In the Song Dynasty, there was a high monk named Bian, who lived in Qixian Temple in Lushan. The common surname is unknown, and because it is proficient in Buddhism, it is difficult to explain doubts, so it is called the "first seat". The first seat of the debate often wore a bro

In the Song Dynasty, there was a high monk Bian who lived in Qixian Temple in Lushan. The common surname is unknown, and because it is proficient in Buddhism, it is difficult to explain doubts, so it is called the "first seat". The first seat of the debate often wore a broken monk's robe, a pair of broken straw sandals, and a bamboo stick to pass through Jiujiang .

Donglin Temple Monk Hunrong saw that he was dressed like this, and scolded him, "As the head of the temple, you should be a model of all monks. Your behavior is like this, don't you despise yourself? All etiquette and law have been destroyed by you!" The head of the debater smiled and said, "What's wrong with life taking comfort in your life?" After that, he picked up a pen and wrote a poem: Don't say that you are poor in your virtuous life, your body is poor and your path is endless. Straw sandals are like tigers, and walking sticks are like dragons. Drink the water of Caoxi thirsty and swallow the chestnuts and thorns when hungry. The copper head and iron forehead are all in my mountains.

After reading this poem, Monk Hunrong felt very ashamed and felt that his practice was far from reaching the level of the first debater. In fact, Zen does not require people to follow the rules, nor does it require people to give up their will and live a dogmatic life. It advocates a comfortable life and a real life. Real life is a life in which a person abandons all kinds of worries, delusions, dust and troubles, is not entangled by material desires, is not obstructed by prejudice, is not disturbed by emotions, and is in accordance with nature and is not bewitched by false words. Only by reaching this state can one be considered a real life.