Buddha crossing a predestined person: Dharma and wisdom in life

Chapter 32 Cultivate the Transcendence Mind with the Buddha’s Mind——Through insight and letting go, Nirvana and rebirth (2)
If you don't worry about yourself, others will never be able to worry about you. The trouble is only because you can't let go of it.The realization of life and the development of life require a broad psychological living space. Therefore, "letting go" and "emptiness" are the necessary art and wisdom of life for everyone.

A Zen master of Lingquan sect has a poem: "Beautiful jade hides stubborn stones, and lotus flowers come out of mud. Afflictions must arise, and enlightenment is Bodhi." Anyone who has extravagant desires will get afflictions, so don't pursue what, just ask yourself what you should do. It's safe.To seek peace of mind and liberation, one should first be a sensible person.Know what you really need and how to get it.Understand that people can work hard to change the environment, but they can also work hard to change their mood.

Changing the environment depends on wisdom, and changing the state of mind depends on wisdom.A wise person can realize the true meaning of life, grasp the direction of life, and know his fundamental pursuit.In this way, walking is safe, sitting is safe, being poor is safe, and being rich is safe, so as not to be shocked by favor or disgrace, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court;

Master Jinghui said: "I have studied Buddhism for decades, and my most important understanding of Buddhism is only the six-character understanding. See through, let go, and be at ease." Persistence.Everything is for man, but not for me.What we have to abandon is all attachments, be indifferent to the mind, let go of greed, hatred, and ignorance, and neither despair at the suffering of life nor cling to the joy of life.

not me not not me

At the time when we went to our ancient ancestors, people were natural and did not need to practice Taoism. Everyone had Taoism and was in the realm of Taoism.He sleeps "slowly", how does "slowly" sleep?Just sleep very leisurely, very comfortable.Don't people nowadays sleep leisurely?People nowadays sleep very uneasy and nervous.

Why are people nowadays so tense and pitiful even when they sleep? Why can’t people live a little more naturally?
Whenever you step into the mountains, seaside or fields, facing the swaying flowers and green grass, listening to the gurgling water and the singing of birds, you will forget all kinds of troubles in the world.Even, you can't help but roar a few times with your tone-deaf voice, take off your shoes and walk on a dirt path or by a river...

Yes!Because you are facing nature, not people with different mentalities.In front of nature, you don't need to hide anything, you don't need any affectation, you don't feel shy or timid, and you don't have to worry about being calculated or insulted.You are devoted to nature, and nature is also communicating with you. This communication is holy, equal and free.

But if you are dealing with people in society, then it may be different.In the work unit, you have to think about the eyes or words your boss looks at you, and the impressions and feelings your comrades have about you. Even an inexplicable question from an insignificant person will make you elusive, because you are skeptical. There are too many groundless rumors and wanton distortions with various purposes.Even between friends who are familiar with each other, there will be misunderstandings, suspicions, or various unspoken opinions; and among unfamiliar people, you will also care about other people's normal or abnormal gazes on you, so as to maintain your vigilance and maintain your confidence. your honor and dignity.

In this way, you will inevitably live unnaturally, not easily, and even feel tired.

Büchner said in "To the Thinker": "Man, live naturally! You were originally made out of dust, sand and mud, do you want to be more than dust, sand and mud? ?” At first hearing these words, it seems that they are not very “inspiring”, but somewhat decadent, but after careful consideration, they are very reasonable, and it can even be said that they have a deep understanding of the true meaning of life.

Man is a product of nature, coming from the soil and returning to the soil in the end.God used clay to create man, and Nvwa made man from clay. This is somewhat "coincidentally" with modern scientific research. It is the moist soil that gave birth to the birth of single-celled organisms, and after hundreds of millions of years of evolution, the ancient Apes, with people.Then, generation after generation came and went naturally in this way.Since it is impossible to choose what comes naturally, and it is irresistible to go naturally, the only thing people can do is to try to live a little more naturally in their limited life, just like "an eagle hits the sky, a fish flies in the shallow bottom"; It's like "the moon in the mountains, the breeze on the river".

People who live unnaturally often think highly of themselves, and always try to pretend to be conquerors and masters of the earth. "Conquer nature", this is the most ignorant slogan shouted by human beings.Facts have proved that every time human beings conquer nature, they will suffer merciless revenge from nature.The increasingly raging sandstorms are teaching some of us who do not want to "live naturally", and planting trees and grass in the Northwest to restore ecological balance shows that we have learned that it is better for people to "live naturally".

Groups are like this, and individuals are no exception. There is a saying that "how many nails can a person be driven by iron", and modern science has also confirmed that the value of a person's body: fat can make 7 bars of soap, lime can whiten a small room, Carbon enough to make 20 pounds of coke, phosphorus enough to make 2200 matches, iron enough to make a one-inch nail, and a teaspoon of sulfur.Thinking more about this common saying and thinking about this set of data will help make a person "live more naturally", stay away from arrogance, vanity, and conqueror mentality, and be in harmony with others and nature.

People who live unnaturally always like to say a word: live tired!This kind of person is tired because his heart is his body, and he is too good at calculating.You always want to adapt to others and cater to the crowd, so your behavior and words are often designed for others and for the community. You have no way to express your bitterness, anger and hatred naturally without any scruples, and you cannot express them unscrupulously inner emotions.Even your clothes are designed to suit other people's aesthetic tastes.When I met my boss, I could have said hello naturally: Hello!But you must be very unnaturally coquettish.When talking with your subordinates, you can have a pleasant face and everyone is relaxed and natural, but you have to put on a straight face and play an official accent.In meetings, I like to talk insincere formulas, big words, and lies.Hypocritical, hypocritical, ostentatious, posturing.Not enough financial resources, but also love to compete with neighbors for wealth, swollen face to pretend to be fat.She has an ordinary appearance, but insists on calling herself a beautiful woman, wearing heavy makeup all day long, and thinking she is proud, but in fact it is self-defeating, it is better to be natural and natural.

Perhaps, this is a clever web woven for each other between people.

People, if they are too good at "being a person", are too good at performing, and pay too much attention to the "skills" of being a person, they will be tired and deserve it!

However, we should try to break free as much as possible to make our life easier and more natural.This requires us to maintain a mentality of placing ourselves in society as in nature, that is, the state of the two Chinese idioms "as if there is no one else around" and "regardless of praise or reputation".In this way, you will not think about the impact of a certain sentence, and your behavior and words will express your feelings according to your heart; you will no longer be swayed by other people's eyes, let alone what others say Or bad, and can calmly get rid of many troubles such as position, status, conditions, treatment and so on at work.

People who live unnaturally, in the final analysis, because they care too much about themselves, always think that the world is so big that there should be room for me to express myself, and the recognition of others is my success; I always think that there is no one in the world except myself. What kind of savior, if you want to change the world, you have to be the emperor yourself; you always think that if you rise to the top, people will gather...I take myself too seriously, thinking that without myself, the unit cannot operate, the society will stagnate, and the world will also die. One talent is missing.

Ask:

When the flower blooms, has it noticed that the fragrance it emits can attract passers-by?
When the fruit is ripe, does it predict that it will provide people with good food?
In fact, as flowers and fruits themselves, they don't know that their opening and maturity will bring benefits to other lives, but they are growing silently according to their own growth laws.It is precisely because of this silent growth that the wonderful biological coordination of nature has been formed, and we humans have benefited a lot from it.

However, if the flowers are not picked, there will be times of failure; if the fruits are not eaten, there will be times for rot.Where is their greatest value?Who is the biggest beneficiary?Of course, we can understand that the value of flowers and fruits is that someone will see and eat them.However, if no one sees and eats it, does it have no value in existence?I don't think so.Their existence adds a little red and a little fragrance to nature. If no one finds them, they still add a little red and a little fragrance to nature.That is to say: the value of their existence is to add a little red and fragrance to nature, and there is no need to care whether human beings know it or not!Perhaps, even they themselves have such a mentality, self-defeating, self-familiar and self-defeating.

So, looking back at ourselves, can we learn something from nature?

Sometimes, we care too much about what others think of us, and deliberately change ourselves in order to make a good impression on others;
Sometimes, we care too much about what others think and ask others to change themselves;

Sometimes, we don’t go to school to learn knowledge, and the postgraduate entrance examination is not to do research, but just to improve our status in the hearts of others and society, so as to obtain better capital;
Sometimes, we always want to say something, but find that what we say is completely different from what others think, and we are left out, so it is very sad;

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So, don't take yourself too seriously.With an ordinary mind, go with the flow, do what you should do, think what you can think, and say what you should say, but don't take what you do, think, and say seriously.Right and wrong are always judged, and justice is at ease.Even if people's hearts cannot be obtained, there is still history. If the history is too short, there is still a long universe.As long as you live comfortably and not bored, happy and not depressed, and comfortable and not wronged, who cares who will pick the flowers and fruits?

Chairman Mao said: "1 years is too long, seize the day and night", that is what their great men did.We are ordinary people, what are we fighting for?It's boring to fight for petty profits; it's useless to fight for big profits, so it's better to be a good flower or fruit, self-developing and self-defeating, self-ripe and rotting, and living a comfortable life, wouldn't it be better?
People don't know where they come from, and they don't know where they go. They come involuntarily, and they don't intend to go. The situation of decades is fleeting, so.It's better to take off the mask and put down the burden, as Büchner said: People, let's live more naturally!

It's really busy, worldly fame is a sea of ​​bitterness

Being imprisoned and burdened by fame is a great harm to the world.

We look at the history of mankind all over the world, especially the history of China. For thousands of years, every dynasty and party disputes in front of the emperor have all committed this problem. Can't get rid of it, it goes beyond the moral range for the sake of good name.There are too many such stories in history, and they are all driven by fame and ambition. Intellectuals are most likely to make this mistake, so we must pay attention to it.

Why do you say false names are deceiving?Because people often only see the glory that a false name brings to people, but they don't pay attention to the harm that a false name brings to themselves.

Speaking of the harm of false fame, it can be said that it can be seen everywhere.

Take a "great calligrapher" and "great writer" as an example.Tang Huaimin, the former director of the Anhui Forestry Department, is known as the "Great Calligrapher".He is the consultant of Anhui Book Association and the vice chairman of China Forestry Book Association. In the hardcover desk calendar of "Chinese Famous Calligraphy and Painting" in 2005, his name was ranked together with Qi Gong, Fan Zeng, Ouyang Zhongshi, Wen Huaisha, etc.

He is also known as the "big writer".6 copies of his novel "The Legend of Zhang Guolao" were printed, and 2 copies had not been sold by the time of his accident. "And some units bought too many books, so they had to pile them up in warehouses or offices. Sold it as waste paper."He explained his legal property in court, saying that "Zhang Guolao's Biography" "earned about 30 yuan".Such a "big calligrapher" and "big writer" became a corrupt official in the end, and he confessed in court: "Please extend the hand of justice to the court and punish me!"

Some people may say that these corrupt officials were killed by money and power, how can they be said to be killed by false fame?Without the power of supervision, it is indeed harmful; the beautiful women with money as bait are also harmful.But, as the old saying goes, you can be strong without desires.If you are a person who can grasp the principles, you will neither act recklessly nor dare to be unscrupulous with the power in your hands and the rich and beautiful women around you.The reason why he fell into the abyss step by step was indeed the result of that greedy word.However, vanity can fuel one's greed.Greed for material gain and vanity, coupled with ignorance of faults and ignorance of regret, the appetite gradually grows.Once you get carried away, you will be ruined.On this trajectory, false fame is often the driving force that drives a person on the road of no return.

The field of life is Vanity Fair.Since ancient times, those in high positions have paid special attention to leaving their names.Therefore, there is no shortage of such phenomena in the officialdom: official articles are good, and when the position reaches a certain level, those who are proficient in writing and ink or even do not know a lot of characters can leave a few signed articles as valuable documents and spiritual wealth.What is going on with these articles, I think everyone knows, it is naturally the credit of the knife catcher.In some cases, after the knife-catcher got the article out, he directly signed the leader's name; in some cases, he published it in the form of joint signature, with the leader in the front, and the real author willingly "drags" behind.Many leaders feel at ease with this practice, and it has become a "practice" in the circle over time, and people have become accustomed to it.Of course, in history, there are also people who are the most respected in the world and do not pursue such "signature" articles.He Ruobi, who served under Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, is an example.

The 170th volume of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" contains:

In the ninth year of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty (AD 589), He Ruobi, the founding father of the country, wrote the strategy he proposed before the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen. That is, it is obviously He Ruobi’s own theoretical achievement, but he is said to be leading the thoughts of Sui Wendi Yang Jian, and he only plays the role of a “organizer”—at least it is equivalent to a “joint signature”).Unexpectedly, Yang Jian didn't even look at it, so he said to He Ruobi: "You want to make a name for me (to increase the popularity of my theory), the intention is good, but I don't want to pursue a false name, you should record it in your own home. Let's go in the history." He insisted not to be flattered by He Ruobi.

Yang Jian is a person, it is said in history books that he doesn't like reading, so it is estimated that his education level is not very high.However, not liking to read does not prevent him from being in the world (just like many people who do not read now do not affect their becoming big leaders and bosses, it can be seen that reading is not a panacea, whoever thinks that reading should be better than those who do not read) , you should be able to do everything and everything, then it is very likely that you will end up blaming books like Emperor Liang Yuan did).As a generation of emperors, although Yang Jian's performance is not as good as Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Zong Song Zu, but in general, he should be regarded as a passable one.One of the advantages of this person is that he is "low-key" and does not try to make a name for himself.

Not trying to make a name for himself, it also showed up in Tang Taizong Li Shimin. The 190th volume of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" contains:

In the 12th year of Zhenguan (638 A.D.), Deng Shilong, the author Zuo Lang, requested to collect articles written by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty (equivalent to the current "Collected Works").Li Shimin said: "My rhetoric is useful to the common people, and the historians have recorded it, which is enough to be immortal; if it is not useful, what is the use of collecting it? Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan and his son, Empress Chen, and Emperor Yang of Sui all have anthologies. How can it be saved from their demise? As a monarch, one should worry about not governing benevolently, so what is the use of relying on articles alone?"

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty did not publish an anthology, which is quite similar to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who did not want "signed articles".These two are politicians, not writers. Of course, they don't have to and shouldn't be keen to engage in these retreats. "Signed articles", if you write them yourself, there is nothing wrong with publishing them. If you take other people's things and take them as your own, there is no need for this, and it is easy to bring out the atmosphere of getting something for nothing and coveting fame.Tang Taizong did not publish an anthology, and this consideration also has its own reasons: as the highest leader of the country, he is different from ordinary literati after all. Once this matter is "handled" carelessly, it may increase the burden on the masses, and make officials pay more attention to articles than to write articles. light performance.Of course, if he is not a leader, but just a literati, it is another matter to publish a few books if conditions permit.

Once a person is entangled in fame, his knowledge has already come to an end.Wang Xuan said: "If a person keeps appearing on TV, it means that the scientific and technological career of this scientific and technological worker is basically coming to an end." That's what he meant.Wang Xuan also said: "There is a saying in ancient China, if a sergeant forgets his name, he will completely forget his fame and fortune; if a sergeant establishes his name, he will establish his name by his own achievements; if a corporal steals his name, he will steal it from others if he can't do it himself. I can't do it." Sergeant, because I can't forget my name, but I won't steal my name for the sake of fame." Some people rely on stealing and buying names, if they can't get rid of the "narcissism complex", Every day, I have to show off that golden signboard everywhere, which is almost the same as bluffing and deceiving.Such a "great calligrapher" and "great writer" is of course scornful.

Volume [-] of "Tang Yulin" wrote a story about Wang Wei, saying, "Wang Jin often made epitaphs with others, but he sent the author to Wang Youcheng's courtyard by mistake. Youcheng said: 'The great writer is over there!'" Wang Wei satirized this The "great writer" Wang Jin is his younger brother.Wang Jin, courtesy name Xia Qing, was less eager to learn and was well-known with Wei.Later, when I became an official, it was smooth sailing, and I worshiped the servant of the Huangmen and Tongping Zhangshi.But he did nothing good.It is said in the history books that he "worshiped Buddha for a long time, guided the emperor to set up a Taoist temple, and replaced him with a mausoleum on the day of political punishment in the Dali calendar"; it also said that he "returned to corruption and fraud, recruited money and accepted bribes, and died when he failed", but the emperor pitied him for being too old. Big, just demoted.It can be seen that he is also a big corrupt official.Such a corrupt official likes to write epitaphs and other flattery for others, coveting generous rewards, making even his own brothers look down on him.The phrase "the great writer is over there" is really thought-provoking.

Su Shi has a poem "Man Ting Fang", the whole word is as follows:

The snail's horns are imaginary, and they are small and profitable, so they are very busy.Everything is fixed, whoever is weak is strong.And when you are not old, you must let me go and be mad.In a hundred years, Hunjiao was drunk, thirty-six thousand games.

Think about it, how much can you do?Sorrow and wind and rain are half of it.Why do you have to fight to the death, talk about the short and the long.Fortunately, the breeze is bright and the moon is shining, the moss is spreading, and the cloud curtain is high.Jiangnan is good, a thousand bells of fine wine, and a song "Man Ting Fang".

(End of this chapter)