In this fast-paced era, we are receiving a huge amount of information every day, everyone seems to have countless faces, and the heart is like a kaleidoscope, ever-changing. Venerable Hongyi, a profound wise man, uses his Zen language to reveal the true meaning of life to us - "People have a thousand faces, and their hearts have a thousand changes, don't say everything you know, don't believe everything you hear." ”
I remember Master Hongyi Zeng Yun: "Life is like tea, the first is bitter like life, the second is fragrant like love, and the third is as light as the breeze." It's simple, but it's meaningful. Each of us is that cup of tea, after experiencing the baptism of wind and rain, and tasting the ups and downs, we can truly understand the taste of life. Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a blessing, but can become a burden, like the first bitterness, too much.
"Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is knowing. This is the teaching of Confucius and the motto of Master Hongyi. In the current information explosion, we are often surrounded by various opinions, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Smart people will choose to sift through and only take the essence and discard the dross. After all, the ears are other people's stories, and the heads are our own thoughts, and we can't let other people's words sway our judgments.
"Seeing is not necessarily believing, and hearing is not necessarily false. This sentence seems to remind us not to believe in the surface easily, but to see the essence through the phenomenon. As Venerable Hongyi said, what you see and hear can be one-sided, and only by experiencing it yourself can you truly understand and accept it.
In life, we might as well learn from the wisdom of the masters, and maintain a sense of humility and prudence. We appreciate the strengths of others, we understand the shortcomings of others, and we are cautious about our own perceptions. In this way, our minds will be like a mirror, as Master Hongyi said, reflecting both others and ourselves.
Master Hongyi's words are like a spring breeze, allowing us to find a peace in the chaotic world. He tells us to be a thinking person, a person of choice, and a person of principle. In every thinking and choice, we can find our own part of the truth and wisdom.
In this era of uncertainty, let's take the wisdom of Venerable Hongyi as a guide and learn to listen, learn to think, and learn to let go. Remember, you don't have to say everything you know, you don't have to believe everything you hear, because true wisdom is often hidden in the depths of our hearts, waiting for us to discover and practice.
This is a chapter of wisdom from Venerable Hongyi, may it warm you and me and light the way forward. If you also resonate, you may wish to forward it to your friends and feel the inspiration from ancient wisdom together. Let's live together, face it with wisdom, and become a better version of ourselves.