[師父法語] 2018/12/31

◎儒家講「仁」，人字旁兩橫，表示人生在世間，不是一個人，是二者彼此相互依存的。現在社會最大的毛病，是只管自己不管別人，實際上真正為自己好，還必須要顧及別人，肯代人著想，把別人看成我自己一樣，這正是儒家「忠」的精神-忠是把心放在中間，也就是佛法裡「自他換」的心。【日常師父法語】

When we talk about the word “kindness” in Confucianism, the character for “Ren” is “a man plus two rightward strokes”, which means humans do not live alone in the world, but rely on each other. The greatest problem in modern society is that people only care about themselves, not others. In fact, to achieve real self-benefit, you still have to care for others, have consideration for others, and see others as yourselves. This is the spirit of “loyalty” in Confucianism. The character “Chung” is “heart in the center”, which is the same as the spirit of “self-other exchange” in Buddhism.  – Master Jih Chang