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1、人生五大问题(Fivemajorproblemsin1辻e)FivemajorproblemsinlifeFranciscanmasterInthisworld,everyonewillfacesuchandsuchproblems・Infact,lifeisaprocessofcreatingproblemsandsolvingproblems・Aproblemhasbeensolved,andnewproblemscomeagain,againandagain,withoutinterest・Practicalproblems,aslongastheefforts,mos
2、tprobablynotdifficulttosolve・Buttocontinuetothinkdeeplyaboutlifeandtouchthesoul,itisboundtoencoimterthecommonproblemoflifeexistenee-whatishappiness?WhoamItalkingabout?Wheredoeslifecomefromandwheredoesitgo?Whatisdestiny?Whyalive?Wait。Thesearetheeternalpuzzlesofhumanbeings,andthemindcannotbet
3、rulypeacefulwithoutfindingtheanswer.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveneverstoppedexploringandseeking,buttheansweroftencomesfromthinking,fromspeculationanddeduction,fromlimitedpersonalexperience,nottotheproofofthetruthoflife・Today,IwanttotalkabouttheseissuesfromaBuddhistpointofview.First,whatis
4、happiness?Wemustfirstsolvetheproblemofsurvival,thatis,basicfoodandclothing.Thisisamateriallevelofdemand,relativelysimple・Inaddition,wewanttoachievefurtherhappiness,whichistheconcernandpursuitofall.So,whatishappinessanyway?Isitdeterminedbymatterorspirit?Ifhappinessisonlydependentonmaterial,i
5、tshouldbequantified,andcanbesummedupahappyindexofcompliance,suchashowmuchmoney,orwhatconditions,andsoon.Butwhataboutthefacts?Mostpeopleinthelifeofthepoor,oftenwillhopetoimprovethematerial,whichisthemotivationofpeoplearekeentomakemoney.Butwhentheoriginalgoalwasachieved,itseemedthathappinessd
6、idnotseemtocome,exceptforsometemporarysatisfaction.Itcanbeseenthathappinessisnotnecessarilyamatterofimprovement・Whatishappinessthen?Mydefinitionis:happinessisjustafeelingofinstability・Thiskindofunstablefeelingiscertainlyrelatedtomaterialconditions,butmoreimportantly,itliesinourownmentality,
7、andliesinourpositioningofourownneeds・Thisistherootoftheproblem・Ifthereisnogoodstateofmind,ortheendlessdemandformaterial,thenhappinesswillalwaysbeamirage・Therefore,happinessisnotonlymaterialistic,butalsoidealistic・Toexplorethehappinessoflife,wemustfirstha