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Many people feel that they are poor and need to work hard on the economy.How should I view it?

Tibetan Master 2017-11-17

Q: Many people feel that they are poor and need to work hard on the economy.How should I view it?

Sodaji Khenpo: Nowadays, many people feel that "I don't have this, I don't have that", and they are always in dissatisfaction.But if you go and look at those refugees, you will realize that you actually have a lot.If you measure it from the perspective of wealth, you are actually very rich and happy, but you just don’t realize it.Therefore, it is important to have a contented heart and have few desires.

Many people now do not understand the true meaning of "rich people".In the 1970s, a person who had 10,000 yuan was called a millionaire; more than 40 years later, he might have 100 million yuan to be considered rich; in another twenty years, he might have to have 10 billion yuan to be considered rich.In fact, no matter how much money you have, if you lack control over desires, your heart will be in short supply and always feel poverty and cannot be considered a rich person.

So does Buddhism disagree with any pursuit? Nor, reasonable pursuit is allowed by Buddhism.Advocating contentment and lack of desire does not mean that people don’t want to survive.It is understandable that a person obtains basic living materials, but if he possesses too much or even squanders it, it is denied by Buddhism.

——《Ecological Thoughts in Buddhism

2024-02-05 18:07
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