Take a comprehensive view of participating cases

Original address: Panorama of the case (Chenghai)

I. Introduction

Of all the lamp records, pointing to the moon is the best, but the author Yang Yi is a court minister, which is quite inaccurate and unbalanced. If the "Continued Monthly Records" is of high level and relatively neat, I suggest you consider what to do.

There are Tathagata Zen, Six Ancestors Zen, Ancestor Zen, Extreme Wind Zen, and dialogue books recorded by the Moon, which are read by more knowledgeable people. The method of continuous fingering on the moon pays more attention to the topic, which is caused by the evolution of Zen style and the foundation of literati, so the breadth and depth are not comparable, but we might as well study it first.

Case-solving can be used as a study of popular literature. Although it has nothing to do with seeing and understanding, it also helps to enlighten the mind. But don't think this is "enlightenment", it's just a heartfelt gain, and it has nothing to do with Zen enlightenment. Ordinary people just look at it, and any explanation is vague. Don't waste too much time If you want to take part in a case, you must be persuaded by a good teacher. After many years, Fu Hui has enough resources to make an earth-shattering realization. Are Xiao Zhi and Xiaohui expected to come back?

Second, it is not Zen.

Solving case-solving or drawing case-solving has been busy again recently. Zen literature may still be interesting if it is secularized. What we are most afraid of is that people take it for granted that this is enlightenment, so we must take it seriously.

Because the case-solving is a tool for meditation, not for explanation, Goode sarcastically said that "solving the case-solving" is "sawing the scale". What is a "saw scale hammer"? The scale is made of solid iron. If you cut it, it will contain iron, not gold or silver. You solved the case, didn't you realize it or didn't you realize it, the case was still a case. Your answer is your own, not the core of solving the case, but it is not necessary. At the beginning, on a whim, Master Wu Yuan compiled a case-solving book "Biyan Record", with beautiful words as the second and tortuous contents. Originally enlightened people sang songs to each other, but most people couldn't understand them. Later, people were curious and listed this book as the four wonderful books of Zen. Luoyang paper is expensive, and now it is popular in Japanese Zen circles as a treasure house for studying Zen.

However, when this book was printed for his disciple Dahui Gaozong, Gaozong felt that it was inappropriate and that it would hinder the right education. He advocated breaking the original version and not copying this book again. This is his intention.

Let's give an example-"No Gate Pass" and "Peace of Mind Buddhism":

When Dharma faced the wall, the second ancestor Sydney said, "Disciple is not at ease, please be at ease!" "Mo Yun:" Come with your heart and be at peace with you. "Zu Yun:" I found my heart, but I couldn't get it. "Mo Yun:" I feel at ease for you. 」

No one said, "toothless khufu, a special voyage of thousands of miles." It can be said that there is no fire and no waves. He finally has a master, but there are no six. Hey! Xie saburo doesn't know four words. 」

Ode: "The West points to it, and there is something to tell;" Grab the jungle, it's you! 」

This case-solving method is well known to all. The main idea is "pointing directly at people's hearts and seeing nature as a Buddha", which is very straightforward and has no twists and turns. So, I jokingly said, "Toothless khufu, I can't say anything clearly, but I met a legal person with a broken arm and didn't have six, so I had to pass on the Buddhism to him. In this way, the whole jungle will be amazed, a whirlwind will blow up the quiet jungle, and the debate will continue. 」

Some people say, "It is meaningless to say' Xie doesn't know four words'. We should let scholars open their eyes and realize it. I didn't see Hui Kai praising the cloud: "It's all because people are uneasy. It's better to thank Mrs. Saburo. He doesn't know four words, which doesn't prevent him from just seeking peace of mind. And because he doesn't have so much knowledge of Buddhism, he can react quickly without knowing anything. 』」

No matter how you solve the case, it may be helpful or encouraging, but why can't you see your heart? Are they all benevolence and righteousness? Because you really don't have a real breakthrough, how to explain the case will always stay on the role of spiritual consciousness! Always a guess!

Without the breakthrough that it is impossible to find a heart, it is not meditation. Although I guessed the superficial meaning of the words, I still fell into the so-called Zen literature. It's Zen with words. Maybe I can laugh and sing freely, but I just can't save myself!

Wumen Huikai is joking, teasing the person who solved the case. After reading it, he just laughed. Don't let the stream of consciousness flow, guess from east to west and talk to yourself. It will be a big joke if you think you have realized it. There are metaphors in The Old Man Without Teeth, Six People Without Teeth, and Xie Sizi Ignorant. It is not difficult to understand, but how can we understand them?

Third, Zen is hard to say.

Let's give another example. Deshan talked about the Bashu Diamond Sutra before the announcement, which is very famous and respected. Later, he heard that worshipping Buddha in Liyang, Hunan Province, can "point directly at people's hearts" without giving lectures or saying anything, making people "learn the law without going through a monk". He is very opposed.

He said: How important it is to see sexual enlightenment. Buddhists should be dignified in body and mind, strive to accumulate virtue, and wait until the third and fourth generations to see it. How can there be such a thing as giving away human feelings for nothing?

He went to Liyang to have a good debate with Chongxin in Longtan Mountain and let him know his mistake. There is a woman at the foot of Longtan Mountain, selling her heart. She was just hungry, so she bought some pancakes to satisfy her hunger. When the woman saw the monk carrying the burden, she asked what it was. Deshan said that it was his annotation on the Diamond Sutra, and he wanted to show it to Chongxin.

This woman is unambiguous. I would like to ask Dade, "There is a saying in the scripture:' You can't get a heart in the past, you can't get a heart now, and you can't get a heart in the future'. Since you bought snacks from me, what did you order? Answer, free support; Can't answer, please go to another booth to buy it. 」

Hearing this, Deshan froze. He clearly knows that any thought is the third generation, including the future, the present and the past. It is not a straight flow, nor is it a space occupation. What kind of heart is three hearts, there is no fixed point. It is really difficult for this woman to lead an army.

When I visited Chongxin in Longtan, I began to say sarcastically, "Why can't I see Longtan?" Longtan is just a hollow reputation! 」

Chongxin knew that he was using this topic and didn't argue with him. He just said, "This is Longtan. You can't go wrong. The question is-are you a dragon? " Against an army.

Before and after the second will, Deshankou took it but refused to accept it.

One night, when everyone returned to their old side after the evening self-study, he stood beside Chongxin and dared not slack off. Chongxin said, "It's late at night, go back to your old age and rest!" Deshan said, "It's dark at night and I can't find my way. Chongxin ordered a piece of paper and made him a twist. When Deshan answered, Chongxin blew it out in one breath. At the moment when it turned from bright to dark, Deshan's heart lit up, but he was enlightened. He knelt down and kowtowed: "From now on, I can't doubt what the old monks in the world said! 」

This paper turns from bright to dark, but it makes Deshan's heart prove the realm of "the past experience is not available, the present experience is not available, and the future experience is not available". It is very vivid, but it is difficult to explain and describe.

The breakthrough of this state of mind is the theme of the Diamond Sutra, which cannot be described in any language or explained in any sense, so the next morning, he burned his carefully annotated Qinglong Book Dynasty.

Words are not Zen, Zen is not words.

What is Zen? It is our hometown, and only the evidence is known.

It is unnecessary to solve the case, whether it is sawing the scale, solving the case or iron. That's the reason.

In the face of Zen literature, it is a refreshing agent for beginners or ordinary people, which can make people shine at the moment, get some inspiration, and to put it mildly, make people have "a little consciousness".

But this is not the main purpose of participating in this case. Participating in the case should break the reference and prove the true face of the heart. Practice is nothing more than getting this back to be the master, which is a matter of life and death.

Fourth, the meditation hall is humorous.

Some cases cannot be used for reference. It is a humorous act between master and apprentice in Zen Hall. If it is used as a case reference, it is a white reference. For example:

Sima Toutuo once went to visit Baizhang Huaihai Zen Master and talked about Weishan, a place with good geography and feng shui. He suggested that an excellent disciple should be sent to open the Avenue, where there will be more scholars in the future than Nobita Peak:

Zhang asked the audience, "If you can say anything out of line to the audience, you should tell the abbot. That is to say, "You can't call it a clean bottle. What are you calling? "At that time, Hua Linjue was the first seat, and the teacher (Weishan Lingyou) was the standard seat. Lin said, "Stop screaming." Zhang asked the teacher, who kicked down the net bottle and went out. Zhang said with a smile, "The first mountain was lost." (of monthly records. Volume 12 ")

Someone put the case-solving said very deeply:

Baizhang provided them with the standard of facing the name of the net bottle. At this point, the economist can't call it a net bottle (it must be named and accountable), but it can't completely violate the name of the net bottle. Because, in the jungle, everything in the Tao is slander. Only by deviating from it and not doing the middle way can we fit in with the supreme Tao of Zen. ..... Weishan kicked the net bottle is out of line, this silent language will show the intimate Zen machine incisively and vividly. "("knocking on the pen-not closing the door ")

It's even more confusing to say something mysterious. In this case, Baizhang will send a disciple to open the light, where tigers and leopards live together and there are few people, so we have to find someone who can stand loneliness and keep it difficult. The first move is too elegant for it to undertake this arduous task.

When we look at Ling You, we can say what we can't call him, but we should beat around the bush and kick him away. All problems are not problems, with great momentum and clear will. Of course, Baizhang should send Ling You out of the mountain. He said humorously, "The first one lost, but it was a classic seat." There is no meaning of praise or criticism.

Look at how warm the feelings between them are. Everyone solves major problems in humor without any bad feelings. How cute they are, praised in humor. But it is necessary to analyze it with a set of reasons. Isn't it unnecessary?

The first phase of Weishan is brave and makes further progress. I had to take off my head, take up my iron cangue, go forward and open a court in the middle of nowhere without hesitation:

It is a steep mountain, deserted, haunted by tigers and wolves, and afraid to come and go. The teacher picked oak chestnuts for five or seven years. Think that one day, Tao will benefit from things, and it is wrong to be immune to it. But when I came out to the mountain pass, I said to the tiger and the wolf, if I am destined to go to this mountain, you should disperse separately. If I miss it, I will fill my stomach and go back to the temple. Soon, the lazy man led the monks of Baizhang House to their seats, saying, "I'll sit with a monk as a ceremonial seat, and we won't be able to solve it until there are 500 people." So everyone is a little settled. ("refers to the moon record". Volume 12 ")

Wumeng Hui Kai also mentioned this case in Wumenguan, saying: "The first phase of Weishan is brave and indisputable." It's inconvenient to be careful in the future. Why don't you take off your plate and bring an iron cangue? 」

This case-solving is a standard Zen literature, which describes how the feelings between the master and the apprentice are harmonious, and the words and deeds are humorous and free and easy, while the brothers and sisters are so considerate and do not avoid hard work and share with others. When I read it, I feel very sincere and sincere, as if I were in it.

5. The mistake is that Ma Liang became Feng Jing.

Goodwin: "The director disappeared from him, and so did Bai Yunfei;" The rivers are endless, and everything in the empty valley is my home. " This poem describes a profound state of mind. Although the text seems easy to understand, covers a wide range and may be fascinating to read, it is best not to explain it. However, some people still forced:

In this world, no matter what things are, we should pay attention to harmony. Some people talk and do things rationally, while others are unreasonable. There are some empty words, nothing unreasonable and irrelevant; Some people are too realistic, lack foresight and are not in line with human feelings. Therefore, in life, we should give consideration to reason, things, harmony, righteousness, law and human feelings. ..... Zen says that when you don't think about good and evil, you get the Tao. (Excerpted from Zen Poetry)

This passage gives full play to human feelings and truth, which is encouraging, but it expounds the general truth of ordinary people and can be listed as an inspirational booklet to improve the reference for doing things and being a man. But if it is used to inspire Zen, it will be denied.

Because the word "director" in this song means right, right. Father Dharma came from the East to meditate, and when he entered the Taoist temple, he talked about two methods: one is rational entry, and the other is practical entry. Reason means teaching, and in-depth study of doctrine will return to the origin of the heart, because reason will prove the true heart; After entering the business, you will enter four lines, break the habit of being ignorant and enter an incredible situation. You must be unlucky.

The founder of Zen formulated the principle of harmony between man and nature for all sentient beings, and all kinds of strategies were aimed at people's hearts. It's just a broken ginseng or an initial barrier. It's not unnecessary to omit a step after enlightenment.

Obviously, it is helpful for the author to guide the lives of ordinary people by treating directors as adults' feelings or national laws and feelings, but it misleads the students' true knowledge. It seems that you should be careful when writing, or explain it to avoid being induced.

Let's talk about the first case of Zen Buddhism. The Sixth Ancestor told Huiming: First, do a good job of adjusting the mind and the spirit. After a while, he didn't think about good and evil, so he said to him, "When it is right, is that the true face of the throne?" 」

"Not thinking about good and evil" only controls the confusion of consciousness to a focus, that is, the state of concentration, and thinking will be more sober, which is the first condition of meditation. At this critical juncture, the Sixth Ancestor said: "When it is right, it is the true face of the Ming Dynasty." There are two explanations, which are equivalent to two important strategies adopted by Zen in the future:

(A), direct communication with the heart, proved that "the Buddha only transmits the noumenon, and the teacher communicates the essence". This is the direct point in the direct point, which is beyond the understanding of ordinary meditators.

(2) To break the Zen master's consciousness, gain objective consciousness and prove sincerity, the Zen master must have a very keen heart to understand and master this process.

Zen is not a sit-in, but a kind of power instilled under the guidance of Master, which breaks the superficial consciousness of the participants and makes the original Prajna wisdom get a gap and show it. So Zen has always attached importance to learning from teachers. Where did Gaifa come from? What can be achieved without Buddha's compassion?

So the fifth ancestor said to the sixth ancestor, "If you have feelings, plant seeds, because the fruits of the earth will be reborn." . Master planted bodhi seeds with affection, so that disciples could see nature. Disciples who were taught must be able to fertilize and irrigate their hearts for a long time in order to thrive and bear fruit.

The secret here can only be understood by master and apprentice, and how can others guess it? If you are unable to break the scholar's dilemma, both the master and the apprentice are responsible. If the teacher can't explain clearly, the two apprentices are not as good as their own roots, so they will drink blind sticks and have a good time.

Sixth, grandstanding, the blind guide the blind.

Some people don't understand the truth and falsehood of Zen, so they will take falsehood seriously. In fact, true enlightenment is about the status quo, while false enlightenment is definitely about quantity; Some people may understand this relationship and deliberately write it as electric current, but the head and tail can't be connected, revealing flaws.

The specific quantity is quite different from the current quantity, so it is not convenient to explain here. If you speak too clearly, smart people will confuse the audience with quotations. In order to put an end to this problem, I won't explain it today, just give an example. Yongzheng:

Without a trace, both sides are broken, saying: the first level. Mountain is a mountain, river is a river, color, sound, fragrance and touch are all duties, all of which are me, all of which are me, color is empty, I am at ease, saying: value customs. The house is on the road, that is, on the road, at home, traveling, living, exercising and using. Ignorance and persistence will naturally disappear and will eventually be locked up.

This Sandao Pass of Yongzheng is the broadsword to stop Zen. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Zen had a rising momentum, just because it was different from the Zen gate and style of Yongzheng, and it was difficult to ban it. In addition, he favored Yongming's Record of Jing Zong, which was widely circulated, forming an atmosphere of ignoring Buddhism and religion. Pure land is better than Zen, so I won't go into details.

This song, regardless of everything, makes people laugh and cry from the third song alone. He said it well: "do it ... use it, do it honestly, and ignorance and persistence will naturally disappear." What is this? Judging from the whole story, I can't see it at all. Only in a state of vague consciousness can I know "being" when I see sex, and what is being is being, which Yongzheng didn't know, that is, I didn't break the initial barrier.

Ignorance and persistence must be eliminated through reflection and repentance. This is the "four lines" emphasized by the founders of Buddhism, especially the retribution line, which can be used to eliminate karma at present and is welcome. Yongzheng's strict engraving is the best of all kings, so what do you know about ignorance and persistence? How can it fall naturally? Didn't Goodall say, "Get rid of old enterprises with fate, but don't create new ones"? Buddhism is unreasonable, and cause and effect are natural.

Moreover, his explanation of what is the first level, the second level and the prison level is completely confusing and mixed. Is it a guest under the door?

The first level is to break the ginseng, which proves that Bodhi appeared at first sight and knew the real realm of leaving Zen, so the house is on the road; Re-entry is to raise the sacred fetus, to eliminate ignorance with the view of Prajna, meditation, mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers, and colors are empty; Finally, you should enter Dayuanjue Sea and enjoy the local scenery. This is a prison pass, but no meditation. Holding meditation is to reflect and repent in the process of leaving meditation, thus eliminating ignorance. )

Yongzheng's three customs are not enough, but many people still mention it there, and even list it as an important basis for the three customs documents, which is really a crow in the world.

Seven. conclusion

Participating in the case is one of the important methods of Zen and enlightenment.

Reference means research and help. Therefore, you can only be guided by Master to teach you how to participate in the case and make it a king kong and a treasure knife. When the opportunity is ripe, accept everything, all doubts are eliminated, and you have to "see".

Only a vulgar teacher can solve a case. Explaining this case is to let you let go of your destiny, and that case is to teach you not to be persistent and be happy everywhere. This is a universal inspiration model. Once the secular literature and case-solving are explained, they become an embroidery needle, and all kinds of flowers and plants are embroidered in clever thinking, which is understandable, but can't be "seen" because it has nothing to do with meditation and can't be broken.

Many books about case-solving have this problem, especially Japanese scholars like this tone. They can enter Xiu De with a few words and phrases as their motto. This trend has spread to China, and even ordinary people who study Zen are deeply troubled by this problem. Philosophers and psychologists, in particular, like to talk about Zen in front of the realm and burst into laughter in a blur. This is the so-called understanding of the case.

We can't say they are wrong. After all, writing cannot avoid doing as the Romans do, but we should remind them that case-solving is a way of popular literature. Used to participate in meditation, it is a drug introduction and cannot be confused.

No matter how many cases are solved and the realm of Zen is discussed, it seems to be full of literary talent. It's all Zen in words. It's Zen. Life science is superficial in treating Zen in the face of literary theory, ideological system and philosophical structure.

Zen is a life science.

Zen is the stage of life and the gene of life.

Seeing sex means seeing the stage of life and the genes of life.

It proves the essence of life.

The so-called enlightenment is based on the understanding of nature, arousing the awakening of life, thus getting rid of old habits and purifying the mood in the process of life. A kind of life heat flow produced by thoroughly remoulding oneself will naturally flow, produce clear beliefs, and move towards the eternity and perfection of life.

The whole process is a process of spiritual purification, self-explanation, self-knowledge, since the enlightenment and self-cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism.

Theoretically, there is no need to find an answer.

What kind of person, realm and new life you are.

You know it yourself, and you don't have to find someone to prove it.

If you don't know yourself, you lose it.

Therefore, enlightenment is a process of self-discovery and spiritual purification.

If you can't even be a good person or a saint and still want to become a Buddha, do you say: Is this reasonable?

If we want to know where we are, we just need to judge our own thoughts. Yan Luowang's merits and demerits are inseparable from our mentality.

There is no end to the process of spiritual purification, so naturally you won't brag about your complete understanding!

Participating in the case is an important method of Zen Buddhism and enlightenment. Don't be idle to learn and understand, lest you disappoint your ancestors!