Master Xing Yun's meditation method
Speaking of meditation, I will introduce it to you in four paragraphs. 1. What is Zen? People often ask me: What is Zen? What is Zen? Speaking of Zen, it is very close to us. It turns out that each of us is our true colors! Zen is self, Zen is our life, Zen is a kind of nature, Zen is the art of our life, and it is a kind of humor; Zen is our own sincerity, as real as our own nature! What is Zen? This means that we put a pot of flowers on the family table. With flowers, the atmosphere in our living room is different. Zen seems to be a painting. If we hang a picture in the living room, it will be more beautiful! Zen, it seems that you are beautiful, and a little pollen makeup will be more beautiful; Zen is like vegetarian food we eat and salt we eat. It will taste better if you put it in the dish. Therefore, Zen is so close to us, just like a potted flower and a painting in our home, which will make our life by going up one flight of stairs, surpass and surpass again. Zen is not Buddhist, nor is it Buddhist. It is all our wealth, all our treasures, but we don't know it. Today I want to talk to you about Zen, especially in the hectic life of Hong Kong. With Zen, it will give us strength. In this right and wrong, lost society, with Zen, we can easily find ourselves; In today's life, some people often feel distressed and bored. Zen will give us wisdom and peace!
Zen used to be my true colors, but we can't know that I have this treasure. So now I will let everyone know what Zen I have in various ways. It turns out that this Zen is colored, like this flower, which is red, green and white. With color, it will be beautiful. Buddhist scriptures say that bamboo is nothing more than prajnaparamita, and gloomy yellow flowers are wonderful truths! You know, a flower, a grass and a tree, infinite vitality, infinite content, infinite karma. That flower, that leaf, is the combination of all the forces in the universe. You see, a flower is composed of sunlight, water, air and fertilizer. These substances combine everything in the universe to form a flower. So, you have to understand that the universe is not outside my heart! It is in my heart, the universe is my heart, and my heart is the universe. As can be seen from the color, Zen is not only colored, but also has a sound. We can hear the voice of Zen with a calm heart. What is the voice of Zen? The classic says: the sound of the stream is long, and the mountain is nothing but clean! The flow of the river, the sound of the stream; Your tap water, tinkling sound, if you can understand it, that's the Buddha telling us! Cars, planes, factories, the sound of mothers beating their children, and even the sound of people scolding each other and killing pigs and chickens, you know, there is infinite Zen and infinite vigilance.
Mr. Wang Yangming is a Buddhist. He studies Zen. One day, he led his students to teach outside. In the street, he saw two women quarreling. One woman scolded the other: "You don't speak justice"; The other said, "You have no conscience." . Hearing this, Mr. Wang Yangming said to the students, listen, they are preaching! Say Zen! The student said, no, teacher. Are they cursing each other? The teacher said, "What are you talking about? Talking about justice and conscience instead of preaching? Students listen to the teacher, which is also true! But the teacher added: "To speak justice, to speak conscience and to demand oneself is to preach;" "Asking others is swearing at each other!" We want to know about Zen. There are no foreign objects in Zen. Zen is itself, high above it, bowing its head as a willing ox. We usually have to slowly hear the voice and call of Zen from tranquility and immobility! Zen is not only colorful, loud, but also fragrant. For example, a pillar of incense warms ten squares; My heart is fragrant and I support everyone. Zen is the heart. Heart fragrance is the pillar of silent meditation, in which you can participate in what you are; Zen also has a taste, and the scripture says, "Zen is ready to eat." If you feel the joy of forgetting yourself in Zen, if you transcend the relief of treatment in Zen. "Zen delights in eating", and Zen can be full. Xu Yun, an old monk, used to sit in Guangdong for days and months. He can also have a good meal in Zen. Zen doesn't necessarily require us old monks to sit still, close our eyes, don't move, do nothing and say nothing. Zen also has actions. The so-called carrying firewood and carrying water is nothing more than Zen. You can walk, live, sit and lie down. Walking can meditate, sitting can meditate, and talking can meditate. Everything can be meditated! You know Zen, the so-called: why do you need mountains and rivers to participate in Zen, but you are cold! Meditation does not have to be in a quiet place. As long as your heart is safe and quiet, it burns in the fire and the fire is very cold.
There is a temple by the long river, facing the rolling river, a believer asked the old Zen master: How can I make the boat in the Yangtze River disappear in my eyes and heart? The old Zen master looks at the waiter apprentice on the right, and you answer his question. The waiter on the right closes the window. Isn't there a boat? The old Zen master looked at the waiter on the left again. There is no need for the waiter on the left to close the window. If he closes his eyes, won't there be a boat? Old Zen master is more thorough. Once he closed his eyes, he was motionless and indifferent. What can the world do with me? Therefore, in troubled times and various changing societies, we are always led by people. If I have Zen, I have to be tempted. How can I be shaken by the troubles of honor and disgrace outside?
A man used a bottle with a gosling in it. Goose grew up slowly and couldn't get out, so he asked Nanquan Zen master, "Don't break the bottle, how can you let the goose out?" "The problem is Premier Pei Xiu. Master Nanquan shouted "Pei Xiu" after hearing this. Hearing this, Pei Xiu agreed: "Hey! I am here. " Nanquan Zen master smiled and said, "Didn't you come out? In other words, "why run your relieved heart into the bottle and close it?" Think of us in this world, tied tightly by a lot of money, love, people and right and wrong, unable to move, and feel very annoyed about these things every day. Why not take out your heart and get rid of it now? A monk said to his teacher, Zen Master Lin Ji, "Can you give me a dress? I have nothing to wear. The old Zen master in Lin Ji bought him a coffin. The Zen master in Puhua thought, I can't believe that the secret in my heart was known by Master. He said, "Since Master gave me a coffin and I have clothes, I'm going to die. Tell everyone that I will die at the east gate tomorrow. The next day, many people were curious. It is said that Master Puhua will die at the east gate of the city. How could he die? They all went to the East Gate to watch the fun. Master Puhua went to the East Gate the next day and said, "Alas! How can I die when so many of you are watching me get excited? I don't want to die today. I'll go to the south gate to die tomorrow. The next day, everyone went to the south gate to watch the excitement. Master Puhua said, "Oh, how can I die with so many people?" "I don't want to die today. A day later, I will go to Ximen to die. Everyone thinks that this old Zen master is probably joking with us. He is always a scoundrel, and he doesn't keep his word. Some people won't go, but some people still go to Ximen to watch the fun. Master Puhua said, "Alas, there are still so many people. I still don't want to die today Tomorrow I will go to the north gate to die. Everyone thinks that the old monk is joking with us. The next day, no one went to the north gate to see the popularity. At this time, no one actually saw how Master Puhua left. The coffin was placed in the north gate. People opened the coffin and saw that there was only a pair of shoes inside. We say: people who get Zen are so playful, so carefree and so free. Dead or alive, what accountant does he have in this world? Master Shanhui has a very interesting poem: "Hoe with bare hands, ride a buffalo on foot, people cross the bridge, and the water does not flow." It must be difficult to read this poem with the current Chinese teacher: how can you say that you have caught a hoe when you are obviously empty-handed? Since it is walking, how can you say riding a buffalo? People walk on the bridge, why do you say that the bridge is flowing and the water is not flowing? This is a very untrue and contradictory statement. Zen is to cut off our ideological understanding and ideological differences, such as existence, nothingness, movement and stillness. There is no such thing in Zen. In Zen, phenomenon and noumenon are integrated. The so-called "understanding a unified and equal world from contradictions"! As soon as the Zen masters have a Zen mind, all his life becomes very interesting.
Secondly, I want to tell you some interesting stories about Zen life. With Zen, people have no worries, no right and wrong, and live a humorous life. There was a Master Yuan Ying who was the president of the Chinese Buddhist Association in Shanghai after the liberation of the mainland. Once there was a lecture, there were some ceremonies before the lecture, and there was also a ceremony after the lecture. The master said, "Make an introduction and send the old master back to his old age. Master Weiner made a mistake in his speech because he was nervous. He changed the sentence "Beat the old mage and send him back to Liao" to "Beat the old mage and send him back to Liao". If most of us hear others say this, we will look at the speaker and mean: What did you say? Old Master Yuan Ying is also a Zen disciple. He is Zen. When he heard master Na Wei's speech, he said, "Don't fight, I'll go by myself. "Isn't this very humorous? Everyone laughed and resolved the embarrassment?
Master Yixiu was a little novice monk at that time, but he was Zen and naughty. A believer gave his master a jar of honey, which was very sweet and delicious. When he was about to go out, he thought, "Well, as soon as I go out, I will definitely steal my honey, so I called him over and said to him," This jar is filled with poison, you can't move! How clever it is to retreat. When Master went out, he opened the jar and ate all the honey. What shall we do if Master comes back? He broke the vase that Master liked very much. As soon as Master entered the door, he said in tears, "Master, I made a serious mistake and broke your beloved vase." But the master still didn't care much. After a while, he said, "I broke the vase and apologized to Master, so I killed myself and ate your poison. Zen is wisdom and can solve problems.
There is a young man meditating there. The old Zen master passed by and said, "Hey, I'm passing by. Why don't you stand up and meet me as a student? " In the words of Zen, the students said, "I'm sitting here to see you, just standing up to see you." The old Zen master slapped me in the face, and the student said, "How did you hit me? The old Zen master said, "I hit you, but I didn't hit you." "Zen, I haven't participated well and participated thoroughly. I'm just saying. Bad and troublesome! An old Zen master is meditating. Thieves came in to steal things and groped around. There was nothing to steal, so they left quietly. Just about to go out, the old Zen master said, "Hey! Close the door for me. The thief paused for a moment, and then said rudely, "I'm too lazy to close the door myself." No wonder I have nothing to steal. The old Zen master said, "hey, you young man, don't let an old monk like me go out and make money for you to steal?" Therefore, people who are Zen can be so funny about any problem in life. A believer went to visit a young abbot monk. While speaking, the little abbot handed the money to an old monk beside him and said, "Go and pour tea to quench the thirst of the guests. The old monk poured tea, and the abbot said, "Go and cut a plate of fruit for the guests." The old monk went to cut another plate of fruit. Believers wondered why the young abbot was so condescending and disrespectful to the old monk. After chatting for a while, the little abbot said to the old monk, "I'll have dinner with the guests later." "The abbot is gone. The believer asked the old monk, "Who was that young abbot just now?" The old monk said, "He is my apprentice." "How can a disciple always order you like this?" The old monk said, "You can't say that. My apprentice is very kind to me. "The guest said," He ordered you to pour tea, but how did he say it was good for you? "The old monk said," He asked me to pour tea, but he didn't ask me to make tea, which made it more difficult to make tea. " "He also let you cut fruit? "He asked me to cut fruit, but he didn't let me grow fruit. It's harder to grow fruit? He also asked me to have dinner with you. Look, I have something delicious again. My apprentice is very kind to me! " Ladies and gentlemen, you see, this is the life of an old monk with Zen. If we can have this view on some issues and have some Zen flavor in our life, won't the age gap be eliminated a lot? The time and space of Zen is universal; The life of Zen is equal, the dignity of Zen is standardized, the life of Zen is simple, and the wisdom of Zen is humorous. Between Zen and Zen, the emphasis is on the heart, that is, agreement of opinion, unity of thought and spiritual dependence. People pay attention to bitterness and * * *, even life and death do not change, honor and disgrace do not leave, soul mate. Knowing Zen and knowing each other, people and I are the same. Therefore, it is very important to have a little Zen and Zen in our life.
The third point is to tell you something practical. How should there be Zen between scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce? There is Zen in reading, Zen in working, Zen in farming and Zen in business. Let me express it in a better way. I grew up in a temple in Linjizong, a Zen gate. I don't know if I have Zen. From some life behavior and language, I gradually feel that I have gained some Zen.
A man made monk shoes for his family. He wanted to sell them to everyone and suggested that I buy a pair, too. This was thirty years ago. I asked him, how much is it? He said thirty dollars a pair, and I naturally said, "Thirty dollars is no good, I want fifty dollars a pair of shoes. When he heard this, he was very surprised and said, "Thirty dollars is too expensive, and people make a counter-offer of twenty-five dollars. Why do you need 50 yuan a pair? ""I said, "I bought a pair for fifty dollars, not for you, but for myself. Thirty dollars a pair won't make much money, and the quality can't be improved. If I don't make money, I will close down in the future, and I will have no shoes to wear. At that time, few people made monk shoes, so I wanted 50 yuan a pair. Not only will its quality be improved and it will make money, but also it will open a big shop, so it will be convenient for me to buy shoes in my life. Tell you, in my life, I got a lot of benefits from buying shoes. With Zen mind and compassion, I think if I come to deal with the public, I will get more benefits and effects. Scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce all have Zen, and even competitive wars have Zen.
American President Lincoln, during the Civil War, wanted to liberate American black slaves and slaves. At the front, there were heavy casualties and many people died. At this moment, Lincoln saw a kitten barking at the front. He quickly picked up the kitten and told his men to take it back to the camp. Then he gave his milk to the kitten and comforted it, saying, "Cat, for the sake of human equality and racial equality, you should liberate slaves. This war killed your mother. You were crying and screaming there. Please forgive me. " "Lincoln will fall in love with a cat in the fierce war. What is his heart? It is Zen, so people with Zen mind, war is very kind! Two months ago, I accidentally fell down, broke my right thigh and smashed four steel nails. I am very worried about today's lecture. I wonder if I can attend as scheduled? At that time, after the operation in the hospital, I slept in bed and didn't lie down for that long. I felt very uncomfortable. Master Xinping, the abbot of Foguang Mountain, sat on the sofa at night to take care of me. When I moved in the middle of the night, he got up to see what I was going to do. I couldn't bear him to sit like that all night, so I said, "Don't worry, you can sleep in the bed and let me sit on the sofa." "He always listens to me, the master said, all right. When I sat on the sofa, he had gone to bed. But after he fell asleep, he suddenly sat up and said to me, "master, I can't do it." The nurse came to give me an injection and hit me. What if I make a mistake? " "In the evening, the two of us laughed in the ward. It means: With Zen, you will be happy forever. Scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce, all in their proper places, are very stable and happy even if they are sick. Among scholars, farmers, workers and businessmen, there is a kind of people who are very distressed. Every day, he has money, a house, a car and a career, but he is very upset. I went to an old Zen master and asked, what should I do? The old Zen master wrote a few words on four pieces of paper, rolled up the paper and told him, "Don't look at it now. Get up tomorrow morning and open the first one, the second one after work at noon, the third one after work in the afternoon and the fourth one after work." "The man got up the next morning, opened the first letter and wrote two words:" Up the hill ". So he got up and went up the hill. When he saw the tranquility, trees, birds and flowers in the mountains, he shouted: I didn't know that nature was so beautiful! So happy. When I got home at noon, I opened the second one and wrote two words on it: "Smile". At lunch, he saw a lot of noisy family members, so he had to pretend to smile at everyone, and his troubles were reduced. After dinner, I go to work. In the office, I opened the third page, which read: "Love words", which means to talk well. He had to tell his colleagues: you are very good and capable, and everyone is very happy. Everyone was very happy, and he got some comfort. After work, he opened the fourth picture, which read: "Go to the seaside and write two words on the beach-trouble". Arriving at the seaside, he wrote two words "worry". At this time, the beach is at high tide, and the word "worry" is written down, and the sea water washes away, and "worry" disappears. He realized: "Let go of everything and you will be happy! What the old Zen master said was: People should get in touch with nature, don't lose joy in life, and smile. Money cannot solve the problem of spreading joy to the world in life. Talk well, smile, go to the seaside after work, even if you have troubles, let the sea bury you. Put it down and you'll be relieved. With Zen, you are carefree and comfortable!
There are five kinds of minds involved in meditation:
First, you should meditate with a big heart and a broad heart. The so-called big heart means that you live at home and the home is mine; Hong Kong, Hong Kong is mine; I am in this world, and the world is mine. This heart is big.
The second is the wife's heart. Living here these days, everyone called to care about me and love me. Isn't this the wife's heart?
The third is to be happy. There is nothing sad in life. You must meditate first to cheer yourself up. With Zen, you will always be happy, and all the scholars, businessmen and businessmen want what you want; Is sick, if there is a little Zen flavor, sick is very safe and happy! I remember how many times in the past, when I came to Hong Kong, some taxis refused to take me anywhere. They must be unhappy. Of course I'm unhappy. But this time I came to Hong Kong, a taxi was happy to take me, and I was happy to take his taxi. I said, why are your taxis in Hong Kong so nice to people now? He said that after I took you last time, I made a fortune. Making money is easy! Now I think you can make a fortune just like the God of Wealth! I said, I'll give you money when I get to the destination. Isn't that the god of wealth? I think taxi drivers in Hong Kong now have such a happy heart that they can participate in meditation and make a fortune! Two weeks ago, I went to Japan again, and a Japanese-Chinese research association invited me to give a three-day speech. I also take a taxi. That taxi is really clean I said, "Your taxi is really clean! He said, "Take care of my car, take care of my guest and make him happy. With love, this society and this country will be good, and those who love can meditate!
Finally, meditation should have a heart. Last time there was a flood in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong people donated a lot of money, so they gave up! I have heard monks who come to Hong Kong occasionally tell me: Master, we are going to the vegetarian restaurant to pay for dinner now, and someone has already paid in advance; We went shopping, and they said 20% off. Hong Kong people are very considerate. Therefore, you Hong Kong people all have a big heart, a wife's heart, a happy heart, a caring heart and so many good intentions. These are all treasures, and you are the most qualified to participate in meditation.
How to meditate? I will teach you seven practices of the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism. Learn tantric, want rich people; It doesn't matter if you don't have money or poverty, and you don't have to go to a temple to attend meditation, or even have a fixed place. The first step in meditation is to put two legs together, one above and the other below. This is called a single board, and two legs on it are called double boards. You don't have to have two sets, just a single set. But if your feet cross below, it won't work; Only by rolling up your legs can you concentrate, unite your will, and keep your thoughts from running out before you can return. Slowly, this heart will be easy to find.
Second, keep your back straight, don't lean on the chair, and don't bend. Chin should be put away, just vertical.
Third, the shoulders should be flat, neither high nor low.
Fourth, the tongue should rest on the palate and the lips should be lifted upward.
Fifth, keep your head straight and your eyes down.
Sixth, your hands should be printed on your chest with samadhi. Of course, it is ok to put your hands on your knees. Embroidering two hands in cold regions is also good.
Seventh, after sitting down, let your heart slowly put away and don't let it go out; When breathing, inhale to Tian Dan and exhale slowly, preferably slowly. The slower you inhale, the less trouble you have.
The heart is like an ape, jump, jump. If you use meditation and lock your heart on it with a definite question, it is equivalent to locking the monkey, but it still has to jump around, but it will gradually become docile. Even in the end, when the rope was untied, it stopped running, and then the heart obeyed. You get up in the morning and sit for five minutes without getting out of bed; Sleep at night, don't lie down immediately, usually sit in bed for five minutes. There is a small cushion under it. Don't be greedy for cold in summer, don't sit by the window, and don't have cold wind blowing. Jeans, suits, shorts and short skirts are not suitable for meditation. Everything that binds the body should be untied. It is better to wear loose clothes and meditate. If you sit for five minutes every day, you won't have time to rest even after dinner. Sitting there for five minutes is more useful than sleeping for two hours. If you have time, ten or twenty minutes is better. Sitting like this, you say I won't be diligent, I won't participate in meditation, I won't study hard, but this is called health meditation, and my body will be healthy. You will only experience vastness and happiness in peace, and then you can see clearly. Real meditation is not difficult: you can see clearly and keep the light in your mind; Watch the Buddha statue so that the appearance of the Buddha statue does not change; Think of a question: Who is chanting Buddha? What was I before my parents gave birth to me? Of course, you don't understand, but you've been involved, asking, asking, asking ... and there will be an epiphany.
I can meditate. As soon as I sit down, the world is mine, the universe is mine, and it is all in my present moment. The wonderful taste of meditation, just like the Zen master said, "An old monk consumes ten thousand Jin of grain with a stick of incense." There is a tofu seller who has always wanted to go to Zen. What's that smell? One day, he sat down in the meditation hall with incense and began to meditate. Everyone sat there without talking, he just looked around. What is this? But after watching it for a while, there was nothing to see, and my heart calmed down. One incense is an hour. After that, he told people: "It's good to participate in meditation! All right! Great! " Someone asked him, "What's so good about it? He said, "I remember. Thirty years ago, an old king bought me ten pieces of tofu, and I didn't get the money. I suddenly remembered. Of course, Zen meditation is not tofu Zen, but we can also think from tofu Zen: we can even remember the tofu account 30 years ago, and then we can go on. What was I before my parents gave birth to me? Haven't you found it yet? Therefore, we can explore Zen with doubts, participate in Zen with thoughts, learn Zen with doubts, and realize Zen with heart.
Ladies and gentlemen, if you have a little Zen in your material life, your building, your car, your business, career and work will be more interesting and better.
As usual, there are plum blossoms in front of the window, and there are plum blossoms before the month. The ordinary moon, a little plum blossom, is a little Zen in life, so much the better.
Today I will tell you about Zen and tomorrow I will tell you about the living environment.