Question: The fifth question below:
When the country is invaded by enemies
and the people are oppressed and harmed,
should they endure and just let the enemies do whatever they want?
Master Chin Kung: That would be against the Dharma. We should resolve the conflicts by peaceful negotiation. If negotiation will not do, you have but one choice: resistance.
In the past, when Japan waged war to China,
Chinese people fought back. They resisted.
That’s not invasion. It’s a war for protecting themselves rather than invading others. That was permitted and was deserved. Why do you kill the enemies? It’s to protect the good and friendly people in our country. In this case, the Buddhists put down their arms and give up resisting. So we can think: Why past emperors decided to abolish Buddhism. There’s a reason! The Dharma was not allowed to operate here How so? The Buddhists brought harms to the people. The Buddhists did not aim to save people. […]
Now you see how lively that the Buddhism has become. The bodhisattva can incarnate as every position. If they should become generals, they become generals. If they should become kings, they become kings. If they should become premiers, they become premiers. They can even be present in premises for entertainment, all walks of life. The bodhisattva can incarnate as everyone. All souls and businesses can return to the Dharma. In doing so, the country shall be peaceful and prosperous!
In later times, wars are not so easily ignited. The two wars that the U.S. has been involved in the Middle East have inspired many people in this world. Why? People don’t wish to have wars. In every country, in every people, you can try to see who likes war. Everyone hates wars.
In today’s world, countries are mostly democratic. If you try to wage war upon others,
They won’t choose you as the leader. It’s not like WWII, when the communication was not so advanced. At the time, people still followed the government’s orders. Now, they can’t do that.
Information can be everywhere. You can get at lot of information on TV or the internet. People will now consider whether the orders of the government are rational or justified. People are different now.
If you want to wage wars, no one will agree with you, no one will sponsor you. If you want to fight, go by yourself. Do not take everyone with you. That’s why it’s become more difficult to declare wars.
I once mentioned the U.S. has brought good consequences by fighting these two wars. How? It makes many who wish to have a war give up. Wars can be easily ignited but difficult to end. You see how the U.S. suffers. Everyone saw the situation and became scared. When encountering any problem, you must face it with true heart. While you think of benefitting yourself, you must think of benefitting others as well. That’s how you solve the problem. If you do not do that and think only of yourself,
The conflicts appear. I try to bring myself good
And bring you good, then we’ll all be fine. Isn’t that a happy life? Just take a look at the U.S.
The war itself cost lesser money, but the costs after war can be so high. I’ve heard they spent 100 million every day in the Middle East. That’s incredible! If you can take that much money to help those developing countries, I believe the people in those countries would definitely be thankful.
That’s how things should be done. They can’t be the enemy in that way! So you must understand the lesson. You cannot solve the problems by wars. The times have changed.
[Translated by 華頓數位資訊有限公司]
It was organized by Jhan, heng- cheng (詹杭橙 師兄)
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