Chapter 26 Chapter 25 Raising the Wind Horse

I remember that time on the way to Tibet, I was sitting drowsily by the car window. Suddenly, the car passed a corner, and the scenery in front of me suddenly opened up: under the blue sky full of clouds, you can see the ups and downs of blue mountains. .On the pass, the five-color Fengma flag is flying high, and the flag is full of scriptures.When the wind blows it once, it is like reciting Buddhist scriptures for someone. The Fengma flag can be regarded as a unique scenery in Tibet, but wherever the world thinks that there is a need to pray for blessings, small colorful flags will be hung.These small flags are called "Longda" in Tibetan, "Long" means wind, and "Da" means horse.Most of the small flags are printed with various scriptures and Buddha statues. They carry the wishes of the world, as if they are horses carrying wishes for others.When the wind blows these small flags, they flutter in the wind, letting the wind send the wishes on them to the heavens.

How many years has this wind horse flag been flying?How many people have you prayed for?I miss my lover's gentle smile, worry about my child's weak shoulders, miss my parents' broad palms, and relish my friends' mellow wine.How many emotions are carried by the colorful banners. Hundreds of years ago, the man named Tsangyang Gyatso walked lonely in the annual missionary call.In his heart, he lost his family, friendship, and love, and he felt that he was a lonely person all alone.He still hasn't been invited to this mission.He doesn't want to enjoy loneliness in the Potala Palace, he wants to hide himself in the noise of this grand event, and let the noise of the world comfort his loneliness.

Sangye Gyatso had warned him of the danger, but he didn't care.The people I cared about are gone, so what does it matter if his life is there or not!Nor did he worry about being recognized.In Lhasa, not many people really knew him. Once he disguised himself a little, he became a stranger whom no one knew. Tsangyang Gyatso, who was walking among the crowd, looked no different from any young lama.Wearing a monk's robe and walking among the crowd, he was crowded, and the religious atmosphere of the event was mixed with the secular flavor he liked. He walked through the streets filled with smoke and dust, and Lhasa was filled with crowds of people.Praying, burning mulberry, prostrating, and turning scriptures, everyone is devoutly paying homage to the Buddha.He looked at the faces of the people: they had devout beliefs in the gods in the sky and the living Buddhas in the ground, but they didn't know that the suzerain they worshiped was walking among them.

The young lama who passed by them was the sixth Dalai Lama who was supposed to sit in the high hall.But in his heart, there is no Buddha in his heart.His heart was empty, without a trace.He looked at their piety, but he couldn't arouse the emotion in his heart. The lama who lost his lover again saw worldly happiness and pain here.People who are like ants in the secular world have great reverence for the illusory gods and Buddhas.His ears even heard their talk: If one is lucky enough to receive the blessing of the Living Buddha, there will be no regrets in this life.He saw the simple smiles on their faces, and under the smiles, the wrinkles that bloomed were full of the misery of life.

But what's the use of being more devout?Even the living Buddha himself can't feel happiness, how can he bless everyone?When a person is not attached to anyone or anything in his heart, what is the meaning of the world to him, and what is the benefit of Buddha to him?Cangyang Gyatso's heart has been scarred by the present world, he no longer expects anything, and if he has no hope, he will not be disappointed. He walked among the secular crowd and felt desolate amidst the piety of the world.Inadvertently, he saw a row of colorful wind horse flags, and the sunlight fell through them, leaving bright spots of light on his pale figure.That color is so bright that it attracts people's eyes. Whose wish is that?

The people of the world will create many miracles, and the flags of wishing are pulled up in the world, and they are waving their own colors in the wind.Even if no one is in front of it, it tirelessly reveals its deep piety and emotion.Even though this is a scene that is too common in Lhasa, Tsangyang Gyatso was touched by its beauty.Even if his lover is not around, can he keep a love so persistently? His figure shook, and the Buddha that hadn't appeared in his heart for a long time actually lit up in his heart.It turns out that whether you love her or not, it doesn't matter if she is around or not, as long as you have love in your heart, you don't care where you are.This is the true love, and this is the Buddha's love for the world.

Facing the light from the wind horse flag, Cangyang Gyatso took a deep breath.At this moment, he suddenly understood that as long as he kept his love for people in his heart, those who left would eventually be with him.There was a long-lost relief on his face.Shaking his monk's robe, he easily walked onto a secluded street. Only those who see through the losses will gain.Cangyang Gyatso understands that the perishability of foreign objects cannot take away the affection in his heart.His heart has come back again, and he sits peacefully with the love of his whole life. His steps were steady and solid.In this instant, he has grown into a mature man.

In a secluded alley, Cangyang Gyatso met a woman who was walking while muttering to the sky.Her head was tilted slightly, she was chanting blessing words, her eyes reflected the color of the sun, and her face was as beautiful as a lotus flower. Tsangyang Gyatso was stunned, and he recognized that it was Rigzin Wangmo whom he had longed for.Years have passed, she has obviously gained weight, and vicissitudes of life are also printed on her face.But her eyebrows have not changed, it is still the delicate and refined beauty, and the clear eyes he is familiar with.He softly called her name, and seeing her looking at him in surprise, he decided it was her, so he strode over and hugged her in his arms.

At this moment, he forgot that he had resented her, and he also forgot that he was wearing a monk's robe.He only knows that his love for her has always been in his heart, and it has not gone away, and is still strong.It turns out that true love can really have no time and distance constraints, it is in the heart, unmoving.Since love is by your side, you should take care of it with all your strength, and when it goes far away, you should bless it in your heart.If everyone understands this truth, what is the relationship worth entanglement with? Renzeng Wangmo was so shocked by the sudden change that his eyes filled with tears. After several years away, his embrace was still so warm.In the past few years, she got married, gave birth to a child, and separated from her husband.She has been thinking of him in her heart, but she can only turn her missing into a devout offering to him.She eats fast, recites scriptures, prays every day, and does everything he might do.Through this religious ceremony, she made him feel as if she was right next to her.

Lonely days are tormented in daily lovesickness.But she was happy in her heart, she believed that he had been with her all the time, and she believed that in the words and deeds, they were miraculously involved.For this reason, she feels that life has no regrets, and the love in her heart allows her to feel the fullness of life every day. She chanted scriptures and prayed for blessings, doing the work of a monk; while he played with the world of mortals all the time, living the life of a layman.But she didn't mind, as long as he lived a happy life, nothing was more important.But she still wanted to see him in her heart, so she came to this holy city to pray, and felt his warmth near him.

Now, she felt not only his temperature, but also the beating of his heart in his chest.He was really by his side, but it was like a dream that he couldn't believe.She looked up at him, the face she was familiar with was full of maturity through experience.Yes, in the dream, he must not be like this, he must still be as young as before.This was the real him, the one she knew who had gone through vicissitudes. They looked at each other.Without needing more words, they knew that the original love had not disappeared in their hearts.They still have each other in their hearts.Since this love spans time and space, when you get it, you should cherish it.He arranged her in the city to meet her in this long-lost reunion.He drank the wine toasted by her and fell drunk in unspeakable complexity. Not drunk once, The second time I drank and didn't get drunk, Because the young lover persuaded to drink, One glass is enough to get drunk. (Translated by Gao Ping) Years of hardships and sufferings were all melted into her glass of wine. Even if Tsangyang Gyatso had the best capacity for drinking, he would still get drunk in this glass of strong affection.Sighing, he once hated her; sighing, the emotional upheaval he experienced; sighing, it turns out that the persistence in her heart is the most real affection.He shook his head, his own cultivation is not like a living Buddha, but her persistence is the latest wisdom of Buddhism. He told Rigzin Wangmo: You are the Buddha body of gold and bronze, I am a clay statue; Although in a temple, We are still different. (Translated by Gao Ping) In his heart, she is a nobler person than him.She moved him and made him respectful.After losing all affection, he especially cherishes the regained affection.He put his heart and soul into it. When the cuckoo comes from a lonely place, The timely atmosphere of the earth has also come; After meeting my lover, Both physically and mentally feel comfortable. (Translated by Yu Daoquan) The joy of reuniting after a long absence filled his body and mind.He seems to have returned to many years ago, with only pure love in his heart.He stayed with her all night and all night, and he wanted to cherish every moment with her, so that there would be no regrets in the future separation. White Samye Rooster, Please don't cry prematurely, My childhood sweetheart, I haven't finished talking about my heart. (Translated by Gao Ping) The joy of being together is probably to offset the pain of separation.But at this time, Cangyang Gyatso has seen through the changes in the world.When you have, you have, when you separate, you separate.Life is full of gatherings and separations. Since there is love in the heart, why care about how far away the loved one is. The love of the old year is like the blurred moonlight in memory.If it is forced to continue, it is just that changes and reality have worn it even darker.On the contrary, let the reunion and another glimpse, dye the moonlight brighter and whiter, and then go on their own way, with their own firm, new emotions and future. Now that he has become an ominous person, as long as those who have feelings for him will be in danger, then separate when it is time to separate. This time, there is no heart-broken separation, but some wishes for the other party after they are far away. In Tsangyang Gyatso's heart, he is very grateful for God's gift to him.Now, he no longer complains about the injustice of God, and he is grateful for the feelings he has experienced in his heart.He believed that the love these people gave him was an invaluable treasure.As long as he keeps these feelings in his heart, these people will be with him.Maybe I have been grateful to them all the time, and in the next life, I will continue my friendship with them in this life. In this very short life, Invited to these favors; In the afterlife in childhood, See if we can meet again. (Translated by Yu Daoquan) From then on, he only reread this memory in the silent night.Only when raising the wind horse flag for blessings, add her name to the long string of names recited.