借色修空
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宋代有一個文人，叫蘇東坡，才華洋溢，堪稱文壇上的奇葩，他有一個好朋友「佛印禪師」，平時二人在佛學、文學上總不忘互相切磋，但每次老是讓佛印禪師佔盡上風，蘇東坡心裡很不是滋味，所以盤算著，要如何才能打敗對方。
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一天，兩人相對坐禪，蘇東坡一時靈感來了，問佛印禪師：「你看我現在禪坐的姿勢像什麼？」佛印禪師說：「像一尊佛。」蘇東坡聽了之後滿懷得意。
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此時，佛印禪師反問蘇東坡：「那你看我的坐姿像個甚麼？」蘇東坡毫不考慮地回答：「你看起來像一坨牛糞！」佛印禪師微微一笑，雙手合十說聲：「阿彌陀佛！」
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蘇東坡回家後，得意洋洋地向妹妹炫耀，說：「今天哥總算贏了佛印禪師。」
妹妹好奇地問:「怎麼個佔上風呢？」
蘇小妹聽完原委，卻不以為然地說：「哥哥！你今天是輸了呀！因為佛印禪師心中全是佛，所以看任何眾生皆是佛，而你心中全是污穢不淨，竟然把六根清淨的佛印禪師，看成一坨牛糞，這不是輸得很慘嗎？」
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咱們借色修空，心中有佛眾生就是佛，六根清淨方為道,，退步原來是向前啊!!
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#借色修空、#清淨、#佛印禪師、#蘇東坡、#佛眼視眾生rnrnAttaining Emptiness from Form
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During the Sung Dynasty, there was a very talented scholar named Su Dongpo who was regarded as a prodigy in the literary world. He was good friends with Meditation Master Fo Yin and they loved to engaged in active debates and discussions in Buddhism and literature studies. Master Fo Yin gained the upper hand every time and this always made Su Dongpo glum. He was constantly brainstorming ways in which he could emerge victorious from their next debate.
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One day, while the two of them were meditating together, Su Dongpo had a sudden inspiration and asked Master Fo Yin: “What does my meditation posture remind you of?” To which Master Fo Yin replied: “Like Buddha.” Su Dongpo was elated upon hearing this.
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Master Fo Yin asked Su Dongpo: “What does my sitting posture remind you of?” Without hesitation, Su Dongpo replied: “A pile of cow dung!” Master Fo Yin simply smiled, put his hands together and murmured “Amitabha.”
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When Su Dongpo reached home, he was excited to show off to his younger sister. Proudly, he exclaimed to her: “I finally beat Master Fo Yin today.” His sister asked curiously: “How did you do it?”
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After hearing the full story, his sister disagreed with him. “Big brother, in fact, you have lost today! Master Fo Yin sees everyone as Buddha because he only thinks of Buddha. As for you, you have a filthy mind, which is why you see Master Fo Yin – who is at peace and pure in thoughts – as cow dung. Don’t you see that you have lost heavily?”
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Let us try to attain emptiness by leveraging on all things that have form. As long as we hold Buddha in our hearts, we will see all sentient beings as Buddha and attain purity in our six roots of sensations. Taking a step backward can actually be progression in the right direction!
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