Chapter 68 Epiphany in Qingdeng Ancient Temple

At this time, after the publication of "Mortal Grass", the world has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the first month of 1644 AD (that is, the second year after "Yiyicao" was published), Li Zicheng sent troops to the east and conquered Beijing in March. Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide and the Ming Dynasty declared its demise. In April of that year, the Qing army entered the customs and captured Beijing, and Shunzhi ascended the throne in October. Then the Qing army marched south. In 1645 AD, first in April, the Qing soldiers massacred Yangzhou for ten days, killing hundreds of thousands of residents. It was called "Ten Days of Yangzhou" in history; The city was massacred in three days, killing 170,000 residents; from July to August, the Qing soldiers massacred Jiading three times, killing 200,000 residents, known as the "Three Massacres in Jiading".

That is, in that year, the Qing army broke through Yuzhang, Jiangxi (now Nanchang). While frantically suppressing resistance from all over the world, the Qing government ordered all people to shave their heads. It’s just shaved into that kind of funny melon head. Now I have been very used to it by various TV dramas praising Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong. When I first saw this hairstyle, I was actually very surprised. The common people at that time were also like this, and they were very reluctant to be put into this avant-garde look. But the Qing government was very determined to promote this fashion. Their promotion plan was: If you don’t shave this hairstyle, shave your entire head; if you shave this hairstyle, keep your head.

This is a kind of promotion plan that you can't refuse, the advertising cost is very low, just post a few notices, but the advertising return rate is almost 100%, so almost most people quickly become stunned . However, there are still a small number of people who have escaped this huge wave of hairstyles. They also shaved their heads, but in another way. In the south of Yuzhang City, Baifu Temple. The incense is lingering and the bells are melodious. On this day, a Han came. He proposed to the presiding master to become a monk. This person is Yu Jiayan. At this time, Yu Jiayan was almost hopeless. His disappointment with the government, his grief and indignation at the misery suffered by ordinary people, and his inability to carry out his medical practice all pushed him to a point where he could not escape. These contents were not recorded in the literature, but We can analyze it from all kinds of signs. In his later years, he said of himself: "Yu Zhongsui abandoned his family and fled to Zen." The word "flee" revealed his state of mind at that time. .

Although there is no record in the literature, I am revealing this matter now, hoping that everyone can understand that life always goes through stages from pain, to transformation, and finally to sublimation. No matter who you are, even a master like Yu Jiayan, It turned out that he only had this experience after middle age. Another reason why Yu Jiayan entered Buddhism may be related to the fact that Emperor Shunzhi recruited him to Beijing at that time. After Emperor Shunzhi entered the Central Plains, he immediately ordered all localities to report famous talents, and then recruited some people to Beijing to confer official positions, including Yu Jiayan, but for the intellectuals at that time, this was really a dilemma.

Therefore, becoming a monk is also a good way to refuse. In fact, why doesn't the host know who Yu Jiayan is? Therefore, he opened the door of convenience, not only accepted Yu Jiayan to enter Buddhism, but also allowed him to study medical books by himself. In this way, in the quiet Buddhist gate, Yu Jiayan was able to rethink his own life path and his own direction. At this point, Yu Jiayan's life journey has entered a stage of adjustment, where he will be reborn, and finally reach a higher spiritual realm and become a master of the generation. And, get real medical skills. Qingdeng Ancient Temple.

Amidst the sound of chanting sutras, Yu Jiayan's mind began to quiet down. In the process of learning Buddhist thought, he began to comprehend the principles of the world. In order to allow himself to cultivate for life, Yu Jiayan adopted one of the many ascetic methods. He himself said that it is "not lying down and sleeping", and the Buddhist term is "not lying down" when sleeping. , but to meditate. From then on, he persisted in this ascetic way until his death. That is to say, from then on, Yu Jiayan slept sitting up every night. Don't learn from him, everyone. This kind of cultivation method is skillful. Ordinary people will vomit blood if they do this.

Buddhism is a science of great compassion. At that time, Sakyamuni once sighed with emotion, why there is so much pain in the world, and how can we get rid of it? So after going through hardships, Buddhism was created. For thousands of years, it has calmed many people's minds and forgotten their temporary pain. Before I read the "Diamond Sutra", I thought it was a classic about how to be strong, because its name is too strong. After I read it, I realized that it was just telling the world that everything in this world may be empty It may not be empty, don't care too much, why?For example, the computer in my hand is not empty now, but after 500 million years, it will be just some molecules or atoms. It may have been composed of other things, and some of the atoms may have entered a human body and become a human body. The human part is gone, so this computer is only temporarily called a computer, and to a certain extent, it is not a computer, it is just a phenomenon formed by the temporary aggregation of some substances.

Therefore, the "Diamond Sutra" tells you not to be too attached to some things now, such as anger, which is definitely an illusion and will disappear in a blink of an eye. With this kind of intention, then no one can destroy you, even the King Kong Can’t (really can’t, because King Kong is also illusory, it will turn into carbon dioxide under high heat), because you have put yourself down. Therefore, in Buddhist thought, it is important to let go of everything in your heart. When you change in your own heart, when you look at the outside world, it will also change. Friends who always have knots in their hearts can think about this matter carefully.

Fallen leaves drifted down from nearby tall trees and were blown to and fro by the wind in the wide courtyard of the monastery. Yu Jiayan was wearing a monk's robe, standing in the yard, deep in thought. Some believers worship the Buddha in front of the incense burner. Incense is lingering, and green smoke is curling up. Suddenly, as if in a flash of inspiration, some puzzling things began to become clear. Yu Jiayan gradually understood, it turned out that to treat people, one must first treat the heart! If a person's heart is not correct, then you may not have the opportunity to treat him, or he may be cured temporarily, but because his heart still has problems, the disease will reappear.

For example, if a person is prone to anger and gets sick because of it, you may temporarily treat him with medicine, but he is still angry frequently, then he will relapse after a few days. Heart at the same time, so that it will not relapse after recovery. Therefore, it is a higher state to treat the disease and the mind at the same time! It's snowing, Jiangxi's snow is very rare, a thin layer, white and crystal clear. In the scripture hall, the host is preaching scriptures to the believers. These people were originally from all walks of life, with mixed thoughts, but after hearing this theory about how to "let go", they gradually became peaceful and didn't care so much about things.

Yu Jiayan saw the power of inner change from their calm faces. It turned out to be like this, so the reasoning was supposed to be like this! You don’t have the opportunity to explain the truth like this. Of course everyone doesn’t know. When they are sick, people’s hearts are flustered, and of course they can’t make the best choice as usual. You can’t blame the patients and their families. I can only blame myself for not explaining the truth to others like this! And Buddhism is in the process of preaching the scriptures, passing on a peaceful state of mind to people in the world one after another. Why can't the principles of medicine be said in this way? Yu Jiayan's heart began to brighten up. In fact, Yu Jiayan is already an expert, he has superb medical skills and a compassionate heart, but he has not found a suitable combination of the two. He needs a platform in the realm of thought to carry these two things together. Now, this platform has finally been found, and he has finally obtained an improvement in realm. From then on, a real master was born!