Back and forth to Tibet episode 4: Their piety is not just talk.

Any injury is a good medicine for suffering, the world is boundless, and all sorrows are resolved.

In life, something is always stolen from us, and everyone is at the mercy of fate. You are looking for redemption in the world of mortals, and your heart has already embarked on a journey of freedom, boiling and cooling. In the face of unknown laughter and crying, how to treat the desolation of the world and how to understand the particularity of each encounter? I don't know how to state it. I can only tell you prosperity and loneliness. My youth is full of shame, stumbling and turning upside down.

So in my memory, it will always be summer ... sticky and sweaty, as if hormones are racing against time, catching up with learning and helping others, and working hard in morality, intelligence and body ... You asked me how to put everything down and go on the road, and I told you that I was busier than anyone else. You said you really admired my experience, and I told you, in fact, you just need to take a brave step. You have reason to defend your life, and I can pursue my ideal. The road you can't plan is the road I practice under my feet.

Therefore, I invite you to come to the mountains and listen to the original words, so that you can have less debt in your heart and more experience under your feet, and pay homage to your youth while you are young. Enjoy the world when you have time. Beauty only lasts for a moment. Love can last for ten thousand years. Maybe you are old, maybe you are used to touching. Because of salty tears, you remember the sweetness of a smile. Because of ignorant adventures, the feeling is always fresh.

Hide back and forth-their piety is not just talk.

I really began to understand Buddhist culture. For various reasons, I unexpectedly embarked on a trip to Tibet when I was most depressed. On the first day I left the city, I experienced their pious power. I recorded the scene of April 20 10 13 with a miniature camera. Now, I want to tell you in words.

My cousin "Da Le" was driving, singing and laughing all the way from Xining, passing through the Doba toll station (the national sports training base is 2700 meters above sea level). The traces of the city are a little vague, and the skyline that appears in front of him is becoming clearer and clearer. Both sides of the highway began to transition into pastures. I remember correctly, along Tianlu 109 National Road and across Qinghai Lake, two young people, a man and a woman, appeared on the roadside. After 200 meters, we tacitly parked our car on the side of the road. Everyone got off the bus and silently watched the two Tibetans in the distance ... They were skilled and single-minded, as if they were the only ones doing meaningful things under the vast sky. The two of them will kowtow from here, all the way through Qinghai Lake, Rubber Mountain, Dulan, Golmud, Kunlun Mountain Pass, 800 km no man's land in Hoh Xil, 5230 m at Tanggula Mountain Pass, 4800 m at Amdo in Tibet and 4500 m at Naqu in Tibet. It takes 9 months to reach Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, with a journey of 2,700 kilometers. ...

These are all learned later. At that moment, my father burst into tears as soon as he got off the bus. I will never forget that scene. My father walked quickly to the man and woman, chanting: Oh, my God, just knocking all the way to Lhasa? The only "chairman" in the team who had hiding experience answered my father ... what do you think? !

What is the concept of more than 2000 kilometers? It is1250km from Beijing to Shanghai. Friends, have you ever imagined that you have to knock your head every three steps? Why? Why are you doing this? Does it make sense?

No matter how noble you are, that's what I thought at that time. A man and a woman gradually approached my camera, and the expression on her face was so relaxed that she didn't feel tired at all, but felt that they were too aggressive!

Yes, the motivation is my initial understanding of their pious beliefs, as well as key words such as confidence, loyalty, courtesy and abstinence, which construct my belief view, as if faith equals restraint, abstinence and anti-humanity. But when I saw the scene in front of me, I was still shocked. "kowtowing" is one of the most sincere rituals of Buddhist believers. When people kowtow and make a pilgrimage, they are worshipping their bodies. At the same time, reciting in the mouth is a respect for "language"; I keep thinking about the Buddha in my heart for the sake of "meaning" The three have been well unified. Believers follow this procedure: first, they stand at attention and mumble something, mostly reciting six-character mantra, pronounced as "Ah Mimi". While reading the six-character mantra, they put their hands together, hold their heads high, and then take a step; Keep your hands crossed, move to the front and take another step; Put your hands together on your chest. In the third step, your hands leave your chest, parallel to the ground, palms down, knees down first, then your whole body down, and your forehead taps on the ground. Stand up again and start again ... this is a test of physical strength and endurance, a fusion of spirit and will, and what is shown externally is what keeps them going?

Every day in Tibet, I will be exposed to the subversion and shock of related beliefs. Let's talk about objective factors first. I won't discuss related religions with you, because I am really ignorant and can't inherit the endless Buddhist teachings for thousands of years. I just think it's interesting to hear the idea of "short and tight" In order to respect Buddhist teachings, China people created two original Chinese characters for them, both of which were aimed at "people" and the other was "monks". The second is "Buddha", which means a wise man who, like human beings, knows the secrets of the world and the universe, finds a way out and has thorough understanding. These two Chinese characters are the only ones without four tones, just for the exclusive use of this religion ... Objectively speaking, Tibet has harsh natural conditions and a large population. Without powerful ideological weapons and spiritual strength, human beings cannot survive, and nature provides you with everything you need for life. It can also kill you at any time, so people must use faith to achieve the purpose of being born a man. From a metaphysical point of view, in this absolute time and space, away from selfish distractions and bustling neon lights, people's minds become simple and simple, without too many intrigues and rights and wrongs, and people can quietly think about all ultimate problems, life problems, natural problems and cosmic problems. This is why it is the only place where the most authentic and primitive Buddhist theories and rituals are preserved.

I have a friend named Wang Ze, a businessman in his forties, a family of three with only one son, who was appointed in The Matrix before he was born. This is a great event in Tibet. It is not as simple as being the champion of the college entrance examination, nor is it as superficial as an honorary certificate. This feeling is called "good luck". You can understand it as luck. Wang Ze used to have pastures and yaks, but his ideal is to make his wife live a better life. Hard-working and simple Wang Ze got good luck by his own efforts. Their son will be in charge of the temple and become a leader when he grows up. Father and son get together less and leave more. Even if they meet, they should ask their parents to give them a big gift to show their respect. Do you think of the scene of Yuan Chun's relatives in A Dream of Red Mansions? I tell you, it's n times more magnificent than that! ! !

As a father, Wang Ze did not sit still and enjoy success, but chose another way to repay his devout faith. He went to Lhasa with a big head, covering more than 3,000 kilometers. As a special identity, he had to take the lead and not let others make irresponsible remarks behind his back. That's why I had the opportunity to get the most real and objective information from him, what happened to Big Head.

Knocking your head off is a wish, that is, what you want to do and why you have to run all the way. First, in order to correct my mistakes, for example, I have seen someone cheat others or quarrel with his wife and friends, so I kowtow and admit my mistakes until I wake up with time and suffering all the way and confess my mistakes. Second, make a wish for all sentient beings. All sentient beings mean making a wish for themselves besides their own lives, that is, burning incense and worshipping Buddha and making selfless contributions to all sentient beings. As long as everyone gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful world. ...

The first step, making a wish, is to make up your mind. The second step is to get the approval of the temple and get the official authorization. The third step is team preparation. Some people donate money, others donate money. Someone is willing to prepare materials for you, solve logistics problems all the way, or accompany you to Lhasa ... Step four, set out.

So the team that hit the big head can be big or small. Someone went on the road alone, accompanied by someone, and someone had logistical supplies. Next, I will completely unveil the kowtow for you: I happened to be a guest at Wang Ze's house the day before he left. After dinner, he began to prepare the materials for the next day's trip, some family photos, and two exquisite leather skirts. This is a wear-resistant garment all the way. I have been in close contact with Mother Earth countless times. I must be careful. Hand in five sets of boards, more than 3 cm thick. (Wang Ze takes out his first kowtow. From 3 cm polishing to Geely blade as thin ...) Ze let the kowtowing team have seven people, two carts pulling daily necessities, all simple daily necessities. Four people kowtowed to him, and all of them participated, with the same merits ... When he left, Wang Ze asked me to write down the names of my family on a piece of paper, and he would pray for them day and night. At that time, my eyes suddenly became moist, and there was a blessing besides gratitude. At that moment, a gratitude suddenly seemed a little thin and pale. Everything Wang Ze said and did seemed to affect me: understand the world in your way, try to communicate with it well, and don't stick to the form.

The communication method of Wang Ze and his party is that the bus leaves early every morning, reaches four kilometers, stops to make lunch, and the kowtowing team can arrive before noon. Along the way, it was plain. If you encounter rivers and snow-capped mountains, you need to estimate the distance in situ, then knock out the head at the same distance in situ, and then get up and walk around. It's impossible to climb mountains all the way, so it's called "stop it"! I slept for six hours at night, rested for six hours, and woke up early in the morning, estimating how many roads I might have to walk that night. I knocked a few hundred heads outside the tent to make up for what I left at night. I can't stay in monasteries and Tibetan homes all the way, nor can I delay entering the bustling and modern capital city Lhasa. But on the road of the bustling and modern capital city Lhasa, near the end of Jokhang Temple, there are always groups of pilgrims. So the traffic lights in Lhasa are not used by worshippers. Even if the green light is on, as long as there are worshippers crossing the road, all vehicles will automatically stop and wait for them to pass slowly. Can you not be moved by this spirit when you hear this?

The terminal is not Potala Palace, but Jokhang Temple, which is less than one kilometer away. A group of kowtowing people gather at the entrance of Jokhang Temple all the year round. I'm confused. Now that we have reached the terminal, we can go home after the pilgrimage. The end ceremony of kowtowing is actually a Rinpoche coming out of Jokhang Temple to touch the top for you, and the whole process is over. The problem is that monk Dade is not in Jokhang Temple every day, so he has been waiting to kowtow. I said, how do you know when and in what form the Buddha appeared? He said that as long as you have faith, the Buddha is waiting for you there. If you don't have confidence, the Buddha is by your side, you don't know. There is no need to ask for Buddha's blessing. Your confidence will help you tide over the difficulties. ...

Wang Ze insists on kowtowing every year, October 20 15 17. When I wrote this article, he had not yet arrived in Lhasa, and he had already set off in April 20 14. In order to respect pious behavior, pedestrians on the road will give way to him, and some will give money, because we really see that we can't reach the end of the road. He has stuck to the limit. Sitting comfortably in the car, I won't willingly be tortured by the belief in where the sacredness comes from, but they have to walk to witness the reality of this world, even at the risk of their lives ... When you arrive in Lhasa, you will see many kowtowing walkers, most of whom will return to their hometown and start their lives again. Some feel that they have not been thoroughly purified, and they are ready to come back next year, and some will not leave after realizing their wishes. At this time, becoming a monk ... repeated practice and constant chanting along the way have actually completely calmed down the arrogant heart, decadent heart, secular infected heart and lost heart through practical actions. Before the tempering of time and nature, Buddha is actually just your spiritual strength, giving your body and mind sincere faith. At this time, in your eyes, the world is a different scene ... The map is wide open, your eyes are wide open, you are no longer confused, you are no longer blocked by mountains and rivers, you are no longer blocked by Wan Li and Wan Li, and you are no longer blocked by wind, frost, rain and snow. They are called happy merits, and I translate them to you: I am determined!

I have also heard the story of an old herdsman in Tibetan areas. He had no children or daughters, and his wife died young, leaving him alone. The sanatorium should be his final destination. Sorry, there is really no such facility there. So, the old herder who was nearly seventy years old decided to kowtow to Lhasa. Through sincere prayers all the way, he would have a chance to talk to the Buddha, and people around him also heard the news. Everyone bid farewell to the old herder with tears, because it is impossible to come back this time. At this age, if you want to reach Lhasa on foot, it is mostly unlucky, but it is wonderful to choose this way to sum up your life. Maybe no one knows, but it will make each of us think. Are we qualified to say the word "confused"?