BrainTeasers:《中英》View All Sentient Beings with Compassion by Master Hsing Yun

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View All Sentient Beings with Compassion

How do you view others? With suspicion, jealousy, disdain, or prejudice? Some may say, "The sage has eyes for heroes." True heroes are rare in this world and not many people possess the eyes of a sage, so it is more important if we are able to view sentient beings with eyes of compassion.

Parents use compassionate eyes in bringing up their children. Teachers use compassionate eyes in monitoring their students' progress. Seniors use their compassionate eyes in watching the younger generation prosper, succeed, and make a good name for the family. A country uses compassionate eyes in viewing the overall well-being of its citizens. Good neighbors use compassionate eyes in helping each other. In benevolent organizations, workers use compassionate eyes to support one another.

Human eyes are only physical, but if we pay others a little more attention and respect, they become eyes of compassion. There are many kinds of human beings: some are stingy and tightfisted, others are close-minded and vulgar; some are cunning and disdainful, and others are hypocritical and two-faced. Regardless of the inherent characteristics of these sentient beings, we should all view them with compassion so that we can enhance harmony between one another and improve relationships. If everyone could view and treat all beings with compassion, then racial harmony and world peace would be more promising.

Unfortunately, most do not view others with compassion, but instead, look at the wealth of others with a covetous eye, or even take pleasure in others' misfortunes. Some may only have eyes for others' shortcomings instead of their strengths. Or, they may choose to look at falsehoods instead of the truth. It is such a shame when one's beautiful eyes are turned into sharp knives and fierce swords with which to stab and pierce others.

According to the Universal Gateway Chapter of the Lotus Sutra, "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva manifests in all lands and in all directions and views all beings with compassion." Consequently, statues or images of the compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva are honored in almost everyone's living room and highly respected by all. "Compassionate eyes" are indeed most sought after by everyone!

How would we like to be viewed by others? We all hope our families, friends, elders, and relatives view us with eyes of compassion. However, wise readers, we first need to ask ourselves—what kind of eyes do we use to view others?

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《迷悟之間》：慈眼視眾生

你和人相處，用什麼樣的眼光看人呢？

有的人用懷疑的眼光看人；有的人用妒恨的眼光看人；有的人用藐視的眼光看人；有的人用成見的眼光看人。

社會上，有的人說「慧眼識英雄」；世間上的英雄很少，有慧眼的人也不多，真正能做到「慈眼視眾生」，就算不錯了。

韓愈說：「世有伯樂，然後有千里馬；千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有。」伯樂的慧眼，也就是愛人、助人的慈眼。

父母用慈眼在看著兒女的成長；師長用慈眼在看著學生的進步；長者親人用慈眼在看著子孫的光耀門楣；國家社會用慈眼在看著全民的健全有為。

好的社區鄰里之間，用慈眼互相幫忙；好的機關團體裏面，用慈眼彼此互相提攜友愛。

人的一雙眼睛是肉眼，假如給人一點關注，給人一些尊重，那就是「慈眼視眾生」了。

眾生當中，有卵生、胎生、溼生、化生。在各類的眾生當中，就拿胎生的人類來說：有的人小氣，慳吝不捨；有的人閉塞，庸俗不堪；有的人狡猾，玩世不恭；有的人虛假，表裏不一。

儘管千百萬種不一樣的眾生，吾人應以慈眼來看他，總能促進彼此之間的和諧，增進彼此之間的互動。假如人人都能用「慈眼視眾生」的話，則世界的和平，種族的和諧，有厚望焉！

非常遺憾的是，世間人有時不用慈眼看人，而用覬覦的眼光看別人的財產；用無情的眼光對他人幸災樂禍。有的人用「看壞不看好」的眼光看人；有的用「看假不看真」的眼光看人。一雙美麗的眼睛，變成是刀、是劍，多麼的可惜呢？

《普門品》說：「觀世音菩薩遊諸十方國土，以慈眼視眾生。」所以觀世音菩薩慈悲的形象，能在每個人的家庭客廳裏，被高高的供奉著。「慈眼」是多麼令人嚮往啊！

在我身旁的人群裏，吾人希望他們用什麼樣的眼光來看我呢？

我們都希望我的朋友能用慈眼來看我；希望我的家人能用慈眼來看我；希望我的尊長能用慈眼來看我；希望我的鄉親能用慈眼來看我。但是，聰明的大家，我們以什麼樣的眼光去看人呢？