In Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo went to Jinshan Temple to meditate with Zen master Fo Yin. Su Dongpo felt that his body and mind were unobstructed and asked the Zen master: "Zen master! What do you think of the way I sit? "
"So solemn, like a Buddha!"
Su Dongpo is very happy.
Jackson Fo Yin then asked Su Dongpo, "Bachelor! What do you think of my posture? "
Su Dongpo never missed the opportunity to ridicule the Zen master and immediately replied: "Like a pile of cow dung!" "
Jackson Fo Yin was also very happy after hearing this! Jackson himself was accused of cow dung, and he didn't expect to answer. Su Dongpo thinks he won the Fo Yin Zen Master.
After returning home, he told his sister Su Xiaomei about it as a happy event, saying that he had won the Jackson Fo Yin Prize. Su Xiaomei asked, "Brother, how did you win the Zen master?" Su Dongpo was very happy and told the truth cheerfully. Su Xiaomei Tian Zi Superman is brilliant. After listening to Su Dongpo's proud narrative, he said seriously, "Brother! You lost! The Zen master's heart is like a Buddha, so he looks at you like a Buddha, and your heart is like cow dung, so you look at the Zen master like cow dung! "
Where to sit?
One day, Zen master Fo Yin went to the altar to give a lecture, and Su Dongpo also came to listen to Buddhism. But he came too late, and there was no room. The Zen master said, "People are full. There is no room for a bachelor. "
Su Dongpo has always been good at Zen, but his machine is against him. He went back to the Zen master and said, "Since there is no place to sit here, I will take the Zen master's four five aggregates as my seat."
When the Zen master saw Su Dongpo discussing Zen with him, he said with a smile, "Bachelor! I have a question for you. If you can answer, I will let you sit in my body. If you can't answer, leave the jade belt in this temple as a souvenir. What do you think? "
Su Dongpo thought that he would win, so he readily agreed to the conditions of the Zen master.
Zen master Fo Yin said, "There are four empty spaces, but there are five aggregates. Where should a bachelor sit? "
Su Dongpo was temporarily speechless. Our bodies are nothing but earth, water, fire and wind. How can I sit still?
Su Dongpo had to throw in the towel, took off the jade belt around his waist, handed it to Jackson Fo Yin, and left with a smile.
It has multiple
Su Dongpo often talks about Zen with Zen master Zhao Jue. When talking about the topic of "love and ruthlessness, the same circle breeds wisdom", he suddenly realized that he had written three poems to express his experience: Before Meditation, During Meditation and After Meditation. The state before meditation is:
Looking at the forest side as the peak, the distance is different.
I can't recognize the true face of Lushan Mountain because I am there.
In meditation, its experience is:
Lushan misty rain Zhejiang tide, not to hate;
Nothing happened when I came back, and it was misty and rainy in Lushan Mountain, Zhejiang Province.
After meditation and enlightenment, his mental state is:
The stream is full of long tongues, and Shan Ye is net;
Speaking of 84 thousand at night, how can I mention myself like a person tomorrow?
After Su Dongpo consciously participated in meditation, he admired Buddhism. I once heard that Cheng Hao, a Zen master in yuquan temple, south of Beijing, had a very high Zen gate, which was difficult to touch and very unsatisfactory. Therefore, he asked the anonymous audience to explore the Zen skills of Zen master Cheng Hao. As soon as they met, Su Dongpo said, "I heard that the Zen master has a high skill in meditation. What is meditation? "
Cheng Hao, the Zen master, did not answer, but asked, "May I ask your official's name?" Su Dongpo replied: "The surname is Heng, which means that there are many elders in the world!" "
Master Cheng Hao shouted, "How heavy is this wine?"
Su Dongpo was speechless and went to worship.
One day, Su Dongpo felt that his meditation time had been improved to some extent, and his inspiration came. Then he wrote a five-character poem calling himself a fairy: "The first day of the day is in the sky, and the light shines;" Eight winds can't blow, sitting on the purple lotus. 」
He sang over and over again and felt very proud. He thought that if Jackson Fo Yin saw this article after a lot of practice, he would be full of praise. So I quickly sent buddhist nun across the river and gave it to Jackson Fo Yin for appreciation. Who knows, when the Zen master saw it, he couldn't help laughing. After thinking for a moment, he only approved two words and returned them to buddhist nun intact.
Su Dongpo received "good news" in expectation, always thinking that the Zen master would praise him. He hurriedly opened it, and the Zen master wrote the word "fart" obliquely.
How dare you! Su Dongpo patted the table and his beard said angrily, "OK, I'll talk to Fo Yin!" !
Su Dongpo couldn't help it, and immediately ordered buddhist nun to prepare a boat to cross the river again, and to go to Jinshan Temple to find Fo Yin Jackson singling out.
When the boat reached the shore, people found Jackson Fo Yin standing by the river and greeting him with a smile. When Dongpo saw Jackson Fo Yin, he shouted angrily, "Fo Yin! We always get along well. Even if my writing is not up to standard, you are still a cultivated monk. How can you just swear? " ? "What? The Zen master casually asked, "What did I scold you for? "? Dongpo's face turned red and he was speechless with anger. He just shook his hand and pointed to the word "fart" for Fo Yin to see for himself. The Zen master couldn't help laughing: "Great scholar! How can you beat Jiang Lai with a fart if you don't boast that "eight winds can't blow"? "
Su Dongpo suddenly realized here, so he bowed his head and said nothing, only ashamed!