Most Buddhist groups cheat money! Stay away from it! If they have the ability, they won't

Because it is only in the family, not a monk, you can't answer directly according to the precepts. Therefore, Master Xing Yun's enlightenment is copied as follows for reference and understanding.

Today is the first day of a Buddhist lecture. What I want to tell you is "Buddhist view of wealth". A. Buddhist view of wealth

Speaking of wealth, it is what everyone wants and likes, but wealth is not necessarily the best thing for everyone. It is recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that:

One day, when the court judge went to court, a dog complained to the judge. The judge felt very strange-"Why did the dog complain?"

The dog said, "My Lord! I'm hungry because I walked outside for a long time. I walked to the door of a family and wanted to ask the family for some food. I also asked the man for food according to the dog etiquette rules. The man not only refused to give me food, but also hit me. "

Hearing this, the judge said, "Hey! The dog wants to eat. Are there any rules? Dog, what are the rules? "

The dog said, "We dogs have certain rules for begging. Our front legs can lie in the door, but our rear legs and tails must be outside the door, so we can't get in. " I beg according to the rules of such a dog. Why did they hit me? "

Hearing this, the judge said, "Catch that man, I want to ask about it." The man who beat the dog confessed when questioned by the judge, so he was convicted.

The judge asked the dog, "How do you want to punish the person who hit you?"

The dog replied, "Please judge that he is a monopoly!" " "

The judge laughed: "You asked me to punish him for monopoly, didn't you get him a bargain?"

The dog said, "Report to the adults! I, a dog, used to be a monopolist in my life. Because I am heartless, stupid, greedy and fierce, I won't give up. So after I died, I fell into the road of animals, suffered all kinds of hardships, ate leftovers, watched the door for others and kicked people with sticks. It is very painful, so I ask the judge to punish him as a monopolist in the future. "

As we said just now, wealth is good and everyone likes it, but wealth is not good for some rich and heartless people. Throughout today's society, many people are "rich and poor", but a few people are "poor and rich". Since he is rich, why does he say he is poor?

The richest poor

There are many rich people who don't use money, spend it in bad places and even refuse to use it. So, although they are rich, aren't they just like the poor?

In the Buddhist scriptures, there is a good grower. One day, he got the rarest and most precious gold box made of sandalwood in the world. The elder announced to people, "I want to give this precious thing to the poorest people in the world." Many poor people will come to him for this gold box, but when this comes, good growers say, "You are not the poorest person in the world!" " When the man came to ask for it, the good farmer said, "You are not the poorest man in the world! " "

Everyone is puzzled-"Do you really want to give this gold box to someone?"

The kind grower said, "I want to give this gold box to the poorest people in the world." Who is the poorest person? " I tell you, it is none other than our king, the king of Persia, who is the poorest man in the world. "

The news slowly spread to the king of Persia, who was very unhappy:

"Hum! I am the king of a country, how can I say that I am the poorest person in the world? Let's go Go and find a good grower! "

The king of Persia took the good farmer to the treasure house and said hello to the farmer:

"Do you know what this place is?" Good growers say, "This is the vault."

"What is that place?"

"That's a treasure house for collecting silver."

"What is that place?"

"That is a treasure house of pearls."

The king of Persia asked angrily, "If you know that I have vaults, vaults and so many treasures, why are you still spreading rumors outside that I am the poorest person in the world?"

You know, in the mind of a good grower, he thinks that although the king of Persia has money, he will not take care of the public or do some welfare undertakings. Isn't this the poorest man in the world?

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(2) The poorest rich people

There are many "rich and poor" in the world, and there are also many "poor and rich" in the world. Like Socrates, an ancient philosopher, before he died, his disciples asked him, "Teacher! Do you have any last words? " Socrates suddenly remembered: "Ah! I still owe someone a chicken and haven't returned it to him. "

Look! Socrates, the great philosopher, didn't even have the strength to return a chicken before he died, but was he really poor? For thousands of years, Socrates' wisdom still affects people in this world. So people like Socrates are not poor, but rich among the poor.

Master Hongyi in Buddhism, a towel, has been worn out for more than ten years. When his friend Xia Mianzun saw it, he couldn't bear it and said, "I'll buy you a new towel!" "

Master Hongyi replied, "No! This is still very useful! "

Like Master Hongyi, he is not poor. To tell the truth, his wealth-spiritual wealth-is incomparable with him.

For example, Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, said, "If you live in a humble alley, you can't bear to worry about it, and you won't change your fun when you go back." Don't think he is poor, but he is really rich.

Like Da Ye Jia, a disciple of the Buddha, he can't live a rich life if he doesn't give up his solemn house and do all kinds of exercises in tombs and caves, as well as in mountains and rivers. Don't! His spiritual wealth no longer needs material hypocrisy.

(3) Causality and present fate

Sometimes, wealth is universal in use, but different in everything. For example, you built this tall building, it's yours, not mine, but when it rains and it's windy, I take shelter from the wind, and I stand at the door of your eaves and use it. This is always possible. Although these trees and flowers are planted by you, they are yours, not mine, but I smell them and look at them and think, "How green!" " "Although I don't own this flower, I can smell it and look at it. The TV is yours. You're watching. I'm here. I'll go and have a look, too. It's not your own, but you can have a look. Therefore, although a lot of wealth in the world belongs to others, we can also enjoy it together.

Of course, the crops planted by farmers provide food for everyone's life, but it doesn't matter if little sparrows eat them. Although he was not allowed to eat, he finally ate a little. So in this world, everything is individual, but enjoyment can sometimes be linked. We don't have to have everything in the world, as long as we can enjoy it together, we will be very happy.

(5) using money and hiding money

In the past, there was a man who saved a lot of gold bricks. Because he saved a lot, he hid them underground at home. He hid them for more than 30 years, but he never used them. In these thirty years, although he has never used it, he is still happy to see it sometimes.

One day, these gold bricks were stolen, and he was very sad at that time. Someone next to him asked him, "You've been hiding these gold bricks there for decades. Have you ever used them? "

"no!"

The man said, "since you haven't used it, it doesn't matter." I'll get some bricks, wrap them in paper and hide them in the same place. You can always look at them and hide them there as gold bricks. Isn't that the same thing? " Why are you so sad? "

So, all the money in the world is not ours. According to the Buddhist scriptures, it is owned by five families, and when the money is used, it is our own. Being a miser is not a person who is good at dealing with money.

(6) Good news and present fate

Some people see that some people in this world are rich and say, "Ah! Blessed are you! " Some people also think that they are blessed, but just blessing is unreliable. Blessing is important, but there must be a secular fate. The "fate" in this world is the most important thing.

No matter how much money you have in the bank, if you don't keep saving, you will run out one day. Therefore, as far as Buddhist scriptures are concerned, there is a good metaphor to illustrate the importance of secular destiny:

There was a man who felt very lucky, and his ancestors left him a lot of property, so he developed the habit of being lazy, and even had to let his wife feed him before he was willing to eat.

One day, my wife will go back to her mother's house for a week, but what if she thinks that her husband can't even eat?

After some consideration, she made a big rice cake around her husband's neck. I thought if you were hungry, you could eat with your mouth open. I'll be back in a week, so you probably won't starve to death!

The lady went back to her mother's house like this, but came back a week later and found that her husband had starved to death for a few days!

Why did her husband starve to death? Because this big rice cake was put around your neck and eaten in front of your mouth, you ate it all on the first day, and the rest in your mouth was too lazy to eat with your hands, so you starved to death. Therefore, if there is a blessing, but the secular fate is not enough, we still can't enjoy this blessing.

After I have said the Buddhist concept of wealth once and made some metaphors, I will give you a detailed introduction to various Buddhist concepts of wealth.

Two. Illegal wealth

Wealth is allowed by Buddhism, and illegal wealth is not allowed by Buddhism. What is illegal wealth? National laws recognize this kind of wealth, but Buddhism does not recognize it. Such as: casinos, restaurants, slaughterhouses, fishing and hunting. In the national law, these businesses are allowed to gather wealth and make a fortune, but it is impossible to stand on the basis of Buddhism's compassion for the world. In addition, some wealth Buddhists think it is ok, but national laws think it is not. In the Song Dynasty, Zen master Yongming Yanshou used all the money in the national treasury to free him. Although it is ok to set him free, it is illegal to use the money from the state treasury well.

There are ten kinds of money to get rich illegally, and we can't take it.

(1) Stealing other things

For example, thieves, thieves, shoplifters, or things found are not returned to people. What the owner owns is taken for himself without the owner's consent, which is stealing other things. Although there is wealth, it is also illegal wealth.

(2) Illegal corruption

What is obtained through illegal corruption is illegal wealth. For example, there are many illegal means, such as smuggling, bribery, tax evasion and all kinds of illegal and corrupt income, which are illegal wealth.

(3) Denying debts

For example, economic crimes, vicious bankruptcy, leaving people when opening bids, dishonoring cheques, and violating the negotiable instruments law. This kind of debt denial, without credit, is illegal wealth.

(4) Swallowing and deposition

Everything and money that people have deposited with us have been confiscated. Not long ago, celebrities such as Xiao Mengneng and Li Ao went to court. Isn't it caused by swallowing the deposit? There is an orphanage in Foguang Mountain. A father left his children in our care when he was old. He has real estate and bank deposits. He entrusted his friend to "give it to my child when he grew up", but after the child's father died, his friend swallowed all his property. When a child wants it when he is older, he refuses to give it back.

(5) defrauding money.

For example, if you make money by doing business in partnership with shareholders, you should distribute the profits equally, but some people take most of them for themselves and give only a small part to others. Just like the separation of brothers and sisters, the property of ancestors should be shared equally, but some people are selfish and just want to share more with themselves and less with other brothers and sisters.

(6) Possession for convenience

I like jobbery, misappropriate public funds for my own convenience, and take public things for myself; There are also false travel expenses, kickbacks from businessmen in procurement, and over-reporting of commissions, all of which are illegal wealth.

(seven) taking advantage of his position to make profits.

Wealth gained by one's own strength is illegal wealth. Like some bad civil servants, others come to handle affairs, deliberately make trouble, make things difficult for each other, bring inconvenience to people, and force him to give a red envelope before they are willing to do things well for him. This is to take advantage of the situation. There are many threats, extortion, extortion, etc. This is called taking advantage of the trend.

(8) illegal business operations.

It is illegal to manufacture tobacco and alcohol without permission, or to sell morphine, chlorpromazine and super glue, or to run underground pharmaceutical factories.

(9) Fraud and speculation

I read a story about fraud and speculation in the newspaper; But when I say this, I don't mean people in a certain industry. If I say that there are people like this industry, please don't take it amiss, because there are good and bad people in every industry.

It is said that there is only a wall between heaven and hell. One day, a typhoon blew down this wall, and the Jade Emperor in heaven and Yan Luowang in hell were very anxious. If this wall falls down, people in heaven will run into hell, and people in hell will run into heaven and fall into chaos. What shall we do? So, the two sides studied it and soon elected some representatives to rebuild the wall. As a result, heaven and hell were introduced to Theory of Three Represents respectively. The first representative is a banker, because you have to have financial resources to build this wall; The second representative is an architect, because building a wall is a project and must be built by engineering experts; Theory of Three Represents Theory is a lawyer, because after this wall is built, it is necessary to study the ownership of this wall. What is heaven and hell respectively?

Yan Luowang in hell issued Theory of Three Represents's theory a long time ago, but the Jade Emperor in heaven could not send a representative for a long time. Yan Luowang was angry and called the Jade Emperor: "If you don't send a representative, you will be responsible for the consequences of the chaos in heaven and hell in the future!"

The Jade Emperor was sorry and said, "It's not that I didn't send a representative. To tell the truth, I didn't find any of these three talents in heaven. Because bankers specialize in exploiting people's money, they don't fall from the sky; Architects cut corners, so many sins will not be born in heaven; Lawyers are specially designed to sow discord, lest the world be chaotic, so they will not be born in heaven. "

Of course, this is just a joke. There are many philanthropists among bankers, engineers, architects and lawyers. People in other industries, such as bankers, engineers and lawyers, can't say that they have no business activities, so some fraudulent activities and wealth in business operations are illegal wealth.

(10) Gambling and prostitution

Like casinos, dance halls and green light households, these are also illegal wealth.