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“Lust“It is a sharp sword that destroys people. (Drawing: Zhiqing/Look at China)
The ancients believed that people havefive blessings: One is longevity, two is wealth, three is well-being, four is good virtue, five is good death, and the most important thing is the fourth blessing – “good virtue”, because virtue is the cause and foundation of happiness, and happiness is the result and expression of virtue.
The five blessings are not includedmarriagelet alonelovethere is no such thing as appearance that modern people care about. It can be seen that the ancientsvaluesbe healthy in body and mind, have adequate food and clothing, have good moral character, live a long life and die well, you are blessed and don’t be greedy for more.
In modern society, many people are rich but unhappy, greedy and unsatisfied, and unable to enjoy well-being. Some celebrities are still preoccupied with their “love life” even when they are very old. Sometimes they fall into new relationships and become extremely happy, and sometimes they fall out of love and become depressed. Such people are actually far away from happiness. Some people have observed that people who have early love, homosexuality, extramarital affairs, drug abuse, etc. have a higher rate of depression. This may be a way of God punishing people.
The ancients regarded marriage as a matter of cause and effect, based on the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, and did not respect “love”. Modern people do not know that there is an arranged destiny, and define happiness as feeling good and finding the right person. Multiple relationships, cohabitation before marriage, extramarital affairs, divorce and remarriage, finding a partner is like choosing a commodity. Some theories even say that multiple relationships can help improve the emotional intelligence of choosing a spouse.
The traditional belief is that happiness depends on one’s own accumulated virtues, and doing good is the basis for seeking happiness. Doing it unscrupulously for selfish desires will be counterproductive. Next, let’s take a look at some real stories.
Hollywood actresses are “born for beauty and die for character”. (Illustration/Image source: Adobe Stock)
Hollywood actress stories
The stunning appearance of Hollywood actress F has been described as “God’s work of art”. The judges’ award speech to her at the Oscars was “She has such beauty, there is no need for such acting skills; she has such acting skills, there is no need for such acting” Such beauty.”
After she got married and gave birth to a daughter, she fell in love with married actor A, and they both divorced and remarried. F also reached the peak of her career and won an Oscar. If time stops at this moment, this will be a “success” story of “actively changing destiny and marrying love”.
But the story is not over yet. F later suffered from schizophrenia. A, who had written countless love letters to her, abandoned her and married a young actress. This may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. F passed away in misery. Some people accuse A of being heartless. In fact, A’s actions are in line with his personality. He once abandoned his wife and children for selfish desires (getting an F). Those who never leave their sick wives have to pay real hard work. Most of them are not. People like A.
If F had not rewritten the “new script” of his destiny because of his greed for greater happiness, but had followed the “old script” and stayed contented, he would have lived a peaceful life with his lawyer husband and created less karma in this life, which would be better for the next life. Because I don’t know the karma of extramarital affairs. In addition to the retribution in this life, will it continue to be paid after death?
In the Divine Comedy, Dante describes his experiences in hell, purgatory, and heaven. In the second level of hell, those who “let their passions overwhelm their rationality and commit adultery” are “tortured”, crying and wailing, and will never rest in peace.
To put it bluntly, F’s blessings were missing the most critical one – “good virtue”, which ruined a good hand. A typical manifestation of the modern concept is that one pursues fame and wealth by any means and does not consider others at all. Some comments said that she was “born for beauty, but died for character”.
hell. (Illustration/Image source: Adobe Stock)
queens of hell
Dante mentioned in “The Divine Comedy” that the “dead souls” destroyed by lust include “queens of many peoples with different languages, such as Queen Shamiram of Assyria, Queen Dido of Carthage, Cleopatra Cleopatra Opatra, Queen Helen of Sparta, Paris, who fell in love with Helen and kidnapped her, triggering the ten-year Trojan War, and Tristan, who fell in love with his aunt Eise.”
It specifically mentions a pair of famous people who died for “love”. The aristocratic lady Franziska was politically married to a lame, ugly, rough and cruel aristocratic husband by her father. The husband’s brother Paul was a beautiful young man. His uncle and sister-in-law fell in love with each other, but they were killed by her husband. After their death, they were sent to the second level of hell (the lustful level) for punishment for the crime of sexual immorality.
According to modern people’s concepts, it is estimated that many people will feel that Francesca is excusable, but God’s standards are different. No matter how unsatisfactory the marriage is, it is not a reason to start “love” outside of marriage. An unsatisfactory marriage is a debt owed by past karma. If you don’t acknowledge the debt and don’t want to repay it, and you continue to create karma while fighting against your life, you may go to hell to pay it back.
Dante also talks to Franziska’s soul, exploring how their “hidden but unspoken love” is known to each other. Francesca said that her affair with Paul began when they read a book “Launcelo on the Lake” in the garden. Launcelot was King Arthur’s first knight of the Round Table. He was hopeless. Falling in love with Queen Quinevere, he was “captured by love” during a tryst in the garden and kissed the queen. After reading this, Francesca and Paul felt the same and kissed each other, committing a mortal sin.
Wu Song was upright, but Pan Jinlian couldn’t get along with him. Wu Song fights the tiger. (Image source: Public domain)
Learn from Wu Song
This story of “uncle-sister-in-law love” is reminiscent of a Chinese uncle-sister-in-law. I can’t help but sigh at the protection of traditional culture. Pan Jinlian couldn’t hook up with Wu Song, so “foreign Pan Jinlian” hooked up with “foreign Wu Song” .
Traditional Chinese society has very strict etiquette rooted in the people’s hearts – “Uncles and sisters-in-law do not know each other.” In the past, how could uncles and sisters-in-law sit together and read like that (let alone a book with that kind of content). Pan Jinlian said “something wrong” to Wu Song, and Wu Song left home and moved outside. The “foreign uncle and sister-in-law” actually read the “wrong words” in the book together.
Yang Jiang, whose real name is Yang Jikang and nicknamed Aji. She and her husband Qian Zhongshu are both knowledgeable writers. (Image source: Wikipedia)
Mr. Yang Jiang’s kind words
Some studies have found that brain changes are similar after falling in love and taking drugs. Some people say that people who are prone to emotion are like treating others like drugs. When they feel nothing, they switch to another person, always pursuing mental stimulation. People who have extramarital affairs are lucky to have found “true love”, but they are actually screening out self-interested people with low moral bottom lines.
Old man Yang Jiang once said: “An extramarital affair is when two sick people think they have encountered a good medicine, but in fact they have encountered an anesthetic. Once the effect of the drug wears off, the pain will be worse than before, and you may even encounter a crane that kills you. Top red.”
Why is it said that “beauties have a bad fate”?
Actress X, who is as popular as F, has a completely different life trajectory. X also has great beauty. After her marriage, she rejected the diligent pursuit of the infatuated talented man. There was no scandal, she grew old together with her husband, and her life was smooth and stable. People’s evaluation of
As the saying goes, “beautiful women are destined to have a bad fate.” I discovered that fate does not favor beautiful women. From a certain perspective, beautiful women are more challenging. Because they will attract many suitors, including scumbags, and of course men with good character, but scumbags are often more greedy and will go to great lengths to get beautiful women, and they will work harder to pursue them, while scumbags with good character will Many men have the advantage of accepting fate, being kind-hearted, and generally not stalking.
It seems that beautiful women must be equipped with a clear mind in order to filter out the scumbags and make their lives stable. Just like actress Just pull away. Many of the female stars of the same generation as
However, it is really not easy for people who are in the highlight moment to keep their minds clear. X was an unparalleled superstar back then. According to today’s terms, he was incredibly beautiful and popular, but he was not arrogant at all. No matter how others were obsessed with him, he was not confused, narcissistic, or confused. How many people can do it? No wonder you are lucky. She is not only a virtuous artist, but also a virtuous wife. He understands the rules of the game of life very well and takes life seriously rather than playing games with it. A good life comes from following the rules, not going eccentric. In fact, this is also in line with the traditional philosophy of life. Stay humble at all times. When you live between heaven and earth, you must not take your little self too seriously.
Practitioners must not have lustful thoughts. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The sword of wisdom breaks the illusion
F is happy with life and does whatever he wants. This is probably what he means by “relying on his beauty to commit crimes”. Beauty is a double-edged sword, don’t get carried away and stab yourself. Speaking of swords, an article “Warning on Lust (4)” mentioned the “Nine Swords of Cutting Colors”. The article said: “In this world of evil and evil, how many people can overcome the temptation of pornography? How many people will not be confused? There are currently nine swords of wisdom, and I would like to help you.” I selected “three swords of wisdom” to share with you:
“Broken innocence: A charming sweet smile, a shy look back, the most pure image, the most attractive to those who insist on lust but keep themselves pure. However, who knows how many evil desires are hidden in the heart when a little cuteness and goodness are on the surface? May you see the true nature with your golden eyes and not be distracted by external circumstances.”
“Destroying talents: Those who presented beauty in ancient times must make beautiful women proficient in talents. From this, we can see the effect of talents in helping beauty. Literati often have this shortcoming, and moral scholars are also affected by this. You should know that great virtues are not shown through talents, but are obsessed with small things. Skills must lose their way.”
“Destroy the beauty: Poison mixed with honey is harmful to the body; color misfortunes decorated with beauty is also harmful to the heart. People call peonies for stunning beauty, and Buddha calls them foil swords. If they are injected into people’s bone marrow, they will die without complaining.”
You have to be discerning to see through the illusion. Having talent, stunning beauty, etc. will not only attract the opposite sex, but also be fascinated by yourself, making you feel that you are more beautiful than others, and your skills are superior to others. When you have undue thoughts about the opposite sex, it is often when you feel happy. Pride can cloud wisdom and allow evil thoughts to creep in.
A Buddhist story tells that there was a queen who was “very beautiful, but not as beautiful as the fairies, but surpassed all other women.” She and the king were very loving. After her death, the Bodhisattva told the sad king: “Because of her to one’s own beauty She was overly complacent and lived a carefree life without doing good deeds. Therefore, she is now reborn as a dungworm in this park. “There is a saying that “all the gifts given by fate have already been marked in secret.” She can only be grateful. , Cherish blessings, be humble, and take care of yourself.
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