One and the Same-依正不二

Robot Monk Xian'er

One and the Same

We ordinary people can’t lead our liveswithout connecting ourselves with myriads of conditions.

Without parents, we wouldn’t come to thisworld. Without teachers, we wouldn’t be able to read. Without peaceful socialenvironment, there would be no stability in our life. Without peasants plantingcrops, there would be no food to feeds us...... An individual is closelyrelated to others and the society as a whole. If one can’t realize thisrelationship, but cares only about oneself, then his or her life is definitelyboring, meaningless and perplexing.

We influence others through our behavior atany moment and meanwhile are affected by various complicated causes andconditions. Therefore, we should be concerned about interrelationship betweenus and others, the society, as well as the nature, disciplining our act andmaking efforts towards kindness and goodness.

It is addressed in the Buddha Dharma thatproper reward and dependent reward are all one and the same. The externalenvironment is eventually manifested by our mental defilement or purification.Thus, constructing an external world should start from cultivation of our innerself. As mentioned in the Buddhist teaching, “the innately pure mind leads to apeaceful world.”

依正不二

人活在世上，与许许多多的因缘分不开。没有父母，就没有我们；没有老师，我们就不能识字；没有和平的社会环境，我们就没有安定的生活；没有农民种粮，我们就没有食物……

个人与他人、社会都是息息相关的整体，如果认识不到这种联系，只想到自己，那人的生命就是缺失的、乏味的、迷茫的。

我们的行为无时无刻不在影响他人，同时各种复杂的因缘关系也影响到我们自身。所以我们必须关注自己与他人、与社会以及与自然万物的相互关系和影响，约束自己的行为，朝着良善的方向去努力。

佛法讲依正不二，人心的染净，最终会显现于外境。建设外在的世界，从建设自己的内心开始，“心净则国土净”。