Nan: Why does Sakyamuni want flowers, and why does Ye Jia want to laugh?

Now, back to Zen, how did Zen begin? Everyone knows "smiling at flowers". Sakyamuni Buddha said that he lived for forty-nine years and went to Nirvana at the age of eighty-one. This teacher, Sakyamuni Buddha, spoke at the Lingshan meeting one day. Say, swearing is playing incense board, just like our incense board "pa-"a gunshot, everyone stood there, as long as I don't talk for a long time,-why not say it? That's your idea. That's the smell. One day, our big teacher sat at the table for a long time, but the incense board was beaten, and everyone was waiting below to stop talking. Strange! Why doesn't the teacher speak? As a result, Sakyamuni Buddha picked up a flower in front of his seat and turned to everyone. No one knows what he means. Why did the teacher sell flowers today? It's not soliciting business, it's not a charity sale, and no one understands. The venerable Ye Jia is sitting next to you, and you can't help it. "Smile". This is the so-called "Sakyamuni flower, Ye Jiaxiao".

What do you mean by broken face? Yan is a face. Originally, Sakyamuni Buddha said that everyone is serious, solemn and disciplined. Results! The venerable Ye Jia broke his serious face because he was unruly. There was a slight smile on his face, not a smile, but the corners of his mouth widened slightly-a smile. There is something wrong with this smile, and now he is miserable. Sakyamuni Buddha spoke and said, "I have a blind eye for Buddhism, a wonderful heart for nirvana, subtle practice, no writing, no teaching, and I gave instructions to Mahayana." He said I have Buddhism, and I left you my mantle. Who made the old man (Ye Jia) laugh? You laugh, you choose! Take the stick! Just give it to him. Don't tell anyone about it. Buddha said so much in forty-nine years. Besides, don't tell anyone about it. If he understands, give it to him. This is one thing. This is the beginning. Later, the Buddha gave his cassock and a rice bowl (called a cloak) to the venerable Ye Jia, saying, "You can't die after my nirvana. Wait until the next robbery, Maitreya becomes a Buddha, and then give him this mantle. "

Therefore, the venerable Ye Jia has not died and settled in Jizu Mountain, Yunnan. Two disciples of the Buddha are still alive, one is the venerable Ye Jia and the other is the venerable Bintulu. In the past, when thousands of monks lent in the mainland, more than a thousand monks were invited to dinner, and monks from all over the world would come. Perhaps, the honour person of Bintou Road has come. He will come, you won't know, and you won't find him. He won't be found until he leaves. Sometimes you dress beautifully, and sometimes you are dirty. Anyway, as long as you are a monk, you can eat it. You can't drive him away. He not only ate, but also took the money and left. He was also ordered by the Buddha to stay on earth, and staying on earth is eternal life! Set an example for the world. The Tripitaka also contains the method of inviting guests to commemorate Lu Zun-a method, a signal. When this signal is done, it may move his old man to look at you, but he won't tell you: I am. He did something here and there, and by the time you found out, he was gone.

The venerable Ye Jia, also known as the Golden Monk, has golden skin. Why? Because in previous generations, Ye Jia opened a gold shop. At that time, a golden statue was made for the Buddha, so the skin was golden after birth. Gold is yellow, so are we in China. He is also known as a light drinker, and his whole body is glittering. Later, he became the ancestor of Zen. Now, I have a general understanding of Ye Jia, and his resume has been shown to you.

Now let's talk about what the Buddha said at that time: "I have hidden eyes and wonderful hearts." What does the outside side door mean? Still studying tantra? Zen! As secret as tantric! Sakyamuni flower, that's not a flower! Oh! What dirty truth is trapped! After Ye Jia received the flowers, the Buddha also told Ye Jia the secret, the so-called "hidden eyes". Look at the Bodhisattva meditating, her eyes are narrowed. When you meditate, keep your eyes up and hide behind your head. Really! Many people who study tantric Buddhism preach it this way (of course, orthodox tantric masters don't talk nonsense), so they sit up and roll their eyes and look up. So what's the impact? Physiology will take effect immediately! What is the truth? Because the eyeball turns backward (in fact, it can't be turned over), the eyeball meridian retracts inward, which drives the posterior cranial nerve to be nervous, and the resulting reaction plays a role in the feeling. This is the yin-collecting function in the five yin elements. This effect is considered as a pulse. Hmm! This eye-the right eye is hidden, well hidden, and the right eye should be hidden. Really! There are many such explanations outside!

So what about the wonderful heart hidden in this "right eye"? Pinch your heart in a plate? So tantric has the so-called Nirvana handprint. In other words, this disk is relatively large, so you should use it to end it! Take out the heart. Hum! How funny! Sometimes it looks really pitiful and lacks wisdom! Only then did I realize the value of wisdom. Wisdom is not knowledge, learning is learning, and wisdom is wisdom. It is not good learning that leads to wisdom! Make no mistake. Look! Some people don't know a word and have no culture. However, he is brilliant and superior. This is wisdom. For example, those great heroes who made history, they haven't read any books, but they are smart. The nerd just helped those people and succeeded. He gave you a formal job and a bowl of rice. So! "The right eye hides the right eye, and nirvana is wonderful." That's not what I said.

In fact, the Buddha said that I have the Dharma, and in theory, the Buddha said that I have the Dharma. The eye is the finishing touch, and this eye shines. Eyes are the most important senses of human beings. I can't see clearly without eyes. Eyes represent insight. Hide? Hide what? If it is interpreted as Tibet, what about the Tripitaka? You have to be a big warehouse and hide. Sanzang 12, you have to use three gates. It's called Sanzang? Tibetans, in Buddhism, represent a large and complete treasure house, which is called right eye Tibetan. Nirvana: A quiet and pure heart. Wonderful heart, the imprint of Buddhism. Don't explain any more, put kung fu on it and put the method on it. Don't mess around, you'll go crazy.

What about "don't write and don't teach"? This refers to giving instructions to Mahayana.

At the Lingshan meeting, Ye Jia smiled at Sakyamuni and announced: "I have a blind eye to the Dharma, a wonderful heart to Nirvana, a subtle practice without words, and I will tell others about it." That's how Zen came about. How's it going? When you pick flowers, you pick flowers, and a smile is a smile. Very common. What's the secret

"Who is chanting Buddha?" "It's me!" But don't just criticize, or people will really die. If you want to read, tie the habits without cause together and tie them under a Buddhist name. The best thing for it is "do it!" "Jump out and let it slap you and say why you lied to him, so you can say," OK! Very good! "I can also prove to you that you can do it. But first, I have to endure it before I can help others. Look how many years I've put up with it. I never said it before I had the chance. If I don't want to say it, I won't say it.

"Sakyamuni flowers, Ye Jiaxiao." What are you laughing at? Who is picking flowers? That's me! So when he smiled, he picked flowers. What's the point? It doesn't make any sense. Picking flowers is my wonderful use, but when I look around, I see everyone in a daze. The Buddha did have a lot of things to do, so Ye Jia smiled. When the Buddha saw him smile, he was caught. Who told you to understand this? The responsibility is all on you. Therefore, Ye Jia can't leave until now. This is a trouble that can be found with a smile, and the sharp-tongued Bodhisattva really can't interfere.

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It is said that Buddhism has a secret skill other than practicing the mind; I don't know. At the head of Dayulingtou, Huiming also asked the Sixth Ancestor if there was a secret order. The sixth ancestor said to him, "If you shine, you will be by your side." Make it clear that there is no secret, but if you can reflect on your heart, you can observe it. If there is a method outside the heart, it is all the outer edge. The so-called external pursuit belongs to Jaken, and it is not the knowledge of internal understanding.

So the Buddha touched the flower and Ye Jia smiled. One is clearly touching the flowers, and the other is knowing that there is no secret. Only the soul mate knows there is a secret, and the one who touched the flowers didn't say anything, so what did he get from the smile? This is a great use of Zen, and outsiders really don't know it. Picking flowers means that the heart wants to pick flowers, and a smile is a smile from the heart. If there is another secret, as the ancient Zen masters said, "it's a good idea."

Six ancestors of Zen Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism in China.

As we know, the most popular Gu Chan is now generally called "Zen" in society. There is a story of Zen Buddhism, which is also famous in literature, that is, the story of "smiling at flowers", which is about Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. (Sakyamuni is a transliteration of Sanskrit, Sakyamuni is a surname, which means "Nengren" in Chinese, and it means "silence" when translated into Chinese. I lived in Lingshan in my later years-also called Ling jiusan. Sakyamuni 19 abandoned his throne, converted to Buddhism at the age of 32, and died at the age of 8 1. He has been engaged in education for 49 years. There is no need to study it from a religious perspective for the time being. )

One day in class is called "class" in Zen, and later our Neo-Confucianism also uses this term. There are many students waiting for him. They don't know what he will say that day. As a result, he went up and didn't speak for a long time. He picked up a flower in the flowerpot in front of him and showed it to everyone, as if to suggest that everyone take a look at the flower without saying a word. None of the students below understood what the teacher meant by this action. So this is called "flower picking", which means that Sakyamuni picks flowers. After Sakyamuni blossomed, he got a big disciple, the venerable Ye (transliteration in old Sanskrit, music association). A respectable person means being old and virtuous. Most of Sakyamuni's disciples are contrary to Confucius, who teaches the younger generation. Most of the disciples of Sakyamuni are older than him. According to Buddhist scriptures, after Sakyamuni touched the flowers, the venerable Ye Jia "broke his face and smiled". What is a broken face? Because of the religious education groups, they are all polite and taciturn, and everyone is serious. However, in this serious atmosphere, the respected Ye Jia couldn't help it, so he "poof" a smile. This is called a broken face and a serious face, but he dare not laugh, because the commandments of religious groups are equal to the management system and are very serious. After he broke his face, he didn't laugh, just laughed. Then the movements of two people are combined, which is called "smiling at flowers".

Then Sakyamuni spoke. These words are the special terms of Zen Buddhism, which is equal to the truth that Confucius said to Zeng Shen. It is a very troublesome thing to explain. These words are translated into Chinese as follows: "I have a straight eye, a wonderful thought, no reality, a subtle practice and no writing style. I will tell you something else." In other words, I have a good way to realize directly, and now I have given it to this great disciple Ye Jia. This is the beginning of Zen. Therefore, Zen is also called the practice of "teaching others and not writing". It is said that you can convey the meaning of Tao without words. What we are talking about now is not Zen, so we will not study it for the time being. I don't advocate people to study it. I often tell my friends not to study it, because I'm afraid ordinary people can't climb in and out. Quoting such a sentence casually is comparable to "Confucius said: participate! My path is consistent. " Similarity and sameness. What does Confucius always say? And why do Buddhists have a flower and a smile? There are two of us. One held up a piece of chalk, and the other said, "I see!" " "Unless these two people have the term and code name of" underworld ",they have no idea what they are talking about. Right? -Smile.

The Analects of Confucius

Now when it comes to practice, let's come back and say that the birth of Buddha has a purpose and is a question of pursuing life and death. In fact, tantra and Zen are the same. What are Zen and Tantric Buddhism? Simply put, it is biased towards repairing the certificate, how to verify it. This is the difference between Zen and Mi and other sects. It seems that other sects have nothing to do with him when they say academic theory. Therefore, Zen is always a single biography, "no words, heart to heart"; The same is true of the orthodox tantric school, "no words, word of mouth", all the way down, how to practice and bear fruit.

Therefore, the traditional practice of Zen Buddhism in India, from the respected Ye Jia to the twenty-eighth generation of Dharma founder, was already in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and he was the first generation founder when he came to China. Dharma's nephew is the little king of India. Dharma came to China 100 years old, and left China 150 years old. In Xiong 'er Mountain, when the coffin of Dharma was buried, it was not filled with this ancestor. The second ancestor was 107 years old when he left! You should pay special attention to these. Although age does not matter much, it does matter at the same time.

Now come back and talk about Zen, the case of Zen beginning, which is very interesting. One day, at the Lingshan meeting, the Buddha was very solemn and everyone sat together. Sakyamuni Buddha wants to speak in his seat. Before he spoke, he saw a vase in front of him. He picked up a flower to play with. He walked around like this, everyone didn't speak, only the respected Ye Jia "smiled" in his seat. How to say the word "smile with a broken face"? The face was tense, and everyone was waiting to be obedient. After playing for a long time, the Buddha didn't speak. The venerable Ye Jia opened his eyes and saw, Wow, Master is playing with this! "poof"! No way, "broken face". This smile was broken. When the Buddha saw it, he said, "I have a true eye, a wonderful heart, no reality, subtle practice and no writing. I sue Mahakasyapa." The venerable Ye Jia listened, and of course only applauded. Therefore, "teaching outside" is in addition to all this empty talk and teaching, and has nothing to do with those reasons. This method is only understood by Mahakasyapa, and the Buddha gave it to him. This is the beginning of Zen. Now scholars study Zen and think that there is no such thing, but it was forged by our ancestors.

The founder of Zen Buddhism said that this incident was recorded in the Great Brahma King's "Asking the Buddha for Doubts". This classic was translated, but it was lost. It's not in our Sanzang. Later, a foreign scholar went to China and said there was this book. Now it's found in North Korea. This is a complete Chinese book, which can be found in the Tripitaka in Korea. This is a story.

Besides, Zen is not written, so don't pass it on to others. We have memorized many words. Isn't this another sentence? It's Ye Jia's broken face and smile, and it's also a short message! If you don't set words, you have already set words as soon as you open your mouth; It's beyond description. Once said, it has already been said. So, incredible, you have been incredible, and that's the subtlety.

Practice Buddhism all the way, just say the practice certificate. Is this Zen? That's not true. Note that this is the last insight into Zen; As for how to practice hard work, everyone has kung fu and has a role, just don't say it. What I said is only the final conclusion. Pay special attention to this, not just Zen, but a joke.

Answer the questions of young and middle-aged Zen participants

In the past few Zen meetings, I talked about why Sakyamuni Buddha touched flowers and why the venerable Ye Jia smiled. When I was in Guanzhong last year, I had a feeling that I wrote a poem to answer an old friend who was going to become a monk:

Zen smiled at himself? Lingshan stamens are full of lingtai

How to be pure and strict? You know, flowers bloom and the Buddha returns.

At the Buddha worship meeting in Lingshan, there were too many flowers provided by heaven and man, and the podium was full. It is strange that Buddhism has always been related to flowers. Then, I will give my friend a message:

Don't be suspicious. Why don't you guess? Once the monk is gone, he will return to the air.

Is the east wind opening thousands of trees? Sleep in the south as much as you can.

Speaking of Hokkekyo, why spend it? Why smile? You stood there looking at the flowers, and the conversation came. You know flowers, and you can almost practice. A seed, how to bloom? What was the result?

Snow sinus Jackson wrote a poem saying:

Down and out cloud gate pan-iron ship? Jiangnan jiangbei actually saw it.

How much pity do you have? Lost fishing rod

This means that people who meditate in the future, including us, have now reached this state and lost their fishing rods as usual. There are people everywhere in Jiangnan and Jiangbei who want to get on this boat, which means we ask for advice everywhere and drill everywhere. But don't say that learners have not succeeded. Even those who taught them tried to go fishing to see if there were any big fish. As a result, they were "tempted by all beings" and even lost their fishing rods.

What is the difference between the way ancient people learned Buddhism and later generations? The Buddha did not say that seeing nature in the heart is Zen. Those who think that life and death are Zen and see that nature is Zen are all told by Zen after China's Song and Yuan Dynasties. Buddha smiles at Lingshan meeting. Few people have seen it since ancient times. I often teach ginseng this case. Why does the Buddha want to spend? Why did the venerable Ye Jia smile? There are ideas, repairs, actions, and all three. It's not that simple. When talking about Zen, he said: I have a good eye, a wonderful heart, no reality, a wonderful method, no teaching, no writing, and I talk about Mahayana. What the Buddha didn't mean was: I put my heart into people's hearts, I saw the method of sex with my heart, and I indicated Mahayana. This was changed by later generations. Although the meaning is similar, the concept of changing the word is completely different. If you understand the heart and see that nature is Zen, then what is the heart? There is a problem. This is the first mistake, very serious.

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