Four kinds of people's sufferings and joys

When Sakyamuni planted trees in slava to enrich the lonely garden, he revealed to the monks that there are four kinds of people in the world. What four kinds of people are they? Some people suffer first and then have fun; Some people are happy first and then bitter; Some people suffer first and then have fun; Some people have fun before having fun.

How to be a person who suffers first and then enjoys? For example, some people are born poor and humble, or butchers who kill for a living, or descendants of craftsmen, or born into a family that believes in cults and heresies, and often lack food and clothing. Even though he was born in poverty, he is innocent and has a correct view in his heart. He believes that there are givers and receivers, this life and the afterlife, Samans, Brahmins, fathers and mothers, saints who have gained legal benefits such as Arhat, and there are also good and evil results in the world.

If you meet rich and powerful people, you will know that giving and giving up in the past is a good reward; If you meet a poor household who lacks food and clothing, you will know that this person has never done charity before, so he is often poor. At the same time, I reflect on myself: "I am so poor in my life, so short of clothes and food, all because I don't know how to cultivate virtue, confuse the world, indulge my behavior, and create all kinds of bad karma, which makes me feel poor and have insufficient food and clothing." Therefore, when you see a monk and other people who practice good deeds, you will sincerely repent and practice instead; If you have extra property, share it with others. This life will eventually be reborn as a good way. If you are reborn and born in a rich family, you don't need it. This is the man who suffers first and then enjoys.

What is a person who enjoys first and then suffers? For example, someone was born into a wealthy aristocratic family, or an aristocratic caste such as Khrushchev, Brahman and elder, or a well-fed wealthy family. However, I often miss Jaken, either insisting that people die like lights, or thinking that reincarnation after death is very common. Because of this point of view, I think: "There are no givers and receivers in the world; There is no life, no afterlife, no parents, no arhat or saint who has achieved good results, and no retribution for good and evil. "

Because of this kind of Jaken, if you meet a rich family, you will think, "This man has owned these treasures for a long time." You also think that men are always men, women are always women, and animals are always animals. He doesn't give alms or keep precepts. If he sees a monk or brahmin who keeps the precepts, he will be full of anger and say, "This man is so hypocritical! Where can I be blessed to get support? Such people will fall into hell after death; If you are reborn as a human being, you are born in a poor family, with insufficient food and clothing, hunger and cold, and no clothes. This is a person who enjoys first and then suffers.

What kind of person will suffer first and then suffer? Some people are born in poverty, or butchers who kill people as their profession, or craftsmen's families, or even families without food and clothing. Because of his deviant thinking, Jaken always falls into the category of judgment and generality. He thought to himself, "There are no givers and receivers, no good and evil results in this life and the afterlife, no parents, and no saints such as arhat who get rewarded." So I don't love giving, and I don't keep the commandments. If you meet a monk and other practitioners, you will be worried; If you see the poor, say that this person has been poor from the past to the present; When you meet a rich man, you say that this person has been so rich for a long time; When I see my father, I feel that this person has always been my father, and when I see my mother, I feel that this person has always been my mother. In this way, after the death of Jaken people, they fell into hell and suffered; If you can be a human being, you are extremely poor and have little food and clothing. This is the person who is bitter first and then sweet.

How to be a person who is happy first and then happy? For example, someone was born in a wealthy family, or was a caste of Khrushchev and Brahma; Or he was born in a king or an elder caste and had plenty of food and clothing all his life. He is full of just views, even more naive views. In his mind, he thinks, "There are givers and receivers in the world, including this life and the afterlife, monks and brahmins, good and evil results, fathers and mothers, and saints such as arhat." If you see a wealthy family with a lot of wealth, you will think, "This is a good reward for the past. If you see a poor family, you will think: "This man is so poor because he didn't give alms in the past;" I should give widely with my fate now, so as not to be born in a poor family in the future. "So I often give generously and cheerfully." If you meet a monk or monk, you must ask questions respectfully and try your best to provide the clothes, food, bedding and medicine you need. After the end of this life, he will be reborn in heaven; If you are reincarnated as a human being, born in a rich family and rich in treasures, this is the person who is happy first and then happy.

At this time, there was a monk? To the Buddha: "I look at all beings in the world. Some people suffer first, others suffer first, or suffer first, or even enjoy first. 」

The Buddha replied to the monk: "There is indeed such a karma in the world. Some sentient beings suffer first and then enjoy, some enjoy first and then suffer, or suffer first and then enjoy, and some enjoy first and then enjoy. 」

The monk asked the Buddha, "What kind of karma makes all beings have the difference between suffering first and then being happy, being happy first and then suffering, or suffering first and then being happy even before being happy?" ? 」

The Buddha further revealed: "You monks! Suppose that the century of life is divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter. Sometimes people practice good deeds and accumulate virtues to do various merits, and sometimes all kinds of evils are created by Jaken, so they will present different karma at different times, such as enjoying in winter and suffering in summer. If 100 after middle age, you have accumulated a lot of good news and never committed evil; However, before middle age, people who do bad things because of Jaken will suffer first, and then enjoy the blessings. If you cultivate good karma when you are young, create bad karma when you are old, and enjoy good karma when you are young in the afterlife, you will be punished when you are old. If a person is evil from youth to old age, the next life will be poor and miserable from birth to death; If you give extensively all your life, you will live happily from young to old in the afterlife. Monk! Monk! Because of this karma, there is a difference between suffering first and then being happy, being happy first and suffering first, and suffering first and then being happy. 」

The monk said, "Buddha! If all beings want to be happy first, they must always give and support, and be happy first. " The Buddha replied, "Yes, monks! As you said, if you want to achieve nirvana, prove arhat, and even complete Buddhism and Taoism, you must do good deeds and accumulate virtue. You should learn from it. When the monks heard the Buddha's revelation, they were all very happy and believed it.

The allusion comes from: One Plus One Agama, Volume 21, Bitterness and Happiness, Volume 29 (1)

Reflection:

Goodcloud: "if you want to know the reasons of the past, you should look at the influence of the present;" If you want to know the future results, you should look at the reasons now. Everyone in the world wants to change their fortune, but they don't know how to work hard to break evil and cultivate good, and to clean their body, mouth and heart. The reason of cause and effect is not lost, no matter how rich or poor, they are all caused by themselves, not by others. As the saying goes, "fortunes change from this", only by grasping the present, correctly understanding and giving blessings can we move from darkness to light, from light to light, and master and change our own destiny.