Buddhist Aspiration
As one makes his bed, he must lie on it.

Because of ignorance and afflictions, evil karma is created that brings suffering.

Even anger toward an evil person creates nonvirtuous karma.

Those who cultivate the mind vow to help all sentient beings including the good, the underprivileged, the evil, and the privileged.

Medical doctors pay more attention to those who are seriously ill.

So do Bodhisattvas.

Desires can never be satisfied.

The more one seeks, the more desire runs off.

The more it is satisfied, the more it grows.

With virtuous Dharma, one is full energy spiritually and will naturally have less secular desires.

It is as if eating, when one is full, one no longer desires food.

When the mind corresponds with the Dharma, it is filled with delight that is food for the mind. 

On the other hand, one gets hungry for the next meal even though one has had enough for this meal.

It is a must that one continues to learn and gradually absorbs the nutrition that nourishes the mind.

修行人的发心

各人造业个人了，造了恶业会有苦果，是他的无明与烦恼；

对恶人起嗔恨心，同样也是不善之业，是自己的无明与烦恼。

修行人的发心本来就是要帮助一切众生，

善的、弱的要帮助，恶的、刚强的也要帮助。

医生对重病的人要花费更多的心力和时间，菩萨对众生亦复如是。

欲望是永远满足不了的，越追求，它跑得越远；越满足，它变得越大。

有善法入心，精神充足，自然世俗的欲望会变淡。

犹如吃东西，已经吃饱了，就不想再吃了。

与法相应的喜悦，就如心灵的食物。

反过来说，一顿吃饱了，下一顿还会饿的，

所以学习不要停，慢慢慢慢，才能吸收变成

“营养”，真正滋养心灵的成长。

Planting the seed of loving kindness
All seeds of the future are within our minds.

Life is infinite and it is not about the present, nor this life.

We must be aware that we are planting seeds of causes wherever and whenever. 

We must bemindful of these causes for they determine what the future holds.
Bodhisttvas keep practicing the Dharma.

As a result, they attain Buddhahood.  

The present is the cause whereas the Bodhi is the outcome. 

Supreme wisdom is achieved via continuous accumulation of small enlightenments.

Grand compassion is achieved via continuous cultivation of sympathy.

This is Buddhist practice.
Every thought and behavior in this present moment creates its karma, which plants an intangible seed for the future.

Although we have no choice but to liveunder the influence of past karma, the future can be changed.

What we should do is not to fight against the karmic force, but to create new karma according to the karmic law thus building up influence over the future. 

种善良的种子
一切希望的种子，都在自己内心之中。

人生不是只看现在，也不等于只有此生，

要知道我们随时随地都在种因，照看好这些因，未来就蕴藏在此中。
佛是果，菩萨是因；菩提是果，当下是因。

大智慧是由一点一滴的小觉悟积累而成的，

大慈悲是由一分一毫的同情心培养而来的，这就是修行。
我们当下的每一个心念和行为，

都是在造业，为未来埋下无形的种子。

虽然现在活在过去业力的影响中没有办法，

但是未来却是可以改变的。

我们要做的，不是与业力抗争，

而是根据因果法则去造新的业，

积累对未来的影响力。

Non-self
The Buddha’s teachings emphasize the concept of “anatta”, which means “Non-self”.

The “Self” here means a state of permanence, oneness, and dominance.
It is due to habitual practice of attachment that a “self” is formed in our mind.
We believe the “Self” is constant, independent and everlasting such that we tend to manipulate people and things around us, carving for attention and approval. These are manifestation of obsession with the “self”.

Our thoughts, influenced by many conditions, are ever-changing and non-self as well.

无我

佛法说无我，这个“我”是常、一、主宰之意。

人长久串习的执著，

会在心里构建出一个“我”的存在，

认为“我”会一直存在，不会变化，

可以独立，不需要别人，

而且喜欢去支配周围的人和事，

希望别人重视自己的意见等，

这些都是我执的表现。

思想是许多因缘影响的、变化的，也是无我的。

Can desire bring happiness?
Human beings technology development and inventions are all to satisfy desires.

Desire is what makes this world wonderful;

but meanwhile desire is the cause of human afflictions and it dries out as well as shadows our inner minds.

Therefore, we must reflect upon the relationship between desire and happiness so that we can manage our desires.

欲望真的带来快乐吗？

人类的种种科技、发明，都是为了满足欲望而产生的，

欲望让这个世界变得丰富多彩；

但同时，人们的种种烦恼也是因为欲望而产生、膨胀的，

它也让我们的内心变得干涸、黑暗。

因此，我们必须去思考欲望与快乐的关系，

去选择和管理自己的欲望。

 Doing the right thing
“Although this makes sense, I just cannot let go.”

This is the thinking pattern behind knowing but cannot do.

“Although it is hard to let go, this does make sense.”

This is the thinking pattern behind doing the right thing.

The truth is yours only if you endeavor to follow suit.

Otherwise it is of no use as you remain an outsider.

知道就去做

知道却做不到的思维模式是：

“虽然道理这么说，可是真的放不下。”

如理实践的思维模式是：

“虽然很难放下，但是道理这么说。”

听懂的道理，要真正走心，才会成为自己思维的一部分，

否则永远是一个外围的过客，无有大益。

How to address afflictions

One is to seek a tranquil mind, not a confined mind. 

On the pursuit of a tranquil mind, some find that the more they do, the more confined their minds become as they only enjoy solitude.

Such tranquility is rather superficial and fallacious.

Superficial speaks to the narrow-minded nature as one is incapable of dealing with more people and taking more responsibilities.

Fallacious speaks to the deceptive nature as it is not that one truly addresses afflictions, it is the lack of external conditions causing afflictions.  

如何调伏烦恼

心要静，但不要小。

有的人越追求静心，心越封闭，只愿独处自得，

这种“静”未免肤浅、虚诳。

肤浅，是言心之狭窄，没有能力去应对、承担更多人与事；

虚诳，是因为这种静是假的，只是没有外境引发内心的烦恼，

而不是真正调伏了烦恼。

Seeking true happiness
Accept everything as it is.

When you find inner peace, you are at home.

On a grand scheme of things, this life is nothing but a temporary existence out of a combination of karmic causes.

However, there is infinite value in this ephemeral life to be discovered.

It is through such discovery that man finds true happiness.

寻找真正的快乐

既来之，则安之，心安处即是家。

更长远来看，此生也不过如匆匆过客，

都是因缘和合的暂时存在。

但是，如梦如寄的人生中蕴含着无限的意义，

要找到它，才有真正的快乐可言。