The Buddha sat back on the Dharma bed.

Xu Konglan took me to kowtow to the Buddha three times.

I followed Xu Konglan's example and sat cross-legged on the ground opposite the Buddha's Dharma bed.

For some reason, Feixia suddenly popped into my mind, and three words "bastard" suddenly came to mind, and I felt that I was sitting here, which was blasphemous.

The voice of the Buddha pulled me back to reality.

"As a Buddhist, it's very sad not to understand the Four Noble Truths."

It can also be said that if you don't understand the Four Noble Truths, you are not a qualified Buddhist. The Four Noble Truths, also known as the Four Noble Truths, together with the 12 causes and conditions (ignorance, action, cognition, name, color, six or six roots, touch, receiving, loving, taking, being, birth, old age, and death, these are the causes of suffering), are the basic forms of life and existence of sentient beings, the basic reason for the establishment of Buddhism, and a path that sentient beings must follow from the beginning of their faith to their eventual Buddhahood. ”

The voice of the Buddha is very good, and it is very suitable for preaching Buddhism, just like Shan Tianfang's voice is very suitable for commenting on books, impeccable and irreplaceable.

I sat up and began to listen very carefully to his teachings.

With a benevolent countenance, he calmly told us that the Four Noble Truths include suffering, concentration, extinction, and path.

The truth of suffering is to make sentient beings aware of all the sufferings that exist in our lives, even sentient beings who are struggling in samsara, may encounter: birth, old age, sickness, death, resentment (i.e., we often say that the road is narrow, and people or things that you don't like come to the door), love and separation (things you like or people cannot be reunited), asking for nothing (desires are always not satisfied), and five aggregates (referring to all kinds of greed and attachment in life, which are the total source of suffering), so that sentient beings can know the nature of these sufferings. Understand their nature and why they are generated. And the reason for the occurrence of the true sufferings is precisely because of the true set ("set" means "cause").

There are two causes of human life and suffering: one is called "karma" (doing things), which is the cause of suffering; One is confusion, which is the cause of suffering. Because we understand the true existence of suffering, and know that the cause of suffering is a set, we must make up our minds to cut off karma and confusion.

The Buddha was very excited, rubbing the rosary in his hand with both hands, leaning on the yellow satin soft backrest behind the Dharma bed, smiling and spitting pearls and jade, and his tongue blooming lotus.

He said that the true stoppings are not easy to understand because we have to have a lot of conditions to understand them.

At the very least, we must continue to learn the principles of "emptiness" and "dependent arising" (i.e., the "principle of dependent arising", which refers to the interdependent relationship of phenomena), and learn the dharma (the principle of many special terms in Buddhism) and the state of meditation, in order to understand the "extinction and exhaustion" of the Hinayana sages "arhats".

This extinction refers to afflictions.

He said that after the elimination of afflictions, one attains a state of meditation, and then one can stop the cycle of suffering and suffering for a long time, and extinguish the flame of suffering and afflictions. The highest state of Mahayana is the three bodies of the Buddha's Dharma, retribution, and emanation.

Rebirth and incarnation have shapes and hues, and the meritorious deeds of the Dharmakaya and the profound and subtle realm of light and transfiguration are the Buddha's state of nirvana and silence. Bodhisattvas who are not equal or wonderful are not able to contemplate (perceive and experience truthfully). But it can be said that it is a very beautiful and happy meritorious career and realm.

If we are aware of our suffering, if we have the desire to cut off the root of suffering, and if we know the beautiful state after cutting off the root of suffering, then what should we do?

There must be a whole set of ways to achieve this goal.

The Hinayana meditation of meditation, the Mahayana four meditations, the compassion and wisdom of all actions, and even the four yoga of the Tantric vehicle, the Vajra Holder, are all aimed at attaining a beautiful and peaceful state after the elimination of this obstacle of afflictions, the obstacle of knowledge, the imperfection of wisdom and the inability to truly understand and appreciate the nature and causes of everything in the Dharma realm.

These practices, known as the Truth of the Path, are a path to happiness and liberation.

If we want to understand and attain the realm of those saints, we must assiduously follow these methods, especially the transformation of our own hearts, which is the most thorough, painful, difficult, and fruitful revolution, and the complete cure of our afflictions, greed, hatred, and ignorance.

All I could do at that time was memorize, to strengthen my memory, which was a habit I developed in school.

Although I was not able to understand the meaning of these words more thoroughly at the time, I was able to at least write them down and ask the teacher one by one if I didn't understand them in the future.

The Buddha smiled again and explained, "What I said, you may not be able to understand it right away. But the general purpose of what I have just said is to make you cherish the opportunity and time, and strive to learn more about Buddhism and master more ways to heal your inner troubles and sufferings. Although you may not be able to achieve results and results quickly, at least you will suffer less harm and pain in your future lives. ”

I felt a shiver in my heart, quietly raised my eyes to look at the Buddha, and quickly avoided it.

The gentle gaze of the Buddha swept over my face, and then the calm voice fell into the depths of my soul.

"As a Buddhist and a practitioner, you should especially demand yourself with the Bodhisattva's code of conduct, and for Mahayana practitioners, you should have sentient beings in your heart and take the relief of sentient beings as your ideal and action goal. There are many beings who are suffering, not only physically, but also mentally and spiritually. ”

"The beings of the Six Realms live in such suffering every day, but as their son, I, enjoy this temporary happiness and tranquility every day, eating sweet milk tea, reading Buddhist texts, experiencing the pleasure of meditation, complacent about my little achievements, and even at such an age, sometimes I still have the heart to seek the respect and recognition of others, I really hate and am ashamed!"

"I am not a qualified monk, let alone a qualified leader and living Buddha. I'm just using the advantage of reading one or two more sutras to help you. You must not learn from me, you are still young, you must study well, try to get rid of your own troubles, and also help sentient beings who are more afflicted...... They need your compassion and love. ”

I was completely stunned.

The more people don't understand, the higher their level will be.

It is the first time in my life that I have heard such a profound and thorough analysis and explanation of the teachings of Buddhism in a few common words that are easy to understand and in simple terms, and that they are integrated with my own life.

For this living Buddha, I have a deep sense of admiration from the depths of my heart.

Because I know that if I tell others about my shortcomings in such an unabashed way, and compare them with my own experiences and feelings through my own practice, I can't say anything if I don't firmly establish the conviction to get rid of my own greed and put the liberation of all living beings first.

For the first time, I was confronted with a completely different attitude towards life, a great character that was different from ordinary people.

I was deeply moved......

Just when my heart was surging, the Buddha smiled again and said to us:

"In the past, when I went to visit foreign countries, many people there asked me to stay abroad, and they thought that the attitude of the ** in China towards Buddhism was very unenlightened, while the environment abroad was much more relaxed, at least the living conditions were better than those in China."

But I didn't say yes. Why? Not why! I love my own people, but I also really love my country. The conditions abroad are more comfortable, but as a living Buddha, you must give up your desire for comfort and pleasure and fame all over the world, and you must calm down in a down-to-earth manner, thoroughly believe in the teachings of the Buddha, and truly follow the path pointed out by the Buddha. ”

"The Buddha said that all beings are equal, and all beings in the country are also all beings. As long as it is a sentient being, according to the Buddha's teachings, it is my mother. If I stay abroad for the sake of a comfortable and comfortable environment, and abandon the sentient beings at home, I am disloyal to my own faith, to my mother who is waiting for her son to come to her rescue, and to condemn me to treason. ”

Buddha Ye smiled bitterly:

"Alas! But my heart is portrayed in a different way by those with sinister intentions. Saying that I have betrayed my own nation and been a lackey for others......"

"Actually, I just want to treat my mother well and have a little more opportunity to do something good for them. I'm aging now and want to rest. I wish I could get back to my hometown sooner, where there are more things to do. ”

I was blown away! I can't help but think of Ai Qing's poem "I Love This Land", isn't it a moving interpretation of this living Buddha?

If I were a bird,

I should also sing with a hoarse throat;

This storm-struck land,

This forever raging river of our sorrow and indignation,

This wrathful wind that blows endlessly,

and the incomparably gentle dawn from the woods......

- And then I died,

Even the feathers rotted in the ground.

Why do I always have tears in my eyes?

Because I love this land so much......

The Buddha smiled sweetly like a child, showing his white teeth, and when he said this, he was a little excited and excited, and his eyes gave off a special light.

"You are welcome to my hometown in the future," he said, inhaling the air deeply through his nose and closing his eyes, as if trying to think of a taste, "ah! It's still the most fragrant tsampa in my hometown, and there is milk tea......"

The Buddha suddenly opened his eyes and looked at us: "Oh, have you ever drunk milk tea?" You came to see me, I should have invited you to drink milk tea. ”

Although we tried our best to dissuade us, the Buddha still called the little lama just now and asked him to make milk tea for us......

At night, sleeping in the hotel bed, I have not been able to calm down, and I always faintly feel that I may have some fate with this Buddha, right?