Master Huai’s motto: Troubles are Bodhi, that is to say, if you can turn around your troubles, you will be Bodhi. Due to the stimulation of troubles, you become enlightened and find that you are in troubles. This is not right. Be alert immediately. Once you turn around like this, you will become Bodhi.
"That is, the pure solution is its own obstacle." Some people who practice Kung Fu have reached a state of purity without distracting thoughts or delusions. However, they do not have a thorough understanding. They think that purity is the way, and that impurity and emptiness are not the Dharma. Therefore, they hinder themselves. "Therefore, "Not at ease with perfect enlightenment." If you don't have a clear understanding of the nature of perfect enlightenment that is not stained or pure, you will be attached to emptiness and purity, and you will not be at ease, and you cannot be considered a great enlightenment. I often tell my Taoist friends that you are very Taoist and pure while meditating on the mountain; but when you come down from the mountain, I will treat you to nightclubs, karaoke bars, and dance halls to ensure that the petals of your lotus seat fall off one by one. . You can leave the mortal world but cannot enter the world, you can enter the Buddha but cannot enter the devil, there are obstacles, and it is not true liberation. What is the state of perfect enlightenment? It must be like what is said in the "Vimalakirti Sutra": "Trouble is Bodhi". No matter in any messy, troubled or painful environment, you will always be pure and happy. People who cannot do this are called "ordinary people who follow the enlightenment nature". This is the view of ordinary ordinary people. As long as the Buddha is mentioned, he will think of the holy, solemn and pure side. In this way, he only possesses the religious qualities. Faith, interest in Buddhism, perfect sentiments, but no idea of ??what true Buddhism is. Most people use their own opinions to explain and annotate Buddhism. I think the Buddha is like this, and I think entering concentration is like this. They don’t bother to study it carefully, and they don’t work hard to realize it.
——"A Brief Introduction to the Sutra of Enlightenment"
Why do people who practice Taoism have better complexion and clear Qi meridians when their kung fu is good? Because of the influence of psychological behavior, temperament is changing, and every cell is changing. It is not fake. Therefore, worries can be transformed into Bodhi, enlightenment, and clarity at any time.
Each of us, especially those who study Buddhism, is in trouble at any time. We turn around and check, for how many seconds in the twenty-four hours a day are we happy physically and mentally? Of course, strictly speaking, acquired happiness is also one of the worries. "Vimalakirti Sutra" says: "Trouble is Bodhi." That is to say, if you can turn around your troubles, you will be Bodhi. Due to the stimulation of troubles, you become enlightened and find that you are in troubles. This is not right. Be alert immediately. Once you turn around, you will become Bodhi.
——"How to Practice and Realize Buddhism"
"Disagreement is Bodhi, which means freedom from troubles and habits." "Combined" is different from "meeting", and "disagreeable" means non-adhesion. For example, if we get angry when we see someone, then you will be able to get along again. When you see people coming together like a dream, not cooperating, you feel a sense of separation and liberation. Not being attached to all dharmas is Bodhi, which is the reason for being free from all troubles and habits. If you don’t have any intention towards your surroundings, even if you don’t know how to do it, you won’t be able to do it. But how can you cultivate to the point where you don’t have any intention towards your surroundings?
Trouble is not just pain. When you see something happy, this happiness is trouble, and when you feel comfortable, it is also a kind of trouble. What disturbs you is called vexation, and what confuses you is called vexation. Everything in the world is trouble, and nothing is without disturbance or confusion. All sentient beings tend to find trouble. Some of us don’t worry about anything. After work, we go home and read the Bible. Isn’t that great? Still asking for trouble! Like me, what books should I read? Isn’t it originally pure? You say I don’t want all these things, but if I only practice Buddhism, I will still be troubled! Before you became a Buddha, you were troubled to death. Therefore, if you completely leave all troubles and habits, you will achieve enlightenment.
——"Vimalakirti's Flowers Raining in the Sky"
To sum it up in one sentence, delusion is prajna. My teacher, Teacher Yuan, once told me a great saying, which is amazing. He told me the difference between prajna and delusion. He said: "Knowing that delusion is empty, delusion is prajna. Holding on to prajna is existence, and prajna is delusion." He said it very thoroughly.
——"Vimalakirti's Flowers Raining in the Sky"