Shenzhen Hongfa Temple 103 Old Master Ben Huan: Urban people should learn to let go.

The old monk Ben Huan is smiling. ? The coming165438+10.7 (the 21st day of September in the lunar calendar) is the birthday of the old monk Ben Huan, and this year 103 years old. 165438+ In Shenzhen in early October, the breeze was chilly. The reporter climbed the mountain road and went to the abbot's room at the top of Hongfa Temple to visit this "Buddhist master". The old monk Ben Huan only wore a thin shirt, and his right hand waved a paper fan from time to time. He has a kind face and a smile, and there is a trace of innocence on his innocent face. ...

first part

Conduct a special interview

At the dawn, the trees are dancing. Seeing that the birthday of the old monk Ben Huan 103 is approaching, the reporter climbed the steps along the mountain road again and went to the abbot's room at the top of Hongfa Temple to look for this "Buddhist master".

At 8 o'clock in the morning, he has been sitting and receiving pilgrims for more than four hours. 165438+1In Shenzhen at the beginning of October, it was breezy, but he was wearing a thin shirt, waving a paper fan in his right hand from time to time and smiling kindly.

Hearing the reporter's visit to Bao Jing, the old man readily agreed. Seeing a camera aimed at him, he immediately brushed away the pen and paper on the desk in front of him, straightened up and aimed at the camera. His charming smile reveals a trace of innocence. ...

I have been getting up at 4 am for decades.

(Narrator: Before the interview officially started, the old man took the reporter kindly and gave him a happy "blessing". His waiter told the reporter that people come here to pray every day. Although the old man is over eighty years old, he always takes pains to get along with visitors. )

Bao Jing: Hello, Ben, let's celebrate your birthday. Is your old man in good health?

Ben Huan: I told myself that I was in good health. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with my health. Why is it good? Let me tell you something. I get up at 4: 18 in the morning, rest at noon 12, get up at 1: 48, go to bed at 9: 00 in the evening, and then sleep until 4: 18 in the morning. This is my life in a day.

Bao Jing: How many years has this habit persisted?

Ben Huan: This habit has lasted for a long time, almost several decades. Take a break and practice between 9:00-4: 18. We Buddhists emphasize self-cultivation.

Bao Jing: Is going to bed early and getting up early good for your health?

Ben Huan: Early to bed and early to rise is good. You see, I am 103 years old and in good health. Do you think I look good? I am 103 years old and have been a monk for 8 1 year. Do I look like 103?

Bao Jing: No, no.

Ben Huan: It doesn't look good, and it looks good. I want to live to 150. Now, many things are not satisfactory. I will live here until 120 years old. After 120 years old, I will go to the back (reporter's note: it is equivalent to retiring, no longer participating in temple affairs and concentrating on practice).

Bao Jing: Your old man 103 years old, still in such good spirits. Besides going to bed early and getting up early, what are the secrets of longevity?

Ben Huan: There are no secrets. /kloc-sit here before the age of 0/20,/kloc-go to the back after the age of 0/20. It is better to live more than to benefit all beings.

Bao Jing: What do you think of life and death?

Ben Huan: There is no way to decide whether you are alive or not. Most importantly, each of us should love our country, society and people, and Buddhists should also love Buddhism.

The old monk Ben Huan sat quietly and received tens of thousands of pilgrims every day.

(Narrator: For decades, the old man spent hours sitting in that chair every day to receive pilgrims. Even when he is sick, he is used to sitting still while playing infusion bottles and putting his hand with needles under the table. The old man said: everyone came for peace, and he wanted to send more blessings ...)

Bao Jing: Thousands of people come to see you every day. Are you happy?

Ben Huan: This is a good thing. This is a very good thing. Why? This is destiny. They came to see me because of this fate, and they didn't come to see me because of this fate. This fate is not in this life, but in previous lives. Come and see me in this life. I hope this fate will last from the past to the present and then to the future. ...

Bao Jing: So you sit here for more than ten hours every day. Is it difficult?

Ben Huan: No problem (when I switched to Hubei dialect, the old man came up with a slightly naughty vernacular, which made everyone around him laugh, and he also smiled). I'm used to it. Take a two-hour nap in the afternoon, sit for seven hours at nine o'clock in the evening, and rest for two hours at most.

Bao Jing: You are great!

Ben Huan: Nothing, it's all what I should do. Independent.

Bao Jing: Many young people are not as energetic as you now.

Ben Huan: There are no secrets. I just sit every day. Only when you have a stable mind and a stable body can you sit still. If you are unstable, you can't sit well.

Bao Jing: It is said that life lies in exercise, but why can you always maintain a good state of mind and body?

Ben Huan: Let me tell you, I exercise every day, too. I turn after dinner every day. My sports are big sports, walking.

Bao Jing: In Buddhism, meditation and meditation are emphasized. Do you think it is good for your health, too?

Ben Huan: OK, OK, OK. I was born in August1year, and now I am 103 years old. what do you think?

Bao Jing: Good.

Ben Huan: If you feel good, then learn from me (laughs). I'm fine, you've learned it, and you'll be fine in the future.

Bao Jing: So what is the meaning of meditation? How can I sit still?

Ben Huan: You still have to be mentally stable and physically stable to sit still. If you have a stable mentality, your body will be stable, and your mentality is the main thing.

At about 9 o'clock every morning, the old monk Ben Huan listens to people reading newspapers. For reports of interest, the old monk Ben Huan will read them carefully with a magnifying glass. To be psychologically stable, you must first let go.

(Narrator: In the interview, the old man's smile was impressive. Even if the reporter repeatedly asked about "ideological stability", the old man was still not angry. With a tolerant smile and wise answer, the reporter who "didn't know" slowly understood the truth. )

Bao Jing: Is there any way to participate in meditation?

Ben Huan: Zen emphasizes a word "doubt", that is, "doubt". Where does the word "doubt" come from? From a "don't understand". When you seriously doubt this "incomprehension" and study it back and forth, it is a stop, an opinion, and it is aimed at the mind. So,

After "suspicious", it is very powerful and delicious. It can doubt itself without doubt, or it can participate without participation. The more you participate, the more you want to participate, and the more you participate, the happier you are, until you are confused and suddenly a bucket bottom falls.

Bao Jing: You always talk about "stability", but I know you have experienced many ups and downs in your life. What makes you "stable"?

Ben Huan: He practiced in Gaomin Temple for 7 years and lived in Wutai Mountain 10 years. This is my advantage of physical and mental stability. Emotional instability is not good for me. And I walked three steps in Wutai Mountain, three steps, and worshipped for more than 300 miles. When I reach the fifth order, I worship the fifth order, which is my behavior of physical stability and mental stability.

Bao Jing: I admire you very much!

Ben Huan: Don't admire me. If you want to worship me, you must study hard.

Bao Jing: However, today's society is rather impetuous. How can modern urbanites achieve what you call "stability"?

Ben Huan: People's thoughts are complicated. Every thought, thinking and thinking is the reason why thoughts keep thinking, so we must have a stable mentality first.

Bao Jing: How can we learn to have a stable mentality?

Benhuan: Put it down ... Can you put it down? Put it down. I can't help it if I can't let it go (the old man popped up a vernacular again. )

Bao Jing: What do you mean by "letting go"? How can I put it down?

Ben Lao: What can't be put down? It's a word "I" My family, my wife, my children … everything is mine, all for me. We are all obsessed with this "I" and can't let go. Since you can't put it down, you can't lift it. If you can put it down, you can afford it.

Taking the time to write a good article is also a merit.

(Narrator: The old man has kept a habit for many years. At about 9: 00 in the morning, he reads a reference news first, and then chooses other newspapers. Apart from Buddhism, he is most concerned about current affairs at home and abroad. )

Bao Jing: What's your goal in life?

Ben Huan: We monks pay attention to hard work, which is my biggest goal.

Bao Jing: Do you think you are happy in your life?

Ben Huan: (It sounded hard at first, and the old man said "not hard") I don't think there is anything unhappy. I've been doing it. The good thing is this, and the bad thing is this.

Bao Jing: What is happiness in Buddhism?

Ben Huan: People who study Buddhism will feel that Buddhism is good, but those who don't study Buddhism will not feel the benefits of Buddhism.

Bao Jing: We all respect you very much. Do you have anything to say to our readers?

Ben Huan: Your newspaper must have spent a lot of effort, including important events of the country and the people. You put a lot of effort into your article. It takes a lot of effort to write this article well. Your article is well written, and everyone can see that it is your credit. Well done, greater merit.

Bao Jing: Thank you!

Ben Huan: I hope you study hard, behave well and behave well, which will be good for the country and the people in the future.

Bao Jing: I wish you good health!

Benhuan: Thank you!

Noun interpretation

Bottom of bucket falls off

Falling from the bottom of a bucket is a well-known case of Zen. One day, the Zen master went to the kitchen to watch his disciples cook noodles. Suddenly, the bottom of the barrel fell off and the whole barrel surface fell out. Everyone said it was a pity, but the Zen master said, "It's a good thing to fall from the bottom of the bucket!" Why are you unhappy? The bottom of the bucket has fallen off, there is nothing in the bucket, and things can't be put in any more. Later, Zen often used "bucket bottom falling off" to describe the realm of epiphany.

the second part

Feature Articles

Stayed with reference news for nearly half a century.

The old monk Ben Huan insisted on reading newspapers every day for decades.

On the day of the interview, the reporter quietly observed outside the abbot. For several hours in a row, people came to pay homage in an endless stream. From time to time, someone ran to the old monk Ben Huan and asked for "blessing" and prayed for "getting rich and getting promoted". The abbot room of about 4 square meters continues to be noisy. It is not until the newspaper reading time around 9 o'clock that the room can be quiet and the old people can enjoy a space of their own.

"Today's newspaper talked about the relationship between Australia and China ..." First, the waiter put it in the ear of the old monk Ben Huan and took out a copy of Reference News, which was the first newspaper reading class every day. It is said that this lesson lasted for decades, and the reference news became his old friend.

In addition, the reporter also met an 80-year-old gentleman who took the initiative to go up the mountain to read newspapers to the old monk. I saw that he had carefully cut the newspaper in advance, and the old monk sounded very serious.

"* * * Chongqing crackdown, say to want to play black. I saw the old man take out a copy of Hong Kong Commercial Daily and put it in the old monk's ear. Ben listened quietly and carefully. That's great. He responded softly, and his listening posture remained unchanged. Then, the right hand picked up the magnifying glass on the table, put your face in front of the newspaper and read the headlines carefully. Then, the old man took the newspaper and continued to read, while the old monk continued to listen. At every key position, the old man also consciously paused, when the old monk nodded.

When I heard that one of the gangsters actually had the status of a representative of the Municipal People's Congress, the old monk Ben Huan paused with his right index finger and sighed lightly: "It is not easy to solve these problems, it is not easy, and it needs the strong support of the central government. The old man nodded frequently, and at that time, the abbot room was full of harmonious atmosphere.

the third part

notes

Wash your face, just wet the towel.

The old monk is simple and has a big heart.

"You don't ask me some Buddhist teachings. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly. When the reporter approached the 103-year-old "master of Buddhism" with trepidation and asked questions about "Buddhism and health preservation", the old man's kind and meticulous answer made the reporter breathe a sigh of relief, and he laughed heartily from time to time in the conversation, which made the whole interview full of joy.

Kindness and wisdom are more respectable and amiable, and many people who have come into contact with Ben Lao have such a consensus. And people closer to him feel it more deeply. Mr Xiang, who is planning to build Wanfo Hall, has known Ben for a long time. Ben's thrift left a deep impression on him. "Wash your face with enough water, just wet the towel." When eating, he will carefully pick up the rice that fell in front of him and eat it. The food is also very simple. In order to avoid waste, he always puts vegetarian dishes on a small plate and eats them clean. "Even if it is a small paper towel, he will tear it into two parts to use. 」

It is such an extremely simple old man who has never been stingy with charity and will help whenever there is a great disaster. Among them, only in the freezing rain and snow disaster and the Wenchuan earthquake disaster in Sichuan, he donated 3 million yuan to the disaster area in the name of himself and Hongfa Temple.

"I am a centenarian. I just need a bed to sleep, three meals, a room, some robes to wear clothes. I still have to give back to ten parties. " When talking about Buddhism and charity, the old monk said this.

"I don't seek happiness for myself, I hope that all beings will get rid of suffering; This life is not to spend this life, but to spend this life. The old monk said that this is his lifelong wish. He has written his own plaque and hung it in a conspicuous position in the abbot's room.