"Zen Master Wuxiang felt thirsty while walking, and met a young man stepping on a water wheel in a pond, so he stepped forward and asked the young man for a glass of water to drink. The young man said in an envious tone: "Zen master, if one day I see through the red dust, I will definitely become a monk like you and learn the Tao, but after I become a monk, I don't want to live around like you, I will find a place to live in seclusion, meditate well, and never show my head again." ”

The Zen master smiled and said, "Oh! So when will you see through the red dust? The young man replied: "I know the nature of the waterwheel best in our area, and the whole village uses it as the main source of water, and if I find someone who can take over the waterwheel for me, then there will be no responsibility involved, and I can find my own way out and become a monk through the red dust." Zen Master Wuxiang said, "You know the waterwheel best, please tell me, what would happen if the waterwheel was completely submerged in the water, or completely out of the water?" ”

The young man said: "The waterwheel is completely immersed in the water, not only can it not turn, but it will even be swept away by the rapids, and it will completely leave the water and the car will not get out of the water. Wuxiang Zen Master said: "The relationship between the waterwheel and the flow of water has explained the relationship between man and the world; If a person completely enters the WTO and plunges into the rivers and lakes, he will inevitably be swept away by the tide of the five desires and red dust, and if he is born purely and pretentious, his life will be floating without roots and idling. When the young man heard this, he said happily, "Zen Master, your words have really made me gain knowledge." ”

But this voice continues, and it no longer belongs to this Changrong situation at this moment.

The voice came from afar and went straight into the depths of the souls of the two of them, making Chang Rong unconsciously close his eyes and begin to listen to the magical voice.

"On dog days, the grass in the temple was a large yellow patch, and it was ugly.

The little monk couldn't look past it, and said to the master, "Master, quickly scatter some seeds!"

Master said, "Don't worry, at any time." ”

When the seeds arrived, the master said to the little monk, "Go and plant them." Unexpectedly, a gust of wind arose, and it scattered a lot and blew away a lot.

The little monk anxiously said to the master, "Master, many kinds of seeds have been blown away. ”

Master said, "It doesn't matter, the purity that is blown away is empty, and it will not sprout if it is sprinkled. ”

Just after sowing the seeds, a few small birds flew in and ate in the soil. The little monk hurried to chase away the birds, and then reported to the master: "Oh no, the seeds have been eaten by the birds." ”

The master said, "What's the hurry, there are so many seeds, you can't finish eating, whatever you want." ”

In the middle of the night, there was a violent storm. The little monk came to the master's room and said to the master with a crying voice, "It's all over, the seeds have been washed away by the rain." ”

The master replied, "Rush it, rush it, and it will sprout wherever you rush, just follow the fate." ”

A few days passed, and a lot of new green grew on the once bare ground, and even small seedlings poked their heads out of the places that had not been sown. The little monk said happily, "Master, come and see, it's all grown." ”

But the master was still as calm as ever, and said, "It should be like this, rejoice." ””

The voice continued.

One day, when Master Wude was hoeing grass in the courtyard, three believers came up to him and saluted him, saying, "People say that Buddhism can relieve the pain of life, but we believe in Buddhism for many years, but we don't feel happy, what is going on?"

Zen Master Wude put down his hoe, looked at them serenely and said, "It is not difficult to be happy, you must first understand why you are alive." ”

The three devotees, you look at me, I look at you, and they didn't expect that the Wude Zen Master would ask them questions.

After a while, A said, "No one can die!" Death is terrible, so people have to live. ”

B said, "I am working hard now so that when I am old, I can enjoy a life full of food and a full house of children and grandchildren." ”

C said, "I don't have as much hope as you have. I must live, or who will feed the family?" 56

Zen Master Wude smiled and said, "No wonder you don't get happiness, all you think about is death, old age, and forced labor, not ideals, beliefs, and responsibilities. Of course, life without ideals, beliefs, and responsibilities is very tiring and tiring. ”

The believers said disapprerovingly: "It is easy to talk about ideals, beliefs, and responsibilities, but you can't eat them as food!"

Zen Master Wude said, "Then what do you say you can be happy?"

A said, "With fame, there is everything, and you can be happy." ”

B said, "With love, there is happiness." ”

C said, "If you have money, you can be happy." ”

Zen Master Wude said, "Then let me ask a question: Why do some people have fame but are very troubled, love but very painful, and money but very worried?"

The believers were speechless. ”

One day, Su Dongpo went to Zen Master Foyin to chat with Zen Master Foyin, and both of them sat cross-legged.

When talking about happiness, Su Dongpo asked Zen Master Foyin: "What do you think I look like now?"

Zen Master Buddha Yin said, "I see you like a Buddha. ”

Su Dongpo smiled and said to Zen Master Foyin: "I see you like a pile of cow." ”

Zen Master Foyin smiled and didn't say anything.

Su Dongpo thought he had won, and after returning home, he complacently talked about it with his sister Su Xiaomei.

His sister said, "Brother, you've lost!" The mind of a Zen master is a Buddha-like realm, so look at you like a Buddha; And your mentality is like a pile of cow, and of course watching a Zen master is like a pile of cow. ”

After hearing this, Su Dongpo's face immediately turned red. ”

Someone was sheltering from the rain under the eaves, and saw a Zen master coming with an umbrella, so the man shouted: "Master, please take all sentient beings, please take me for a ride, is it okay?" ”

The Zen master said, "I'm in the rain, you're under the eaves, there's no rain under the eaves, you don't need me to do it." ”

The man immediately walked out from under the eaves into the rain and said, "I am in the rain, so you should save me." ”

The Zen master said, "You and I are together in the rain, and I am not caught in the rain because I have an umbrella; You are drenched in the rain, because there is no umbrella, so it is not me who saves you, but the umbrella who saves me, you want to be measured, don't look for me, please find an umbrella yourself. ”

After the Zen master said these words, he didn't look back, but walked away. Did the Zen master really not save him? No, in fact, the words of the Zen master have already saved him, because the Zen master told him that "enlightenment is an umbrella".

Everyone lives in this world, just like walking in the rain, even if the conditions are very good, the soul will inevitably suffer some cool wind and cold rain. The reason why we have been able to grow and mature is largely the result of those rains.

When the storm of the world hits, everyone will feel pain, but will the pain kill people? No, you can't die in pain, unless you go to death yourself. It just a needle in our sensitive hearts and makes you feel pain. ”

Hearing this, Chang Rong suddenly thought of two words: enlightenment!