Just because my heart is not quiet.

Coincidentally, from March 24 to 26, 2007, I was lucky enough to attend the tenth training course of Zen tea in Jiashan Temple, the Zen tea ancestral hall. What I heard, did and felt in the temple for three days, I shared it with my friends.

On the evening of 24th, more than 30 students from Shanxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Changsha and Zhangjiajie became attached to Jiashan Temple. To my surprise, most of these students who worship Zen and love tea are young people, and they are really a little shy about their age. After the vegetarian meal, Master Yao Gui took everyone to the meditation hall for tea and opened a welcoming ceremony.

At 4: 50 am on the 25th, the clapping in the temple woke everyone up, and we really got up early. At 5: 40, the students went to Daxiong Hall to do morning classes with the wizards, chanting scriptures, bowing down, walking around, sleepy, thinking that becoming a monk was very bitter. At half past six, I hit the board to chant Buddhist scripture, eat porridge and noodles, and serve vegetarian rice bowls. You can't talk, you can't leave meals, and you do the dishes yourself.

At 7 o'clock, Master Ryan led us to sweep Futian-sweeping the floor. If you want to be more blessed, you can scan more, and everyone is very happy ... At 8 o'clock, Mr. Chang, the executive vice president of Hunan Zen Tea Research Association, told us about "Correctly Understanding Zen Tea". When learning Zen tea, you should put yourself down, put down your mobile phone and work and rest on time.

At 9: 30, I came to see the mage teacher for meditation. Walking into the blue-eyed lecture hall, the master took everyone to "run the picture", then meditated and then "run the picture". Whether it is this "phase" or that "lane", I don't know what it is because of my poor understanding ability. After the experts corrected it, it was actually "running incense".

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the holy one came up to tell us about "Zen without two". Master Yao Gui introduced that Master Sheng is a graduate student of Buddhist College and a talented mage. He said that what he did was equivalent to your mortal propaganda department. Most mortals are second-rate, so they only talk about Zen. In fact, the famous monk Zhao Zhou is still walking at the age of 80, just because his heart is restless. Quietly means letting go. The way is so high, the master is still like this, let alone the layman. Zen is everywhere, and it is rare to be enlightened and reach a profound realm.

Next, Liu Shengyang from Hunan Tea Research Institute told the students "Samadhi in tea". Teacher Liu is young and beautiful, and her class is very grounded and infectious. From the story of a leaf, we know that tea can be divided into six kinds according to the degree of fermentation: green tea, white tea and green tea. How to taste tea: observe its color, smell its fragrance and taste its taste. Tell me that I became attached to Zen tea in Jiashan Temple three years ago, and I tasted the sweetness and bitterness of life. ...

Of course, the last person to appear is an important person!

At 6 o'clock in the evening, Master Ming Chan, the abbot of Jiashan Temple, told the students "Ask Zen Tea" and "Meditation Method". I live in my aunt's residence, the temple chef Wen Jushi, and I remember the time wrong. I was half an hour late and regretted it. My aunt once told me that Master Ming Chan is one of the four great talents of Buddhism in China. 20 14 listened to a classic lecture by a pharmacist, which was elegant and harmonious.

The Zen master said: What is Zen? Zen is the heart! Specific words express the old sea. Let's talk about Lao Hai, a volunteer in the temple, who used to be a leader. This time, I took photos of the whole training course.

The master said that drinking Zen tea has three elements: first, the environment should be quiet, three people are the best, and no more than five people; The second is to be respectful; The third is to believe that you can be enlightened. Meditation, drinking Zen tea is one of them; Daily life is also a kind, don't compare and don't care; Spending one day a month at home or in a temple is also a form of meditation.

Less than three years after retirement, my heart is always sad. My life is really short, and I have achieved nothing except a home. Did this change my mind? At my age, I should be filial to my parents, love my siblings, care for my children, care for others, work hard, have a quiet cup of tea and meditate, and always have a kind heart.

? Corner of Jiashan Temple, Shimen County, Hunan Province