Communication and Boundaries
Is help divine blessing or our own wisdom opening?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Whether help comes from divine blessings or your own opening wisdom need not become a contest over which is stronger. A more rational-minded person may say worship awakens oneself and one ultimately solves the problem. Through our faith experience, we also genuinely feel divine support. First consider whether the learning provides support and helps you move toward something better.
That does not mean a little feeling removes the need for judgment or makes all religious actions harmless. Clearly consider your life’s direction and actual gains.
A fellow practitioner shared that, rushing to prepare a work proposal, she first settled herself, explained the task to the Bodhisattva, prayed for care, and focused. Then she contacted suppliers for information and organized the structure, feeling her thinking become smoother. This may be understood as ideas arising through calm or as support through faith. I think the two may interact, while research and preparation still cannot be omitted.