A famous Zen master is about to pass away, and his disciples sit around him, waiting for the master to tell them the mystery of life and the universe. The Zen master kept silent and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he asked his disciple: "How can we get rid of weeds?" One disciple said

A famous Zen master is about to pass away, and his disciples sit around him, waiting for the master to tell them the mystery of life and the universe.

Zen master remained silent and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he asked his disciple: "How can we get rid of weeds?"

A disciple said: "Use a shovel to shovel all the weeds!" The Zen master nodded with a smile.

Another disciple said, "You can burn grass with fire!" The Zen master still smiled.

The third disciple said, "Spread lime on the grass and weed it!" The Zen master still had the same smile on his face.

The fourth disciples said, "Their method is not good. If they don't eradicate the roots, they will eradicate the roots when they are mowed, and the roots must be dug out." After the disciples said, the Zen master said, "You all said it very well. From tomorrow on, you can divide the grass into several pieces according to your own methods and remove the weeds on the ground. Let's see you again in this place. Next year."

At this time of the second year, the disciples came here early. They tried various methods and were unable to eradicate the weeds. They have given up on this task and now they just want to see what methods the Zen master has used.

The originally overgrown fields of Zen Master have disappeared, replaced by golden crops.

The disciples immediately realized that only planting crops in weeds is the best way to weed.

They sat around the crops, and the crops were ripe, but the Zen master had passed away. This was the last lesson the Zen master gave them, and all the disciples shed tears of gratitude.

Yes, there is only one way to get rid of weeds in the wilderness, that is, plant crops. Only by cultivating one's own virtue can one keep one's heart from desolation.