世界不是对立的（二）

摘要：为什么我们经常会有情绪、偏颇呢？就是有对立的习惯。这个对立是我们假想的敌人。

为什么我们会经常有情绪、偏颇呢？就是有对立的一个习惯。

这个对立就是我们假想的敌人，这个习惯势力很大。

当外面人都不跟你敌对了，就跟自己家人敌对；家人也不跟你敌对了，就跟自己敌对！

一旦建立，就会如影随形的伴随着我们。要是没有这个假想敌，我们的心会不舒服，心没地方放，为什么？总要找个敌对的东西才有存在感。

像现在很多国家认为自己经济要发达，武力要强，就是要有一个假想敌，干什么呢？使自己锻炼得强大起来。大家都知道我们过去整个国际社会称为东西方阵营，两个阵营干什么呢？冷战！实际就是与假想敌对战。关键是这个假想的敌人给自己带来的是什么？

人类其实是一个共同体，谁战胜了谁都是失败，就像原子弹、氢弹遍布许多国家，但没有一个人说我能战胜对方。因为一旦战争，污染的是整个大气层，是整个地球，是整个人类生存的空间。

大家一定要善于观察了解这个时代的共业，从历史的、国家的、社会的、个人的角度，去了解观察这些现象是不是我们把自己、他人、社会从我们共同居住的整体环境中割裂出来了，是不是对立了？问问自心，这些所谓的假想的敌人，是不是带给我们的是减损，是伤害？

当我们去爱护支持我们所认为的假想敌人，自身得到的一定是支持。

那些智慧着、觉悟者的内心早已超越、消除了二元对立，让我们认清这个时代的真实状态，给予我们智慧的方法，开启我们本有的美好心智，尊重自己的心念，如实地面对这个社会，或者运用自己力所能及的善缘，去支持爱护我们身边的家庭、亲人、朋友、及生活工作环境，不割裂，不去建立自己对立的假想敌人，令自心回归到本来清净，本来平等的状态中去。

～～生命之光阳光早餐

开明师兄整理于2018年11月

The World Is not Dualistic (Part 2)

Why do we often get emotional? Because we have a very powerful habit to create and rely on dualistic views that induce contradictions or imaginary enemies.

When people from the outside world don’t fight with us，we fight against our family members. When family members no longer fight with us，we fight against ourselves.

Once we create enemies in our heart，they will follow us like shadows. We may feel uncomfortable if there is no imaginary enemies for there will be nowhere for our minds to cling on to. Our feeling of existence depends on something hostile.

For example, many countries need to create an imaginary enemy to make themselves economically and militarily powerful. We all know that the world used to be bipolar- The Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. What did it trigger? The cold war. As a matter of fact, they were fighting against their imaginary enemy. As a consequence this is what they brought about to themselves, an enemy.

But the human beings of this planet live in the same community and whoever wins the war it will be a failure to the whole community. This is what happens with the atomic bomb, everyone admit there will be no winners, because if the war breaks out, the whole Earth and atmosphere, the whole environment of all human beings will be impacted, polluted. Not a single country will escape.

We should observe and understand our common Karma in this era through multiple perspective: historical, national, social and personal point of view. We should ask ourselves whether we have isolated ourselves, other people or other countries from this community. We should ask ourselves whether we are damaging or hurting ourselves by creating conflicts and so-called imaginary enemies.

On the contrary，if we start to truly protect and support these ‘enemies’, we will get support from them in return.

The wise and enlightened ones have already surpassed the duality. They guide us to understand the status quo of this era and give us the wise method to arise the inherent beauty within ourselves. Only then can we respect our heart, face the society truthfully，do whatever we are capable of to support and benefit our family members, friends and the people around us without isolating any sides or building imaginary enemies, and find our way back to the home of innate purity and equanimity.