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Why do people who are more Buddhist tend to work harder?

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Wudaojun’s words:

Buddhism is not about “everything is OK” at the beginning, but reaching the peak , "all good" after reading "Thousand Sails".

Don’t believe it? Let's take a look at the Buddhist life of the ancients, which may subvert your understanding of Buddhism.

In recent years, young people like to call themselves "Buddhist".

Originally, it was a kind of self-deprecation, but gradually, it seems to have become a trend. For example, when you encounter difficulties, just lie down. It’s not that you don’t want to work hard but that you don’t want it. When you have to choose, just say that it doesn’t matter.

But, do you know?

Buddhism is not something that only exists today. As early as ancient times, there were many Buddhist life enthusiasts.

After seeing the Buddhist life of the ancients, you may find that if you want to be Buddhist, you have to work hard.

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Buddhist life in ancient poems

Not only lotus flowers, they are also beautiful!

When you think of Buddhist life, what images come to your mind?

Some people may think of the picture on the Internet of a boy holding a lotus in a temple.

But in the Buddhist life of ancient people, they lived a rich life.

For example, Tao Yuanming, like today's Buddhist young people, chose to stick to his own principles and preferences when faced with rules he didn't like.

But he did not live a miserable life, and he did not go to the temple to clean up. Every day, he "picked chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and saw the Nanshan Mountain leisurely", living leisurely and contentedly in the noisy place with cars and horses.

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There is also the poet Li Bai, who has been full of talents throughout his life, but has never fulfilled his ambitions. , and it cannot be considered very Buddhist. But his poems often reveal the beauty of Buddhist life. For example, he and his friends drank in front of the mountain flowers, one cup after another, and said, "I'm so drunk that I'm ready to go to sleep. I'll bring you the piano tomorrow morning."

Isn't he very similar to today's Buddhist young people? Let nature take its course and live casually.

I drank until I was drunk and slept in the flowers next to me. Do you want to come tomorrow? If you want to come, just come. If you come, just hold Qin. It doesn’t matter if you don’t come. It's fate that brings us together.

Picture | Wuyi Mountain doesn’t know Chun Zhai?

Picture | Wuyi Mountain doesn’t know Chun Zhai?

There is also Wang Wei, who "walked to the water poor place in the mountains, Sit and watch the clouds rise." Why doesn't this mean that where you fall, you lie down?

But he did not just lie down and close his eyes to sleep. Instead, he watched the clouds rise and fall, and took it indifferently, which has both poetic beauty and Zen meaning.

Did you find it? The ancients did not just lie down casually. They had to choose a place, a scenery, and a heart that was Buddhist enough.

Therefore, the Buddhist life of the ancients was not only filled with lotus flowers and temples, but also a panoramic view of the heaven, earth and mountains from a distance, and a ridiculous view of the flowers in front of the flowers and the moon below.

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Wang Wei’s Buddhist life:

Half-official and half-hidden is the most comfortable, only when you pick it up can you say let it go

What do you usually do when you are tired from work?

Lie at home all day? Or go out for a day?

Wang Wei, the spokesman for Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, would leave the capital when he was tired from work and go to Wangchuan in the mountains to live a semi-official and semi-hidden life.

There, the negative ions in the air are overwhelming. "After the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather comes late in autumn." When spring comes, the grass is thick in the rain, and the peach blossoms on the water are as red as if they are about to burn.

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He and his friend Pei Di set up more than 20 scenic spots in the villa. , giving names and inscriptions one by one. The place where there are many Xinyi flowers is called Xinyiwu. A circle of willow trees is planted around the lake, which is called "Liulang". The spring water is clear and beautiful under the sun, which is called "Jinchiquan".

The two often took a small boat together, playing the piano, composing poems and chanting. There is a room called "Zhuli Pavilion", where he likes to play the piano:

Sitting alone in the secluded bamboo, playing the piano and whistling loudly.

The people in the deep forest don’t know that the bright moon comes to shine.

When he got old, Wang Wei donated the Wangchuan villa he built with great care to the temple, but it is now hard to find any trace of it.

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Picture|Wu Yi Mountain doesn’t know Chun Zhai?

If you want to have a life like Wang Wei, you must have a certain level of strength . For example, you must have a villa in the mountains, a carriage and horses that can take you back and forth, and you must have such an elegant taste. Otherwise, you may not know how to take care of and name a garden as big as your home.

More importantly, you have to let go. If you only study the officialdom and are greedy for money, you can't be as free and easy as he is, understanding that "I am lucky to get it, but I am not destined to die."

His Buddhist life means truly picking it up when he can pick it up, and being willing to put it down when he wants to put it down.

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Su Shi’s Buddhist life:

Life has tortured me thousands of times, and I will eat wherever I fall.

so easy!

The Buddhist tradition of modern people is to lie down wherever you fall.

Su Dongpo’s Buddhist philosophy is that where you fall, you will be full.

He was demoted countless times in his life. From Beijing to Hainan, he was demoted further and further, and the more he ate, the more he enjoyed himself.

After being demoted to Huangzhou, he ate braised pork, braised pork with bamboo shoots, and delicious puffer fish in the spring. When he arrived in Hangzhou, he promoted Dongpo Pork. Passing through Ganzhou, Jiangxi, he discovered that deep-fried large intestine is delicious with wine.

When he arrived in Huizhou, Guangdong, he discovered that lychees were so delicious. “I ate 300 lychees a day and became a Lingnan native.”

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In the end he was demoted to Danzhou, Hainan, where life was hard and he had nothing to eat. But one time, he ate the ring cake made by the old woman and thought it was delicious. He wrote a poem like "fried green oil makes a tender yellow color", which was very delicious after hearing it.

Looking at it this way, Su Shi can definitely be regarded as a Buddhist patriarch, even at a combat level.

No matter what kind of predicament he faces, he never loses or complains, is dedicated to doing good, and is a Buddhist who eats well.

I can’t help but think of his famous song "Ding Feng Bo", also known as "the most Buddhist poem".

Don’t listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, why not scream and walk slowly. Bamboo sticks and mango shoes are easier than horses, who is afraid? A coop of mist and rain will last a lifetime.

The steep spring breeze blows away the drunkenness, it is slightly cold, but the mountain tops are shining slantingly. Looking back at the desolate place where I came from, there was neither wind, rain nor sunshine.

Picture 1|Wuyi Mountain I don’t know Chun Zhai?

Picture 2|Looking for fragrance in the empty valley?

Faced with the sudden wind and rain, everyone traveling together wanted to run faster , very embarrassed, but he walked slowly and at his original pace, and even started chanting. Why not just Buddhist philosophy? Don't rush, don't fight, don't rush, just live according to your own rhythm.

What is more brilliant about Lao Su is that when he looks back, it is his last sentence, "There is neither wind or rain".

His Buddhist lineage is not only about not fighting or grabbing, but also about being transparent about worldly affairs and calmly accepting life.

The wind, rain and sunshine in the eyes of others are all the same weather in his eyes.

He made us understand that Buddhism does not mean being indifferent to life, but learning to settle down in good times and bad, rain or shine.

Because there are always four seasons in the world, if you settle your mind, every day will be a good day.

Picture|Looking for Fragrance in an Empty Valley?

Picture|Looking for Fragrance in an Empty Valley?

In Su Shi’s life, there was another highlight night of Buddhism.

That day, he came home late when he was drunk. He knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. Only the children's snores were like thunder.

If someone else, as the head of the family, was rejected, they might be furious.

But Su Dongpo simply leaned on his bamboo stick, listened to the sound of the river at the door, and thought about life. Thinking about this life, this body of skin is not owned by me, "When will I forget Yingying"?

However, a long time passed. The only answer to him was the silent night, the silent wind, and the flat river.

From his heart, a wish gradually emerged: "The boat will pass away from now on, and the river and sea will leave the rest of my life."

Picture | Looking for fragrance in the empty valley?

Maybe someone will Question, do you have to strive to be as miserable as Su Shi, always being demoted and unhappy in life to be considered a Buddhist?

No, Su Dongpo’s Buddhism is to see beauty and hope in adversity in life, to see and cherish both the good and bad in life. He cherishes it even when it rains, and loves life even when it rains. He doesn't feel sad, doesn't run away, or complains.

Modern people’s Buddhism sometimes feels tired of doing things, and sometimes resents the unsatisfactory world, but more often than not, modern people’s Buddhism is more like an excuse to escape and be irresponsible.

This may be the difference between Su Shi, a Buddhist, and us, a Buddhist.

Picture|Looking for fragrance in an empty valley?

Perhaps, that is the type of Buddhism that we should be looking for more.

It’s not that we don’t work hard, but that we try our best to find a delicate balance between the gaps in life. And this often means putting in more effort.

Wang Wei used his talents throughout his life to win the right to choose life and find a place to rest his soul.

Su Dongpo, with a well-settled heart, could discover the good and bad aspects of life no matter whether it was good or bad, and wrote articles for the ages.

There is also the Buddhist life described in ancient poems. It is not a life in which nothing matters, but a life where you spend your efforts to have the greatest inner freedom in the ancient Buddhas of Qingdeng, rural pastoral, and the hustle and bustle of cars and horses.

Looking at it this way, people who are more Buddhist tend to work harder. Because if you want to have such a Buddhist life, you need a free and full soul, and you need to work hard and pursue it for a longer time...

The text is original from Wu Dao, and the pictures are from the Internet. Image copyright belongs to the original author.