The Sixth Ancestor Huineng was illiterate, and the teacher was interrupted by him at the beginning of the lecture, but this did not prevent him from having an epiphany, did not prevent the Fifth Ancestor from passing on the mantle to him, and did not prevent him from helping many people who were in trouble to break through their confusion and become enlightened. Therefore, don't underestimate a person because he or she reads less, and don't feel that there is no wisdom realm because others have fewer classes, and he is likely to be a master.
Now let's see how Huineng helps people become enlightened
Let's start with the story of Fahey's epiphany:
Fahai is a native of Qujiang, Shaozhou, and when he first met Master Huineng, he asked a very interesting question: "It is said that the heart is the sage and the sage, so please advise." ”
Huineng: ".What you think is the heart and the heart that the sages speak of are not the same thingThe heart you said is your own thoughts, and the sages said that the heart is the one that can give birth to thoughts, and where ideas come from, and when ideas disappear, they return there. And for the sage, everything is his heart, it's just not attached. “
A few more words to you,Connecting with all things is wisdom, and detachment from all things is concentrationDinghui is one is not two, understand this truth, do not need to practice, the heart is always pure. How do you get to this state?It is enough to develop the habit of awareness, and the self-nature is perfect, and the concentration of wisdom is inherently one, which is the wonderful use of the self-nature. “
Fahai realized at the moment, and clasped his hands together: Thanksgiving teacher,Self-nature is complete, not realizing is self-delusion, I now know that I am determined and wise, and I am not together or separated.
Fahai is enlightened, everyone, have you understood?
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To clarify, in order to avoid sensitive words, there are adaptations in the story, don't spray).