Appreciating jade to cultivate virtue, cultivating nature with Zen, appreciating Zen jade carvings

We should walk lightly and live attentively; we should breathe gently and care tenderly; we should think deeply and have great compassion; we should cherish every blade of grass and be afraid of hurting the ground when we tread on it. These are all cultivation.

Face life calmly and clear away worldly distractions from your heart

Use inner peace to face life calmly

In the busy and noisy life

Stick to a sense of tranquility and realize the true meaning of happiness and joy

Two parts elegance, three parts gentleness, and seven parts leisurely.

You are in my arms, embedded in my life, following me like a shadow;

Taking you into my dreams, embedding you in the years, stirring my heart.

The five aggregates are empty and one can see the self-satisfaction; the six sense objects are not stained and one can see the Tathagata.

Let go of your ego, let go of your views, and be enlightened with one thought.

And suddenly realize the true nature.

Get rid of the idea of ​​comparison and understand your mind and nature.

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Master Huineng, once said

There is no Bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a stand. Buddha nature is always pure, where is the dust?

The mind is the Bodhi tree and the body is the bright mirror. A bright mirror is inherently pure, how can it be stained by dust?

There is no Bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a stand. There was nothing in the first place, so where could dust gather?

Bodhi can only be found in the heart, why bother looking for it outside? I heard that if you practice this way, the Western Paradise is right before your eyes!

In the noisy world

How should we “appreciate jade and cultivate virtue”?

Be calm and accept gains and losses

Not ostentatious, not frivolous

No matter what happens

Can maintain a calm and self-satisfied

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