Master Hsing Yun's "Thoughts Determine Destiny"
Everyone hopes that their life will be good, not only a good life, but also a long life. Unfortunately, things are counterproductive, and there are many unsatisfactory things in life. When everything goes wrong and disasters continue to happen, many people will start to try "fortune telling", hoping to "change their luck" through fortune telling.
Therefore, we use all kinds of methods such as praying to gods and asking for hexagrams, asking for help from idols, asking for poems, asking for cups, applying mantras, drinking talisman water, changing Feng Shui, changing names, etc. At this time, heretics used superstitious folk beliefs such as supernatural powers and induction to eliminate disasters for people. Naturally, there were those who liked to talk about mysteries and have incorrect knowledge and views.
Buddhists do not talk about fate, but about karma. If there are many good deeds, the blessings will be great, and if the blessings are great, everything will go smoothly, and you will seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. If there is too much bad karma, there will be little blessing; if there is insufficient blessing, everything will go wrong and there will be more disasters. The quality of our destiny is determined by our own actions and is controlled by our own hands. We do not let others calculate it, and others cannot help us change our destiny. We rely on ourselves to do good deeds and accumulate good karma. This is a life that is smooth and smooth by turning blessings into karma, letting heavy karma be lightly repaid, and light retribution disappearing.
In addition to being related to "blessings", a person's thoughts often determine the fate of his life invisibly. Whether we are happy or not does not depend on how much or what we have, but on what we think in our hearts. This is our "mind" and "mentality". What kind of thoughts determine what kind of fate, what kind of mentality determines what kind of encounters.
For example, a person who loves to complain, because he always has a complaining mentality, over time, "complaining" becomes his usual language in daily life, and over time, it becomes his expertise, and this expertise invisibly determines He has a lamentable and resentful personality, which makes his experiences full of surliness and decadence.
A critical person, because he always has a critical mentality, will develop the habit of "disliking others" over time, and will develop the habit of speaking negatively and being picky in doing things. A personality that likes to look at shortcomings will lead to a depressed life that does not know how to be tolerant and understanding.
A person who loves to talk right and wrong often has the mentality of gossiping, so that "talking right and wrong" has become his specialty, and gossiping has become a habit in his life. Over time, "loving to talk right and wrong", "Love to hear right and wrong" echoes with harsh words, causing life to be surrounded by "hearsay" and "alarmist" arguments. In this way, your life will not be peaceful. Living without peace is also a kind of suffering. Being riddled with troubles and troubles is even more unfortunate and sad.
Personality, habits, mentality, etc. are all related to "mind". If the mind is not changed, no matter how Feng Shui, industry, name, etc. are changed, destiny cannot be changed. This is what is said: "The environment cannot be changed, but the state of mind can be changed."
In the same way, "Life cannot be changed, but the outlook on life can be changed." Therefore, a concept can change an idea. When the idea changes, the mentality changes. When the mentality changes, the attitude changes. When the attitude changes, the habits change. When the habits change, the performance changes. When the performance changes, the life changes. A life change changes the destiny.
Therefore, we do not need to let others calculate our "fate", and no one can help us change our "luck". If we want a good life, we must learn to "luck our destiny" and use the outlook on life of righteousness and wisdom to break away from superstition and Wrong beliefs, wrong knowledge, and wrong views.
Buddhism tells us: "Every time you raise your mind, use your mouth, move your tongue, or raise your hands and feet, they are all karma." If karma leads to good, life will be bright and brilliant; if karma leads to evil, life will be sad and gloomy. Good karma must be inspired by good thoughts, and bad karma must be eliminated by good thoughts.
In the course of life, our thoughts are always with us. Good thoughts are like a kind seed, which will bloom into fragrant and beautiful flowers, allowing us to have a happy life. Bad thoughts are like an evil seed, which will bear the fruit of misfortune and lead us to a life of sorrow and bitterness.
So we say: "The mind can determine the different destiny of each person."
Master Cheng Yen said in Jing Si Yu: "Ordinary people are controlled by fate, but wise men are controlled by fate." Manipulate destiny". He also said: "People want destiny, not fate."
In other words, it tells us that although destiny exists, it is still up to me. A good life does not depend on praying or asking for blessings from others, nor does it depend on blessings and initiations from others.
"One thought changes the mind" and happiness will come, and blessings will come.
"One thought is pure" and the heart will be sincere and good luck will prevail.
"One mind is right." "If you are dedicated to kindness," then your heart will be upright and evil will not invade.
"If you are dedicated to kindness," then one thought of kindness will break through a thousand disasters.
The noble person who can change our destiny is not far away, and "righteousness" is the greatest noble person in our lives.