Why do you light up lights in front of the Buddha?

Growing up, when I went to worship Buddha, I would always see lamps lit in front of the Buddha. When I was young, I never understood why. I didn’t know until I grew up. Why light the Buddha headlamp? That’s because lamps are a symbol of light and wisdom. Lighting lamps in front of the Buddha can illuminate our ignorance through the light of Buddha’s wisdom, achieve our wisdom perfection, and gain supreme merit. Therefore, the "Infinite Life Sutra" says: "The light for the world is the most glorious field of blessing in the world." The "Bodhisattva Tibetan Sutra" also says: "Hundreds and thousands of lights can repent and repent." This great mother destroyed her The anger in his heart also allows a life that has gone astray to find its way back and be reborn. Although her behavior was unnatural, she was extremely compassionate. Her kindness and tolerance were extremely touching. However, as a human being, in real life, it is inevitable that you will encounter things that are not what you want or be harmed by others, so you will naturally get angry. This inner fire is what Buddhism calls anger. This kind of anger, hatred, resentment and the mentality of harming others will cause heat, annoyance and restlessness in the body and mind of all living beings. It is also one of the fundamental troubles of human beings. Together with greed and ignorance, it is called the "three poisons". Buddhists say: When a thought of anger arises, millions of obstacles will open. When Zhang Jiucheng of the Song Dynasty visited Zen Master Xi, Zen Master Xi asked, "Why are you here?" Zhang Jiucheng replied, "I came here to attend Xi Zen to get rid of the anger in my heart." After hearing this, Zen Master Xi knew that he had not yet understood the Tao, so he deliberately tried to test it. : "Why did you wake up so early and your wife was slept with by someone else?" When Zhang Jiucheng heard the Zen master say for no reason that his wife was sleeping with someone else, his heart was filled with ignorance, and he said angrily: "Ignorance is so bald, how dare you say such a thing?" The Zen master smiled slightly and said calmly: "Flapping the fan lightly, smoke started coming from the furnace again." After hearing this, Zhang Jiucheng felt ashamed and converted to Buddhism more sincerely. The Japanese monk Yamaoka Tetsune also had a similar experience. Tie Zhou visited famous teachers everywhere. One day, he met Monk Duyuan from Xiangguo Temple. In order to express his enlightenment, he proudly said to Du Yuan: "The mind, the Buddha, and all living beings are all empty. The true nature of phenomena is emptiness. There is no enlightenment, no confusion, no saint, no ordinary, no giving and no receiving." "Duyuan was smoking at that time and did not reply. But he suddenly raised his pipe and hit the hill. The young Zen man was very angry and shouted: "Why are you hitting me?" Duyuan asked back: "Everything is in vain. Where did you get such a bad temper?" Angry, Anger, resentment, these are the inner fire caused by troubles, that is, the poison of anger. When we encounter something that goes against our wishes or does not go our way, we will develop hatred, and our body and mind will not be able to calm down. The resulting anger, hate, annoyance, jealousy, harm and other extremely harmful emotions will lead to hatred. If one's heart is full of emotions, there will be fights or mutual killings. At the least, it will endanger one person, one family or a village, and at worst, it will cause the entire society and even the country to fall into disaster. Therefore, Volume 14 of "The Theory of Great Wisdom" says: "Anger and hatred are to blame. Among the three poisons, this is the deepest; among the ninety-eight poisons, this is the strongest; among all the heart diseases, it is the most difficult to cure. "The Sutra of Buddhist Relics says: "You should know that the fire of anger is worse than the fierce fire, and it is constant. When guarding, no one can get in. The thief of merit has no fault. "Also, Han Shanzi has a poem that says: "Anger is the fire in the heart, which can burn the forest of merit." If you think about it carefully, when people are angry, they will be angry. It's like a dark cloud is hanging over your heart. The more you try to get rid of it, the more you can't get rid of it. In fact, no one likes to be angry, but often when the realm is present, there is no way not to be angry, and the more you think about it, the more angry you become. Due to the different habits of all living beings, some people get caught in the fire, while others don't seem to be angry, but they are secretly sulking in their hearts. No matter what, the fire in my heart was slowly ignited by the anger and resentment, and finally turned into a raging fire. Ignoring it, it burned away all the merits - family affection, love, friendship; good interpersonal relationships and good results. Of course, no one is a saint, and no one can maintain a good state all the time. However, through continuous learning and practice, we can slowly adjust ourselves and learn to be "patience" and restraint when big things happen. Therefore, Han Shanzi's poem says: "If you want to follow the path of Bodhisattva, endure humiliation and protect your true heart." Zen Master Ci Shou, an eminent monk in the Song Dynasty, also wrote a poem "Backsliding": "Nothing is like a backsliding person. He rubs his head to his heels and looks at himself. Just because he blows out the fire in his heart, he no longer sees the anger in his stomach.

If something can still be done, why not be happy; if it can't be done, what's the use of being worried? "Yes, neither rage nor joy can make us have a peaceful heart, so it is better to look at the world calmly.