For some reason, all of a sudden, Huineng thought of the quiet waterhole like a river and a lake in the middle of this mountain forest. Almost at the same time, a spark-like light flashed through his mind.

He hurried to the middle of the woodland, standing on the edge of a pool of water like a mirror. What a wonderful and unique sight! The wind and clouds are rolling in the sky, and the secluded pool is in the quiet place in the forest; The sky is vast, the wind is surging, the black clouds are rushing like the tide, the white clouds are like the waves splashing, or blocks or pieces, there are high and low, large and small, very different, the floating clouds are long, often long, often long and often disappearing; Bitan is secluded, the dense forest is blocked, there is no wind blowing, the water waves are not exciting, smooth as a mirror, although the water mirror is small, but the whole sky is included in it, reflecting the mountains and rivers without heart, according to the heavenly phenomena and unintentionally, let you alternate in spring and autumn, the wind and clouds change, the moon sets and the sun rises, or cloudy or sunny, I do not move, do not move.

This scene is just like the state of mind of a person.

If a person establishes strict precepts in his mind, it will be difficult for the various currents of the outside world to blow the peace of his mind. A calm heart is a peaceful heart, a wise heart, and a wonderful heart. Because it is immovable, clear, and fully reflects the existence of all things, it can accurately observe the objective truth, and it can fully grasp the true meaning of things, go straight to the root, enter the core, grasp the essence, and unify the rhythm with the objective law of natural development.

The mind, in this case, is intuitive, inspired, and so extraordinarily magical.

Huineng has experienced such a state of mind. In fact, everyone in the world has experienced such a state of mind. And today, by chance, Huineng took the initiative to realize it, experience it, recognize it, and grasp it.

Huineng retreated to the edge of the mountain forest, picked up the landed firewood neatly with his hands and feet, and after a while, he bundled two large bundles. He picked up his shoulders and walked slowly up the mountain path.

After the rain, the mountains are very quiet, quiet and a little noisy: there are remnants of rain sliding from the tall leaves, hitting the broad leaves of wild plantains, making a war drum-like roar; There was a breeze swirling through the low bushes, and the lively leaves swayed back and forth, rustling......

Huineng has a sensitive and agile heart, fully immersed in nature, feeling and appreciating the indescribable realm...... Suddenly, in the silence of the mountains, like an illusion, there was a burst of chanting: take the firewood knife empty-handed, and ride the buffalo on foot. People cross the bridge, but the bridge does not flow.

Huineng stopped and listened, the chanting was long gone. He laughed self-deprecatingly, muttering to himself as he walked: Pick up the wood knife with your bare hands, ride a buffalo on foot; People cross the bridge, but the bridge does not flow...... People cross the bridge, but the water does not flow......

Before he knew it, he had reached the middle of the single-plank bridge over the mountain stream. "The water of the bridge does not flow...... "The stream under the small bridge flows loudly. On the other side of the bridge, there was a monk who was wandering on his feet. It's him, it's him again, and naturally it's him again, the mysterious big fat monk.

Huineng asked, "Master, were you singing just now?"

The monk said, "I know if I sing or not, and I know if I listen to it." If I had sung it, why couldn't I hear it at this moment? If you don't sing, how can you ask questions? ”

Huineng knew that he was not an opponent, so he didn't fight with him, but said bluntly: "Master, I think these words seem to be understood, at first glance, it seems to be quite clear, but after thinking about it, I am confused again." ”

The monk asked, "Don't understand?" ”

Huineng replied, "No." Ask the master to explain. ”

"Okay, I'll make it clear to you this time, you heard clearly." The monk chanted:

Walking north and south of the east and west streets, I met people biting dogs when I went out. Pick up the dog's head and smash the brick, but I'm afraid that the brick will bite my hand.

Huineng opened his mouth and stammered: "This ...... This ......"

The big fat monk laughed and walked away. Huineng stands at the head of the single-plank bridge, and the green water under the bridge is still flowing.

Huineng saw that it was getting late, so he picked up the load of firewood and walked on the mountain forest path on the way back.

Passing by the waterhole in the middle of the mountain forest, Huineng was attracted by the scenery here and couldn't help but stop. The gorgeous sunset, like overturned paint, sprinkled into the sky, set off the bright red sunset. And the sunset is like a drunken poet, thrown into the waterhole like a river and lake, swaying and dyeing the clear water of the river into a dazzling bright red, flickering, rolling, and emitting a red glow to the sky from time to time.

Huineng was fascinated by it, and unconsciously put down the load of firewood on his shoulder, sat down on a stone by the mirror-like waterhole, and naturally thought about it......

I don't know how long later, when he woke up from his musings, he found that the river had turned silvery white from the sunset.

"Isn't that right? I feel like after only sitting for a while, the water in the pool will change color......" Huineng muttered to himself, and when he looked up, he saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

The moon reflected in the water, the cloudless sky....... this situation, this scene, Huineng touched the scene, and the brain was opened, "There is water in a thousand rivers, a thousand rivers and a moon, and there are no clouds in the sky" These two Buddhist sayings of a very high realm actually came out of his mouth.

What an open realm! At this time, in Huineng's view, water is water, and the moon is the moon, because of the illumination of the moon, there is a moon in the water, and the moon is in the water. But the moon in the water is not a moon, but an illusion of water; The moon is in the water and is the reflection of the water. It's a bit of a sense of right and wrong, right and wrong.

As Vajra Prajnaparamita said, in the hearts of thousands of people, there are thousands of Buddhas. Ten thousand Buddhas are like thousands of rivers and moons, and ten thousand Buddhas are one Buddha. Seeking Buddha with your heart is like fishing for the moon in water. The heart has nothing to ask for, it is as safe as stopping water, and the heart Buddha corresponds, and this heart is the Buddha.

Buddhism: Everyone can be a bodhisattva, Bodhi means enlightenment, Sa means sentient beings, and Bodhisattva is a practitioner who is a prophet and a practitioner who benefits sentient beings. In my impression, Buddhism is not very demanding on the ritual of initiation, the so-called "there is a Buddha in the heart, and seeing people is the Buddha", and there is also a saying of "putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the ground".

Although there are many believers in Buddhism, the reasons and purposes for taking refuge in Buddhism are different, just like "a thousand rivers have water and a thousand rivers and a moon" - there is only one month, but because of the difference in water, it reflects a thousand different reflections. There are many exquisite stories in Zen Buddhism, and the "epiphany" that Zen Buddhism talks about is the best embodiment of Buddhism's desire to return to the Buddha nature in human nature.

Those who are not enlightened follow the precepts of Buddhism meticulously, and gain peace of mind in following them;

Those who will be enlightened will gradually understand the essence of Buddhism in the process of following it;

Those who have had an epiphany have already understood the true meaning of Buddhism, transcendent from things, and no longer confined by rules. After all, "Qin Shi Mingyue Han Shiguan" only exists in the poet's fantasy, the vicissitudes of life, today's moon is by no means the moon of ancient times, and the moon of tomorrow is not today's month.

There is water in the river, there is a moon in the sky, as long as there is water in a thousand rivers, there will be a moon on a thousand rivers; There are clouds in the sky, and the clouds are the sky, as long as there are no clouds in the sky, then the sky is blue for all the miles.

"Thousands of rivers have water and thousands of rivers and moons", the moon is like Buddha nature, thousands of rivers are like sentient beings, rivers are not big or small, there is water and there is a moon; People do not distinguish between high and low, but if they are human, they have Buddha nature. Buddha-nature is in the human heart, omnipresent; Just like the moon shining on the river, everything is reflected. Any sentient being, as long as he has the heart to learn Buddhism, he will have Buddha nature, and any river, as long as there is water, it will have a bright moon. The moonlight is bright, and the Buddha nature is self-sufficient; The sky and the moon shine everywhere, the Buddha nature is omnipresent, and the Tao is omnipresent.

"There are clouds in the sky, and there are clouds in the sky, and the sky is above the clouds. As long as there are no clouds in the sky, then the sky will be blue for all miles. Heaven can be regarded as the Buddha's mind, and clouds are material desires and afflictions. When the troubles and material desires are gone, the nature of the Buddha's mind will naturally appear.

When the fake is true, the truth is also false, and there is sometimes non-action. Buddha-nature, between being and not being; The world is wandering between the virtual and the real. If so, whether it is the moon, water, dreams, or sorrows, when I go to the Buddha's house, the verse says: All watermarks in January, and all water in January. What a realm!