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Master Zhengyan: Master Zhengyan: The old couple guarding the empty pot

Han people 2024-12-16

There is a short story in the Buddhist scriptures, where an old couple has no children or relatives, lives outside a mountain town, has no neighbors, and only two old people depend on each other. Although they live in poverty, their lives are full of love and understanding.

Love in your heart is also happy

The two old people greet each other every day: "Are you happy today?" "So happy!" During the Q&A, the two laughed loudly, and laughter spread throughout the valley.

Sometimes life is in a difficult situation and the two of them don’t care. Grandpa asked, “Are you happy?” Grandpa said, “It’s so happy!” Grandpa asked, “Do you have food today?” Grandpa said, “The house is empty!” Another worry-free laughter.It seems that no problem can overcome them, and they are full of understanding and joy every day.

One day, it was snowing heavily, and grandma said happily: "Tomorrow is big.""My grandpa said, "Well, I'm so happy!" Grandma said, "I hope I can make some good dishes and have a rich and rich meal."Do we have anything?" "Nothing!" Grandpa thought for a while and said, "We have five newly made straw hats and sell them in the town. You can buy rice cakes, white rice, and rich dishes."

Early the next morning, grandpa rushed out. It was still snowing heavily, and the snow was so deep and thick.Grandpa wore a headscarf, tightened his collar, and braved the wind and snow to go up to the town, step by step. Grandma watched Grandpa's back grow farther and farther away until she could not see it.

Grandpa walked hard in the heavy snow. Just before he arrived at the town, he saw six people standing by the road from a distance.I wondered: In such cold weather, what are these people doing while standing on the side of the road?

When I got closer, I found that it was a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with six stone sculptures.Each Bodhisattva's body was covered with snowflakes. Grandpa couldn't bear it and quickly waved the snow on the Bodhisattva's body; however, the heavy snow fell and there was no time to clean it up.So, Grandpa asked Shi Dizang to wear a hat to resist the wind and snow; but there were only five hats but six stone Ksang, and Grandpa took off his turban and carefully tied the sixth stone Ksang to go home with peace of mind.

When we got home, it was dark and grandma was very happy to see her grandpa come back.Grandpa said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I still came back empty-handed."Grandma said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you come back safely, it is the best gift."The grandma told her experiences to her grandma, and she laughed while talking. The grandma was so happy to see him.Whenever Grandpa talks about a stone Ksitigarbha, Grandma says once: "Good done, good done.""I praised my grandfather for his love and piousness.

That night, there was really no rice to put into the pot. The two old men looked at each other and smiled at the empty pot and cold stove. Grandpa told Grandma: "Go to bed early, I don't know if I fall asleep."Grandma said, "Yes! Go to bed early and celebrate the New Year as if you wake up tomorrow."This is the pure joy without worries in your heart.

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There is love at all times in life, poverty will be happy, and setbacks will be relieved.As long as there is more love in your heart, there will be less greed; if there is more gratitude, there will be less disputes. Love and understanding can warm the world.

Master Zhengyan said on July 21, 1995

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