11 月10 日上午,北頂法王怙主 果碩仁波切回答記者的提問內容如下:

問:世界和平的願景如何實現?

答:達成世界和平的願景需依賴改變我們每個人的心,把原來重視自己利益的心轉變成重視別人的利益,或者說把別人視為比自己更加重要,若能以此利他的心為基礎再結合個人的作為於所處各種環境,世界和平是可以實現的。

利他的心最直接的例子是我們對家人的關愛,一個家庭的家人若有利他的心,家庭會是和樂的,因此,我們若能把利他的心擴展到鄰里、社會乃至國家或世界,重視這個世界上的每個生命,或者佛法所說的一切有情眾生,那世界也會是祥和的。

其實利他的心與大乘佛法所重視的慈悲心,其精神是一致的,也就是我們要遠離從身、語、意去傷害其他有情眾生,並且盡量去利益有情眾生。這並不表示我們就弘揚佛法即可,而是要把佛法最重要的精神慈悲心,普及到每個人心中,這才是最重要的關鍵。若每個人心中都能真正擁有利他的慈悲心,它不只能為自己積聚極大福德,也會為自己帶來此生乃至未來生生世世的幸福與安樂。

很高興也很感謝您們今天提出了這個問題,讓我們大家一起努力把利他的慈悲心推廣到每個人心中,為這個世界帶來真正的祥和與安樂。

On the morning of November 10, Jangtse Choje, Gosok Rinpoche responded to questions from  Bhutan journalists as follows:

Q: How can the vision of world peace be realized?

A: To realize the vision of world peace, we must rely on transforming the heart of each individual. We need to change a mind that prioritizes self-interest into one that prioritizes the interests of others, or in other words, to regard others as more important than ourselves. If we take this altruistic mind as the foundation and combine it with our personal actions within the various environments in which we live, world peace can indeed be achieved.

The most direct example of an altruistic mind is the care we show toward our family members. When a family is guided by altruism, the household will be harmonious and joyful. Therefore, if we can extend this altruistic mind to our neighbors, society, and even to our nation or the entire world, and value every form of life in this world—or, as the Buddhist teachings say, all sentient beings—then the world will naturally become peaceful and harmonious.

In fact, the altruistic mind is fully aligned in spirit with the compassion emphasized in Mahayana Buddhism. This means that we should refrain from harming other sentient beings through body, speech, or mind, and should strive as much as possible to benefit them. This does not mean that merely promoting Buddhism is sufficient. Rather, the most essential spirit of the Dharmacompassion—must be spread into the hearts of all people. This is the most crucial key.

If each person can truly cultivate an altruistic and compassionate mind, it will not only accumulate immense merit for oneself, but will also bring happiness and well-being in this life and in all future lives.

I am very happy and grateful that you have raised this question today. Let us all work together to spread this altruistic compassion into every heart, and thereby bring genuine peace and happiness to this world.

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