Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so what does it mean if there is dust?

This is not a poem, but something called "Shu" by Buddhists, which is a little experience after meditation and enlightenment. According to legend, it was written by Huineng, the sixth ancestor, and the famous Zen master of the North School at the same time with Huineng once wrote a poem: "The body is like a mirror platform; Always work hard and don't create dust. " The farmer Huineng made a fire in the temple. He also asked someone to note: "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage; There is nothing, so there is no dust. " The significance of these two characters can be compared, and Huineng's actions are aimed at Shen Xiu.

This poem is from the altar sutra of the Six Ancestors. It's the Zen words of the sixth ancestor Huineng. The Six Ancestors Tanjing was compiled by later generations according to Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism.

Because of my brother's beauty: he is like a bodhi tree and his heart is like a mirror. Wipe frequently to avoid dust. Six ancestors felt that Zen was incomplete, so they sang: Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so there is no dust.

Literally: the bodhi tree is empty, the stage is empty, the body and mind are empty, and there is nothing. How can it cause dust?

The Buddha said to me: There is dust in your heart. I wiped it hard.

Buddha said: You are wrong. Dust can't be wiped off. So I stripped my heart.

Buddha said: You are wrong again. Dust is not dust, so there is no dust.

I don't understand. What do you mean?

I think it comes from Shen Xiu and Huineng's two sons.

Shen Xiu said, "As a bodhi tree, my heart is like a mirror. Always wipe, don't get dust. "

Huineng said, "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so there is no dust. "

Indeed, it is really difficult to understand these two sons, and even a correct understanding is not easy.

Being a bodhi tree is like a mirror. Do not rub regularly, so as not to make dust.

The body of all beings is the tree of enlightened wisdom,

The heart of all beings is like a bright stage mirror.

Try to keep brushing,

Don't let it be polluted by dirt, which blocks the nature of light.

Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so where is the dust?

Bodhi has no trees,

A bright mirror is not a stage.

Nothing, nothing,

What dust will catch it there?

Now I can only understand it literally, but I can't understand it thoroughly!

The heart is clean, and the dust is the heart. If people have no intention of cleaning up, they will die.

In fact, the dust is outside, the heart is inside, and the heart is clean and dust-free.

Dust inside, heart outside, often stripped, dust-free and unintentional;

There is dust in the heart, and dust is the heart.

He has no dust, no dust and no intention? As Huineng said, the benevolent is moved.

Another example is Taoism, which says that Tao can be Tao or non-Tao.

Their reasons are the same.

Buddhists pay attention to everything and pursue inner cultivation.

Taoism stresses the pursuit of seclusion.

Buddhism wants to transcend this world, and Taoism practices this world, and the pursuit is a principle of practice.

In the end, this is a kind of detachment.

But not deliberately seeking.

The main idea is in the mind.

When people are in the world, there is no fixed law, and then they know that the law is illegal;

What's going on in the world is unfinished, why not let nature take its course?

The above explanation is taken from the webpage. Let me talk about my opinion again. Heart is self-nature, which is not the same as ordinary people's thoughts. People's thoughts are cultivated, and their self-nature is innate. Ordinary people are the masters of thought and hinder self-nature. Buddhism believes that everything is an illusion that affects the self, not the self. The body will also be affected by the dust in the heart. Dust is an illusion that affects self-nature. Of course, the phase of the body is related to the past life. Dust is a delusion, and self-nature is perfect and pure. Delusion is not the result of self. If people realize that self-nature is the master, they will reconsider. This is not delusion.

For ordinary people, it is enough to realize that we need a quiet heart to face everything in the world. This is a very serious problem for people who practice Buddhism. Buddhism makes people realize their own nature, so they are not confused, don't understand, and don't write. They are obsessed with words, guessing Buddha by words, and never find the essence. Zen requires great wisdom to practice. The wisdom of modern people is generally low. I suggest that Zen can be sensible, but it is not suitable for practicing. The practice of the practice certificate should begin with the gradual understanding of the beautiful show and finally the epiphany of Huineng. Both are indispensable. Talking about epiphany without gradual enlightenment is a mantra.