Chapter 13 Ten Years of Dreams in Southern Fujian (2)

In November, I moved to thatched cottage to celebrate the New Year. In February 1934, he returned to South Putuo. At that time, most of the old friends were scattered; none of the teaching staff or monks in the Buddhist academy knew each other. When I came back to Nanputuo Temple this time, I approved Master Chang Xing: Master Chang Xing: His name is Jixiang, he is from Rugao, Jiangsu Province, and he has a deep knowledge of Huayan and Tiantai. In 1934, he took over as the abbot of Nanputuo and concurrently served as the president of Minnan Buddhist College.The appointment came to rectify monk education.Later, when I observed the situation, I felt that the cause and condition had not yet matured, and it was impossible to start straightening it out, so I gave up.After that, I did not go to Minnan Buddhist Academy.

two Speaking of this, I will explain my personal opinion on monk education by the way: I usually don't want to distinguish which sect or sect of Buddhism, because I think each sect and each sect has its own strengths. But there is one thing, I think no matter which sect or school of monks, they must firmly believe, that is the basic principle of Buddhism, that is, the principle of karma between good and evil - good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil; Believe in the inspiration of Buddha and Bodhisattva!This is not only the case for junior monks, but also for those who are promoted to Buddhist universities!

Although good and evil karma and the principles of inspiration from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are easy to understand, not many people can fully believe them.The so-called belief is not a word of mouth, but a heartfelt belief! cough!This is an easy-to-understand truth, but it is not easy to actually believe it! I thought that no matter what, one must firmly believe in the principles of good and evil karma and the inspiration of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to be qualified as a Buddhist! It should be known that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. This kind of karma is not pleasant at all!It should also be known that all our behaviors, every move, and even our thoughts are clearly seen by all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!

If a person can firmly believe in this, his moral character will naturally improve day by day!The original picture on page 53 was placed on page 52 before the portrait of Mrs. Yu, Li Shutong's wife You must know that we monks (the so-called Sangha) have a very high status above lay people.Therefore, morality must be higher than that of ordinary people! It would be embarrassing if the conduct and morality could only be equal to that of lay people!What's more?What's more, it's not as good as it is? ……cough!In this way, they saw that the family members would be very contemptuous and contemptuous, and all kinds of ridicules came one after another.

I remember when I was about to become a monk, an old friend in Beijing wrote to advise me. Do you know what he advised?He said: "I heard that if you want to be a human being, you should become a monk..." Cough!How sad we must be when we hear this!He thought that monks were not human beings, and he simply regarded monks as human beings!You think, how powerful this sentence is! Why are monks not human beings?Why are people belittled so much?We all have to reflect on ourselves!I thought: This is all due to the fact that we monks are too casual in life; all kinds of things are too casual, so this kind of talk comes out.

As for why casually?That is because we cannot deeply believe in the principle of good and evil karma and the inspiration of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.If we can really have faith, very firm faith, I think it will take your head off, and I won't be casual! The above mentioned, not only the monks of Yangzhengyuan should keep in mind, but also the monks of Buddhist universities should keep in mind, believe in the principle of karma between good and evil and the unsatisfactory inspiration of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas! As far as I am concerned, I am nearly 60 and have been a monk for 20 years, but I still like to read this kind of books-books that record the karma of good and evil and the inspiration of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

I've been examining myself recently, and I feel like I'm getting worse and worse!So I often study this kind of books: I hope that my moral character will become more noble every day; Although this passage is what I encourage myself, I very much hope that you can also practice it! Books about good and evil karma and the inspiration of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are printed by Master Yinguang at the Honghua Society in Suzhou, and the prices are very low. If you want to read them, you can ask Master Guangqia to write to buy them. Please, or they will give it away is unknown. three The above is my personal opinion on monk education.Let me say a few more things:

I went to live in Jingfeng Temple in Hui'an in 1935.In November, I suddenly fell ill, so I moved to the hermitage to recuperate. This serious illness can be said to be a great commemoration of my life! In the first month of 1936, I came to Nanputuo Temple to treat illnesses.There is a clock on the hospital bed, which is always two quarters slower than the other clocks. When people see it, they always say, "This clock is not accurate." I say, "This is the Cao'an clock!" I still don't understand the words: Are there many different clocks in the world?Now let me explain in detail:

I was seriously ill that time and lived in thatched cottage for more than a month.The clock placed on the hospital bed is based on the clock in the thatched cottage.The clock in the Cao'an is always a little slower than the ordinary clock. Although I moved to South Putuo later, my clock was still the same, two quarters slower than normal clocks, so "Cao'an clock" became a noun.From the perspective of others, this matter may be considered funny!But I find it very interesting!Because when I see this clock, I think of my serious illness in the thatched cottage, which often makes me feel very ashamed, ashamed that my virtue is weak and my career is heavy.

Book presented to Liu Zhiping's fan I want to feel ashamed from time to time, I always deliberately set the clock back by two quarters, just like the clock in the thatched cottage; Afterwards, I lived in South Putuo for several months, and in May, I went to Sunlight Rock on Gulangyu Island.In December, I will still return to South Putuo. Up to this year, 1937, I lived in southern Fujian, counting, it has been ten years from the beginning to the end. Thinking back on the things I have done in southern Fujian in the past ten years, there are very few successes, and most of them are broken, so I often reflect on myself and feel that my virtue is really lacking!