It is said that Su Dong Pha is a close associate of the Indian Buddhist monk, a famous Zen master. Between the poets Su and the Indian Buddhist monk left many interesting anecdotes, here are two of them.

Story one: "Reporter"

One day, they compose a poem is very good, so that the bearer of Buddhist monks are Buddhist monks in the Kim Son. The text of the poem is as follows:

"Khe central defense natural disasters 
aura natural length 
Bat style estate of active 
Doan is linked to death metal."

The translation is:

"Enlightenment Enlightenment to 
light the universe is 
not the wind blowing 
Sitting in the golden lotus".

The Indian Buddhist monk finished the poem, saying nothing, just holding the pen in the words "reporter" (medium) and bring back to Dongxiang.

Just as the Buddha predicted, Dong Dong Pha finished the critique, angry, can not resist should immediately cross the river to ask the Buddha for the reason.

Meeting at the river's wharf, Dong Pha exclaimed loudly, "My poetry is wrong wherever you turn to the other two meanings."

"He said, 'eight winds are not moving,' and only one 'medium' has flown to the river."

Dong Dong Pha suddenly realized, the insight of Zen Master An An said that his mind was not motionless.

Eight winds, according to Buddhism, include:

1. benefit (benefit) 
2. loss (loss) 
3. withdrawal (criticism) 
4. attendance (indirect praise)

5. Confession (direct praise to the people) 
6. Mechanical (set up to say bad people) 
7. Suffering (encounter obstacle coast, the body of the heart is pressed, suffering brain) 
8. Lac (meet good charm, happy scene, body and fun, joyful)

Su Dongpo received a deep lesson on patience through his encounter with the Zen master. 

Story 2: The story ... the cow dung

One day, Dong Dongpo went to Kim Son Pagoda to play and talk with the Buddhist monk all day. Two people sit cross-legged Zen meditation.

The Buddha asked: "How do you see me?"

Buddha said: "Very dignified, like a Buddha."

Su Dongpo heard, excited. The Indian Buddhist asked: "How do you see me?"

He saw the Indian Buddha in full circle, wearing black clothes, and immediately replied: "Like a cow dung!"

The Indian Buddha said nothing. Dong Pha thinks that she has won a glue, very happy heart, to the house said cheerfully with Su sister is sister: "Sooyoung, today you have won the Buddhist monk a glue." Speaking of which, he told the conversation.

But he was also a talented artist, and he laughed and said, "God, I lost a lot!"

Dong Pha says: "How can I lose? If we lose, he will not say anything. "

"So you ask me, precious Buddha or cow dung?"

"It is a precious Buddha, of course!"

Su said: "Buddha saw the Buddha, but he found cow dung, is not he lost? The old man completely won nothing. "

Dong Pha tiu, know you have lost a heavy glue.

The mind is broader, the eyes only see the good, and then again, it is lost to others. 

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Who is Su Dongpo? His name is Su Thuc, Dong Pha. He was a famous intellectual born in a seminary family, he has occupied the good of the world. Both his father and brother were literary folks in the Song Dynasty. To Thuc is a doctor at 21. Su Dongpo and his father are among the eight largest Chinese writers of the seventh century, from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries.

He has the pen is written, not to outline, the text as if the water flowing clouds without a hindrance. An intellectual, the great poet Song was the owner of Ouyang Tu, received a day of his writing is happy day. And Emperor Song Shen went to any meal that just plugged his eyes on his notebook, forgetting the chopsticks was like reading the book of Su Dongpo.

Su Dongpo was born in such a well-known intellectual family, himself in addition to writing, the level of calligraphy is also high, he is also a famous painter. Can talk about scholarship, intelligent comprehension, Tong no more than Su Dongpo.

But the normal human talents are gorgeous or noble, low humility. That is what the national poet Nguyen Du wrote: "There are financial resources to spend money." The man who glances thoughtfully can understand the doctrine.

What is not, "the room" means that: Loi does not give birth to desire, also not happy, when lost (sad) is not sad worry, regret. When criticized (Cancel) does not feel uncomfortable, but when indirectly praised (Proponent) or directly praised (Confession) is not so happy or face pride. In contrast, people have to make up stories, slander (Co) also do not lose that calm. Encountering misery also does not enter the heart. When happiness (Lac) also not happy.

In the middle, all the excitement outside is not moving to the heart. These things to Su Dongpo is not difficult to understand. In addition to claiming the literary million people have one make a four-poem as in the first story is difficult?

But to enlighten the truth until it is a process of labor, the interference to human heart also makes people as hard as cutting the skin into meat. People have not let go of how much desire and prejudice, attachments before how can stay strong mind like rock mountains in front of how many provocations suffering at the other. And a step-by-step practitioner like the Indian Buddhist master knows very well that.

Tu is to practice, only know where is enough. That is the lack of Dong Pha. Indian Buddhist too understand his friend should give a teaser to see their friend Tô face the word "Cancel" how. As predicted, the word "reporters" have been touched to their elevated arrogance. A situation where the footman only laughed one thing out.

Just as Buddha Gautama Buddha was born, money was once scolded by someone who he still calm down as well. However, who knows when he was ordinary, he was the best of the excellent, do not say he is now far beyond human realm. But the Great Enlightened to hear the other one to sneeze throat sore throat. At the point of insulting, he wondered why he could not react, the Buddha smiled calmly, slowly let go a soft silk words: "He swear me, I do not get it" .

Sakyamuni Buddha, money was once a person came to curse rude but he still calm as if not. 

As when the Indian Buddhists were called Dongphong as a cow dung. If you are a cow dung, correct yourself. If not, then just. What does not depend on what others define arbitrarily. So, also a word "Cancel" that the Indian Buddhist response completely different.

So, while Dong Sensei was happy to imagine himself competing, it turned out that he lost a second glimpse of generosity. Now it is no longer joking joke "reporter" anymore, Indian Buddhists see in the East have more Buddha nature, and East Phaung only in India see a pile of cow dung. In the mind of a footstep practitioners always see the Buddha nature of beings, do not they see the "cow dung". In the heart of a common sense of the cat, the footsteps as well as cow dung.

The two-faced Acupuncture gel is white.

But what is more important is that Su Dongpo realizes that he has lost, obviously much more difficult than a mundane one. But there is no hint of the Buddha, how can they tolerate the "elephant down the dog" of the road to the elite to release "the tone of the head", "Tien Bich Phu "," Post Bach Bich Phu "...

Alas, praise the foot of the Indian Buddhist monks but also to see how to do as Dong Phap who few? END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.6/7/2018.