If someone asks me what kind of knowledge is the most important question in thinking about life, and I have found some answers-I will point to Buddhism. If someone asks me again, what kind of knowledge can make our hearts have sustenance and make our hearts more perfect, richer and more peaceful-I will point to Buddhism again.

I remember when I was a teenager, I met a kind old monk who was traveling in Singapore in the park. He patted me on the head and told me that I had wisdom roots, and he took me for a group photo. After returning to Singapore, he sent me some photos and some comic books introducing Buddhist stories. Maybe Buddhism can really help me get rid of it, so I found out those comic books and looked for spiritual balance from Buddhism.

To tell the truth, due to the education I received since I was a child, I always thought Buddhism was a feudal superstition, and only those uneducated old ladies believed it. What finally changed my mind was the story about Buddha becoming a monk in comic books, which is one of the most famous stories in world literature to explore the meaning of human life. It symbolically describes the origin of Buddhism and the problems to be solved through four scenes.

Buddha Sakyamuni, whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was the prince of King Fan Jing of the Kapylou Kingdom. When he was born, a Brahmin astrologer predicted that he would travel away from home and become a monk, and warned him not to see anything unfortunate, such as fallen leaves and corpses.

In order to let the throne inherit, the king forbade him to leave the palace, surrounded the prince with the endless luxury and favor of the court, and tried his best to isolate him from any unfortunate situation.

In this way, Gautama grew up and only knew wealth and pleasure.

Later, he married the young and beautiful Princess Yaodha and gave birth to a son.

But one day, he finally walked out of the palace. In his royal carriage, he was stunned by the sight outside. He saw a very old woman.

He quickly asked the driver, "What happened to this woman?"

He was told that everyone would eventually become as old and frail as this woman.

Moving on, I met a dying patient and a disabled person with no legs begging on the roadside. The prince was surprised to realize that everyone would get sick.

Later, they met the funeral procession carrying the body. He was deeply shocked when he knew that every living thing would die. But just as he was fidgeting and was troubled by old age, illness and death, he met an old man. The old man stared at him and smiled at him calmly.

"Why is this person happy in human suffering?" Gautama asked in surprise.

"He is a saint," replied the driver. "He got the truth, so he was free."

These new discoveries aroused the prince's deep sympathy for mankind. He thought, when the world around him is full of suffering, how can he be in such artificial happiness? And how can he ignore the cruel fact that his beloved wife and son will eventually endure the pain of old age?

Prince Gautama is determined to leave home to practice, in order to find a way to get rid of people's worries about birth, illness and death. So one night, the prince took one last look at his sleeping wife and son, and then quickly left the palace. In this way, the 29-year-old prince resolutely abandoned what he knew and loved and began a new life of seeking Tao.

After becoming a monk, Gautama learned from two masters, accepted asceticism and honed his mind, trying to explore the truth of life through asceticism and inaction.

Like other extreme ascetic monks, he kills for fear of eating small creatures and only drinks filtered water. Wear a breathing mask to avoid inhaling insects; Be careful when walking to avoid stepping on insects and ants; Eat very little, thus reducing the desire to eat.

After six years of hard work, Gautama's body is extremely weak, like a walking corpse.

One day, when he was taking a bath by the Nellian Chan River, he suddenly fell into the water tired and weak. If it didn't catch the branches hanging on the shore, Gautama might be drowned by the slow-flowing water.

After landing, Gautama collapsed on the shore again. Later, a shepherdess found him by the river and gave him a glass of goat milk.

From that day on, Gautama realized that asceticism could not achieve enlightenment. In fact, hunger and dehydration only distracted his attention and interfered with his thinking, and he still got nothing. He is determined to give up this extreme asceticism and nourish his body in order to diligently seek Buddhism.

Finally, Gautama came to a lush bodhi tree, staggered and sat down, vowing "no bodhi will move". Gautama was absorbed in an idea and soon entered the realm of deep meditation.

I don't know how long it took him to get rid of his feelings, emotions and desires and enter a pure and clear realm. On the seventh morning, he opened his eyes and saw the morning star. In a flash, he proved that in the sudden bliss, he realized the source of life and death, the method of eliminating suffering and the ultimate bliss.

From then on, Gautama became a Buddha, meaning enlightened person. People called him Sakyamuni, the sage of Sakyamuni people.

Justice Holmes once said: Science has made great contributions to secondary needs, while religious achievements, no matter how small, are at least aimed at the most important things.

Science has brought great development to mankind, but it is only about the material world, while religion is about the soul and life and death. The Buddha founded Buddhism precisely to help people get rid of life's birth and death, troubles and worries.

So what did the Buddha realize? How can we remain as happy as that saint in the suffering of the world?

Buddhism is profound and profound, and the number of classics alone is incomparable to any religion. In my impression, people with profound Buddhist intentions are all monks hiding in the mountains, and they have to spend their whole lives learning Buddhism. Hongyi, the master of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, was once a mess. Then study abroad and concentrate on painting. Finally, he was a generation of famous teachers, and even Lu Xun and other masters were proud of having him in Mo Bao. In his later years, he abandoned all this, devoted himself to studying Buddhism, wrote many Buddhist books, and became a famous legalist monk in China's modern history. Fu Lei described his life as going through three realms: material, spiritual and spiritual.

Buddhism is naturally beyond my power, but in my humble opinion, the main idea of Buddhism is "everything is empty" and "color is empty", and emptiness is color.

Most Buddhist scriptures in China are translated from Sanskrit, and the only Buddhist scripture in China, Tanjing, was compiled by Huineng, a famous legendary sixth ancestor, and his disciple Fahai. There is a well-known story about Huineng. In order to get the mantle of the Five Ancestors and become the heir of the law, Shen Xiu wrote a poem on the wall: "You are a bodhi tree, and your heart is like a mirror platform. Wipe hard and don't make dust. " Huineng, who can't read, said: "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, where will it cause dust? " These two poems reflect their different realms of emptiness. Beauty show must be "diligent" to keep ethereal; The noumenon of Huineng is "empty" and "where is the dust".

Buddhism believes that there is reincarnation in the world, life is a kind of pain, and everything in the world is like a bubble in a dream. Don't be too persistent about anything. Only by practicing hard and realizing the right path can we get rid of the suffering of reincarnation.

Since the world can be reincarnated and life is a kind of pain, then death is a kind of liberation, so death is nothing to be afraid of; Besides, everything in the world is empty. If everything is empty, there will be no fame and fortune. It doesn't matter whether you gain or lose. Of course, you will not be persistent. If you don't persist, there will be no trouble and pain.

Things are impermanent, and everything that people cling to is like drawing water in a bamboo basket, which is still empty, that is, "color emptiness"; And when we abandon all kinds of worldly distractions and maintain an "empty" realm, we are enjoying the peace of mind and cultivating our own happiness, so "emptiness is color."

I once thought that if I could choose my life again, I should be a monk and a soldier for two years. Being a soldier is to temper one's will, enhance discipline and integrate into the collective; Becoming a monk is to learn to look at everything, treat life with an empty mind, give up persistence and enjoy peace of mind.

Buddhism not only freed me from the pain of my father's death, but also improved my life realm, made me see through the illusion of the world, reduced a lot of pain and troubles, and kept my mind quiet and peaceful.

Nowadays, the world is in the whirlpool of various desires, and it is becoming more and more impetuous. People can't see the real quiet and peaceful smile from the heart. Although the Buddha's twisted smile is a quiet and peaceful expression, it transcends all things in the world, which is the performance of spiritual practice to the highest level. Because he sat on the foundation of that life, there was no disharmony.

For me, I admire Buddhism very much, and I also like Buddhism. I have found a spiritual balance from Buddhism. However, I was born a person full of energy, enjoyment and various desires, so I couldn't be born. I can only be an outsider described by Jia Baoyu.

I remember Yong Zhengdi said this before he died: "I have believed in Buddhism all my life. But my father gave me such a heavy burden that I had to kill some people. -I don't have Buddha's fate! " In the historical image, Yong Zhengdi, who has always been cruel, repented like this before he died.

I feel that my vitality is too strong and my desires are too strong. I can look down on everything, but not life itself. I can't live without Buddhism either.