KNOWING WHEN NOT TO ACT, YOU CAN LIVE YOUR TRUE SELF
Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist practitioners need to understand that all things on earth are unperturbed. As long as the heart stays unchanged, all things will stay put. No matter what, you are still that kind to others, and likewise, others remain as kind to you.
Sitting is Zen, walking is Zen, to see a world in a flower and the Buddha in a leaf. What does it mean?
It says that, you will gain wisdom even while sitting, standing and going about your task, and you are in meditative concentration in whatever you do. As there is such a world in your heart, there is such a practice place. In everything you do, you will do it as if you are a Buddha performing the task. This is what “to see the Buddha in a leaf” means.
There is a poet who says, “Flowers will bloom when spring arrives, leaves will wither when autumn comes”. What does it mean? When spring comes, flowers will naturally turn fresh – what a sight to behold! When autumn comes, leaves will fall and wither.
There is a saying, “Our heart will be at ease when we have immense wisdom” to depict that while leaves will all change in spring or autumn, but the immense wisdom within our heart, that is, our heart of wisdom will always be at ease, meaning it will remain in perpetuity and will never change.
I hope all of you can take a leaf out of this saying, “Your body will be natural if you speak less and remain calm” – be a person of few words and remain calm and composed in your actions, only then your whole body and life will become natural.
Do not let your heart be intrigued by anything that you see and never react hastily as and when something crops up. Otherwise, others will slowly find that you are a person, who can’t sit or stand still, one who is unable to remain calm and composed.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Episode 4, 28 February 2020
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