Chapter 60 Never give up the dream of "flowers fall into lotus"! (58)

I looked at the lotus in my hand, and remembered the part of "Daming Lake": "The lotus leaves on both sides clamped the boat, and the lotus leaves were just withered, making the boat whimper; "The old lotus pod kept jumping into the window of the ship." "Lotus on all sides and willows on three sides, one city is full of mountains and half the city is lake"; "A cold spring recommends autumn chrysanthemums, and a boat wears lotus flowers at three o'clock", the beautiful scenery surrounded by lotus, lotus and leaves, how leisurely the painting boat wears lotus flowers. Fascinated!

In summer, I walked to the opposite valley, and a pond of lotus flowers was planted next to a small wooden house, reflecting the blue sky and green mountains in the distance.The owner of the wooden house is a warm old couple who took us to the lotus pond, where the green lotus in the pond is in the pavilion. I saw a lotus leaf taller than a person with a lotus flower.Swaying in the twilight. "This is the throne I prepared for Guanyin Bodhisattva! When the Bodhisattva is tired from propagating the Dharma, there is a place to rest." Ojisang said.We couldn't help but smile. Along the way, each of us held the lotus pod given by Ojisang, walked through the path in the orchard, and went back to the temple under the light rain.I had a dream at night, in the dream was a lotus field, I was paddling through the lotus pods...

Once I went there, it happened that Ojisang and Obasan were peeling lotus seeds, so we sat down and peeled lotus seeds together.The lotus seeds are hidden in the lotus pods. We pick up the lotus pods, carefully pick out the lotus seeds, and then peel and remove the hearts. It is difficult to imagine how hard the lotus seeds are obtained. Unable to resist Ojisang's kindness, we brought a bag of lotus pods back to the temple.Peel lotus seeds under the lamp at night, and make iced lotus seed soup the next day. It tastes sweet and refreshing.The lotus seeds in the lotus pod just show that "flowers fall and lotus becomes a lotus", not only "leave the lotus to listen to the sound of rain", but also every price range of lotus from flower bloom to flower fall is invaluable.

Just like when the lotus blooms, it blooms to its heart's content, and when the lotus fades, the lotus seeds are ready.Becoming a Buddha is the consummation of practice, and self-awareness and awareness of his consummation is the goal that Buddhist practitioners strive for life after life. It is a process of continuous struggle that the lotus blossoms and the flowers fall into the lotus.This process must face the real self, and challenge the self's troubles and habits; this process must rely on the "Dharma", and always rely on the "Dharma". Walking on such a road, I can only say bits and pieces in my heart. Although I don’t know when I will arrive, and there is even the danger of getting lost, I can’t lose the blueprint and dream in my heart.

I put the dried lotus pods in off-white cloth bags and hang them on the wall.Remind yourself, never give up that dream of "flowers fall into lotus blossoms". (This picture is provided by Wu Xiaodan)