Q: "All laws belong to one, and where does one belong?" Shi Yun said, "The old monk made a cloth shirt in Qingzhou, weighing seven pounds." Excuse me, what is the explanation of this Zen saying?

I am stupid, too, but I forwarded an impressive post, Siqi dressed for dinner. There are several verses in the first article of the Diamond Sutra, The Fate of the Dharma Association: "When eating, wear clothes and hold a bowl, and go to the big city to beg for food. In its city, the second begging came back to this place. Beg for food, collect clothes, wash feet and sit down. " The general idea is that when Sakyamuni Buddha was alive, when he wanted to eat, he dressed neatly and solemnly, picked up a bowl to fill his meal, and went to the Acropolis for alms. After begging from door to door in the Acropolis, I returned to the lecture hall. After dinner, I packed my clothes and rice bowl, washed my feet with water, paved the meditation place and sat there to rest. Sakyamuni fully realized, became a Buddha and initiated a great religion. However, in the life of the world, this is very common and nothing unusual. Like secular people, there is no difference, such as dressing, begging, eating, cleaning, coming and going, and venting with the public is very common. Explain that Tao is in the ordinary, dressing and eating is the Tao, and everyday life is the Tao. The so-called highest is the most common, very dull, nothing special. "Eat and dress, articulate; Living, sitting and lying, childish everywhere; Reality is not far from now (the wisdom of the road is in the ordinary things in front of you). " Some people, from the outside, are simple, ordinary, nothing special, quite mediocre, so-called unattractive, unpretentious, inferior to others, and even from our point of view, they are stupid and have some upside-down behaviors. In fact, many times, we have no vision, or we don't know Mount Tai, because often such people have a profound and broad mind and spiritual realm that we can't reach. As Zhuangzi said: "Those who underestimate the great are infinite, and those who underestimate the great are unknown." It means that humble and low-key people have great wisdom that ordinary people can't have; A dull and conceited person is ignorant of many things. In the past, there was a president in America. When he was a teenager, many adults made fun of him and threw coins at him, including 1 and nickels. He specializes in collecting nickels, which made everyone laugh and said he was a silly boy. Later, someone asked him why he didn't pick up 1 cent coins. He said that if he found 1 cent coins, people would not lose money. So sometimes smart people think they are smart, just those stupid people in Doby, but they are often fooled by intelligence. The final result is not as good as those "fools". Those fools often succeed unexpectedly late and achieve extraordinary achievements. At the beginning of the 20th century, the disciples of Master Xian Di, a generation of eminent monks, worked as lighting masters in the meditation hall of a temple, that is, they were responsible for burning incense and waxing the whole temple. There is a lot of rain in June, which is the rainy season. Many things in the temple are damp and moldy, and incense wax is no exception. This incense burner is generally stupid. Usually, what we call smart and capable is irrelevant. He is often laughed at and teased by naughty monks. One day, when it didn't rain, it was sunny and sunny. A monk said to him, "Master Xiang Deng, the sun is out. Take those moldy candles out to dry. " . Hearing this, the censer foolishly took out all the candles and exposed them to the sun, all of which were burnt. In the evening, the monk meditated, and the manager said why he didn't light the wax. The incense burner said it was all burned out. At that time, candles were very economical and hard to come by. In a rage, the management expelled him to the Master of Diligence. The master of diligence is enlightened by Zen Buddhism and has a good cultivation. He said to him: you are responsible for cleaning up and listening to the scriptures in class. Eight years later, his wisdom has been greatly expanded, and his understanding of Buddhism has risen to a height beyond most people. Therefore, saints, sages and philosophers at all times and all over the world have earnestly warned us to be honest and trustworthy, and there is no need to haggle over every ounce. They all emphasize that honest people don't suffer. "Heaven is good." At the same time, it also teaches us never to laugh at and despise anyone, because good and evil and ignorance are all in an instant, and anyone can rise to an exciting height in an instant. It is inevitable to ask for clothes, food and profit all one's life. Even a disciple of Buddhism and Taoism, the ultimate goal is to be born. The primitive Hinayana Buddhism did not allow monks to cultivate, sell or do business. After Buddhism was introduced into China, with the support of successive dynasties, it gradually formed a unique temple economy, and also had a stable and sufficient economic source, so that practitioners could concentrate on Taoism and achieve the great cause of monasticism. Up to now, it is a market economy era, belonging to a typical industrial and commercial economic society, and widely participating in social division of labor and cooperation, which is also a factor that many people feel that leisure is gradually losing. Then, in this busy and competitive industrial and commercial economic era, is it difficult for devout religious believers to seek food and clothing for profit? For example, the current product marketing, stock investment, real estate transactions, interest payments and other speculative activities. Many people question whether it violates Buddhist precepts and teachings. Speaking, in western Christian countries, religion is closely related to economic life. In Europe in the past, politics and religion were originally integrated, and economic development could not be separated from religious activities. In 2003, Ferguson, a professor of finance at new york University, published "Why America Surpasses Europe-God's Factor", pointing out that the reason why the American economy has always been better than Europe is directly related to the religious belief of most Americans. He put forward a lot of evidence for this, one of which is: more than 50% Europeans think that God is "meaningless" to them; 82% of Americans think that God is "very important" to them. This makes people realize once again that there is an inherent connection between the packed American church on Sunday and its prosperous economy. Therefore, in today's Buddhism in China, the temple economy is more perfect and prosperous than in the farming era. Commodity sales, tourism consumption, mass loyalty and merit. , not only enlivens their own tourism, but also brings economic security to temples, but also makes many monks trapped in the operation of temple economy and unable to get rid of it. On the contrary, Buddhism was specially promoted, which benefited students and was affected and hindered. This requires reflection and revision. For believers at home, they have to take part in social labor to get the guarantee of survival. Working hard, making money and doing speculative business are certainly not in line with seeing through and letting go, but it is better to give alms, help the poor, do charity and participate in social welfare undertakings. Of course, for Mahayana, the really qualified situation is "being abroad, not being tempted in the heart". Although making money in one way or another, the heart is ethereal and detached. However, for most people who are only at the level of faith and just start learning, this situation is difficult to achieve, so it is inevitable to be in an embarrassing position in real profit. In fact, when the Buddha was alive, he was divided into several classes: one was Brahman as a religious teacher; The second is Khrushchev who is engaged in military and political affairs; Third, sudra engaged in industrial and commercial activities; Fourth, he is engaged in killing and other menial industries. Besides not encouraging sudra's career, his old man's house also encourages and respects other professions. Therefore, in fact, there is no theoretical obstacle for Buddhist believers to do business properly. Moreover, the public does business with a devout Buddhist, so there is no need to worry that he will cheat you. If you make money and make profits, how can you use it? The Buddha said in the book "Good Life" that it is best to divide the income of laymen into four parts: one is for the turnover of family life; Second, the capital used for operation; Third, save it for a rainy day; Fourth, borrow money to get interest. In addition, part of it should be used for three purposes: one is to support parents, the other is to help relatives and friends and subordinate servants, and the third is to support the three treasures (Buddhism, Dharma and Monk). Therefore, engaging in a proper occupation and serving the public is also an interaction and mutual assistance with society. Nevertheless, in the modern society with mental and physical stress and overwork, it is of great benefit to life to be able to afford and let go, despise fame and fortune, and be more dull and calm. There is a couplet on the bell tower of Baoguang Temple in Xindu County, Sichuan Province: awakening human fame and fortune; Recall the dream of suffering and charm. It's not good to listen to this bell from time to time and play some similar warnings in your mind from time to time!