Ｇive up for gain

 Ｇive up for gain

 

Agudengba led Mahu, the donkey, to the river. He suddenly saw a strange scene: many villagers carrying baskets were walking towards the river.

Out of curiosity, Agudemba led his donkey to these villagers. It turned out that the villagers went to a cemetery by the river to worship a dead old man.

A villager told Agudenba:

The deceased old man was a great philanthropist. He was always good at charity and often helped the poor. He gave many people to others, but in fact he made a fortune. It is a pity that his son was greedy and stingy. After the old man passed away, his son took power and tried every means to plunder other people's wealth. In the end, natural and man-made disasters and misfortune hit the family, leaving them with nothing. We all miss the old man very much. Today is his memorial day, so we came here in groups to mourn his death.

Another villager said to Agudengba: You are a wise man. Can you tell us why a philanthropic old man can make a fortune, while those unfilial children with greedy and stingy temperament become prodigal? The father and son, one gives and the other takes, but the result is a world of difference in gain and loss?

Agudenba said:

To give up is to gain, so is honesty! Giving up means giving. Giving is like the Nikuta tree. Plant once and you will reap ten; if you plant ten, you will reap a hundred; if you plant a hundred, you will reap thousands of fruits. When people are in this world, they hope to live a long life, be prosperous and wealthy, have harmonious family members, have a noble reputation, be healthy, and be wise and wise. But first, you must ask yourself: Have you sown the seeds of spring? Otherwise, how can there be a harvest in autumn?

Agudemba continued:

Just as we can only move forward by letting go, the Buddha taught us to be willing and generous. Only by letting go of old attachments can we gain new ideas and new thinking. If we can let go of unrealistic delusions, we will be relaxed. Only by hitting the road can you have the opportunity to run faster than others, and only then can you have the physical strength to run farther than others.

"Let go", "give up", use "give up" as "get"! If we cannot understand the relationship between cause, condition, and effect, it will not be easy to understand the wonderful effect of "giving up for gain." In the field, if there is no sowing, where is the harvest? In other words, how can there be "gain" without "giving up". For relatives and friends, if you don’t interact with them first and don’t send gifts to express your gratitude, how can you get gifts in return from them?

The villagers gathered around and listened to Agudenba's sermon.

Agudemba continued:

In Buddhism, the wisdom most commonly used by the world is "accommodating" and "letting go", but this is also the most misunderstood principle. In fact, various sutras and treatises in Buddhism often inspire the world. In our lifelong pursuit, the most important thing is not "cannot get" or "lost", but to truly cherish what you have in front of you. In our life, many things come by chance. Even if they have had various deep or shallow friendships with us, in the end, they still have to go by chance.

Giving up may seem like giving to others, but it is actually giving to yourself: give someone a kind word, and you will get others to give you a compliment; give someone a smile, and you will get others to look back at you and smile. The relationship between "giving" and "gaining" is like "cause" and "result"; cause and effect are related, and giving and gaining are also interactive. A person who can "give" must have the mind of a wealthy person; if he does not have the character of gratitude and connection in his heart, how can he be willing to "give" to others, and how can he make others "gain"?

Agudengba sang a Buddhist song "Giving Up and Gaining" for the villagers:

 

Your heart is full of joy,

Only then can you give joy to others;

There is compassion in your heart,

Only then can you give compassion to others.

              

Only when you have wealth can you give up wealth;

Only when you have the Tao can you give up the Tao.

Some people only have greed, hatred and ignorance in their hearts.

He also gives people greed, hatred and ignorance.

 

We should be kind and helpful,

Don't infect others with your worries and depression,

Because you "give up" something,

You will "get" something,

This is inevitable cause and effect,

This is the true meaning of what the Buddha said.