Chapter 251: The Storm Rises (2)

Walking under the dark sky, there was a prosperous atmosphere in his ears, but Wu Ling's mood at this time was more peaceful. Whether it was because he had already prepared, or because he had great confidence in his heart, at this time, his mind was more transparent.

This kind of translucency is different from before, even when the mood is at its most peaceful, there will inevitably be a trace of distraction in the mind. Such distractions represent a mark on him in the mortal world, which cannot be cut off or erased. As long as you are in the mortal world, you cannot be yourself.

But now walking on the side of the road, feeling the tranquility, feeling the prosperity, and enjoying the breeze, he has a feeling of fluttering and flying fairy. Like the moon hanging in the sky, it is translucent and quiet, far away from the world, enjoying a quiet state of mind.

And the reason why there is such a change is because there is now a good arrangement for his parents, and for Wu Ling, his earthly mark is his parents. As long as his parents existed for a day, he would not be able to truly cut off this mark. No matter what time it is, it will become his real thought, and there will be a gap in his heart.

But now that he has taken care of his parents, he suddenly feels that he has let go of a great burden, and his mind has truly recovered. It was in this state of mind that Wu Ling suddenly found that his spiritual power, which had not been able to grow for a long time, was increasing rapidly, and even because of the increase in spiritual power, the energy in his mind was penetrating more rapidly, making his body stronger and his strength growing more rapidly.

Although it is still in the beginner level of the C level, it is quickly sprinting towards the middle of the C level. Even the imperfections in the body are slowly making up for it. Really up to the level of C.

Feeling all this, Wu Ling smiled slightly. Only now did he truly know that cultivation was actually cultivating the mind.

What is Sadhana? Cultivation is to constantly revise one's mind, because the mind is the master of everything, and the mind dominates a person's words and actions, and different words and actions reflect different socially significant people, such as a thief, who is called a thief because of his stealing behavior. And true practice is not only in the mountains, nor is it only in the temple. It's in society, in life.

To live in society and practice in life. Some people meditate all day long, kowtow, pluck prayer beads, and practice for many years, but the habits and troubles are still the same, and the personality and mentality are still the same, and there is no change, which is not a real practice.

Actually, there is no contradiction between practice and life, and work. The inherent wisdom of human beings is something that we all possess, but people get caught up in busy affairs, running around searching, forgetting and losing themselves. I don't know what is most important and precious to look for in my heart.

Wisdom is in the heart, and true wisdom is one's original untainted heart.

Your work environment is also your place of practice. No matter what profession you are in, integrate your practice into your work. In the face of the realm, the history of the refinement of nature, the heart of the people.

Do your duty and duty. Do your best to do everything you undertake, and you have to control your heart. Do every job with your heart. Treat the people you serve as parents and sentient beings, think about their interests in the future, and treat each sentient being with sincerity.

When you give without expecting anything in return, and you simply do it, that's your practice, and you get immense happiness and true ease. Your career, your job, everything about you will go well. Don't be afraid to encounter negative obstacles, he can refine your mind, raise your level, and increase your wisdom.

Each has its own causes, each has its own blessings, what you cling to, what will hurt you, who you cling to, who will make you sad, everything is like a dream, life itself is like a flowing movie, you have to stay in it to enjoy and observe calmly. Let go of all the nonsense, but letting go is not giving up, you have to do what you should do, and you have to do it well, which is called taking the middle way, not that is, not leaving.

Life is like a play, the play has already begun, you have to continue acting, but you have to know clearly and clearly that you are acting, where is the real husband and wife? Where are the true children? That is, you have to play your role well, and don't take it seriously, in fact, the world is not our hometown, all beings are just passing by, what is there to cling to, what is there to care about, what can you do if you say less? What about taking a step back?

Don't think only about yourself in everything, you yourself are a fluid body plus a stream of consciousness. First, we must consider each other. Only by removing selfishness, self-interest, and self-love can you be at ease. As long as you keep correcting your heart and do it sincerely, others will naturally respect you and like you.

Don't always complain about others, don't always find fault with others, don't always look at others unpleasantly, don't always want to change others, first adjust your mentality, repair your own heart, and all external circumstances will change with your heart.

If you embrace everything with a broad mind, when you tolerate everything, you won't have anything you can't figure out, you see everyone as a good person, everything as a good thing, everything as a good situation, you can always look for your own shortcomings, you can constantly get rid of your attachment to yourself, this is practice, otherwise what is it to cultivate?

Those who are sick need to be healthy; If you are unemployed, you need to find a job; Those who are sad must find happiness; Those who are disappointed, find hope. We are almost all busy looking for careers, friends, wealth, and fame, and even all our lives are searching, and we still can't find what we want. In fact, the most important thing is to find your own heart. This is called "stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, and it takes no effort to get it." ”

The mind is endless, and people often feel that they are not getting enough. So, constantly satisfy yourself through external acquisition.

Make your life more exciting by gaining more material, knowledge, fame, respect, and love.

If you are not in good health, explore more effective ways to strengthen your body; If knowledge is scarce, keep learning to bring yourself closer to the truth. People believe that the closer you are to the truth, the more respect you will receive, and the many people who respect people's hearts will be satisfied.

All of them. They are all trying to provide themselves with more and more effective opportunities to compete for fame and fortune through external things and other resources other than "me".

It is common to see two children fighting over toys, adults seem so insignificant, but children try their best to fight, no matter how much persuasion you say, the party who loses the toy is always angry, because the heart is not satisfied.

Without that toy, my heart would be empty.

Almost everyone who lives in the world repeats the behavior of children. Everyone is trying to get a lot of wealth. Because wealth can make you satisfied and can prove that you are successful, so no matter how difficult it is, you must continue to accumulate a lot of wealth. As for why it was done. In fact, I don't really know in my heart, and I don't even know why I need these wealth.

A lot of people don't know what they want. But when all the people in the world think and do this way, he unconsciously thinks and does this way.

He told himself in his heart: I must prove to everyone in this world that I am also good. There was never a complete self in his own heart; His ego, his heart, his happiness, his love, his joy. His peace, his health, did not begin with him, but from outside him.

All people are striving for, constantly fighting, constantly trying, trying to resist the lack of attention caused by inadequacy. People who live in this world of resistance have a common trait called distress.

It is precisely because of this world of suffering that there is an opportunity to explore: how can we reach a world without suffering?

In fact, everyone does everything. are trying to enter such a world,

It doesn't matter what you are now, all your actions, including all your study, labor, socializing, and any other endeavors. You're trying to get yourself into a world where you're not suffering. The absence of afflictions will allow us to enjoy true happiness, peace, stability, and love.

Perhaps, in everyone's opinion. The world without suffering is not the same and may be expressed differently. But it must not be what the world is today.

People are self-exalted without seeking quality, which is a joint book written by Chen Boya, the ancestor of the Qing writer Ji Xiaolan. The original text is: "Things can be content, and people are self-exalted without seeking quality."

The "no seeking" mentioned here is to warn people to give up the utilitarianism and impetuosity that are full of their minds, not to be bound by external objects, not to cover their eyes by floating clouds, so as to obtain a kind of transcendent freedom and tranquility outside things.

The "no seeking" here is not the unenterprising and careless life, nor is it discouraged and depressed, nor is it the negative attitude and philistine philosophy that is helpless and difficult to hide the boredom. Rather, it warns people to get rid of the fetters and troubles of fame and fortune, and they don't have to force it, and they can only pursue it if they don't ask for something.

"Seeking" is the embodiment of the character of life, but for the sake of people, although the indifferent life is not vigorously famous inside and outside, and there is no prominent position, it is indeed a longing and difficult realm.

What kind of people will have such a noble character? It should be someone who asks for nothing. When a person has truly attained the goal of having no desires and desires, his personality will automatically improve. The greatness of the personality lies in the fact that he is able to go beyond the needs of his desires and pursue the perfection of his character.

Therefore, to be able to follow the requirements of personality, to do something, not to do something, to be able to "not lower their ambitions, not to disgrace their bodies." "Do nothing and do everything, and only by asking for something can you pursue. This is the highest state of "no seeking".

This kind of realm is also a kind of mind, a kind of faith, a kind of character, and a kind of mentality. It's hard to be in such a state of mind. Such a state of mind needs time to be tempered, it also needs the tempering of a bumpy life, and it also needs an indifferent attitude with a calm state of mind. This kind of indifferent mentality is the ordinariness in the unseeking, which breeds the greatness of the unshang, and encompasses the worries of the past and the present. People are "naked stripes come and go without concern", such indifference is a kind of lofty realm, the pursuit of life at a deep level.

People are self-exalted without seeking quality, and Shu Xiang Zhuge Liang said: "If you are not indifferent, you will not have a clear ambition, and if you are not quiet, you will not be far-reaching." "Asking for nothing is a kind of indifference. In the face of a complicated life, what is needed is the indifference of wanting nothing.

Life, looking down on the impermanence of the world, watching the flowers bloom and fall, need to experience the ups and downs of life, need to experience the confusion and confusion in the dazed and frustrated, need to experience the prosperity and decline in the unpredictable, and experience the ebb and flow of life. Tranquil and far-reaching". After experiencing the hardships of life, you will let yourself be in the realm of "people are self-exalted without seeking quality". Let the soul be sublimated slowly.

People are self-exalted, merit and profit. Don't rush to it; Fame and wealth do not have to be burdened by them, although they are all good things, they do not have to be in their pockets. As sung in a song, "Fame and fortune are something, life does not bring it, death does not bring it". It is difficult for people to change their inherent concepts, and the accumulation of years and life experience makes it more and more difficult for people to look back and see if their fixed concepts are correct?

When a person does not ask for anything, he gives up the distracting thoughts in his heart. It empties the dead branches and leaves accumulated from the worldly life in the heart. Only by emptying the mind can we obtain the freedom and independence of life to the greatest extent; in order to harvest the glory and glory of the future; Only then can there be conditions for life to travel far again and again.

When you suddenly have an understanding one day and dust off your soul, you may find that life can be a different scene! It is a kind of detachment, a kind of indifference, and a kind of courage. Transcendent, like Magnolia, outstanding. It is spotless, with a certain arrogance and reserve, transcendent from the world.

I have read the book "Reading Life", which is a selection of essays and essays on life issues by dozens of famous philosophers, thinkers, writers, and artists such as Lu Xun, Liang Shiqiu, Zhu Ziqing, Ba Jin, and Xu Zhimo. The masters made detailed comments on life and human nature from two aspects: life experience and life philosophy. I've benefited a lot. From it, I experienced a quiet state of mind, a quiet fragrance of books, and a bottle of sweet fire wine. These are the qualities of those who do not seeker.

People are self-exalted after more than 40 years of living. I told myself that I could stop begging for anything, stop asking for anything. Even though I have nothing. Because I understand the true meaning of being self-exalted. Tao Yuanming's non-seeking is "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan"; Fan Zhongyan's non-seeking is "relaxed, happy, and forgetful of pampering and humiliation." Yang Shen's unsolicited is "white-haired fishermen on the river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze". Lin Zexu's non-seeking is "the sea is inclusive, and tolerance is great; The wall is thousands of feet, and there is no desire to be rigid. "Qi Baishi's non-seeking truth" is praised, and he smiles; People ruined it, laughed. ”

A realm of no demand, a noble conduct, composing a precious song of life. In this poetry and song that has been passed down through the ages, I have learned to be indifferent to Mingzhi, learned to be quiet and far-reaching, experienced the sea and rivers, and experienced the tolerance of all rivers, and the taste of thousands of walls, and the ......

When people are self-exalted and undemanding, it is a person's wisdom to the realm where they can look down on everything, "gains and losses follow fate, and there is no increase or decrease in the heart." "Everything in the world is attributed to the word "light", light and bright, elegant and light, and plain.

Go with the flow, don't like it, and don't worry about it. Knowing the ancestors' non-demand, bearing in mind the famous saying "things can be content, people are self-exalted", with a transcendent meditation, slowly appreciate the realm of "no demand" in "people to the self-exaltation", sit and watch the clouds, smile and see the vicissitudes of life, their lives will be colorful!

People can only live once! This is common knowledge that is often forgotten. Since you can only live once, you should pay attention to the "way of living". Why live too tired and torture yourself?

Cultivation is a path, and at the end of the path is wisdom. Cultivation is the cultivation of the mind, and when you practice a calm mind, the mind is correct, and everything will be smooth sailing. Life is actually very simple, that is, in the present; Cultivation is actually very simple, and it is all around us. Cultivation is embodied everywhere in life, and cultivation is always in life. The unsatisfactory life is a little bit of improvement in cultivation, and every point increases. Harmony everywhere, freedom with fate, freedom with fate, this is life, this is practice.

I like such a life, one person, one heart window, an elegant feeling, a world that only belongs to oneself. Cleanse your heart with clean water, warm with words, simple, bright, and happy; Glad to be in such a day, sitting alone in the corner of the years, fingertips flowing with the beauty of the sun, reading those sentences of the golden years, integrating the little feelings into the ink feelings, in the morning glow, holding a wisp of warm fragrance of the years, under the sunset, embracing the beauty of the sunset, outside the window is the hustle and bustle of the red dust, but the heart is light and light.

Simple as water days, graceful like the feelings of the water. When you are alone, you can think; It can be forgotten, it can clean the dirt of the soul, it is the process of soul repair, the perception of life is comprehended in this tranquility, the soul is sublimated in this tranquility, the years are like a river, even if it is a calm lake. Occasionally, there will be a little ripple, those hesitant moods. You can find solace in this solitude, the coolness of those breezes. In this silence, it can be warmed, time, finally warms the memory, precipitates the beauty, a kind of pure joy, not about joy and sorrow, only in the shallow interpretation of the quiet beauty of the years, a person's world can also be tactfully turned into a song.

Life moves forward in the interweaving of cold and warm. Life continues in joys and sorrows. often standing in the crowd of people rubbing shoulders and watching the people coming and going, what swells up in my heart is still the familiar touch. In the deep and shallow footprints of the years, encounters and partings are staged every day, and encounters are to leave warmth to each other; Parting, just to get out of the season that doesn't belong to you. Time can change the vicissitudes of life, but what remains unchanged is gratitude for life. And the yearning for a better life, I have always believed that the most beautiful scenery is ahead.

Take a walk and see the scenery. Listen to a song, read a person. We always like to stop in other people's stories and expect others to give us a long time. It's just that more often than not, it's a person's joy and a person's long stream. The gathering and dispersion of the world is just the distance between the heart, there will eventually be people coming and going in the red dust, learn to be grateful in the encounter, moved in the experience, rich in tolerance, one day, understand or not, love or not, it doesn't matter, fate gathers and scatters, it is ordinary. It's just that those who have had, those who have passed, have been the most beautiful scenery in life, and I hope that every encounter is a warm embrace; Every time you look at each other, you can see each other's most beautiful smiles.

The flowers are half-bloomed and the most beautiful, and knowing how to leave life blank is also a kind of wisdom of life. Indifferent to Mingzhi, quiet to far-reaching, know how to leave a blank space for the soul, in order to be in the complex and cumbersome world, look down on the loss, pampered and humiliated, and leave no intention to go; know how to leave blank feelings in order to last for a long time, leave room for mutual appreciation, and have a tacit understanding; Know how to leave a blank space for life, take a piece of poetry, leave a calm, and have more wisdom, so that life can be poetic and picturesque. People's hearts, far and near, time, shades are suitable. Some landscapes can only be beautiful if they are viewed from a distance; Some people want to be indifferent, it will be long, life is dull and more lasting, leaving blank can be far, lotus in the heart, with the encounter and peace, the most beautiful life is just to understand the distance.

Life is beautiful after all, there is sunshine, rain and dew, white clouds, fresh flowers, sometimes unhappy, it is I who has stationed a wall in the heart. Take a piece of poetry, learn to smile and watch the falling flowers when the wind rises; When the rain falls, listen to the heart, so that every day that is as white as water has a light and refreshing joy that flows through the bottom of the eyebrows and hearts; Let some of the past be relieved in the precipitation of time. The important thing is to look at the mood of the scenery, find a meter of sunshine in the morning, pick up the poetry of the sunset at dusk, and enjoy the brightness of spring; The prosperity of summer; The precipitation of autumn, the abundance of winter, as long as the heart is full of sunshine, there is a beautiful scenery in the eyes. Walking through the mountains and rivers of life, the most beautiful thing is still the sea of flowers in my heart.

I have always wanted to walk in the world in the simplest way, in the corner of the years, sitting on a shallow warmth, holding a cup of tea, keeping this side of the peace in my heart, listening carefully to the murmur of time, with a pen, a heart, in the words of ferry. Lonely, but not lonely, tranquil, but not empty. In the ups and downs, find a touch of sunshine and pass through the thorns; In the wind and rain, hold an umbrella and walk through the mud. Let the free mind drift with the wind, even if you see all the purple and red, the heart is still pure and safe; Even if I have tasted the taste of life, I am still happy to be bland, and in the years that flies, I am free and easy, I put pen to paper, and I write the book of life wonderfully. Looking back, it is the relief of flowing water and falling flowers, after a thousand turns of life, the road is still wide, and the scenery is still graceful; The heart is still clear.

I long for the warmth of the sun, but I also do not reject the loneliness of the night; I like prosperity, but I am not afraid of the loneliness of the trough, I am eager to succeed, but I am also not afraid of setbacks and ups and downs; I want to have it, but I'm not afraid of the pain of losing it. Because I know that everything has to have a process; All experiences are a kind of understanding; All the past is a gift of time. There is warmth and coldness in the depths of the red; The vicissitudes of the world are also ordinary, half a cup of tea, watching the ups and downs of life; A quiet mind, see the cool world. Ying Yi is free and easy, so that the wind and frost of the world are not as good as the eyebrows, leaving a pure sky, and placing the heart, those engraved in the depths of the years are our own rhythm of life.

Kindness is a soft flower that blooms in the heart. Everyone has a seed of kindness in their hearts, kindness is the smile of the soul, is the gratitude for life, and if you look at the world with a kind heart, there will be no harm and coldness. Be more forgiving. There will be a little more understanding; The more kindness there is, the more hope there is. A sweet smile of yours, a pair of warm hands that you once helped others; The care you give spills of love. Even if there is only a faint light like a firefly, it will warm a lonely heart. Give people roses, leave fragrance in your hands, the beauty of this world is not that one person pays a lot, but everyone pays a little, and being kind to others is to be kind to yourself. Treat the opportunities of life with a kind heart, and life will be bright everywhere.

Not to live to please others. The meaning of life is not how to change yourself into what others like, but to try your best to be a person you like. Make a whirling leaf, and find yourself in the dazzling dance; Be a little flower, in full bloom, show yourself; Be a little grass, in obscurity, interpret strong; Be a cloud, floating. Free and easy to yourself. Even if I'm not perfect, even if I'm not free enough, I will smile and give myself a smile. Let the dusty heart be open, let the heart fly freely, and give others a smile. Let the narrow-mindedness fade away, and let the sincerity spread in every look. Let the smile shine in every glance. Ying Yi knows how to be in the dust, and draws a white lotus in her heart. Don't open for anyone, don't fall for anyone, plain heart is warm, light smile and peace.

There are thousands of stories of life, each of which has a different version. When marriage meets, there is always warmth. I am glad to be in every landscape, relieved in every look back, comfortable in the present, not to change a touch of scenery for anyone, and not to miss the music of my own life. After experiencing the cold and warm, you know the brilliance of the sun; After passing by the bustling, you know that the ordinary is the truest, and life is to deduce the wonderful in the ordinary; Life is the tribulation of being dried on the branches to become strong. The wisdom of life is to cross the bridge and cross the bridge, no bridge to cross, in this life, the mountains are high and the water is long, accompanied by warmth, accompanied by understanding, cleansing the heart with clear water, such as clouds, walking lightly; Like water, still water flows deeply; Like flowers, fragrant and pleasant; Put the brightness in your heart, simple happiness, steady happiness.

There is a state of mind, although it has experienced the warmth and coldness of the world, it is still warm; There is a smile that is still bright despite the wind, frost, snow and rain; There is a mentality, although it has experienced prosperity and loneliness, it is still indifferent; There is a kind of life that is still happy despite being busy; There is a kind of time, although cold and warm, it is still quiet; There is a kind of life that, although it has gone through a thousand turns, is still vivid. Pull open the curtain of the stage of life, listen to the passing years like a song, or sad or happy, slipping from your fingertips. The starting point of success is when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, the germination of hope is when the peak is turning, as long as there is a round of sun in the heart, why not be afraid of the vicissitudes of the world, if everything can go with it, it is a good season in the world, the most beautiful life is to look back and smile freely.

I have always had a grateful heart, grateful to those who have passed through life, it is they who have brought us warmth, let us know how to cherish and be grateful; Thanks to those who have been with us, let us know how to pay and harvest, thank those who have hurt us, setbacks and ups and downs, let us learn to be strong, learn to face, learn to be tolerant and understanding, thank you for the years, gave me a clear sky, let me cultivate pears and chrysanthemums in the text, plant all my joys and sorrows, thank life, give me experience to let us grow, let me go through the mountains and rivers of life after the wind and moon are still clear; Thanks to the time, it has given us a quiet and beautiful time, let us cultivate our hearts, and let us learn to use a smile to stand up for our own scenery.

Life is a practice, destined to go through a thousand turns before you can meet the love of your life, and you are destined to experience ups and downs in order to understand the meaning of life. At the end of life, we must return to simplicity and simplicity, and live our lives like the taste of a glass of boiled water and the simplicity of a bowl of porridge. In order to taste the true taste of life, happiness will come unexpectedly. The page of life can only be poetic and picturesque if it is outlined with simple lines, and as long as the purity of the soul is still there, it is the scenery of life. Light a heart lamp to illuminate every dark corner.

There is a lot to spiritual practice, especially today, when human beings are more tempted than ever in this materialistic world. If we can't have a correct standard of right and wrong, and we can't have a correct outlook on life and values, we may all become slaves to our desires at any time, and thus lose ourselves in the sea of people. So, every hour of every day, we have to remember that we are doing a practice.

Drama is like life, life is like drama. Each of us is not only the director of our own life, but also the protagonist of our life, and how to use ourselves as the protagonist to direct a wonderful drama of life lies in our own practice.

Let's embark on the path of spiritual practice, a path to the deepest depths of the human heart. And at the end of this path. We can find a wisdom that allows us to understand the true meaning of life. To bring our lives to a state of fullness filled with joy.

When the flower blossoms and bears fruit, it is Bodhi. If. If we can learn to perceive life with a Buddha heart, then in the midst of earthly things, you will slowly cultivate into a flower, and life will become happy and happy!

And this perception is even more clear in the Buddha's language.

The state of liberation is not the preserve of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but an awareness that all mortals can experience personally. The afflictions of sentient beings come from not being able to recognize their own worth, not seeing their own state clearly, but coveting imaginary worldly goals, so that their senses are distorted and confused.

What you need to know: Time is in the present. Spatial Orientation. To practice is to cultivate the mind, and to cultivate the mind is to cultivate the feelings. To turn delusion into enlightenment is to turn knowledge into wisdom.

Our spirit and senses can be upgraded through understanding and practice, and after upgrading and correcting, our knowledge and feelings will become more and more correct. Just as the Hubble telescope can be technically adjusted to make the picture from blurry to clear.

Our incarnation is different from the incarnation of the Buddha only in terms of perception;

Our rebirth is only different from the rebirth of a Buddha;

Our Dharmakaya and the Dharmakaya of the Buddha. There is no difference.

The Buddha said, "All living beings have the wisdom and virtue of the Buddha." "What the Buddha means is: You and I ourselves are in the present moment, and we have the wisdom and virtue of being as perfect as it has been.

Those who have the highest faith in the Buddha's teachings are the superior root vessels; People of medium confidence. It is a medium root apparatus; Those who are inferior in faith are inferior root organs; He who does not have faith does not have roots.

The practice of Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Dhajna, and Heart-Earth Dharma. It is to be open-minded and tolerant of all people, things, and things. Right and wrong, right and wrong, good and bad, good and evil, and other binary distinctions. It is the root cause of disturbing emotions and anger, and it is the intrinsic factor of deviation from Zen. So. While following the existing system of society, it is necessary to thoroughly tolerate and transcend it in our hearts. Then the inherent calmness, nature, harmony, compassion and love are revealed! If the heart is pure, the land is pure, the heart is peaceful, and the world is peaceful, and the heart is tolerant, the world is complete!

I can't satisfy everyone, but I can satisfy everyone! This is the secret of Dzogchen tantric practice! To satisfy everyone, I can't do it at all; I can do it to satisfy all people, even all people, things, and things!

The connotation of mind cultivation is not to try to abandon or change those relative states of being, but to understand his true nature, to realize his perfection, and to enjoy his gifts and offerings.

Zen is a kind of insight, that is, everything is a manifestation of Buddha nature, including you and me; Zen is a state in which everything is inherently bright, including the present moment; Zen is a feeling of happiness from the inside out, including the present moment; Zen is actually a kind of awakening, and the enlightened Buddha-nature passes through, merges, manifests, and produces you and me from beginning to end, of course, whether you are conscious or not!

The practice of the Dharma will gradually change from the ecstasy and amazement of the initial awakening to the compassion and peace, but there will be a little more prajna and insight! After that, I will really honestly recite the sentence "Nan no Amitabha"!

A word of caution: the opportunity to encounter a special Dharma is very rare. We often talk about good fortune – health, wealth, career success, etc., but this is not a good fortune, and even if it is, it is a trivial blessing. The real blessing is to be able to come into contact with the Dharma and to have a little understanding and understanding. So we have to cherish it, it's important to hear, think, and practice.

Progress comes from meditation and diligent practice, and without hard work, there will never be progress, and we will always be ordinary people. Every note of the Song of Liberation must be composed by oneself.

"Zongjinglu" (Master Yongming Longevity of the Sixth Ancestor of Jingzong):

"And the nature of spiritual consciousness is not a secret, and what comes is hidden is not hidden. Therefore, it is not a loss to know the truth of the common way, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to believe and understand. ”

Master Fang Xin:

There are no sentient beings to be saved, there are no three realms to come out, there is no nirvana to prove, and it is originally sufficient. The Buddha lives here, and the Buddha is used. Walking, sitting and lying down are often in it, and people are self-willed and decided. It is said that this unbelievable method is a rare thing, and only those who have realized it will know.

Life is the process of cultivation, and all our actions are for the sake of cultivation, so we must have this concept. What is your life for? Your life is about survival; Your survival is for the sake of cultivation; Your practice is for the purpose of becoming a Buddha; Your Buddhahood is for the sake of sentient beings. In fact, all this is still for the sake of becoming a Buddha, and only by studying it in this way can it be completed. You eat differently than I eat: one eats for sentient beings, and the other eats for myself; The quality of your life is not the same as mine: one lives for all, the other for yourself; Your work is not the same as mine: one for yourself and the other for sentient beings. With such a motivation, there is merit in eating, there is merit in wearing, there is merit in walking, there is merit in sitting, and there is merit in whatever you do. Everything is a practice! Only when you practice can you enjoy this life. You can really do this, life does not delay cultivation, practice does not delay life; Work does not delay practice, and practice does not delay work. How good it is to be able to increase good fortune at any time, to increase wisdom at any time! Work can go well, family can still be harmonious, health can still be healthy, and everything will be auspicious.

The teachings of the Guru and the teachings of the Buddha are all Dharma, don't forget. You must never depart from the continuum and the Dharma, and don't separate your life from your practice, because separation is a fault. We have to observe our minds, observe our own continuums, and make good intentions and good wishes at all times and at all times: everything we do is for the sake of the Three Jewels of the Guru and for the sake of our parents and sentient beings. When all our thoughts and actions become spiritual and virtuous, then this is perfection.

Life is practice

When we feel unsatisfactory in life and work, don't complain that others are unfair to us, but first think seriously: Are we trying to do our job well? Have you fulfilled your life's responsibilities satisfactorily? Taking life seriously and doing your job well is the most important practice.

The past is gone, but the future is not yet coming. The most precious thing in the world is the present, and the most easily lost is also the present. It is much more important and practical to cherish the present than to look forward to the future. The most important person in life is the person who is with you now, because it is he who shares and experiences life with you.

Renyun: 'The article is done to the extreme, there is nothing strange, just right; The character is extreme, there is no difference, just natural. Human greatness is actually hidden in many ordinary little things, and when you disdain to do small things in pursuit of the sublime, you have lost the sublime in you.

'The valley of orchids is not unworn and not fragrant; The moon hangs in the sky, and it does not fall short because it is temporarily full; Peach and plum are scorching, and they do not bloom because the autumn festival is approaching; The river is rushing, refusing to flow eastward without going back. ‘

Buddhism says: 'Ordinary people do not change their minds, but saints do not change their minds.' It's easier to change yourself than to change your environment. If you feel uncomfortable in life, don't complain or try to change the world

It's about changing yourself first. Changing your mindset can turn a bad environment into an environment that is beneficial to you.

In life, only by paying regardless of return will there be gains! You deserve love, and all you see will be the landscape of love.

'Mount Tai does not let the soil, so it can become great; The rivers and seas do not choose a trickle, so they can be deep; The king is not only the people, so he can understand his virtue. (To be continued......)