元旦

元旦快乐！

今天是非常特殊的日子，每一个人都有许多美好的愿望，也觉得在新的一年当中能实现。尤其大乘佛教的基本理念，是希望每个众生能生起大慈大悲、清净智慧、无上菩提心。

从佛教的观点来看，世界上的所有冲突、仇恨、矛盾，来源主要是自己的心。我们要调伏内心，应该从自己做起，经常观察自身：每天吃饭的时候，尽量减少餐桌上的杀戮；平时跟人交往的时候，尽量不要发脾气，息灭自己的嗔恨心；每一天尽心尽力地想，哪怕是一点点小事，也要去帮助别人。

元旦期间，我在香港，正在祈祷世界和平祈祷度母为主的一切诸佛菩萨，减少世界上的各种冲突、战争，包括一些恐怖袭击等等。

今年也准备在泰国举行“和平之路”的活动，通过各种方式，减少许许多多血腥的行为，增加美好、快乐、和谐、慈悲的力量。希望在新的一年当中，每一个人都身心健康、快快乐乐、一切顺利。

谢谢大家。

Chimes of Peace,

Khenpo Sodargye's New Year Message

At this very beginning of a new year, people gen

erate many good wishes, expecting to fulfill them

during the new year.

Teaching from Mahayana Buddhism wishes every sentient being could arouse great compassion, pure wisdom and supreme bodhicitta in their mind. From Buddhism's point of view,all the conflicts, hatred and contradiction happening in this world are basically the manifestation of our mind.

In order to tame our mind, we should start from daily behaviour and constantly examine ourselves. At dining table, we should try to reduce the amount of animals slaughtered as our food. When interacting with others, we should try not to lose our temper so as to extinguish the anger inside us. Every day. we should do our bit not to neglect those trivial things to help others.

I am now in Hong Kong over the New Year,praying for world peace, praying to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, particularly Taras,to reduce all these conflicts and wars in the world including terrorist attacks.

This year, we are going to hold an event named "The Way of Peace". By all these means,we wish violent confrontations be decreased;power of kindness, happiness, harmony and compassion be strengthened.

I wish all of you a very healthy, happy and prosperous new year in 2016!

Thank you.

2015-12-31