No, it's true! From the experience of religion, leaders who can create religious schools will not lie. He saw and came into contact with the living God, which made him unable to deny the existence of God, so he had firm and even fanatical confidence to preach his faith, that is, to preach.
That kind of god, we can only interpret it as the experience of the inner world of those who believe in religion, and there is not necessarily an objective god, because for those who do not believe, there is no god. However, people who don't believe in God or have never seen God have no right to deny the existence of God, just as people who haven't been to the moon have no right to say that all kinds of information obtained by astronauts from the moon are empty. Therefore, Christianity emphasizes' witness', which means emphasizing the experience of religious belief.
However, Buddhism believes that the universe is created by the karma of all beings, not by a god with omnipotent personality, so Buddhism calls it' atheism'. However, godlessness does not deny the existence of God, but the fact that God did not create the universe, because he is also a member of the universe and one of all beings, not the origin, starting point and end point of the universe as Christianity says. Therefore, Buddhism does not deny the existence of God, but only believes that the universe exists not only because of God.
In this case, do you realize that God lied? Monotheistic believers have been cheated? No, God is not lying! Because all gods have a dull heart; The greater the blessing, the higher God's taste and self-confidence, and my heart is slow, which is called' the sky is slow' in esoteric religion. Some psychologically fragile people need the protection and gift of a powerful God to give them hope and comfort, and God must also show perseverance and infinite self-worth because of human needs. So both God and human beings have this instinct or need. In this case, it becomes a religious truth that God created the universe.
So, is the statement that "God created the universe" just a declaration of God? This is another question. He may or may not know. There is a story in the Buddhist scriptures: Brahma met Sakyamuni Buddha and admitted that he did not create the universe, but thought that all living beings still thought he was the creator of the universe. In any monotheistic scripture, it has never been revealed that God claimed to have created the universe without creating it. It seems that in today's industrial and commercial society, some wise entrepreneurs humbly claim that the performance of his company is contributed by all employees and society, not himself, but provides capital, wisdom and time. Although the company was founded, developed, expanded and succeeded because of him, he still said that since it was taken from society, it should be used in society. Such entrepreneurs, like Brahma, met Buddha. He has the wisdom of enlightenment, eliminates my dullness, is not self-centered, dedicates himself and benefits the public. On the contrary, more entrepreneurs say that he founded the company, the employees got enough food and clothing because of him, and the society got happiness because of him, all because he had personal wisdom, earned enough capital and ran the right business. Such people are monotheistic gods, but they are not cheating!
Whether God created the universe or whether believers were deceived is not a problem. If you are willing to bear the suffering of all beings in the universe without creating the universe and give them appropriate and timely relief, isn't that a bodhisattva? If believers are really deceived, but after all, they are comforted and encouraged, then it is worthwhile to be deceived. Is the story of "Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst" directed by Cao Cao useless? "Turning into a city" in Hokkekyo is to induce timid and unconfident Hinayana, but to talk about the method of arhat and seeking Buddha, so that they can seek liberation first and then tell them to become Buddha. The liberation of Hinayana is equivalent to a hotel in a long journey, so that they can have a rest, recover from fatigue, and then continue on the road the next day, heading for a more promising Buddhism and Taoism. It can be seen that Hinayana Buddhism is also deceptive, and it is also convenient to learn Buddhism because of being deceived. Therefore, we should not oppose monotheistic gods, cheat or be deceived, as long as it is useful, it is worth it! But see if you want to be cheated.
-The Feast Master
A life of true faith and a belief of true faith
Although some people in the society say that they have certain beliefs, they are all superstitious, and some even believe in evil. So what is true faith? How can we get the life and faith of faith?
(A) from disguised beliefs to real beliefs
Ordinary people are often superstitious about evil because they have no real faith. So people's wisdom can't be opened, so they do a lot of stupid things in a muddle. For example, watching geomantic omen, telling time, telling fortune, divining divination, burning tin foil and gold and silver paper are all superstitious behaviors, which are not allowed by Buddhism.
There is a Wanshou Park cemetery in Foguang Mountain. Because of the death of relatives and friends, people often want to bury him in the cemetery. If I meet them, I often say to them, "It's best not to bring Mr. Geography to see Feng Shui. Some people don't understand why, because if you invite Mr. Geography to see Feng Shui, you must first ask the person who manages the cemetery to give him a red envelope. If you don't give it, after seeing the cemetery, even if you are satisfied with the funeral, you will find an excuse to say, "This place is in a bad direction. If your parents are buried here, they will offend their descendants. " "I heard that, you must feel all right. In order to bury your parents, you violated your child's daughter. You must not take this land. Another example is building a house. Even if you have a good landscape, if Mr. Geography says, "The direction of the house is not good, because parents can't go in this direction." "Imagine, you can take this big taboo? Superstition is to seize the weakness of human nature in a horrible way, so that you dare not disobey his beliefs. If a person does not have the wisdom to believe, he can't get rid of superstition. The Buddha repeatedly taught us in his legacy: "Don't take advantage of each other's good and bad luck, look up at the stars. Therefore, all my life, I have followed the wise saying that "every day is a good day and everywhere is a good place". As long as we are just, we can go anywhere; As long as it is convenient for everyone, every hour is auspicious. True Buddhists are never superstitious, and superstitious people are by no means true Buddhists.
There is also an evil belief, such as the consistent way. What is a consistent way? I'm afraid few people can really understand; But why do so many people believe it? Perhaps it is its mysterious color and the oath that binds you firmly. Dare not violate, have to believe all the time. However, faith should not be so rash, because it is not true faith just because of human feelings or selfishness. Therefore, we should abandon the superstitious beliefs of disguised cults and choose the real Buddhist beliefs.
(B) from believing in fate to believing in autonomy
Generally speaking, people are willing to believe in fate, and everything belongs to the arrangement of heaven. The food is given to us by heaven; The benefits fell from the sky. Of course, there is nothing evil in this idea. It's just that we unconditionally hand over sovereignty to the gods and let them be the masters to rule us. This kind of person who doesn't know that he has sovereignty over himself is really the most stupid and pitiful person in the world. Why should a person's happiness, happy life, cheerful spirit and bright future be dominated and given by the gods? Buddhism says that "everyone has Buddha nature", which is to improve the sovereignty of each of us. Let us be alert to the fact that we can control everything about ourselves, and darkness can turn into light; Tragedy can turn into happiness; Rugged, can pave an open road to life. Believing in Buddhism, to put it more thoroughly, is to believe in yourself. Isn't it more meaningful to create everything with your own hands than to rely on the domination of the gods?
(3) From human belief to faithful belief.
People have many beliefs, often because this temple also goes to socialize and that temple also goes around. In the end, I was surrounded by many human feelings, so I couldn't choose the true faith. In fact, faith should not depend on people according to law. Buddha said that there are "four stops", that is, first, "not relying on people according to law": people who believe in Buddhism seek "faithfulness and interpretation" according to the teaching method of Buddha, and do not give up their faith because of the quality of people (people who say it); Or just be a believer in a temple or a monk, regardless of the whole Buddhism.
Second, "I don't know by wisdom": wisdom is wisdom, light is bright, and I can see its true colors; Knowledge is difference and distinction. Those who study Buddhism can only get the true meaning of Buddhism if they don't pursue Buddhism with different knowledge. People who study Buddhism should use their intelligence to prove the truth in order to be free.
Third, "follow the righteousness but not the words": people who believe in Buddhism should understand the Buddhism from the righteousness, and don't scrutinize and care about the language.
Fourth, "if you follow the righteousness, you can't follow the righteousness": Buddhism that can't follow the righteousness is just a convenient way to persuade new believers or those with shallow knowledge; If you believe in the truth, you should believe in the way of riding the dust.
"Four Persistences" is a truth that every Buddhist should know, and we should put it into practice.
(4) From temple belief to monk belief.
We believe in Buddhism, not just a temple, but the whole Buddhist monk group; Don't be a disciple of only one person, be a disciple of the whole monk group. As a Buddhist, you should protect any temple; Every monk group should do its best to love it as much as it loves its own home. There are many temples and believers all over the province. We often see some believers at home walking around temples, comparing the enthusiasm of monks for him, and some even make waves between temples, which is not the proper behavior of a real Buddhist. It is the duty of Buddha disciples to believe in the Buddhist monk protection group.
(5) From disorderly belief to pure belief.
Now the belief is too complicated, no matter what the object of worship is, he will burn incense here and worship God there. In fact, the benefits of faith cannot be obtained by disorderly beliefs. So, let's not be confused. We also believe in this and that. We can't concentrate, and we can't get help when we are really in trouble. It is better to turn our body and mind to the Three Treasures, let them unify our beliefs, worship God instead of seeing God, burn incense in every temple, and purify our beliefs.