The last time I shared the story of Fahey's epiphany, everyone felt very inspired, and this time we will point out Master HuinengFada is enlightenedThe story is sent together for everyone to enjoy.
Fada is a native of Hongzhou, he began to practice at the age of seven, and he has been reading "Fahua", and when he first saw the six ancestors kowtowing, his head did not touch the land. The sixth ancestor drank: "Boy, kowtow and don't touch the ground, why don't you know how to be polite?"There must be something in your heart that makes you proud, anyway, what are you proud of?“
Fada said: "I have recited the Lotus 3,000 times (about 10 years at a normal reading rate). “
Sixth Ancestor: "Even if you read it 10,000 times, if you don't understand the meaning in it, it is equal to zero, and even if you understand the meaning in it, it is only a tie with me, and the level is the same." I have now got the mantle of the ancestor, and I am not as arrogant as you. Send you a poem:
The gift book is slowed down, and the head is not ridiculed.
If I am guilty, I will be born and die."
Then he asked him, "What's your name?
Fada said, ".My name is Fada, the Fa-rectification Dharma, the Dharma of Enlightenment.
The Sixth Ancestor smiled: "The name is very good, Fada Fada, how can he have Dafa?"(The name means that the Dharma is attained, but it is not attained in the Dharma)".
Send you a poem:
Thou art now known as Fada, and thou hast not stopped reciting diligently.
Empty recitation but follow the sound, the clear heart number Bodhisattva.
Thou hast a reason for thy sake, and I speak for thee.
But the belief in the Buddha is silent, and the lotus blossom comes from the mouth. ”
Carelessly, your name is Fada, but you read every day, and you don't know the meaning inside, what if your mouth is worn out?Today we are destined to meet and let me tell you, the sages are made, why do you need to say more, you have done it, and everything you say is a lotus).
After listening to it, Fada felt that ** was right, and this time he kowtowed obediently. Then he said to the Sixth Patriarch: "* Thank you for your teaching, I will know politeness in the future." You're right, although I have read the Lotus 3,000 times, there are still many meanings that I don't understand, so please ask the teacher to help me clear up my doubts. ”
The Sixth Ancestor nodded: "Fada,."The Fa is inherently attainable, but your heart is not attainable。There is no difficulty in the classics, it is the human heart that cannot pass, you have read it so many times, in the bookWhat is the purpose of the theme?
Fada: "I'm ashamed, ** is too stupid, I've never had a mouth, I do have a number of times, I really don't know the theme." ”
Sixth Ancestor: "It's honest, I don't know how to read, you read it to me, and I'll explain it for you." ”
Fada read the scriptures aloud, and when he read the parables (chapter names), the Sixth Patriarch said, "It's all right, you don't need to read it." The book is based onKarma is bornAs a theme, no matter how many metaphors are made, it will not jump out of this framework. What is the cause?All the sages appeared in the world because of the same event. What's the big deal?It is to share the right knowledge and correct view, the so-called Buddha's knowledge. ”
People in the world tend to chase after external things, and those who grow up in practice are more superstitious about emptiness. It can be doneIn the phase of separation, in the void of emptiness, that is, inside and outside are not confused. If you understand this, you are enlightened Buddhahood. ”
Buddha means enlightenment. There are four perspectives to explain Jue:Open awareness, show awareness, awareness awareness, awareness awareness, and awareness awareness。If you can understand what I say, the "this" that you can understand is your consciousness, and this is your true nature. ”
Don't misunderstand the meaning of the scriptures, what is written in the text is the enlightenment of the Buddha, and you feel that it is someone else's realm, and it has nothing to do with me. To understand it this way is to slander the sages. The sages have already come to their senses, how can they open it again?”
You have to understand,The so-called sages, the so-called masters, the so-called enlightened ones, are none other than your own mind, and there is no other Buddha outside your heart.
The reason why sentient beings are sentient beings is because they are aware of the dust, greedy and obsessed with external things every day, memories of the past,ForgotOriginally perfect and pure awareness. ”
That's why the sages need to work hard, all kinds of interpretations, persuade them to let go, and persuade them to turn back. ”
I also use your story today to persuade you to seek wisdom in your own hearts, don't be superstitious and persistent, and drill in the pit. As long as you don't realize it, you will definitely fall into a bad state such as greed, hatred, jealousy, and arrogance. ”
If you canCorrect one's own heart, and always be wiseConsciously observing one's own thoughts, words and deeds, this is the knowledge of the sages that one opens up for oneself. ”
From now on, we must open up the knowledge of the sages and sages, and stop opening the knowledge of confused sentient beings. The sages perceive that they are awakened, and the sentient beings perceive that they are confusedThe perception of sages is the high-dimensional wisdom, and the perception of sentient beings is mixed with red dust. ”
In the past, you were obsessed with reading words, how many times did you read it, and what is the difference between a cow loving its own tail?”
Fada felt that he suddenly became enlightened, and patted his chest and said, "* I understand, I will never read these classics again." ”
TeacherLaughing"You kid, when did the classics hinder you, the confusion is in the people, and the advance and retreat are your own decisions." The mouth and heart also follow, this is the transfer of the scriptures, and the mouth and heart have no change, this is the transformation of the scriptures. I'll send you a few more lines of poetry:
The heart is fascinated by the Lotus and the mind is turned to the Lotus flower;
The chanting has been unknown for a long time, and he is an enemy of righteousness.
No thought is right, there is a thought of evil, there is no care, long royal white ox cart. ”
Fada burst into tears, and wanted to laugh again, how stupid he was to die studying for so many years.
After a while, he said to the teacher six ancestors:
*, for so many years, I have been circling around the Lotus every day, and I have never really understood. I have gained so much from your guidance today. ”
I also have a question, the book says that all the wisdom of the Buddha and even the Bodhisattvas together cannot deduce the true meaning of the Buddha. You say that we realize our own mind, which is the root, is it too simple?Can't believe it. ”
In addition, it is said that there are large, medium and small three vehicles, I don't know how you understand it?”
After saying that, Fada kowtowed to ** again, and sincerely asked for advice, but now there is no arrogance at all.
The Sixth Patriarch said: "What the scriptures say is clear, but you are still confused, why can't the people of the Three Vehicles reason out the true meaning?"It's not that the Buddha is powerful, it's that they use the method of reasoning, what they can see when they open their eyes, they don't look at it, but they reason, isn't it that the more they reason, the farther away they are from the truth?”
At this point, he paused and let Fada digest it, "The scriptures themselves are meant to be heard by the confused people of the Three Vehicles, in order to let the people of the Three Vehicles understand their own nature, but as a result, the confused listeners cannot understand the true meaning, and they can't get into the words, isn't it just like you in the past?"”
Three cars are fake, and one ride is real. There is only one multiplication, and there is no surplus. ”
Now do you understand?In the past, when you got into the text, you were a three-vehicle person, and in the future, you will return to the truth, and you will not be attached to the concept of returning to the truth, everything in the world is for my use, and it belongs to you, and you don't look down on yourself, and you don't need to care about these concepts, which is the true digestion of the true meaning of the "Lotus Flower". ”
If you understand the true meaning, you will know that at all times, anytime, anywhere, you are "reciting" the Lotus Sutra. ”
Fada suddenly enlightened, suddenly realized, rejoiced enthusiastically, and composed a poem:
Chanting 3,000 scriptures, Cao Xi died in one sentence;
If you don't know the purpose of your birth, you'd rather rest and be crazy;
Sheep, deer and cattle are set up, and they are good after junior high school;
Who knew that in the fire house, Yuan was the king of law.
The Sixth Ancestor nodded, "Yes, yes, from now on, you are a true scripture chanter." ”
Since then, Fada has gained great freedom, and he has not stopped reading "Fahua", this is the story of Fada's enlightenment, dear readers and friends, have you realized it?
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