may look very ordinary, they live their lives with great joy and happiness. I have visited many herdsmen”s houses, and found that their living conditions are very simple and poor. The money you pay for one meal may be worth more than a few months of their household needs for over ten people. Compared relatively, however, the happiness they enjoy is far greater than many wealthier and more powerful people in the Han region.
There is an old saying: “Being wealthy is not necessarily being rich.” In Buddhism, someone who is content and satisfied with what he or she has is considered the wealthiest. With this satisfaction, whatever you do you will be happier. Nowadays, many people lack this awareness. If they have one car, they want a second one. After getting a second one, they will start to think about a third one, and they will also want a better quality car…. They only see the attractive side of things, but they neglect the negative effects. Ultimately, this leads them into endless mental agitation and suffering. In the Tibetan regions, there are many people who follow Mahayana Buddhism from their early childhood. Because of this, they have cultivated the altruistic mind and also inner satisfaction, and, as a result, their inner happiness greatly surpasses those of people living in big cities.
At present, you may find that there are some young Tibetans who behave even more wildly than people from the Han region. They come to the big cities and go to all the wrong places. This is due to the fact that they have lost their faith. For Han people, some of these things have become commonplace, so they aren”t so affected by them, but Tibetans who come to the big city are desperate for material comforts and often spend their lives in an aimless and self-indulgent way. This is now quite common.
(9) Question: I am a postdoctoral graduate from the School of Physics, Peking University. I studied biomedical engineering, and am now already working. For various reasons, I feel that Buddhism is very good, so I would like introduce it to the staff in my company in the hope that they not only value money but also develop some faith and beliefs, as well as some respect for conscience and morality. However, I am not able to make them all become Buddhists, nor can I make them believe that there are six realms of existence and past and future lives. What should I do
Answer: It is not necessary to use religious doctrines as a tool to nurture the positive aspects of people”s minds. As long as employees are guided toward having a kind heart, everyone should be able to accept this. The l…
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