净化内心世界面对生活的挑战 -- .

不论是否是佛教徒，大家都同样面对着许许多多来自外在与内在的挑战。这是一个不容否认的事实。在今天的社会中，有谁能摆脱这许多的烦恼。面对这些烦恼是我们今日共同要面对的事实。

“沙斯”之后，接踵而至的是“禽流感”，接着来到我们生活中的是甲型流感(H1N1) ，这些病症使得我们再次面对着生活上的苦恼。另一方面，让我们感到不安的是经济海啸及雷曼兄弟所挑起的金融危机，席卷全球，造成全球性的影响，掀起狂风巨浪，这让我们的平静生活中增添了许多波澜，生活陷入水深火热中。

针对这个现象，佛家所说的“一切法”，是依他因缘而存在与发展开来。佛家认为，最为重要的是外在及内在这两个条件，缺一不可，尤其是心识最为重要。我们所能理解到的是，“心”为因缘，这不是一个单纯的字眼它是依识而安立的。

通过学习《学佛三要》，让我们明白印顺导师所说的，修行的方法很多，不外是“净心第一”和“利他为上”。《阿含经》明确地指出，“一切恶莫作，诸善悉奉行。方便修净心，是则善持律”。当我们清楚地理解到外在与内在的种种问题，通过佛法的提示，以佛法来净化外在与内在所存的疑虑，净化人生与内心世界，逐步加深对佛法的信心。当我们面对人生中来自不同领域的挑战时，在佛法的护持下，让我们轻松地去净化人生实现净土，使得我们的人生更为美满。

Dhamma for A Harmonious Living

This issue examines how the practice of Dhamma can build a harmonious society. The path of Dhamma, known as the Noble Eightfold Path, trains our hearts and minds in three ways: through good conduct, we learn to control our speech and actions and avoid harmful behaviours; through mental development, we learn to be self-reliant and mindful so that we do not stray from the path of good conduct and through wisdom, we learn to see things as they really are.

Basic Ethics in Buddhism Contributing to a Harmonious and Peaceful World on page 44 reminds us how being able to avoid harmful behaviours helps to make the society a better place to live in.

Being A Buddhist Parent on page 47 reminds us how being able to control our speech and actions; be mindful and see things as they really are help to improve parent-child relationship.

Cognitive Restructuring, Emptiness Nature and Thought Transformation on page 50 reminds us how being mindful and able to see things as they really are help to transform our negative thoughts into positive.