How much Zen can you appreciate from this Zen poem "Spring"?

Simple and straightforward 28 words, no uncommon words, read carefully, but the artistic conception is far from perfect. The poet went over mountains and mountains in search of spring, but he couldn't find it. When he came back disappointed, the fragrance of plum blossoms in the garden made her suddenly realize-oh, it turned out that spring had arrived early.

This poem is actually a metaphor for a monk's process of enlightenment. At first, he thought the Buddha was somewhere else, tried his best to practice and begged. When he was enlightened, he found that the Buddha was here and nowhere else. Therefore, there is a saying in Buddhism that there is no Buddha land outside.

After six years of penance, Sakyamuni Buddha realized the Tao under the bodhi tree, and the first sentence he said was: "Strange, strange, all living beings have the wisdom and virtue of the Tathagata, but they can't prove it because of delusion and persistence. Without delusion, there will be no teacher wisdom and natural wisdom, and everything will appear. "

Hokkekyo said: "All laws are silent, so you can't announce them." The so-called Tathagata is convenient and expedient, and learning Buddhism and practicing depends on self-certification, self-study and self-examination, such as drinking water and thinking about the source, knowing yourself in cold and warm.

In life, the same is true. People struggle for money, status, fame and fortune, and feel that they will be happy with these. In this process, it is easy to ignore that their original purpose is just to be happy, and whether they are happy or not depends on their mentality. Many people are rich and prestigious, but they are not happy.

In reincarnation, we are lost in the six dusts, desperately pursuing and desperately persisting, creating evil karma for "me" and losing our true self.

(3) Tie my rope

The fourth ancestor of Zen heard that there was an old monk in Sanzu Temple in Tianzhu Mountain, and Wanli went to Sanzu Temple not far away to ask the old monk about Zen. When I arrived at Sanzu Temple, I happened to meet Sanzu Sancan, who was meditating on a big stone.

The fourth ancestor asked for advice and said, "Master, my heart is tied and I can't get rid of it. Please help me untie the bondage. "

Sanzu Sancan said, "I can help you. Please bring the rope that binds you first. "

The fourth ancestor was shocked, touching his head and saying to himself, "Where is the rope that binds me?" Why can't I find it? "

Sanzu Sancan told Sanzu, "I have untied the rope that binds you, and you are free from now on."

The fourth ancestor's Taoist mind suddenly realized that the original inner troubles were not brought to you by others, nor by the surrounding environment. Only you can bind you.

(d) Thinking about the horizon.

After listening to so many reasons, why can't you live well? This is like reading a prescription can't cure a disease, and reading a recipe can't satisfy hunger. If you can't put the truth into practice in your life, then all the truth can only be empty talk.

Just like Master Fuzannama, a female monk who is known as the best in the world, her Buddhism can make the stubborn stone nod.

Master Fuzanama once said to his disciples, "Don't talk about the emptiness of ordinary people through hearsay. If you can't see the self, you can't live and die, and you will wander in the six divisions of the wheel of karma. Just as you can't find the direction of the Buddhist platform, you will eventually hit a wall. It's no use leaving a lot of theories empty, and impermanence still invites you. "

Without testimony, it is impossible to show the great magical power of Buddhism by just talking about it and walking at the tip of the pen.

When I think of it, the horizon is close at hand; Once I think about it, it's far away.

Whether it is "looking for spring all day long but not seeing spring, spring is already very much in the branches; Or tie your own four ancestors; Or you have nothing to worry about, that is, a good time on earth. "

These Zen poetry theories are all realized by real enlightened people from their own nature. Enlightenment is not just a verbal talk about Zen theory, but a real demonstration. If you don't really realize it yourself, just following other people's advice will only count other people's treasures in the end.

Author: On the road

Editor: Xiang Baiyun Tian