Some people cut corners when they study Buddhism, and they don't study Buddhism honestly and sincerely. They just regard it as a daily course and expect it. I don't want to read minds. There are also some people who study Buddhism, but their hearts have already flown to the sensual dogs and horses. Some people doze off while chanting Buddha, and even snore loudly and drool in Buddhist temples.
More people don't read Buddhism at all. Most people think that Buddhism is very scientific and modern, and they mistakenly think that believing in Buddhism is superstition. "chanting? They would say, "That's what old women do. 」
This is ignorance, refusing to study the latest space age science. Therefore, more and more people don't understand space physics, and find that the abstinence and mystery of Buddhism are the ultimate principle in the universe. This kind of person may have made some achievements professionally, but he is extremely empty, helpless, depressed and miserable mentally, not to mention unable to go to the future life and death events. In the future, the loess will be blank, and both form and spirit will be destroyed. This kind of person is clever.
If they are ignorant and stubborn, then there is another kind of person who is even more pathetic. That is to say, some scholars who have accepted Buddhism and even studied Buddhism have intensively cultivated Buddhism as an academic discipline. Their theoretical articles are well written and meticulous. They have penetrated into China and the West from ancient times to the present, extensively cited and carefully researched, but they don't really believe in Buddhism. They still drink and eat meat, but they don't obey the five commandments and never convert to the three treasures. The only time they talk about Buddhism is in their articles, or in the lecture halls or research rooms of universities.
There are quite a few Buddhist scholars who don't believe in Buddhism. Naturally, we can't generalize, and there are also many real Buddhist scholars who believe in Buddhism and practice by precepts. After all, there are fewer Buddhist scholars who really match their words with their deeds than those who don't believe in Buddhism!
Buddhist scholars who do not believe in Buddhism can only be called "pseudo-scholars" of Buddhism. Their intelligence is higher than that of ordinary people. However, they use their intelligence to study Buddhism, but they don't accept Buddhism, let alone practice. This stubbornness is even more ignorant than ordinary people who don't believe in Buddhism. This kind of "pseudo-scholar" just regards Buddhist research papers or lectures as a mixed degree or university offer or a name. Private behavior is another matter. Every meal is not full of meat, and there is no wine or unhappiness. Where fame and fortune are, I am afraid of where it is, and it is "my disease". Fake scholar, pretending to be free and easy, pretending to be Zen, conceited and wise, is even more mistaken by wisdom! Such a knowledgeable person is worse than illiterate!
Ignorance leads to ignorance, and it is pitiful that you don't learn Buddha and don't read Buddha, so that you sink into suffering. Smart, knowledgeable, relying on their own wisdom, refusing to learn Buddha and not chanting Buddha, is even more pathetic! Smart is actually just a disguised form of ignorance!
Some people believe in Buddhism, but they refuse to recite it, just want to practice by themselves. There is another kind of person who is too empty, too opinionated and too unconscious.
Another person said, "Even if you are a Buddha, why bother to read Buddha?" ? "All this is too confident to read Buddha and accept Buddha's power. This also belongs to self-abandonment!
The famous saying of Zen master Yongming said: "A Zen master is like a tiger wearing a horn. If you are the teacher of this world, you should become a Buddha. There is no Zen, no pure land, iron beds and copper pillars, and thousands of people are robbed and helpless. 」
"Zhengchan" is to see nature clearly, which is self-improvement practice. "Pure land" is the pure land where Bodhi gave birth to faith and vowed to live in the name of Buddha.
Going to Zen without enlightenment, or going to Zen without enlightenment, is the most common mistake people make, especially when Zen spread to western society, the word Zen has been misinterpreted. Men and women drink meat, also known as Zen, and indulge in abstinence, also known as Zen, calling themselves Zen. Everyone talks about Zen as a fashion, but turns a blind eye to bodhicitta, refuses to send a letter and make a wish, and refuses to read it.
Man's self-reliance is limited, while Buddha's willingness and compassion are infinite. Man's self-reliance is like a tiny needle, and the power of Buddha is like a huge magnetic mountain. When we study Buddhism and practice, we must be clear-headed in order to remove all our insulation obstacles, and then we must sincerely and diligently recite Buddhism and accept unlimited Buddhist power. This is the way to get twice the result with half the effort, and it is not good to lack one. If you rely on your own cleverness and refuse to honestly recite the Buddha, or rely on your own efforts and refuse to recite the Buddha, it will be too difficult to get rid of your troubles by your own efforts.
People who study Buddhism must be honest, sincere and pure-hearted!