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Buddha teaches us to develop Buddha nature, not to emphasize individuality

Chinese Master 2014-11-08

Some people have been studying Buddhism for a long time, but often emphasize their personality, and have always been used to it, and are not used to it.

What is personality?

It is the various habits (habits) we have cultivated since time immemorial and have various persistent natures.Buddha teaches us to develop Buddha nature (awareness), not to teach us to cultivate and emphasize personality;Buddha teaches us to let go of our troubles and habits, not to cultivate all kinds of obsessions;

To develop Buddha nature, we must let go of our troubles and attachments, so that Buddha nature can be developed, that is, we must give up our personality at any time and let go of our knowledge and views that are different from Buddha.

People who often emphasize how they are used to and who are not used to are not only incompatible with their daily lives, but often go against others' wishes and the Bodhi Gate, and cannot enter into the Buddha's wisdom and develop Buddha nature. Because they are bound by personality and habits, they are like a piece of ice, losing the softness and freedom of flowing water and clouds. They not only cannot flow "in line with the square", but are also easily broken.

Emphasizing personality and increasing "self-attachment" violates bodhicitta.The Amitabha Sutra tells us that to be reborn in the West, we must "create the Bodhicitta and always concentrate on chanting Amitabha Buddha."Bodhicitta is very abstract, as if all Buddhists often talk about the term "Bodhicitta".But what exactly is Bodhicitta?Have you posted it?I don't know either.

We need to understand whether we have developed the Bodhicitta, and we can check according to the principles taught by the ancestors. Are our thoughts and behaviors following the Bodhicitta or violating the Bodhicitta?

Simply put: If you respect all living beings to imagine for the public, to imagine for others, to respect others, and to provide for others, serving others is to follow the bodhicitta.On the other hand, if you take care of yourself, emphasize your personality, habits, and interests, and hope that others will respect me and follow my wishes, hope that others will serve me, respect your opinions, and surpass the opinions of sentient beings, and even hope that sentient beings will sacrifice and offer me for me, this is a violation of Bodhi, that is, a violation of the Bodhi mentality.

When we follow the Bodhi Gate, we will naturally let go of the troubles of "self-attachment" and will naturally correspond to the conditions for rebirth in the West;If you violate the Bodhi Gate, you are increasing the troubles of "self-attachment" and cultivating our selfish attachments. This is not in line with rebirth in the West, and the six realms of reincarnation will definitely be "famous on the list".

Respecting others and letting go of selfishness means following the Bodhicitta.People who usually know how to respect others, have respect and compassion for others are often more likely to correspond to Buddha. Why?Because to be sincere and respectful to others, you must let go of your "arrogance and troubles" to do it, and to let go of your "self-attachment" to do it.Therefore, when respecting others, you are letting go of yourself and being less attached to yourself, that is, the disease of "ego" is less serious.

People who value their own opinions and personality and their habits are those who value themselves and have strong selfishness, which means that they have more troubles in "ego" and are more dangerous. This is because they have more illnesses, heavy karma, and great dangers in reincarnation, which is not a good phenomenon.Once you pay attention to yourself, you will naturally be more despised and neglected. Of course, you cannot save sentient beings well. This violates the bodhicitta-"The boundless vow of sentient beings to save".

Review the "Bodhicitta" in the common life - Faith and Wish of Rebirth

We once said: Daily life is about testing the application questions for our faith and aspirations in the West.Whether the various thoughts, behaviors, and habits in our daily lives follow the bodhicitta or violate the bodhicitta, we should always observe and reflect. If the thoughts and practices that violate the bodhicitta are absolutely not in line with the Buddha, and it is not worth persisting in cultivating.

We must pay attention to corrections and adjustments at any time so that we will not violate our wish to "rebirth in the West", and will not let our lives down and cause "death in vain" for the rest of our lives!If it is a good habit that is helpful for us to rebirth in the West, it is worth persisting in cultivating it with care.

2024-02-05 18:04
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