| The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms |
The Buddha says: We eat for our health so that we can learn or teach the Dharma. We do not eat just to enjoy good food.
Desire in a human heart is like the blazing sun in the desert, making it totally dry and thirsty. The Dharma is like sweet dew or rain, constantly watering the barren fields of human hearts. If we can reduce our desires, then there will be nothing worth arguing or fighting over.
How can religions join together, instead of dividing into little sects? Master Cheng Yen replied: Any religion should keep true to its basic spirit. If believers divide into “us” and “them” and begin to argue and fight with each other, then they defile and harm the whole meaning of religion. Translated by E E Ho and W.L. Rathje; drawings by Tsai Chih-chung; coloring by May E. Gu
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