# 你的生命 你能作主吗？

**URL:** <https://forum.bwmonastery.org.sg/t/topic/696>\
**Category:** Venerables' Answers | 法师解答\
**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.bwmonastery.org.sg/t/topic/696 "2020-01-08T00:44:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.bwmonastery.org.sg/t/topic/696/1 "2020-01-08T00:44:47Z")

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# 你的生命 你能作主吗？

听听如俊法师是怎么回答的还有日常师父给的答案.  
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.bwmonastery.org.sg/t/topic/696/2 "2020-01-09T00:27:53Z")

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I hear from the video, Master Ri-Chang illustrated the answer with this scenario:

- Someone points his finger at your nose and asks whether you are in control (你能作主吗?).
- facing this scenario, at the point you start answering the question, you are already not in control as you are responding to something else not in your influence.

I understand from it that Venerable Ru Jun’s purpose of relating this story is to demonstrate that Buddha’s Teachings will probably be at conflict with our own thinking.  
This is a reflection of our own ignorance.  
By realising this, we will have a chance to change our thinking and perspective.  
And also to increase our faith in the Teachings.