Chapter 26 Enter Taoyuan by mistake, forget all kinds of hearts in the world

The fairy village outside the gate is close to Cui Cen, and you have to go to search for it when you are in a stick. I believe that everyone who has read it yearns for the fairyland that falls into the realm of clouds and mist.There, there are no disputes in the world, and there is no need to remember the passage of time. Even life, old age, sickness and death are all God's benevolence to everyone.I heard that only those who are destined in this world can take a boat on the flowing water to come to a village that avoids the chaos of the Qin Dynasty.However, you can only see it from a distance, not up close, because the people in the village are all embedded in the painting and living in a dream.They don't know that the world has already experienced vicissitudes of life, but generations of people live peacefully and contentedly in the simple countryside.

The reason why I yearn for the Taoyuan, which avoids the spring breeze and the Qin Dynasty, is because life in this world is like an executioner, always slaughtering us cruelly without any precautions.When he was caught off guard, the blade was already stained with blood, and he wanted to ask Time for an explanation, but so what?The longer the day passes, the more hurt it is.It's just that in life, there will always be a day that you love. Some people tear off this day, pack it in a bag, and accompany them everywhere.Everyone has been wandering since birth, and wandering is to find the paradise in the dream, to live calmly and compassionately in a place far away from harm.

Until I read the Zen poems written by the eminent monk Shi Buddha Xianzhong in the Song Dynasty, a piece of "Baiyunzhuang" is simple and natural, making people forget all kinds of emotions in the world in the smoke of the Song Dynasty.Suddenly, I seem to understand that the profound Zen we have been pursuing is only in the simple farming, in the fence of the hut, in the smell of chickens and dogs, and under the mulberry fields.And Zen is so bland, like jasmine in the mountains and wild chrysanthemum in the wild path, so bland that it has no color at all.Just like a person who has enjoyed the prosperity, he understands the true meaning of the place; a person who has tasted the vicissitudes of the world, just wants to drink a bowl of water with camellia floating; , Listening to gossip about the warmth and coldness of fishermen and woodcutters all night.

To be truly enlightened, you will no longer sit on a futon to inquire about the principles of Zen, and no longer try to learn the mystery.Perhaps there are two monks who converted to Buddhism on the same day, one has fully enlightened, and the other has not yet entered the country.Just like a plum tree, the south branch has already bloomed one after another, and the north branch has not yet sprouted.We always like to set traps and wait for the reunion when Lin Hua is gone.Don't you know that there will be belated encounters, which will be caught in yesterday's book of life, and in a short moment, it will be a lifetime.There are too many accidents in life, we can't stop them, because we are too humble.When you can't predict tomorrow, it's better to calm down, in the Taoyuan, eat and drink fireworks, and realize Zen.The clean clouds fly away, but we are still in Baiyunzhuang, stopping for a cow and sheep, and obsessed with the sound of chickens and dogs.

People who yearn for prosperity will feel boundless loneliness in their hearts after their dreams come true.But those who yearn for simplicity will get a kind of pleasant satisfaction when their wishes come true.In the persecuted secular world and the lonely fleeting time, no one will refuse the undisputed Taoyuan.Since ancient times, people who have avoided the mountains and forests are not all depressed Confucian scholars and refined scholars.There are also many people who have tasted all the flavors of the world, admiring the prosperity of the world, just looking for a cut of indifferent time to spend the rest of their days.The flashy state of the world will only paint a heart into colorful colors and lose the pure posture of the past.But a simple farm can fade away all the magnificent colors of the world, and enjoy simple happiness in a glass of boiled water.

Back in the smoke of a fire in the Song Dynasty, I saw a poetic monk, wearing bamboo sticks and straw sandals, looking for secluded and victorious victories in the green mountains.Along the way, cattle and sheep were gathered or scattered in the fields, and in the depths of the mulberry forest, the sound of chickens and dogs could be faintly heard.The high and low Tianchou are like a chess game laid out, concise and full of unknown deep meaning.The gurgling stream is like the fairy music in the world, and the rolling waves always bring too much brokenness to the soul. We all need the warmth of a long stream of water.And this eminent monk who lived in seclusion in the Zen forest was also infected by the peaceful pastoral scenery of this farmhouse. While the old farmer talked about the joy of farming, he forgot all the worries of the world.

This is Zen, which is closely related to rural life, in every flower and grass, in every mountain and water.Because it is simple, it is clean; because it is light, it is compassionate; because it is quiet, it is precious.How many fame have been turned into a blank sheet of paper, and how many past events have been shared with Qiuhong.Even the bells, drums, scriptures, and blue lanterns of the temple are not as Zen-like as the vegetation in the countryside.And all this depends only on the state of mind of the viewer.A person who has traveled for many years will always miss the rustic and simple style of the countryside.This wisp of smoke from the farmhouse proves the innocence of nothing. Only by stepping over the small bridge and flowing water can a calm and indifferent heart be revealed.In this peach garden in the dream, who else is worried about where to find tomorrow's meals, who is worried about the ragged clothes that have nowhere to mend?Don't you know that pulling a wave can fill up all the emptiness; pulling a white cloud can wrap up all thoughts.

Be a woodcutter with peace of mind, traveling alone in the deep mountains and cliffs; be a fisherman, catch fish and cast nets at the thin water pier; melodious.I recall the poems of the four seasons that I saw on the old cabinet of a farmhouse when I was a child. The handwriting is simple and simple, and it was carved by traditional folk artists. "Visiting the fragrant grass in spring, enjoying the green lotus pond in summer. Drinking yellow flower wine in autumn, and reciting white snow poems in winter." Such simplicity, just like the vernacular, gave me infinite fantasies about the fireworks village.But now in this poem, I realize a little bit of Zen, because Zen has already been integrated into the spring, flowers and autumn.Perhaps Venerable Master Xianzhong understands that thorough enlightenment does not mean spending a lifetime in meditation.Watching the snowy night, a few old farmers in the countryside cut candles and boil wine, chat about the past and present, and talk about the harvest, which is the most profound Zen philosophy.

It is said that Wang Anshi was very fond of Chan Master Xianzhong's idle poems. He not only wrote them on the wall, but also often recited them endlessly.As a famous statesman and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, he also longed for a quiet and leisurely pastoral style.If it is an idyllic poem written by an ordinary unknown guest, perhaps there will be a little bit of ethereal Zen in the lines after all.It is flowing in the pen of an eminent monk that can be so enlightened and detached.That's because the Zen master has reached a certain ultimate state of life by looking back on his life.Thinking about it now, he was just walking between the mountains with a Zen stick in his hand on a certain unintentional day, strayed into a paradise, and had a dream like a Nanke.

Whether it is walking into Taoyuan and living a simple and simple life, or studying Zen painstakingly, going to the other side of the lotus.It's all just to forget all the troubles in the world and let the mind be as clean and dust-free as clouds and water.A pool of still water, a white cloud, the sound of cicadas, and a figure from the back, in the depths of the cloud forest, in the world of fireworks, all hide a touch of Zen.