Bashan Bookstore

When we arrived at Bashan Bookstore, the dozens of peach blossoms beside the Peach Blossom Pond had fallen and withered. Wang Lun’s song to send Li Bai off by the pond seemed to still be vaguely floating on the water.

It is April in the world, the breeze blows in the mountains of southern Anhui, egrets fly in the fields, cows graze quietly, and wild flowers bloom silently. Bashan Book Garden is located in Chaji Ancient Village, Jing County. The antique Hui-style buildings are built against the mountain. They are like a beautiful and quiet girl, silently gazing at the green mountains in front of her.

The ancient village of Chaji, located on the magical 30th parallel north latitude, combines calligraphy and painting, poetry, wine and countryside, small bridges and flowing water, humanities and nature. Villagers have lived leisurely and contentedly in this poetic land for generations. superior. Master Nan said that after 90,000 miles of enlightenment, one will finally end up in a pastoral land of poetry and wine. This is indeed the cradle of mankind's ideal habitat.

By chance more than ten years ago, Mr. Kang, the founder of Shuyuan, met and fell in love with Mr. Yan, a villager who had lived in Chaji Ancient Village for generations. Mr. Yan liked Huizhou architecture and was engaged in the construction of Huizhou architecture. Teacher Kang asked him to find land in the mountains and rivers of southern Anhui, so that he could stay away from the hustle and bustle and integrate into society.

Boss Yan has been looking for him for several years, but he finally lived up to his expectations. In his usual style, Teacher Kang handed over all the matters of building the book garden to Boss Yan, and he was busy raising funds from the society. As a commoner layman, calligrapher and painter, he was not like the wealthy businessmen in the society who spent a lot of money, but for the sake of the paradise in his heart, he lived frugally and lived frugally. After enlightenment, he vowed to spread good knowledge to the society. Over the years, he persevered to help the lonely and poor widowers. Families solve life problems. He designated the book garden as a public welfare book garden to educate children and help lost sentient beings, so as to find a place of spiritual coolness for all sentient beings in the rolling world of mortals, a blessed place that can protect future generations.

Boss Yan didn’t understand the truth. He said that since this was a public welfare matter, construction profits were not needed. As long as he could afford to pay the workers’ wages, he should do some good deeds for Bashan Book Garden. Trust and tacit understanding between people are the most important knowledge in the world. Just as Mencius said: "There is no other way to learn, just ask for peace of mind."

Drinking tea at Boss Yan's house that day, I saw When the famous calligraphers and painters from all over the country left their rich ink and color in his home, Boss Yan was like a happy Buddha. He introduced the treasures in his collection with high spirits, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of pieces. They were all treasures. He said that he looked at them A buyer who doesn't like it won't sell it no matter how much he pays. I saw the tourists craning their heads back and forth in front of his house, and suddenly I thought about how many people in this world can see through it with an unyielding heart. Fame, wealth, power and love in the world?

Without drawings or designs, Boss Yan built Bashan Book Garden in less than a year based on experience. Its pattern and nature are completely natural, and Bashan Book Garden was born in response to the circumstances.

I came here to participate in the Buddhist practice held by Teacher Kang, and use the Buddhist teachings I learned to realize my own mind. Among the dozen or so people who came to participate, one after another left due to personal matters. Driven by desire, wolves run like wolves and hogs run wildly, this is evident from this.

The light of the mountains pleases the birds, and the shadows of the ponds empty the hearts of the people. Birds sing joyfully, why are they so happy? Because they live in the moment without any greed. Why people are depressed and unhappy is because their desires are too deep. After turning off the lights at night, listen to the sounds of nature outside the window one after another, like the Shurangama mantra recited by the old monk Puguang. In the natural sounds of nature, you suddenly transcend all phenomena in the world and see the emptiness inside and outside. Su Dongpo's poem goes: "The sound of the stream is all With a broad and long tongue, the mountain scenery is nothing more than a pure body. Forty-eight thousand verses come at night. How can I perform them like a human being in the future?"

Yes, for most people, Zen Buddhism seems like they don’t know where to start. Iron Mantou, the senior brother is very compassionate. He hopes that people around him can live with wisdom and awareness and stay away from ignorance. I couldn't help but smile when I thought about the time when I met an official who came to attend the seventh Zen retreat. One day later, early the next morning, he said something was urgent and ran away in a hurry. I am used to shouting and hugging each other, pushing cups and cups, and telling lies. How can I face the naked sincerity? How can I adapt to hearing that heartbreaking voice again? In the past, people acted like dogs and bossed around, but in an instant they were polite and swept the floor, hahaha...

Tokuyama stick, Linji drink, I am not a big-blooded person, how can I accept it? There is a world of difference between sharp and dull faculties. Only when you understand Zen do you realize that the wisdom inside is like the ocean, which is ultimate, perfect and thorough. In terms of the way to enter the world, Steve Jobs, Kazuo Inamori, etc. all found their due wisdom from Zen Buddhism. There are many Zen disciples who use their bodies to realize the authenticity of Buddhism. The Sixth Patriarch Huineng and the modern monk Xuyun are both rare great virtues in Zen Buddhism. Modern people's lives are hectic and they need the blessing of Zen wisdom. If you understand Zen, understand your mind and see your nature, you will feel at ease wherever you go, and you will be the best.

Teacher Kang converted to the disciples of the contemporary Zen master Shao Yun, and also followed the teachings of Nanshi. He integrated Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and dedicated his body and mind to society. Bashan Shuyuan takes it as its own duty to discover and practice the way of sages. No matter how society changes with each passing day and how people's hearts drive outwards, there is one thing that never changes away from its origin. The source of all laws is the Tao. Once you understand the Tao, life will change. Suddenly enlightened, unfettered, piercing the dusty net, uncovering false appearances, gaining great freedom, escaping life and death, and coming and going freely. But this is a big joke to ordinary people who are entangled in the five aggregates and six objects and cling to fame and fortune. As Lao Tzu said: "When a superior man hears the Tao, he practices it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he lives or perishes; when a junior man hears the Tao, he laughs. Not laughing is not enough for the Tao." The great road in the world cannot be ordinary anymore, but How many people can realize it, and how many people can do it? There are few enlightened people in the world who can be as simple and simple as my senior brother, Teacher Kang.

Most of the education in the school system teaches children how to gain fame and wealth when they grow up. Bashan Bookstore teaches children how to contribute to society, cultivate good roots, and find the fundamental wisdom of life. One is to constantly explore and explore the outside world. Ask for answers, find answers within rules and regulations, and constantly search within to find the source of living water. In today's era of knowledge explosion and information overflow, it is clear at a glance which is more important. Just as Zhuangzi said, "My life also has a limit, but I know it has no limit. If I have a limit, I will follow the limitless, and I will be dead!"

The rain started to fall before leaving. Teacher Kang said, every time it rains If it rains for seven days, it should be regarded as the rain of Dharma that cultivates the root nature. What he was taught during the Seventh Zen period was what he had gained over many years. I suddenly felt compassion and thought of Li Shangyin's poem "Night Rain Sends to the North":

You asked about the return date but it has not yet been announced,

The night rain in Bashan swelled the autumn pond.

Why should *** cut off the west window candle?

But talk about the rainy night in Bashan.

When will you return to Bashan Bookstore? How about listening to senior brother's teachings again?