{"id":3440,"date":"2023-07-07T21:23:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yzzks.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/07\/%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e5%a5%bd%ef%bc%8c%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e5%b0%b1%e5%a5%bd%ef%bc%81\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:15:33","slug":"when-china-is-good-the-world-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/%e9%ad%85%e5%8a%9b%e4%b8%9c%e6%96%b9\/3440\/","title":{"rendered":"When China is good, the world is good!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Yesterday, a layperson asked, \u201cWhy are people so scattered these days? What will become of this country in the future?\u201d<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\t<span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Shuangyin told him not to worry\u2014just be true to yourself. Everything will turn out all right. The human heart is the heart of the Dao; if there is no Dao, there is no heart. If a person devotes themselves wholeheartedly to the Dao, their heart will naturally remain focused. However, don\u2019t concern yourself with whether people\u2019s hearts are inclined toward goodness; as long as your own heart is first and foremost devoted to the Dao, that is enough.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; How many truly seek the Way? Even among so-called Buddhist practitioners, very few are actually seeking the Way; most are merely seeking blessings and cannot even be called those who have attained self-liberation. They do nothing but seek blessings while continuing to create karma. They are so deeply ensnared in this that they cannot extricate themselves, yet they claim to be practicing Buddhism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, as disciples of the Buddha, we must lead by example and start with ourselves. Ask fewer questions and devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the Path!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Confucianism also has its own concept of the \u201cDao\u201d; for example, the phrase \u201cilluminating the Dao to save the world\u201d refers to the bodhicitta\u2014that is, liberating all sentient beings! It is the same thing. In the past, the Chinese sought to align everything with the Dao and dared not do anything that strayed from it; today, however, people have lost this tradition, so they no longer care about the Dao or anything of the sort. All they value is immediate gain\u2014only what serves their own interests matters. This \u201cgain\u201d is purely self-serving; without it, they won\u2019t even get out of bed in the morning. Although this is quite tragic, we must still try to understand it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; This helps us understand why, in the past, there were martyrs who remained loyal to the end, even unto death! Why, then, are so many today mere slaves to alcohol, lust, wealth, and ambition? Whether they are billionaires whose fortunes rival those of nations or high-ranking officials holding the second-highest rank in the state, are they not all just the same?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; This is the result of the loss of tradition. What exactly is this so-called \u201ctradition\u201d that has been passed down? It is the doctrinal lineage! Because this tradition has been lost\u2014and with it, the doctrinal lineage\u2014people\u2019s hearts are now devoid of the Way!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;If one lacks the Way in one\u2019s heart, even someone in a position of great power and influence is merely an ordinary person\u2014let alone a mere worldly man who is simply well-off. If one has the Way in one\u2019s heart, then that person is a Bodhisattva; as long as one has the Bodhicitta, one is a Bodhisattva\u2014right here and now!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; What is a Bodhisattva? A Bodhisattva is someone who has perfected the human condition. Only a Bodhisattva can devote themselves to all sentient beings\u2014and even sacrifice their own life for them!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Confucianism refers to such people as \u201cscholars.\u201d \u201cA scholar must be both magnanimous and resolute, for the burden is heavy and the road is long.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cYi\u201d means \u201crighteousness\u201d; \u201crighteousness\u201d means \u201cthe Way.\u201d Therefore, the ancient sages spoke of \u201crighteousness reaching the heavens\u201d\u2014meaning that \u201cthe Way\u201d is higher than the heavens. Of course, only the \u201cscholar-gentlemen\u201d\u2014that is, bodhisattvas\u2014are capable of achieving \u201crighteousness reaching the heavens,\u201d and such individuals are quite rare today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Although it\u2019s rare, it does exist. What sustains this nation is precisely this rare quality: morale! Otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago. Because true sages and true Bodhisattvas dwell in this world, the Saha World is able to endure and persevere. It is the vows of the Bodhisattvas that have brought about this land of bliss, just as Amitabha Buddha\u2019s vows brought about the Western Pure Land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; The greatest Bodhisattva of our time is the Great Sage Xi Jinping; only a Bodhisattva could possess such a great vow! It is precisely because of the unparalleled vow in his heart\u2014to \u201cilluminate the Way and save the world\u201d\u2014that he possesses innate wisdom and spontaneous wisdom, and is thus able to naturally generate infinite, immeasurable, and boundless great wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Morale comes from the hearts of the people. If more people could be of one mind with Great Vow Bodhisattva and unite as one, just imagine how wonderful our country would be!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;This is what is called \u201cthe Buddhas of the Ten Directions sharing the same compassionate power\u201d\u2014how sublime and inconceivable!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; When China is doing well, the world is doing well! If China falls into chaos, the world will be in utter disarray. Therefore, reviving traditional Chinese culture is the key to saving the world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:14px;font-family:SimSun;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; This is the true meaning of the \u201cChinese Dream.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u6628\u65e5\uff0c\u6709\u5c45\u58eb\u95ee\uff0c\u4e3a\u4f55\u73b0\u5728<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":17,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-26"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7540,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions\/7540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}