Once upon a time, two brothers became monks together. My brother is diligent in practicing precepts and meditation every day, but neglects to practice. My younger brother, on the other hand, often does good deeds, gives alms widely, supports the three treasures, and accumulates many blessings. However, he didn't pay attention to studying the classics and listening to the law, and he couldn't strictly observe the commandments, which were often broken.
Later, my brother replaced Luo Han Guo and became a disciple of the Buddha after reincarnation. However, because he didn't know how to cultivate happiness in his last life, hunger and cold have been bothering him. Because my younger brother paid attention to the cultivation of Fubao in his last life, he was reincarnated into an elephant with silks and satins and jewels, which was deeply loved by the king. The king named the elephant "Hundred Kings", and many people fed it with delicious food.
One day, when Luohan, a ragged brother, was begging, the avatar observed that his younger brother in his previous life had devoted himself to the animal path and became the elephant king. Luohan knew the karma between himself and the elephant in previous lives, so he went to the elephant's residence and said to the elephant, "You and I were both guilty in previous lives. Please remember the past! "
The elephant was blessed by Lohan's brother, and now he recalls all kinds of karma in the past and understands the sins caused by previous lives, so he is unhappy and even goes on a hunger strike. When the king heard this, he invited Lohan to ask, "Monkey, what did you say to my elephant king?" "I just reminded him of his past crimes and said nothing else." Lohan replied.
Under the king's inquiry, Lohan told the king about his past karma with elephants. The king was surprised at this, and now he understands that cause and effect are true! Later, it was circulated as a poem: cultivate wisdom without music, and Lohan holds an empty bowl; It is unwise to cultivate blessings, and elephants hang wreaths.
The younger brother in this story only cultivated happiness without wisdom, and finally reincarnated as a rich elephant; Brother only cultivates wisdom, not happiness. Even if he wins the position of Luo Han Guo, he still has to endure hunger and cold, often carrying an empty bowl. How thought-provoking!
The living Buddha warned his disciples to practice double cultivation of wisdom! To cultivate wisdom is to see through the Prajna and complete the maturity of the realm until the achievement is liberated. Cultivating happiness means cultivating wealth, wealth, status, prestige and health ... this is an important resource for practice. Fu Hui's double cultivation is to cultivate six degrees of ten thousand lines: giving is greed, keeping precepts is extinction, enduring humiliation is resentment, making progress is slack, meditation is scattered, and prajnaparamita is delusion.
If you want to be truly blessed, you must abandon your own black industry. We must plant the merits of Bodhi every day, and the perfect combination of practice and Buddhist practice will make Bodhi seeds blossom and bear fruit. Sometimes, blessing and wisdom cultivation are not strictly separated. For example, when we hear about Buddhism, to support Buddha and Bodhisattva is to cultivate happiness and wisdom. We don't have to deliberately pursue blessings or wisdom. As long as we earnestly follow the teachings of the Buddha and implement them, we will have all the blessings.
Of course, hard work is also a way of practice. Either way, the key is farming, behavior and mentality, not the relationship between the rich and the poor, but whether our behavior is correct. Many practitioners don't understand the true meaning of Fu Hui Shuang Xiu, leaving many regrets!
The younger brother in the story only gives alms and does not cultivate wisdom, which makes me seem to see myself before learning Tathagata. I mistakenly think that learning Buddhism means doing more good deeds and donating temples, but I don't know that I still have to learn classics, smell Buddhism, strictly observe precepts and practice in a down-to-earth manner. However, there are many practitioners who practice Buddhist scriptures all day, regardless of wealth and food, just like the elder brother in the story, who is poor but often holds an empty bowl.
It can be seen that it is a pity to learn from Buddhism and not know what is right! Personal life is rare, but Buddhism is hard to meet. Only by listening to the dharma sounds of the living buddhas can we establish a correct view and practice Fu Hui's success in learning Buddhism with actions!
Author: Brother Blissful Jing
Editor: Enron