You know, in the last days of France, people's blessings are very meager: if we don't cherish them and use them up, we will suffer great pain. The ancients said that "joy begets sorrow" is what it means! I remember when I was a child, my father asked someone to write a pair of couplets, a sentence written by Liu Wen in the Qing Dynasty, which was hung high on the pillar of the hall. The first couplet is "Cherish clothes and food, not for wealth." My brother often teaches me to read this sentence, and I am familiar with it. I will pay great attention to dressing or eating in the future. Don't even dare to spoil a grain of rice. Moreover, my mother often taught me that the clothes I wore at that time should be careful, and there should be no damage and pollution. This is because my mother and my brother are afraid that I don't care about food and clothing, and I will lose my blessings and die soon, so I often tell them so.
You know, when I was five years old, my father died! When I was seven years old, I practiced writing and scribbled with a whole piece of paper. I don't know how to cherish it at all My mother saw it and said sternly, "Son! You should know! When your father was alive, don't say that such a big piece of paper won't be wasted, and even an inch of paper won't be thrown away casually! " Mom's words also mean cherishing happiness!
Because of this kind of family education, I was deeply impressed in my mind. Later, when I was old, I had no worries about food and clothing for a while. Even after becoming a monk, I have kept this habit until now. Please look at the yellow shoes on my feet. They were given to me by a Buddhist monk in Hangzhou in 1920. You can come to my room when you are free. I still use the quilt face before I became a monk. There is also an umbrella, which was also bought in 19 1 1 year. These things, even if they are damaged, are as good as new if they are sewn with needle and thread. It can be used for a lifetime! However, I have to change my underwear and Lohan sandals every five or six years. And most of my clothes are made at home or when I first became a monk.
In the past, people gave me good clothes or other precious things, and I mostly gave them to others. Because I know my blessings, good things are not courageous. Another example is eating. I only eat some good food when I am sick. Besides, I never dare to buy good things casually.
I am not the only one who advocates cherishing my blessings, even the old mage of Dadeyin, Pure Land Sect. Someone gave him supplements such as tremella, but he always refused to eat them himself. He turned to Guanzong Temple to support the idle mage. Someone asked him, "Master! Why not make up for it? " He said, "I am blessed and can't bear it." His old man, an Indian mage, is honest and straightforward. He usually only asks people what is right and proper, but has no respect for others. A few years ago, a converted disciple, a famous Buddhist in Gulangyu, visited him and had dinner with him. Buddhists eat well first, and the old mage saw that there was one or two grains of rice left in his bowl. So he shouted rudely, "You are so lucky to spoil the rice grain like this! You have to eat it up! " Everybody! Remember everything you said above! You should know: even if we are lucky, we should enjoy three points, and the rest can be left for later; Maybe you can be generous and willing to give to all sentient beings with my blessing, so much the better.