Master Chin Kung talked about world peace 3

 Restore the essence of religious education

 　　 The conference documents of this conference raised three very meaningful questions when describing the background of the conference: (1) Do people really understand the religion they support?  (2) Can they really practice according to the teaching prescribed by the holy book?  (3) Can they truly understand the core values ​​of religion?

 Jingkong is willing to tell you frankly that I have been engaged in religious education for fifty-four years, and I have been studying, practicing, and expounding on the above-mentioned related issues.

 Buddhism is the education of Buddha Shakyamuni.  We call Buddha Shakyamuni the "master", and we are the disciples of the Buddha.  We have a teacher-student relationship with Buddha Shakyamuni.  His name has profound educational significance.  "Sakyamuni" means kindness and fraternity, which can help all living beings get away from suffering and happiness. This is the virtue of compassion; "Muni" means silence and purity, and is the virtue of wisdom.  Speaking of Buddha Shakyamuni, we immediately think that we should be pure and undisturbed to ourselves, and be kind and fraternal to others.  This is totally inspired by education.  Buddha Shakyamuni has been speaking for forty-nine years in his life and has lectured more than 300 meetings.  He is a kind multicultural society educator.

And all religions in the world are social education advocated by their religious founders.  Every religion must move towards teaching and towards religious education.  Although the form of religion is needed, the teaching of religion is more important. The form is like a coat, and teaching is the content and the essence.  On February 18, 2004, when Mr. Wahid talked to me about this issue, he wittily said to me: "Some people are not looking for God at all, they are just looking for the clothes of God. And I know what you feel.  We are interested in the true God, not the outer garment of God.” Yes, we must explore the connotation of religion, use the spirit of religion to guide believers, implement the theories and methods in religious scriptures into our lives, improve our spirituality, and transform  In our life, this kind of religion is full of vitality.  Therefore, to those who come to my lectures for the first time, I first introduce "Knowing Buddhism" to them, so that they understand that religion is not superstition, not blind faith, it is sacred education.

 This kind of sage education will change the temperament of people. The first stage will turn people from evil into good, and various kinds of education will make people "do not do evil, and all good will follow." The second stage will make people  Enlightenment, through the study of sage classics, make people understand the truth of life in the universe, the universe is the environment in which we live, and life is ourselves; the third stage, conversion to sanctification, through in-depth study, self-transformation, self  Perfect, and increasingly consistent with the sages.  Not only Buddhism, but the education of all other religions will have such educational results.

In view of the degeneration of social ethics and morality, the decency of etiquette standards, the influx of material desires, and the turn of evil in people's minds, family education, school education, and social education focus only on the inculcation of scientific and technological knowledge, and abandoned ethical education.  Only by relying on religious education to enlighten the people with the treasures of various religions, the norms of words and deeds of sages, and the teachings of sacred religions, can we maintain the integrity of the family, the stability of the society, and the long-term governance of the country and world peace.

 The famous British historical philosopher, Dr. Tonby, highly praised the Chinese Confucian and Mencius doctrines and Mahayana Buddhism.  He believes that this is a good medicine to solve the social problems of the 21st century.

 Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius is based on benevolence as the center, etiquette as the norm, and family ethics as the fundamental education.  The moral content recommended includes: filial piety, loyalty, faithfulness, etiquette, righteousness, integrity, shame, benevolence, love, harmony, and peace.  The Confucian and Mencius doctrine emphasizes five relationships and ten righteousness in dealing with the relationship between people.  The "five relationships" refer to father and son, husband and wife, brothers, monarchs and ministers, and friends. The five relationships should be "father and son are relatives, monarchs and ministers are righteous, husbands and wives are distinguished (different division of labor), elders and children are orderly, and friends are trustworthy.  "(See "Mencius • Teng Wen Gong Zhang Ju").  "Ten righteousness" refers to "the righteousness of the father, the filial piety of the son, the brotherhood, the brotherhood, the righteousness of the husband, the wife (docile cooperation), the long benefit, the young shun, the emperor and the benevolence, and the loyalty of the minister.  "Book of Rites" Li Yun chapter).  These five principles and ten righteousness clarify each person's interpersonal relationship in society, moral and ethical concepts, and their obligations.  Using the twelve virtues and five ethics and righteousness included in the Confucian and Mencius doctrines to cultivate one's body, align the family, govern the country, and pacify the world, the hearts of the people will be good, the family will be harmonious, the country will last forever, and the world will be peaceful.  And it is all about whether the "Disciples Regulations" are truly implemented.

 Confucianism inherits the teachings of ancient Chinese Yao and Shun, and has a long history of at least five thousand years.  And another one that has a profound influence on the Chinese is Buddhism.  Buddhism came from India during the Han Dynasty in 67 AD.  The basic doctrine of Buddhism is: "All evils are forbidden, all goodnesses are practiced, and they are self-purifying. It is all Buddhism."  The Buddhist classics advocate: filial piety to support parents, serving teachers, and practicing ten kinds of good karma: 1. No killing, 2. No stealing, 3. No adultery, 4. No lying, 5. No profligacy, 6. No evil talk  , Seven, no two tongues, eight, no greed, nine, no aversion, ten, no foolishness.  Buddhism advocates education of true wisdom, education of cause and effect, where good is rewarded for good, and evil is rewarded for evil.  The Buddha explained to people the six things of "nature, appearance, reason, matter, cause, and effect" in life in the universe.  The Buddhist scriptures tell us, "If you want to know the cause of the past life, the recipient of this life is; if you want to know the effect of the next life, the author is the author of this life."  Therefore, Buddhism educates the public not to create evil causes and avoid evil consequences.  The root of Buddhism teaching is filial piety and respect for the teacher, and the foundation of filial piety is also in the concrete practice of the "Disciple Guidance".

Mahayana Buddhism in life is based on the principles of self-interest, altruism, and self-consciousness. It implements the six practice methods (six degrees) of generosity, precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom. When getting along with the public, use generosity and love  The four ways of receiving and helping sentient beings, namely, speaking, benefiting (serving for sentient beings), and colleague (integrating into the masses), make merit and wisdom more perfect.  The teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of wisdom and love.  To enable the educated to understand the truth of life in the universe, so as to properly handle the relationship between man and man; the relationship between man and nature; the relationship between man and heaven and earth ghosts (the relationship between man and all creatures in different dimensions).  The educational connotation of Buddhism is very rich. It not only guides one's life, can obtain immeasurable blessings and wisdom due to the ten good karma, six degrees, four repercussions, etc., but also guides people to transcend the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death, and transcend the suffering of reincarnation.

 If you do not stay in the external form of religion, but completely restore the essence of religious education and thoroughly implement the teachings of the classics, all sentient beings will gain real benefits.  And the happiness of the family, the prosperity of the country

Master Chin Kung talks about world peace 2

 2. Multiple religions come from the same source

 　　 Cingkong began to study the Buddha education at the age of 26, and guided his life with the holy scriptures of Buddhism. At the age of 79, he has experienced 54 springs and autumns.  Later, I extensively studied and studied the classics of other religions.  I used to study the Christian "Bible" with my heart, and selected an excerpt from the "Bible Quotations" for Buddhists' reference. During the Buddhist teaching training class held in Singapore, I used to study the Catholic Rosary and in Singapore  The Catholic Church gave a report on the study of the "Rose"; in September 2004, I was in Hong Kong to explain the study experience of the "Quran" of Islam...

 　　 Through studying the scriptures of multiple religions, I realized that the root of all religions is kindness and fraternity.  Buddhism talks about great mercy, Catholicism and Christianity talk about God loving the world, Islam says God is merciful, and so on.  Although different religions have differences in name and appearance, their purpose is to be kind and fraternity, and the goal is to make all sentient beings free from suffering and happiness, and live in a beautiful and peaceful world with physical and mental stability.

 　　 Jingkong realized that although every religion talks about the creation of the universe, although there are many kinds of names, but in fact, there is only one true god in the universe (Buddhism called the equality of mind, dharma, and reality).  This true God has perfect wisdom, merit, and supernatural powers, and the suffering of sentient beings can be saved by the kind of body that should be saved.  In Buddhism it is Buddha and Bodhisattva, in Christianity it is God and Jesus, in Islam it is God and Muhammad, etc.  The sacredness of each religion is the incarnation of the only true god in the universe.  The different incarnations of the true God are for skillful and convenient cultivation, adapting to different races, regions, cultures, and beings of different roots, so they have different external forms and different art teaching methods.  It turns out that we are from the same source!  It turns out that we are all one!  Therefore, we have every reason to let go of all prejudices, misunderstandings, confrontations and conflicts, arm in arm, and sincerely cooperate and help each other heart-to-heart, so as to bring peace and happiness to mankind.  This is the most basic idea for us to learn and receive the "religious education of love".

 　　 After we understand these principles, it is inevitable that religions live in harmony, learn from each other, cooperate with each other, and teach together.  We work together to guide all believers and restore the original goodness of kindness and fraternity.  The unity of religions leads to world peace, and the education of religions leads to social stability. In this way, we will transform the earth, our world into a paradise, into a world of bliss, and into a heaven.

 　　 During his stay in Singapore, Jingkong established friendly exchanges and harmonious relations with the nine major religions in Singapore.  The nine major religions have all been to our lecture halls to preach. Our believers listened respectfully. We also went to lecture halls of other religions. They also respectfully welcomed and learned from each other.  At the New Year’s prayer meeting, we prayed for world peace together.  And fund each other's charity and relief work.  They also organized a joint delegation to visit China in 2000, which increased mutual exchanges and friendship.  In 2003, when the Australian Buddhist Pure School of Buddhism was established, the nine major religious groups in Singapore came to Australia to congratulate us.  President Nathan of Singapore was very impressed with the unprecedented harmony and unity of the nine major religions in his country.  During my six invitation visits to Indonesia in 2004, I introduced this experience to the leaders of the Indonesian government and their religious leaders, which also aroused their great interest.  I was invited as an honorary advisor to visit Cairo, Egypt, and the Holy Catholic city of Vatican, Italy, together with the Indonesian religious delegation, and met with Pope John Paul II, the elder of the University of Alazia with a thousand-year history of Islam.  John Paul II).  In December 2004, they invited me to be a consultant to visit China. Leaders of various major religions in Indonesia, Indonesian government officials and former President Wahid all participated in this visit.  These exchanges have enhanced the friendly exchanges, understanding and mutual assistance, and peace and unity between Chinese and Indian religions.

Master Chin King talks about world peace 1

 Since the September 11th incident in the United States, the entire world has been in a state of instability, conflicts have increased and escalated, and the people have longed for peace.  But where is the source of peace?  Where is the root of the conflict?  Observe carefully and realize that this is not outside at all, but in our hearts.

 　　Harmony, harmony is the most precious, is the law of nature (the universe is originally harmonious, just like the human body is originally harmonious and healthy).  Harmony is the inherent virtue of our nature.  The founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, when he was enlightened and enlightened, he said the first sentence from deep meditation, which is: "Wonderful! Wonderful! All sentient beings in the world have the same things as Buddha.  Wisdom, light, harmony, and virtue cannot be manifested only because they are covered by delusions, troubles, greed and attachments."

 　　 Our nature is pure and pure, and peaceful.  As the Chinese Confucian said, "At the beginning of human beings, human nature is inherently good."  Why did it become unkind and confrontational?  That's because of the function of habit. The habit is the acquired knowledge and insights, and by clinging to these insights and not giving way, peace is broken and conflicts and confrontations arise.  So to restore peace, you must first start from your own heart.  First, resolve the conflict between your inner nature and habits.  Letting go of the inner thoughts of controlling and possessing all people, things, and things, letting go of greed and hatred, and all deeds that harm others and self-interest, can fundamentally resolve all conflicts in the world and restore true peace.

 　　 The fundamental return of peace to the heart is based on the theoretical basis of Buddhist classics and the evidence of modern scientific experiments.

 In Buddhism’s most famous classic "Hua Yan Sutra", it says: "If people want to know, all Buddhas in the three generations should observe the nature of the Dharma and create everything based on their minds." (See "Hua Yan Sutra, Volume 19, Yemo Palace"  This sentence means that the universe and the world’s life are created by our mind and deeds-only the mind is present, and only the consciousness changes.  Another well-known classic "Shou Shurangama Sutra" (Volume 1) said: "All dharmas are born from the heart. All cause and effect, the dust of the world, the body is formed by the mind."  pregnancy".  Our thoughts, our minds, affect everything on the outside.  This truth is very deep.  The "Hua Yan Sutra" fully explained this problem.  I'm currently teaching this sutra. I have spoken for more than two thousand five hundred hours. I haven't finished it yet. Now I can only cite an analogy: dreaming is an experience that everyone has.  We have a good mentality and we often have beautiful dreams.  If our mentality is fierce, we will often have nightmares.  Where do dreams come from?  All the realms, all the characters, all the mountains, rivers and earth in the dream are not realized by our minds?

 　　 Modern science has gradually confirmed this.  Dr. Emoto Katsushika from Japan has conducted research on water for ten years and found that the human mind can change the shape of water crystals.  Kindness and good thoughts can make the crystal shape of water beautiful, and disgusting and evil thoughts can make the crystal shape of water ugly.  For example, put a cup of water with the words "peace" and another cup with the words "war".  After a period of time, through instrumental observation, it will be found that the water crystals of the former have become very beautiful, while the water crystals of the latter have become very ugly.  Dr. Masaru Emoto’s scientific discoveries were valued by the United Nations Headquarters and he was invited to New York, USA to give a report.  I personally invited Dr. Jiang Bensheng to come to Australia and gave three test reports on his ten-year water research at Jingzong College, Griffith University, and University of Southern Queensland.  These reports fully demonstrate that "the mind can affect material changes, and the mind can affect and change the external environment."  This discovery has brought new thinking to people’s lives, has brought a new plan for environmental protection workers to purify people’s hearts before purifying the environment, and has brought far-reaching enlightenment to peace workers: only to eliminate their inner conflicts.  , Injustice and disputes can achieve external harmony, the stability and peace of the family, society and the universe.  There is a famous saying in our Buddhist scriptures: "A pure heart leads to a pure land."  We have found the source of peace-in our hearts.

Keeping promise is so important

 Life is not easy but full of challenges. If someone help us during our difficult time, we need to remember keeping promise is extremely important. Once losing trust, it is very difficult to win back their trust again.

Yes, I did this before but I learn from this occurrence.

Not long ago, I need financial assistance, a friend lended me some money so as to help me settle outstanding loans but with one condition that I must not borrow from other parties. I agreed but somehow I broke the promise. And he lost the trust on me. I apologized to him and I know I have to keep promises in future.