亲近佛门已有数十载，近日研读《了凡生意经》，愈发深刻地意识到自身在身、口、意方面存在诸多不足，深感自己谦德欠缺。作为妻子、女儿和儿媳，我并未充分尽到应尽的本分，不过，通过此次研读，我也明晰了今后努力的方向。
在《了凡生意经》的第四讲 “如何运用立命之学 —— 何谓善” 中，提到 “相夫教子是大善，大善不做，出来做小善，那你就不善了，不会做善事。女人把女人做好，这就是大善。女人做不好就不是大善，再出来做善事是小善。” 回顾自身经历，再结合师父给予我的忠告，我对这段话有了更为透彻的理解。此前，我总是向师父请教如何达成 [具体心愿]，两位大德给出的答案惊人地一致：做好自己，照顾好家人的生活即可。今日我愈发深刻地认识到，自己之前多向外寻求，照顾好家人是应尽的本分，是大善。书中还指出，将本职工作出色完成，本身是一种大善。若本职工作敷衍了事，却去外面做义工，这样的行为难称为善举。特别是对于领导而言，决策重要性不言而喻，一个正确的决策，所产生的善果，可一行能抵万善 。
从善事到心善。书中讲 “善心真切，即一行可当万善”。真正的善人，是内心存善念之人，仅仅做善事，而内心缺乏善念，还算不上真正的善人。若内心的善念不够真和深切，同样不能称之为善。我们应当从行为上的善，进阶到内心深处的善，一切皆源于内心的方寸之间。这让我不禁联想到毛主席所写的《心之力》，其中蕴含的对内心力量的深刻洞察，与从心而善的理念有着异曲同工之妙 。
这是我参加007写作团队，七年来最后一篇作业。在这特殊节点，衷心祝愿大家在心灵修炼之旅，稳步向前，步步生莲，心想事成，岁岁美满。
I have been close to Buddhism for decades. Recently, after reading The Art of Changing One's Destiny, I have become more acutely aware of my many shortcomings in body, speech, and mind, and deeply feel that I lack the virtue of modesty. As a wife, daughter, and daughter - in - law, I have not fully fulfilled my responsibilities. However, through this reading, I have also become clear about the direction of my future efforts.
In the fourth lecture of The Art of Changing One's Destiny, "How to Apply the Science of Destiny - What is Kindness", it is mentioned that "assisting one's husband and educating one's children is a great kindness. If you don't do great kindnesses but do small ones instead, then you are not being kind and don't know how to do good deeds. For a woman, being a good woman is a great kindness. If a woman fails to do so, it is not a great kindness, and doing good deeds outside is only a small kindness." Looking back on my own experience and combining it with the advice given to me by my master, I have a more thorough understanding of this passage. Previously, I always asked my master how to achieve [specific wish]. The answers given by the two masters were surprisingly consistent: just be yourself and take good care of your family. Today, I have come to realize more deeply that I used to seek externally. Taking good care of my family is my bounden duty and a great kindness. The book also points out that doing one's job well is in itself a great kindness. If one perfunctorily does one's job but goes out to do volunteer work, such behavior can hardly be called a good deed. Especially for leaders, the importance of decision - making is self - evident. A correct decision can produce good results that can equal ten thousand good deeds.
From doing good deeds to having a kind heart. The book says, "If the kindness in one's heart is sincere, then one act can be equivalent to ten thousand good deeds." A truly kind person is one who has kind thoughts in his or her heart. Just doing good deeds without kind thoughts in the heart is not enough to be a truly kind person. If the kind thoughts in the heart are not sincere and deep - seated, it cannot be called kindness either. We should progress from the kindness in behavior to the kindness in the deep heart. Everything originates from the heart. This reminds me of The Power of the Heart written by Chairman Mao. The profound insight into the power of the heart contained in it has the same wonderful effect as the concept of being kind from the heart.
This is my last assignment in the 007 writing team in seven years. At this special moment, I sincerely wish everyone to move forward steadily on the journey of spiritual cultivation, with every step leaving a lotus in its wake, and to achieve their wishes and have a happy life every year.
