Li Zhen's "Book Burning", there is "Reading the Book Sent by the Mother", read this article carefully, you can read the state of stunning, dancing with hands.

A woman at home

A widowed mother

A simple letter

Some ordinary words

But he can explain the general idea of the Dharma to the heartstrings

But it can explain the general idea of the Dharma to people with sincerity and sincerity

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Now, let's see, what kind of letter did this mother write to her son who became a monk? What does this epistle say?

Boy! I'm getting older every year.

When you were eight years old, your father died. From that time on, I began to widow and raise you as an adult.

You have your life, you have your choices. At that time, you were going to become a monk, and I respected you and fulfilled your wish. Since this is already the case, I will also regard everything as providence.

Although you have become a monk, fortunately, the Buddha hall is not far from your home, and you can see each other occasionally when the elderly miss you. In your mind, you probably think that you are a monk and a cultivator, and you have broken off your worldly relationship. However, in the hearts of the elderly, you may not be seen often, but you live close to home, so at least I feel that the hearts of mother and child are close.

In the past few days, I heard that you are going to leave your current monastery and go to a distant place to practice, and I can't bear it, so I want to say a few words to you.

Don't talk about others, just talk about your master.

Your master is also a famous person and a successful learner. Think of the day he became a monk, and it was only after the death of both his parents that he left everything in this world behind and fasted wholeheartedly. If you don't learn from others, you should also learn from your master, and when I die, it's not too late to ask the Buddha about the three mountains and five mountains. After all, after all, I have less time on earth, and you will have more opportunities to practice far away.

You also explained to me about going out of the way:

Since you are a monk, you must let go of your worries and stay away from the red dust. In fact, living far away and living near is the same. Living nearby, the mother is in trouble, and the son can't help at all; The mother is sick, and the son can't take care of it.

Boy! That's what the words say. However, if the elderly have three illnesses and two pains, it is still convenient to live close. The old man is in his last years, and he may die of illness and disaster. If you are close, in the midst of illness, the old man will not care too much about you, and you can see you when you are dying. Besides, although you have become a monk, you are still in the flesh, and this flesh is given by your parents. Although you are a Buddha, you still take me as your mother when you act on weekdays. If your mother is sick, you will be concerned, and if you are near, you will naturally miss less. From this point of view, if you are near, I am also safe, you are also safe, and the two places are safe, I can think less about the sufferings of children, and you can rest the heart of cultivation, isn't it good? Furthermore, in the old man's opinion, a quiet place is a quiet place, and a quiet place is a good place for cultivation, so why should you go to a distant place to seek a quiet place and practice?

Let's talk about the temple where you are practicing now, which was bought by your brother Qin Su. Besides, since you entered this temple to practice, your brother has treated you well, so how can you ignore your brother's affection for you? And how do you tell your brother why you abandoned the temple and traveled far away? When you practice Buddhism, what you have in your heart is the spirit of Buddhism; The old man lives at home, and what he has in his heart is the truth of the world. According to the old man's opinion, only when the truth of the world can be explained in a reasonable way can it rise to the spirit of Buddhism.

Don't say I'm old, just say that your two children, they are still very young, and you should take care of them to some extent. Let's talk about your master. When your master became a monk, he would take care of his own son when he encountered a famine. Even if you are an outsider after you become a monk, you can completely ignore your children. What would you think if, because of your ignorance, your children are degraded and become unscrupulous children who do not do their jobs, making people watch the excitement all day long, and making people laugh and laugh at them? If, in this situation, you want to meditate on the Dharma, what if you really want to be moved? Or do you not feel it at all? If your heart doesn't move because of this, with the life experience of the elderly, there will definitely be no such thing! If you are moved by this, you are afraid that people will say that you can't let go of your children and can't throw away the red dust, and you can only endure it. Like this, it seems that you don't care and don't be moved, and now you are tempted to take care of them occasionally in the near world, think about it, which one is true? Which one is fake? Which one is better? Which one is bad? In this way, when you are thinking about your children, your behavior seems to be moving, but your heart is safe and secure, and this is actually not moving. If you don't take care of your child, it may seem that you are not moved on the surface, but according to normal sense, your heart will ache, and this is actually moving.

If your mind is at peace and proper at all times, then the place where you live now is a good place to practice, and the "Vajra" you are going to is also where you are practicing now. Whether you travel far away or practice, you can't just listen to others and learn from others without asking your own heart, cultivating your own heart, calming your own heart, and calming your own heart. If you only listen to what others say, and don't care about your own heart, it means that your heart has been enslaved by external objects. Your mind is enslaved by external objects, which is the reason why you cannot feel at ease. You don't live in your own heart, but you are bent on living outside. What worries me is that if you can't meditate and practice because of the "Longtan" where you live now, you will have to travel far to "Vajra" to practice; So, if Vajra doesn't allow you to meditate with peace of mind, where are you going to practice?

You talk about the Dharma every day, and what the old man is telling you today is the human heart. If you feel that what the old man said is not credible, you can take what the old man said to your master for verification. If what you are looking for is only the state and not the heart, you can travel far to "King Kong"; If you want to settle down and meditate, according to the old man, you don't have to run that far.

If your mind can't calm down, don't say that you won't be able to calm down if you go to "King Kong", even if you go overseas, your heart will still be even more still.