One Lifetime, Two Things! (Wonderful Article)
Someone says that a person can only do three things in a lifetime: their own affairs, the affairs of others, and the affairs of heaven.
I think a person can only do two things in a lifetime: eat when hungry, and sleep when tired.
Because, it's not easy to have a delicious meal and a sweet sleep.
Young Lin Qingxuan was tormented by heartbreak when he was young, his meals weren't delicious, and his sleep wasn't sweet.
The Zen master told him: "Humans need to cultivate."
Lin Qingxuan asked: "How to cultivate?"
The Zen master said: "Eat when hungry, sleep when tired."
Lin Qingxuan retorted: "Don't eating and sleeping also need to be cultivated?"
The Zen master said: "It’s better to seek oneself than to seek others; it’s better to seek oneself than to seek things. The heart should be like a pool of clear water. When the water is clear, the birds, flowers, and trees will reflect beautifully on it. Then, every day will be a good day, every night will be a clear night, and everywhere will be a blessed place, and every practice will be a good practice. There will be nothing to confuse or pollute us."
Lin Qingxuan suddenly had an epiphany.
Liang Sumei also said that a person's first priority in life is to resolve the relationship between people and things, then the relationship between people, and finally, the relationship between themselves. However, the last one is the most difficult.
In a person's life, one will encounter many people and things, some are necessary, and some are completely useless, such as fame and fortune, greed, vanity, jealousy, and hatred.
These are burdens that should be discarded decisively! Like garbage files and error messages on a computer, they should be deleted in a timely manner to ensure smooth operation.
Life is about step by step, discarding burdens one by one. The path becomes longer, and the heart becomes quieter.
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