What enlightenment does Buddhism have for modern society? Our modern society can be said to be a morbid society, especially now our society is full of contradictions, such as the contradiction between man and nature, the contradiction between individual and society, and the contradiction between self and body. These contradictions can be said to be caused by the alienation of ourselves. Philosophically speaking, alienation means that we originally created such things to strive for more freedom and greater freedom for ourselves, but the result is bound by what we created. This is alienation.
Our present society, on the one hand, is the rapid development of science and technology, on the other hand, is the loss of humanistic spirit. We sometimes unconsciously become slaves to God and blindly believe in God. Or we will become slaves of things and become such things that pursue material desires. Nowadays, people tend to be self-centered. Self-promotion is also very fashionable now. In the process of self-centeredness and self-publicity, in fact, a large number of personality divisions have been caused. The core thing in this is actually a kind of self-loss.
I remember when my teacher, Mr. Feng Youlan, gave us a lecture, saying that we can determine that the social problems are the most serious if we look at which thinkers in history emphasized what ideas. So I think each of us is emphasizing self-prominence, self-centeredness, self-publicity, self-expression and so on, which just shows our self-loss. In the words of Buddhism, it is the result of the infinite expansion of our greed, ignorance and three poisons. Greed, mainly refers to the physical above, but also includes the spiritual pursuit of infinite desire; Anger is a kind of resentment, that is, imbalance, always jealous of others. You are unhappy when others are better than you, and you are unhappy when others are better than you. We are suffering from mental illness now. In a competitive society, it is the process of catching up with each other, and this resentment is the worst. Why is the sub-health situation in our society very serious now? The most fundamental thing of sub-health is psychological imbalance! Idioms are upside down. Reverse delusion is that you can't see the true face of the phenomenal world. The opposite of delusion is wisdom, and wisdom is to see the essence of phenomena, that is, sexual emptiness.
In view of this kind of disease, Buddhism is of great benefit to our present social life. Buddhism emphasizes understanding my true colors, not only understanding, but also understanding. So what is human nature? Clean or empty. According to popular words, life does not bring, and death does not bring. As far as matter is concerned, we came into this world naked and we left this world naked. What can you take? I always talk about things outside my body. However, people's spiritual achievements can be taken away. After death, a lot of spiritual wealth disappears. This is a very important problem for us now, that is, how to protect and inherit such intangible property.
Therefore, by recognizing the purity of nature and the impermanence of all phenomena, you can use such wisdom, that is, the wisdom of prajnaparamita, to eliminate your separation and let go of your persistence. We can join the WTO with our natural hearts, and we also need to join the WTO with our natural hearts. We should face the reality, don't escape from reality, don't escape from reality, and how to complete the cultivation of personality in the middle of reality. Buddhism wants everyone to pay attention to the present. We should learn, act, realize and prove in the present.
Finally, it can be concluded that Mahayana Buddhism is the two fundamental spirits of wisdom and compassion. These two fundamental spirits, expressed in the present language, are called awakening life and dedicating life. Buddhism means going to Kuboth, seeking enlightenment from above and degrading all beings. Realizing life means going to Kuboth, and offering life means going to all beings. The two are inseparable. Actively contribute from self-awareness, and constantly enhance self-awareness from dedication. Buddhism is still very meaningful to our present society. If the Buddhist spirit of compassion can be carried forward and everyone can play his compassionate love, the world will be harmonious and peaceful.