We, beings interrelated with environment inseparably and cooperatively. In Buddha’s teaching, we have a buddhist term which is “the karmic retribution of direct and circumstantial”, in chinese is called “依正二報”.
“The Direct Retribution” refers to our body and personality, while “The Circumstantial Retribution” refers to the world, country, family, etc., in which we are born. In other words, the former is about oneself (the being), and the latter is the environment.
Our current situation, no matter oneself or the environment we have, is the karmic results of our past; and of course we are affecting and influencing our future. As buddhist practitioners, we do our best for a better future, in aspect of our “Direct Retribution” as well as “Circumstantial Retribution”.
The reasons are as below:
(1) Environment provides us the nutrition. Most of the elements in our body are related to environment, we need water, air, soil etc., to survive.
(2) Environment heal us physically and mentally. When you are upset, try to have a walk in the park or woods, you will definitely experience the healing process run spontaneously.
(3) Environment is part of the Dharma. Environment — the climate, the season, the ecology etc., tell / teach us impermanence, non-self (the lack of existence of an inherent self), and even the teaching of emptiness.
Maybe, there are certain people destroying the environment, never infuriated by their wrongdoings. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean to turn a blind eye to that bad situation. What we have to do at first is, back to our mind and purify it.
With a clean and clear mind, the best solutions will arise, and from that moment onwards, we are actually initiating the good and wholesome influence to beings and environment, by means of physical and mental actions.
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