Guozijian and Lama Temple are adjacent.

After we came out of Guozijian, we crossed the road to the Lama Temple.

Lama Temple, located in the northeast corner of downtown Beijing, is the largest lama temple in Beijing. More than 200 years ago, it was the palace of Prince Yong, and later changed to a palace, called Yonghe Palace. There were two emperors here, and it became the "Dragon Diving Blessed Land", so the palace is yellow tiles and red walls, and the same specifications as the Forbidden City.

"This is the highest standard Buddhist temple in the country!" I said to Ye Qian.

"Yes," Ye Qian said with a smile, "This place is world-famous, and the incense is extremely vigorous every day." ”

We walked into the Lama Temple as we spoke.

I faintly smelled the smell of incense wafting through the air.

In the Lama Temple, tourists are weaving; At the entrance of the temple, cigarette smoke fills the air; People worship reverently; The breeze blew the bells hanging at the four corners of the hall, adding a touch of mystery to this solemn and majestic courtyard.

"I have always believed that I am a Buddha," I said to Ye Qian with a reverent face, "In my heart, there has always been such a story: a little monk who walked into the temple from the mundane world to practice, through his own novel perspective, in the simplest way and the most free mind, in daily life bit by bit to observe and explore the wisdom of life, and finally found the meaning of life and life positioning, illuminated his life path, and used the wisdom of Buddha and the wisdom of Zen to enlighten and encourage people in the rolling red dust with the wisdom of life wisdom ......"

"That's a good story!" Ye Qian nodded seriously.

"This story has always been in my life," I said seriously, "and there are many times when I can't help but indulge in the wisdom of Buddha and the wisdom of Zen." While I often go in and out of the large and small temples in Beijing, I often come here to quietly feel the wisdom of lonely Buddhism, the wisdom of life, and even the wisdom of love outside the hustle and bustle of the red dust. ”

"Embrace life with a free heart!" Ye Qian said.

"Think about life with a flexible head!" I say.

"Create life with industrious hands!" Ye Qian said.

"Feel life with gratitude!" I say.

"If this story is written," Ye Qian smiled slightly, "it can be regarded as a Zen inspirational 'little'!" ”

"Yes," I said with certainty, "what we have just said is what I want to express in my inspirational and spiritual cultivation novel 'The Song of the Wooden Fish.'" ”

"Good!" Ye Qian said softly, "The environment here is not suitable for chatting, let's visit separately!" In this way, you can experience and understand with your heart, and see you at the door in a while! ”

"Okay!" I said reluctantly letting go of Ye Qian's hand.

Ye Qian smiled.

I raised my head and saw the tall glazed archway spanning into three large gate openings, standing at the southernmost end of the temple; To the north, a wide Yongdao surrounded by thick pines and cypresses leads directly to Zhaotai Gate, and the open and sparse, quiet and distant Yongdao is like a fairy road leading to the Buddha realm; As soon as you go north through the Zhaotai Gate, you will be able to enter the magnificent halls such as the Tianwang Palace, the Lama Palace Palace, the Yongyou Palace, the Fa/Wheel Palace, the Wanfu Pavilion and other buildings such as the East and West Matching Palaces.

My heart is so peaceful.

In the bell and drum towers on both sides of the gate of the Lama Temple, what I saw were the footprints of time in the evening drum and morning bell; In front of the large copper pot next to the drum tower, which weighed 8 tons and used to boil eight porridge, I saw that there was a gift to gain; In the Maitreya Buddha sitting on the throne in the middle of the Heavenly King's Palace, with a smile and an open chest, what I saw was that there was tolerance and greatness; On the incense candles lit in front of the Buddha statue, I saw burning myself and illuminating others; On the flowers, flowers, fruits and fruits offered in front of the Buddha's case, what I saw was that everything has a cause and effect......

After drifting north for many years, I feel that Ye Qian and I have become completely one, she is half of my life, half of my soul, and even her body has become the other half of my body.

I thought as I walked.

I think in peace, I think in peace.

Just as I was in the Wanfu Pavilion when I saw the 18-meter-high, 8-meter-wide MaidaraBuddha that was carved from a whole precious white sandalwood tree and said to be made of more than 80,000 taels of silver, one of the three unique wood carvings of the Lama Temple, I also saw Ah Fei and his girlfriend Nian Tao with a pious face in front of the Buddha statue. Unlike before, the guy is now in a suit and leather shoes, with shiny hair and a flowery tie around his neck, probably still silk! Even his girlfriend Nian Tao doesn't seem to have the familiar smell of fried eggs anymore.

"Asking the Buddha to give you good luck?" I asked Ah Fei softly after leaving Wanfu Pavilion.

"No," Ah Fei said with a solemn and solemn face and a reverent face, "Cultivate yourself!" ”

"What do you think?" I asked.

"I finally discovered," Ah Fei said with a deep face, "that we are not only living for ourselves, but also for the people we love, and even the importance of living for our loved ones is far higher than living for ourselves." I have also finally discovered that the woman you love should first be considerate, loving and respectful, and then show your talent......"

I silently looked back.

I saw the Lama Temple behind me, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the dense earthly society, but from morning to night, there were endless tourists and pilgrims, and my heart was full of emotion. It is worldly, but it is detached, red, golden, and a world of its own. Own sunset and sunrise, own fairy mountain and fairy cave; It has its own purple mushroom fragrant hui, yao grass qi flower, its own fairy ape peach forest, deer standing crane song...... It is so solemn and quiet, and it spreads auspicious smoke and auspicious light to the mundane Kyoto.

Hustle and bustle.

"There is me" and "there is no self".

"In fact, each of us should have a sacred place in our hearts," I said to Ah Fei seriously, "that is dreams and love, and we will walk towards this sacred place like a mountain all our lives." Even if it falls one day, it is on the road to dreams and love. ”

"I also discovered," Ah Fei still felt with a deep face, "Women are like Buddhas, and love is like incense and candles." If you want the incense of love to be vigorous, you must strive to create extraordinary in the ordinary, and regard every moment and every bit of life as an opportunity to give and receive love, so that you will find that fun is everywhere. ”

"To live is to dream and love!" I said with a smile.

"By the way," Nian Tao suddenly interjected, "Since it's for love, why don't you find a woman to talk to?" ”

"How do you know I didn't look for it?" I asked Nian Tao with a blank face.

"Then I see that you ...... alone all day," Nian Tao muttered.

"It's not that if you're sticky together every day, it's called love," I pretended to say, "It's not like ......it's about love every day."

"Look at the realm of others," Ah Fei's face finally showed a long-lost rogue expression, he crooked his mouth and sneered, "How high the realm is, it has surpassed the physical body!" ”

"You believe in Buddhism so much, do you usually eat meat?" Nian Tao asked with a smile.

"I don't eat it," I said to Nian Tao seriously, "I only eat fried hairy eggs, especially those fried hairy eggs sold by guerrillas on the street, which seem to be meat but not meat, not meat but also meat, and meat but not called meat ......"

"Get out!" Nian Tao shouted and flew up.

After I quickly dodged Nian Tao's shadowless feet, I began to chat with Ah Fei.

After chatting for a while, I learned that Ah Fei had found a job as a website editor, and Nian Tao no longer sold fried eggs, and with Ah Fei's encouragement, she had begun to "recharge" in a computer training center.

"No wonder I can't see you now," I asked Ah Fei with a smile, "Then will you not be a poet in the future?" ”

"No," Ah Fei said through gritted teeth, "even if I become a monk, I will no longer be a poet!" ”

"Get out!" Nian Tao roared angrily, "You two North Drift madmen! ”

"Buddhism is important, no noise!" Ye Qian suddenly appeared at this time, and she reminded expressionlessly.

"Who are you?" Nian Tao asked puzzled.

Ye Qian glanced at Nian Tao proudly, did not speak, turned around and walked towards the door.

I followed.

Behind me, Nian Tao looked puzzled and puzzled, and Ah Fei still had a deep and solemn face.

"That man was a poet!" I laughed and said to Ye Qian, "I'm cynical all day long, and I think I'm not talented!" ”

"It's better to stay away from some useless people!" Ye Qian said seriously.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, puzzled.

"Competition in Beijing is fierce," Ye explained, "and competition is fierce in this society, where most relationships are based on the question of 'what's the use of knowing this person', and no one bothers to be in the company of someone who is 'useless' to themselves." Therefore, whether in life or career, you must make friends with some 'useful' people, and at the same time, you must strive to be a 'useful' person to others, so that you can be welcomed everywhere. For the 'useless' people, it is better to stay away, so as not to waste your time and energy, and even delay your business. ”

"I'm useful to him," I laughed, "he's really useless to me!" ”

"It's better to be distant from such friends!" Ye Qian said with a serious face, "If it's really useful, even if it's a little useful, it's okay to get along!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" I asked Ye Qian.

"It's just asking for usefulness, not having to be perfect," Ye Qian said with a smile, "In society, you may be very self-righteous 'strengths', and you may not be regarded as your strengths because you are useless to someone." On the contrary, some small skills or relationships that you think are not worth mentioning may be 'useful' to someone, and you will naturally appreciate in his mind. In this competitive city of Beijing, most of the interpersonal relationships are based on being 'useful' to others, and different friends have different perspectives to support their careers. Therefore, making friends should focus on 'useful' rather than exhaustive. ”

"I seem to understand a little," I thought to myself, "a useful man, even a little bit of it will help you; A useless person, even if he is perfect, will not benefit you. Therefore, the requirement of making friends is 'useful', and it is not necessary to seek perfection. ”

"You understood it right!" Ye Qian smiled slightly.

"Where are you going to eat today?" I asked Ye Qian.

"Let's go to Gongdelin!" Ye Qian thought about it and said, "That's the only Buddhist vegetarian restaurant in Beijing. ”

"Okay!" I said and nodded.

We drove to Beijing Gongdelin Restaurant, located on Qianmen South Street.

Beijing Gongdelin Restaurant is completely modeled after the construction and production of Shanghai Gongdelin, and the plaque is written by Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association of China. The decoration of Gongdelin Restaurant is elegant, dignified and simple. The food is vegetarian imitation meat, the form is realistic, delicious and delicious, and it is a very vivid work of art, which is enjoyable, and the food is nutritious and beneficial to health.

"You seem to be a vegetarian now?" I asked Ye Qian thoughtfully.

"Do you know Mengjeba Singh?" Ye Qian asked me with a smile.

"Let's talk about it!" I laughed and said, "Don't do it! ”

"Mengjieba Singh is a famous contemporary American writer of Jewish ancestry," Ye Qian recounts with a smile, "and one day several college students came to visit him. One student asked, 'Mr. Singh, why do you advocate a vegetarian diet?' Is it because of your health? Singh then said, "It's for health, but it's for the health of chickens, ducks, cows and sheep, so I'm a vegetarian." ’”

"People's health needs to be carefully cared for," I said seriously, "and on the premise of ensuring health, we can continue to struggle, in order to have endless fun!" ”

"Yes," Ye Qian said coquettishly, "we must develop a reasonable diet, because the body is the foundation of life." Eating right is the foundation of longevity. Don't overeat, it's best to eat 80% full at every meal; The staple and non-staple foods should be appropriately matched, not partial eating, and attention should be paid to nutritional balance; Bad habits must be corrected, and alcohol, sex, wealth, and qi are all sworn enemies of health. ”

"Yes," I echoed with a smile, "only by developing a reasonable and healthy diet can I be full of vitality, full of vitality, and thriving." ”

"It's the same with love," Ye Qian said with a smile, "I also have to be a little more vegetarian, so you can sleep alone tonight!" ”

I looked at Ye Qian expressionlessly.

Ye Qian's cheeks were smiling, and her tenderness rippled.