On this day, Zhang Shao flew to the Shimen of Xishan in Lechang County, and heard that there was a Huiyuan Zen master in Shimen Temple, who was proficient in Zen and was deeply seated in meditation samadhi, and often settled for more than a month.

After Zhang Shaofei heard this, he thought: For more than a month, the vultures sat there, not moving, not shaking, not eating or drinking, not even breathing, no heartbeat! What kind of state is that......

So, Zhang Shaofei decided to go to consult Zen Master Huiyuan.

Approaching Shimen Temple, Zhang Shaofei found that there were dozens of large and small stone mountains in front of him, high and low, different sizes, but the doors of Shimen were all closed, and there was no trace, as if no one lived.

When Zhang Shaofei was puzzled, he saw an old monk carrying firewood appeared on the path in the mountain, coming in the direction of Shimen Temple.

Zhang Shaofei saw that the old monk who was picking firewood was approaching him, so he hurriedly stepped forward, folded his hands, and said, "On a hot day, Master went up the mountain to collect firewood, and it was hard work." ”

When the old monk saw someone asking, he put down the load of firewood he was carrying, looked at the stranger in front of him with cloudy eyes, and responded: "It's not hard, it's not hard heart, it's hard life." ”

When Zhang Shaofei heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

The old monk smiled, and then said: "If the heart is not bitter, why suffer!" Zhang Shaofei was amused by his wittiness.

After laughing, Zhang Shaofei asked, "May I ask Master, where does Zen Master Huiyuan live?" ”

The old monk seemed to be fighting with Zhang Shaofei and said humorously: "Hui, is there still far and near?" Since you are a Zen master, where can't you live? ”

Zen cannot be seen, touched, can only be understood, not spoken. However, a clever Zen master can inspire scholars with unique movements and unique words at any time, so that the heart has a sharp heart and suddenly understands.

Under the agitation of this old monk, Zhang Shaofei's Zen heart moved, and he couldn't help but be high-spirited, and forced him to ask: "So, isn't the world all occupied by Zen masters?" ”

The old monk has his own saying: "I am just a firewood monk, how do I know!" "Boom!" The old monk took out the firewood and struck it on a hollow piece of wood.

After the sound, the closed doors of the stone mountain opened one after another, and the Zen monks came out of it one by one - no wonder it was as quiet as no one, it turned out that the Zen monks were all sitting in meditation.

The old monk who picked firewood was their master, Zen Master Huiyuan.

In order for his disciples to meditate with peace of mind, he personally went up the mountain to collect firewood.

Zhang Shaofei helped him carry the dry firewood to the dining hall, and joked: "I have long longed for Huiyuan Zen Master, so I came to visit, who knew that when I came here, I only met a Danchai Weng!" ”

Zen Master Huiyuan laughed and mocked him and said, "You, I only see Danchai Weng, but you don't see Huiyuan." Zhang Shaofei pretended to be puzzled and asked, "How is Huiyuan?" ”

Zen Master Huiyuan knew that he had met extraordinary people. But when he was old, he pretended to be crazy, pointed to the bundle of firewood and shouted, "Firewood! Firewood! "Chai is Huiyuan? Huiyuan is chai? ”

Zen is so smart and so interesting!

Zen Master Huiyuan has a mantra, "Sitting for a long time has Zen". What he means is that only if you meditate for a long time and meditate deeply, you will naturally have Zen – great wisdom that comes from meditation. Therefore, he strictly demanded that his disciples not fall into a single place (do not unroll the bed at night, i.e. do not sleep), and sit in meditation day and night.

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Zen Master Huiyuan made contact with Zhang Shaofei and liked him very much, so he left Zhang Shaofei to participate in Zen meditation in the temple.

So, Zhang Shaofei stayed in Shimen Temple in Xishan and practiced meditation with Zen Master Huiyuan every day.

meditation, also known as "samadhi"; The Sanskrit word for "dhyana", also known as "meditation" and "meditation", is a means of Buddhist practice. It is a collective term for "Ding" and "Hui". "Enlightenment is wisdom, and cultivation is determined."

All the wonderful uses in the world, all the lines, and even the supernatural light, all have a fixed hair. Therefore, if you want to seek the holy path, you must meditate. There is no way from here, there is no way from here.

Yes, how can we calm our chaotic mind without thinking and meditating? If the mind is not quiet, how can the light of wisdom be revealed?

Actually, meditation is not something mysterious, and it is not unique to Buddhism. For example, Zhang Shaofei reinterpreted the Confucian classic "University" to Liu Xiubin: "The way of the university lies in Ming Mingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection." Knowing and then there is certainty, and then there is stability, and then it can be quiet, and then it can be peaceful, and then it can be considered, and then it can be obtained. ”

"The way of university is in Mingmingde", how to "Mingmingde"? First of all, we have to do "stop", stop the kung fu to the home will have "stability", the body and mind can be settled down to be able to achieve real "quiet", after the mind is calm, can be peaceful, can think, can think, through thinking, meditation, in order to open the door of wisdom.

In life, concentration is meditation. The difference is that ordinary people have not undergone special meditation training, and their concentration is short, so it is difficult for them to completely forget the world and completely forget themselves. As for Buddhist practitioners, the concentration they have developed from meditation is incredible.