Eating here gives Jiehua a feeling of leisure and tranquility...
My heart is really quiet, without the distractions of the worldly world...
"It's really a good place for Qingqiu." Yaohua murmured that it would be great if he came here when he was old.
Everyone eats with few words
After dinner, everyone sat around the dinner table and started a debate, which was about Zen and enlightenment.
Yaohua and Xianer listened carefully
This time I realized the Tao, the master was not here, so there was no theme decided, everyone was free to express themselves
"There are hundreds of flowers in spring, a moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, and snow in winter. If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world." A female monk said
Everyone nodded in agreement, not bad, normal attitude
"Life in the world is like being among thorns. If the heart is not moving, people will not move rashly. If they don't move, they will not be hurt. If the heart is beating, people will move rashly, hurting their bodies and hurting their bones, so they can experience all kinds of pain in the world." Qin Yuan said
All suffering is caused by desire, which makes sense
"But all the pain in the world is also a kind of practice. If you don't go to the river, you will never know how deep and cold the river is?" Xian'er said on the side.
The female monks did not expect that a child would actually refute, and what he said made some sense.
"If you want to know how deep the cliff is, you have to jump off. But if you jump off, won't you lose your life and your name? How can you talk about spiritual practice?" Qin Yuan retorted to Xian'er.
Xian'er has nothing to say
But my eyes are already fixed on the fruits in the basket...
If you haven’t eaten well, you should take care of enough fruits...
"The wild geese are flying across the sky, and their shadows are sinking into the cold water. The wild geese leave no trace, and the water has no shadow. Is this the meaning of Zen? But the Zen meaning is: snow falls on both sides of the reeds, and the river becomes autumn all day long." A female monk said
"What the senior sister said is true" the monks agreed
"One thought of foolishness is the end of Prajna, one thought of wisdom is the birth of Prajna"
"Sitting and meditating, walking and meditating, one flower and one world, one leaf and one Tathagata, the flowers turn green in spring, the leaves fall in autumn, infinite prajna, the mind is at ease, the movement is silent and the body is natural."
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The monks also spoke a lot of Buddhist words and Zen teachings...
Yaohua sat inside and bathed...with her eyes closed...listening quietly...