On this day, Zhang Shaofei flew to Shimen, Xishan, Lechang County. He heard that in Shimen Temple, there was a Zen Master Huiyuan who was proficient in Zen. He had attained the samadhi of sitting meditation and often stayed in samadhi for more than a month.
After hearing this, Zhang Shaofei thought to himself: For more than a month, he sat there unmoving, not moving, not eating, not drinking, not even breathing, no heartbeat! What kind of state is that...
Therefore, Zhang Shaofei decided to visit Zen Master Huiyuan.
Approaching Shimen Temple, Zhang Shaofei found that there were dozens of large and small stone mountains in front of him, with different heights and sizes. However, the doors of Shimen were all closed and deserted, as if no one lived there.
Just when Zhang Shaofei was wondering, he saw an old monk carrying firewood appear from the path in the mountain, coming from the direction of Shimen Temple.
When Zhang Shaofei saw the old monk carrying firewood approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, clasped his hands together and said, "It's such a hot day, Master, thank you for your hard work going up the mountain to collect firewood."
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 his cloudy eyes, and responded: "It's not hard, it means your heart is not bitter, and your life is bitter."
Zhang Shaofei couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
The old monk laughed and continued: "If the heart is not bitter, why suffer at all!" Zhang Shaofei was amused by his humor.
After laughing, Zhang Shaofei asked: "Master, where does Zen Master Huiyuan live?"
The old monk seemed to be competing with Zhang Shaofei over the idea of Zen, and said humorously: "Hui, is there any distance? Since I am a Zen master, where can I not live?"
Zen cannot be seen or touched. It can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. However, a brilliant Zen master can use unique movements and unique words to inspire students at any time, making them have a clear understanding and sudden understanding.
Under the encouragement of this old monk, Zhang Shaofei's Zen mind was moved. He couldn't help but be very energetic and asked, "So, wouldn't the whole world be occupied by Zen masters?"
The old monk had his own explanation: "I'm just a firewood monk, how do I know?" "Boom!" The old monk took out his load of firewood and knocked on a hollow piece of wood.
After the sound, the closed doors of the stone mountains opened one after another, and Zen monks walked out one by one - no wonder it was so quiet that there was no one around. It turned out that the Zen monks were all sitting in meditation.
The old monk carrying firewood was their master, Zen Master Huiyuan.
In order for his disciples to meditate with peace of mind, he went to the mountain to collect firewood himself.
While helping him carry the firewood to the dining hall, Zhang Shaofei joked: "I have longed for Zen Master Huiyuan, so I came to visit. Who would have thought that when I came here, I just met a firewood bearer!"
Zen Master Huiyuan laughed and mocked him and said, "You, I only saw the firewood bearer, but not Huiyuan." Zhang Shaofei pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What is Huiyuan?"
Zen Master Huiyuan knew he had met an extraordinary person. But as he grew older, he pretended to be crazy, pointed at the bundle of firewood and shouted: "Firewood! Firewood!" Is the firewood Huiyuan? Huiyuan is Chai? "
Zen is so smart and full of interest!
Zen Master Huiyuan has a mantra, "Sitting for a long time leads to Zen." What he means is that as long as you meditate for a long time and go deep into meditation, you will naturally have Zen - and great wisdom will emerge from Zen. Therefore, he strictly required his disciples to sit alone and meditate day and night.
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Zen Master Huiyuan fell in love with Zhang Shaofei through some contact with him, so he allowed Zhang Shaofei to practice Zen in the temple.
Therefore, Zhang Shaofei stayed at Shimen Temple in Xishan and practiced meditation with Zen Master Huiyuan every day.
Meditation, also known as "Samadhi"; Sanskrit as "Jhana", also known as "thinking practice" and "quiet meditation", is a method of Buddhist practice. It is the collective name for "Ding" and "Wisdom". "Enlightenment is called wisdom, cultivation is concentration."
All the wonderful functions in the world, all kinds of actions, and even the light of supernatural powers, all have their own destiny. Therefore, if you want to pursue the holy path, you must practice meditation. There is no door from here, no way from here.
Yes, how can you calm down your messy mind without thinking or meditating? If the mind is not calm, how can one reveal the light of wisdom?
In fact, meditation is not a mysterious thing, nor is it unique to Buddhism. For example, Zhang Shaofei's reinterpretation of the Confucian classic "The Great Learning" for Liu Xiubin says: "The way of a great university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to be at the highest level of goodness. Knowing the cessation will lead to concentration, concentration will lead to tranquility, and tranquility will lead to tranquility. When you are at peace, you can think about it, and when you think about it, you can gain something."
"The way to a university is to understand virtue." How to "explain virtue"? First of all, you have to achieve "stop". Only after you have mastered the skill of stopping can you have "single". Only when your body and mind are settled can you achieve true "quiet". After your mind is calm, you can be at peace, think, and think. After thinking and meditation, , can open the door to wisdom.
In life, concentration is meditation. The difference is that because ordinary people have not received special meditation training and their concentration is short-lived, it is difficult for them to completely forget the world and completely forget themselves. As for Buddhist practitioners, their concentration generated by meditation is incredible.
