自作自受

Zì zuò zì shòu
What you do comes back to you
☸ 佛家智慧成语

📜 原文 Original Text

「自作自受,共作共受。」 ——佛教业力思想
— Buddhist concept of karma

📖 释义 Annotation

「自作自受」在佛教中是业力思想的核心表达。每个人的行为(业)所产生的果报,最终都由自己来承受——没有人能代替你承受你的业报,也没有人能夺走你的善果。这不是惩罚性的逻辑,而是对个人责任的终极强调:你是自己命运的创造者。「自作」强调了主体性——你有选择善恶的能力;「自受」强调了责任性——你必须承担选择的后果。

'What you do comes back to you' is the core expression of Buddhist karma. Every person's actions produce results that only they can bear — no one can bear your karma for you, and no one can take away your good fruits. This is the ultimate emphasis on personal responsibility: you are the creator of your own destiny.

💡 当代启示 Modern Application

对自己的人生负起全部责任——既不怨天尤人,也不依赖他人。「自作自受」不是悲观的宿命论,而是积极的自主论:既然命运掌握在自己手中,改变就从当下开始。

Take full responsibility for your life — neither blaming others nor depending on them. 'What you do comes back to you' is not pessimistic fatalism but active self-empowerment: since fate is in your hands, change starts now.

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