爱心、智慧、奉献——佛教倡导的世界观
Are You Ready
for Happiness? (12)
Buddhism can be said to be a special kind of culture since it encompasses many rich academic disciplines, among them philosophy, astronomy, geography, and science. Not only that, Buddhism also has its own view on life, on right values, and on the world. In this chapter, we will introduce the Buddhist view on the world.
佛教可以说是一种特殊的文化，因为其中包含了哲学、天文、地理、科学等丰富的学科知识。不仅如此，佛教也有自己的人生观、价值观与世界观。此处要介绍的，就是佛教三观当中的世界观。
The worldview is firstly a specific knowledge; but more importantly, it is one of formulating this knowledge into ways and methods which can be used in our daily life. One aspect deals with regulating our own mind; the other aspect deals with benefiting sentient beings, bringing happiness, a healthy life, and joy to more people — this is also the basic tenet of Buddhism.
世界观首先是一个知识，但更重要的，是如何能够将这些知识变成一种方式方法，并运用到现实生活当中。一方面调整自己的心态，一方面利益更多的生命，给更多的人带来幸福、健康、快乐。这也是佛教的目的与宗旨。
Some students of Buddhism or other religions like to dwell on clairvoyant power and states of realization, but this is not the real purpose of Buddhism. Although Buddhism does not object to transcendent power, it does not chase after it. Buddhism mainly teaches how to cultivate compassion, develop wisdom, and serve others.
有些学佛或学其他宗教的人，总喜欢神神叨叨，讲神通、讲境界，这并不是佛教的初衷。佛教虽不排斥神通，但也不追求神通。佛教最倡导的，是怎么样培养爱心，怎么样增长智慧，怎么样学会奉献等等。
In this modern age, nearly everyone is under a great deal of pressure, in particular many entrepreneurs. It has become increasingly apparent and obvious there are a lot of problems of a spiritual nature which cannot be resolved by material means. Many rich people have discovered wealth is not the answer to everything. In the past, it was assumed wealth would lead to happiness; contrary to expectation, it has actually had a substantial negative impact.
如今的每个人，尤其是很多企业家的压力都相当大。很多物质不能解决的精神层面的问题，现在已经越来越明显，越来越突出。经济发达以后，很多有钱人却发现，金钱并不是自己原来所想象的那样万能。过去以为，有钱一定会很幸福，但实际上金钱不但不能给我们带来幸福，反而带来了很多负面的影响。
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