【Life Wisdom】20161103 - Giving of Ourselves for a Better World

Giving of Ourselves for a Better World

三理四相示真諦
微渧先墮滌塵垢
發心立願齊造福
轉穢為淨至聖地

the Buddha shared with everyone how to carry ourselves in this world,hoping to awaken our wisdom and help us realize that we all share the same Buddha nature so we'll have faith that we can all attain Buddhahood.
The Buddha used various ways to guide us to deepen our faith and inspire us to make vows to go amongst people to serve.
He also reminded us not to be tainted while giving of ourselves.
All this is what he'd emphasized in the sutra over and over again.
So, the Buddha had put all his heart into teaching the Lotus Sutra as he hoped that we can take the sutra to heart and carry out its teachings and spirit.
But, as compassionate as the Buddha was,he also kept reminding us right from the start that we should be prepared because in a world filled with turbidity,it is very difficult to do good and walk the path of goodness.
This is what he kept telling us to let us know that,despite all the difficulties facing us,we should still be firm in our vows and keep our hearts pure and untainted while going amongst people to serve.
This is how the Buddha was trying his best to let us know that the world we're living in now is filled with impurity and turmoil where people's sense of moral values and ethics is declining.
So, we should turn the crisis into an opportunity by transforming the defiled world into a pure land and everyone into a sage.
To do that, we need to make vows to serve as bodhisattvas by practicing the Six Paramitas and diligently create a Buddha land in this world.
This is what we should do steadfastly.