Chapter 99 Convenience to others, convenience to oneself

One dark night, an ascetic monk who traveled far away in search of Buddha came to a remote village. On the dark street, the villagers came and went silently. The ascetic monk turned an alleyway, and he saw a group of dizzy yellow lights shining quietly from the depths of the alleyway.A villager beside him said: The blind man is here. blind?The ascetic monk was stunned, and he asked a villager beside him, "Is the one carrying the lantern really a blind man?"The answer he got was yes. The ascetic monk couldn't understand it.A blind man who is blind, he has no concept of day and night at all, he cannot see mountains and rivers, he cannot see everything in the world, he does not even know what the lights look like, how can he choose a lantern? Not confusing and ridiculous?

The lantern gradually approached, and the dim yellow light gradually moved from the deep alley to the monk's straw shoes.The puzzled monk asked: Is the donor really a blind man?The blind man carrying the lantern told him: Yes, my eyes have been blurred since I stepped into this world. The monk asked: Since you can't see anything, why did you choose a lantern?The blind man said: Is it night now?I heard that if there is no light to shine in the dark, then the whole world is as blind as I am, so I lit a lantern. The monk said if he had some enlightenment: So you are lighting for others?

But the blind man said: No, I am for myself! for yourself?The monk was stunned again. The blind man said slowly to the monk: Have you been bumped by other pedestrians because of the darkness of night? The monk said: Yes, I was touched by two people just now. The blind man listened and said deeply: But I don't.Although I am blind, I can't see anything, but I chose this lantern, which not only illuminates the way for others, but also allows others to see myself, so that they will not bump into me because they cannot see. After hearing this, the ascetic monk suddenly realized something.He looked up to the sky and sighed and said: I was running around looking for the Buddha from the ends of the earth, but I didn’t expect the Buddha to be by my side. It turns out that the Buddha nature is like a lamp. As long as I light it, even if I can’t see the Buddha, the Buddha will see me. .

★Life is delicious★ Many people are unwilling to help others, and put themselves in trouble without knowing it.When you light the way for others, you save yourself from their collision.Only by lighting a lamp for others can we illuminate ourselves.Helping others is helping yourself. What a profound philosophy of life!