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The master says dedication2025-04-02When I was in the morning till 10 o'clock, Master Zhengze was cleaning the living room. During the morning vegetarian period, Master Zhengze brought the guests in to use vegetarian rice, and he also used vegetarian rice. A guest was not hungry because he had eaten on the road and was waiting in the living room.
A touching story2025-04-02On the ninth night of the first lunar month, the entire temple has been in a state of cessation for more than twenty minutes. I was sitting cross-legged in a bed wrapped in a quilt. The dog's barking broke the tranquility. The dog was on the floor where we rested, and the barking continued intermittently. I was reluctant to get out of bed to see what happened, and I also found a good reason for myself: I was meditating, and there were people who were resting later than me, so it was them who sho
Happy practitioners2025-04-01Yesterday morning, the light bulb in the bathroom in the dormitory where the monk lives broke. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I met the middle master who was in charge of the maintenance and mentioned it; at that time, the middle master was practicing lotus lanterns and glued the falling lotus petals. At five o'clock, the monk returned to the dormitory and found that the light bulb had been changed. He was surprised that the master of the Central Committee was so quick to do things and wa
Pigeon protection record2025-04-01A few days ago, I just went up the mountain and heard from my brothers that the master would be out for a while soon. Later, when I talked about this with a brother in private, he heard him sigh: "What should I do when the master is away? I dare not think about it, I am really uncomfortable!" The expression of attachment was like the reluctance and fear of a young child when he heard that his mother was about to travel far away from home. Almost that moment made me have a new understanding of th
The Story of Zen | General Preface2025-01-22Many scholars often say this: "Buddhism originated in India, developed in China, and blossomed in Japan." Every time I hear this, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion. Before the Song Dynasty, Buddhism in our country was very developed. At that time, there were eight major sects, among which Zen was the most Chinese sect that best reflected the Buddha's original intention. At that time, the Zen Buddhism spread almost all over the country, and spread to Japan, South Korea, and to Vietnam in the
