Instantaneous blooming

Author: Fei Yong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: No matter who you are, no matter what you are doing right now; no matter what is happening outside, you cannot wait, cannot hesitate for a moment. In an instant, return to your own heart, become serene, and the world will follow you in clarity and tranquility. Everywhere, there is the scent of blooming flowers. When you speak, you must let go of the subject "I," which is an obstacle, a negative word that leads you toward closure and. In true speech, there is no pronoun. The clouds are light, the wind is gentle. Words are heavy yet light—such a lightness that is free from attachment and clinging. Returning to oneself is not returning above our appearance. Our appearance blooms like flowers in the years and then fades, but what never fades is the flower of our soul. Therefore, returning to oneself is returning to our heart. Life is a journey that is either too long or too short, with its rules shifting unpredictably. We chase wealth, fame, sensual pleasures, and deities, from morning till night, busy and restless. We rejoice over every new coin, every inch of sensory delight, every empty name, or we endlessly mourn, endlessly worry, and endlessly chase. The Buddha Shakyamuni said: Regardless of time, place, or circumstance, an awakened one is always in peace and joy. Happy when rich, happy when poor; happy when in love, happy when not in love; happy when famous, happy when not famous. Setting no conditions for their own happiness, as long as they breathe and feel, they can be happy.