Terjemahan Bahasa: Biografi Hui-neng, Patriak Zen ke-6 六祖惠能大师生平
《月明三更》01 六祖惠能大师生平
Shen-xiu: "The body is the Bodhi (wisdom) tree.
Your heart is like the stand of a bright mirror.
Diligently & frequently wipe it.
Don't let it attract sentient-dust."
Bodhi is Buddha's wisdom, so when you body ia a bodhi tree means your body consists of Buddha's wisdom and thus you are a Buddha.
Being always aware of one's own Heart/mind, and maintaining its purity through frequent practice, is like wiping away impurities constantly to prevent sentient-dust from settling in.
Thus one maintain purity of Mind and at the same time Body & Speech.
The 3 Tantras of Body Speech Mind when Pure will emit Light eventually, as in Enlightenment, One sees LIGHT!
惠能说：“菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃。”
Hui-neng: "There is no wisdom tree; nor a stand of a bright mirror,
Originally there isn't any form/material, where then can sentient-dust settle?"
The Bodhi actually or originally don't have the form, and non like that of a tree,
likewise no bright mirror stand.
Since there is no Form at all, where then is there a place for sentient dust to settle or to abide!
This is Instantaneous Enlightenment if one has the Root Potential to be spark or light up!
O! Enlightenment is perceived by many as a sudden "Light-up" from within!
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With Metta,
In this drama series, that is if you understand the Chinese language or Read/write the Chinese Language, you will benefit much from watching this drama.
The 2 verses written on the wall of the monastery by Hui-neng and Shen-xiu are explained well in detail.
Hui-neng's is from one with Great Root Potential 大根器 and Shen-xiu's Middle Root Potential 中根器.
Hui-neng's shared the Vision of Immediate Enlightenment while Shen-xiu's shared the Vision of Gradual Purification to attain Enlightenment.
Of note are episodes whereby Hui-neng overcame those that slighted him for being illiterate.
The negatives of Pride, Ego, Jealousy, Ignorance, Aversion, ..... were enacted, these are hindrances to Enlightenment.
Hahaha!
So don't take pride as I have stressed that you are one of the "elite" chosen by TBS admin and have you names & job titles read out loud before event and before GM Lu's dharma speeches.
Think: Are you worthy of such "limelight"?
In this drama, the ruling empress wanted to learn Buddha Dharma and short listed 4 great monks to attend to her desire to learn Buddha Dharma.
Out of this 4 great monks, only Hui-neng rejected to go to the palace as ordered by imperial edicts!
And the Empress finally realised her errant ways when her convoy return to the palace with Hui-neng 3rd refusal to abide her imperial orders.
The convoy attended a dharma sermon by Hui-neng and returned to the palace with Hui-neng's main theme of this sermon and a letter which is blank.
The Empress realised the part of Hui-neng's verse that was written in the monastery where he went to study at, when she found a blank sheet of paper inside an envelop handed over to her by her convoy that came back after visiting Hui-neng.
This came to her mind:
本来无一物，何处惹尘埃
Originally there isn't any form/material, where then can sentient-dust settle.
Now if the Empress is humble and go personally to pay a visit to Hui-neng, she would have attain Enlightenment instantly without wasting her time with the 3 other great monks who just don't seem to "hit the nail at its head!"
Affinity!
Zen Ideology is mostly for those with Great Root Potential and an instant "spark" can bring about One's enlightenment on the spot.
Well, for most dharma cultivators, Shen-xiu's formula is the better choice!
And those well educated in the mortal-orientated world does not have any privilege over those not so well educated at all!
Hui-neng is one good example of inherent "Inner brightness"!
With Metta,
Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
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