"Believe - Sincerely - Give away": Family happiness in a simple and profound Buddhist view
If you are still engrossed in finding a measure for the standard of happiness, the view of Buddhism's happiness may help you.
Happy family is the wish of everyone. However, it is difficult to have an accurate definition of family happiness because "each tree each flower, each house each scene". If you are still engrossed in finding a measure for the standard of happiness, the view of Buddhism's happiness may help you.
Trust each other is to mastery of happiness
Folk has the phrase "Thuan Thuan's husband and wife slapped the East Sea as well." Similarly, in the Buddhist conception, in order to be sustainable, the family is flourishing, the couple needs to build trust and harmony. Accordingly, the Buddha once mentioned the morality for both husband and wife in the poem of Thi-ca-la-Vietnamese, school II. Specifically, the husband must love and respect his wife; faithful to his wife; thoughtful attention from material and spiritual life; Assign the right to his wife; Buy jewelry for his wife. In contrast, the wife must love and respect her husband; loyal to her husband; Agility to do every work; Good management of houses and preserving assets for her husband.
The Buddha's teaching sounds simple but very profound, because these are the core qualities that help a couple can live in harmony, together to build a sustainable and happy family together.
Happiness is treasuring every moment next to each other
According to the Buddhist concept, life is nothing forever because "there is a birth, there is a melt, there is a prosperous. When you are happy, understand that joy is not eternal. When you suffer, remember that pain is not long. The thousands of worldly dharma is impermanent ”. Understanding this, you will understand that life is extremely valuable assets. Moreover, every moment of peace in the family is even more valuable. Therefore, the time when family members are sitting next to each other, whether they are enjoying a hearty tray meal or just sipping a frugal afternoon tea are also very moments. Miracles, sublimation. And so, practicing living simple, leisurely, refreshing, respectful every moment is the best way for you to feel family happiness.
"Give away" is happiness
People have the phrase "the cake is less redeemed, the cake is converted back" but with Buddhism, "giving" is even happier than "receiving". In family life, "giving" is the embodiment of sympathy, yield, forgiveness, tolerance to each other.
In fact, concerns related to jobs, houses, cars, parenting, illnesses make family life always face a series of conflicts, frictions, even intense fighting. At that time, if every family member can sympathize with each other's tribulation, all difficulties can be solved with solidarity and mutual support. In addition, the atmosphere of the family will always be happy and warm if everyone can endure each other, wide and wide to each other when there are hatred and misunderstandings. This is also the goal that the 5 basic virtues of Buddhism towards compassion, patience, hy discharge, diligence and intelligence.
Famous for the simple but profound philosophical lessons, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh also taught: "Let us make others happy as to make ourselves happy and consider their pain as their pain." . Understanding the happiness of the Zen master, did you not find the value of happiness in love, marriage?
