"The void has no place, like glass." It expresses a pure and transparent mind of people in Buddhist practice, in China's long history, Buddhism has always had a very special status, but in modern society can still treat faith with a true heart not many, ascetic monk Shi Zhenghong as a Buddhist disciple, with three steps and one worship, walked the four famous mountains of China, which shows the firmness of his heart.
Hike barefoot through the four famous mountains
As a monk of Ashoka Monastery, Shi Zhenghong chose ascetic practice in Buddhism, and an old ascetic brought a lot of inspiration to Shi Zhenghong, and he decided to walk the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism in the form of three steps and one worship.
On September 9, 2013, Shi Zhenghong decided to start this difficult journey on foot from Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province, and went to Huai Yuan when he was hungry on the way, otherwise he would find some nearby wild vegetables and wild fruits to fill his stomach, and when he was thirsty, he would find some natural water sources around him, and there was almost nothing outside his body.
On the way, some restaurant owners invited Shi Zhenghong to eat, and after Shi Zhenghong thanked the boss for his kindness, he often politely refused, in Shi Zhenghong's heart, if he entered the restaurant to eat on this penancetic road, it would be a kind of destruction of this penance.
No matter what kind of bad weather he encountered, it would not stop Shi Zhenghong from moving forward, Shi Zhenghong did not wear shoes throughout the whole process, and he had been barefoot on the road of worship, and as he walked more and more, the cocoons under Shi Zhenghong's feet were already thicker than normal soles.
Whenever it rains heavily, the calluses under Shi Zhenghong's feet will be softened and fall off, and the soles of his feet will be more painful on the way forward than at the beginning, so the cycle will be repeated and new cocoons will be grinded again.
In addition to these, due to long-term prostration on the road, Shi Zhenghong's forehead and knees are also scarred, sometimes bleeding and pus, and Shi Zhenghong has the same thick cocoon on the soles of his feet.
Many people Shi Zhenghong met on the road would look at him with surprise, and could not explain Zhenghiro's behavior, everyone felt that Shi Zhenghong must be a madman, doing something unnecessary. But Shi Zhenghong is not in the eyes of others, but still seriously accomplishes what he wants to do.
On the way to worship, Shi Zhenghong also often considered the people, and after each overnight stay, he would put away his tent in time and clean up the environment around the tent to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to the people. Sometimes, when Shi Zhenghong encounters beautiful things, he will also record the beauty with his mobile phone.
No matter what difficulties and obstacles he encountered on the way, Shi Zhenghong never stopped moving forward, always set off for the next destination, and in May 2015, after 20 months of hiking and worship, Shi Zhenghong reached the last location: the Golden Peak of Mount Emei.
When Shi Zhenghong arrived at the top of Mount Emei, it was already winter, the temperature was very low, on this rugged road, Shi Zhenghong experienced how many dark nights alone, few people in the world can have such courage, Shi Zhenghong did not feel how hard and tired along the way, on the contrary, the persistence and pursuit of faith made him move forward briskly.
After Shi Zhenghong reached the top of the mountain, he shocked the world, what a pure heart can persist on such a difficult road until the last moment, and people who have looked at Shi Zhenghong with strange eyes have begun to have a deep admiration for him.
Pray for peace for your people
After arriving at the Golden Top, Shi Zhenghong performed a bowing ceremony and wished everyone health and peace. Shi Zhenghong did this trip not only for his own practice, but originally to hope that everyone could be well, which moved countless Chinese people.
There are many people who question the meaning of Shi Zhenghong's actions, regardless of other people's opinions, after all, in this process, Shi Zhenghong insisted on what he wanted to do, and the persistence of this road proved Shi Zhenghong's pure original intention.
After completing this feat, Shi Zhenghong is still immersed in the temple today.
For modern people, people often use some transportation to assist themselves in completing the trip when traveling, and in the eyes of Shi Zhenghong, if you take transportation on the road of practice, it is disrespectful to the Buddha, and you have lost your devout desire to seek Buddha, and Shi Zhenghong has been determined to complete this journey from the beginning.
According to Shi Zhenghong's personal expression, his actions are definitely not any hype, he just hopes that with his modest strength, he can let the Buddhist family help more poor people.
Since the founding of New China, the mainland's Buddhist cause has developed differently at different stages, and with the continuous development of the social economy, people's material living standards have greatly improved, and many people have begun to disregard their original intentions for money, including some monks in monasteries, and they have also slowly begun to start the idea of accumulating wealth.
In the hearts of these monks, who have forgotten their original intentions, some of the Buddhist ideas are just a convenient way for them to defraud others of money. As a result of these influences, Buddhist culture on the mainland slowly began to show signs of decline.
After being deceived by some monks, it is difficult for many people to regard Buddhism as a sacred belief anymore, and they leave a bad impression in their hearts. But if people have the opportunity to really understand Buddhist thought, they will find that the monks are not true Buddhist disciples, and for them, in the face of any religious belief, they are not as profitable as earning personal gains.
The appearance of Shi Zhenghong once again made people begin to admire Buddhism, and it was precisely because of such a devout monk as Shi Zhenghong that the people on the mainland began to greatly improve their view of Buddhism.
I believe that in the future, more monks will be influenced by Shi Zhenghong's deeds, and more Buddhist disciples will be willing to join the ascetic team. Through everyone's continuous efforts, the future of Buddhist culture on the mainland will certainly be brighter.
In fact, in the past thousands of years of history, Buddhism has also experienced many major blows, but one blow after another has not caused Buddhism to be destroyed, but has a stronger development prospect.
Although Buddhism does not originate from Chinese culture, after entering China, it can slowly integrate the excellent culture of the Chinese nation and carry out further reform and development.
With the change of times, people's way of life has become more and more impetuous, and few people know what they really want and work hard for a long time. In mainland society, there are very few people who can really sink their hearts and seriously study the Dharma, not only the Dharma, as long as people are willing to devote themselves to one thing, success must be an inevitable result.