The base of Chan Buddhism is also the base of Buddhism, monks’ daily practice and “four practices” that Bodhidharma taught us at the beginning. “Four practices” are not esoteric Buddhist ethics, but informal basic principles to learn Buddhism. The contents of four practices are familiar to believers because people have been doing so in thousands of years.Chan Buddhism will not be Chan Buddhism and Buddhism is not Buddhism if breaking away from “four practices”. Therefore Bodhidharma preached the supreme dharma-gate of Chan Buddhism that the mind is Buddha, which is on the basic principles of “four practices”. “Four practices” emphasize the importance of “practices” in learning Buddhism. “Practices” are here, Budddhism is here and Chan Buddhism is here. Chan Buddhism is not canhuatou and then reaching enlightenment and even attaining Buddhahood. There is no cheap like so. Therefore if we like Chan Buddhism gongan and hope it could benefit our life, we will not only stay on appreciation, but also need know about the basic contents of Buddhism. Only if you know well about the basic contents of Buddhism, you will be be able to know the truth why Chan Buddhism is Chan Buddhism, know methods of canhuatou as well as know how gongan is going on. (From Chan of Words by Shi Yongxin)
Chan sect teaches “understand the mind and see the nature” every day. The word “nature” of it was the empty matter. “understand the mind” means making us understand our heart is false because we become greedy for our stupid desires, causing admiration of self and then having the moment of birth and death. Straightly speaking, “understand the mind and see the nature” means to conquer the moment of birth and death, ending birth and death. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)
In terms of the content and concept, the word “Wushu” cannot substitute“Kungfu”. It should be mentioned that Wushu is a part of Kungfu which contains two levels of Wushu and Wudao(Chinese: 武道). In terms of practice, Wushu trains people and Wudao shapes your martial arts skill. Wushu builds people’s body and strengthens people’s will, making people brave, strong and full of energy. But it gets no further than that. Wudao is able to bring Wushu up to the state of Dao (Chinese: 道) that means the great truth of the heaven, earth and man. Meanwhile Shaolin Kungfu contains the truth of Chan of the universe, life and wisdom. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)
The Buddha described the world as an unending flux of becoming. All is changeable, continuous transformation, ceaseless mutation, and a moving stream. Everything exists from moment to moment. Everything is a recurring rotation of coming into being and then passing out of existence. Everything is moving from birth to death. Life is a continuous movement of change towards death. The matter or material forms in which life does or does not express itself, are also a continuous movement or change towards decay. This teaching of the impermanent nature on earth partakes of the character of absolute reality. That there will be no death of what is born is impossible. Whatever is subject to origination is subject also to destruction. Change is the very constituent of reality.
Living in the world,we should have strong convictions, firmly believing that life can be upgrading and the world can be improved. This point is very crucial and also fundamental. We Buddhists usually says “to purify the world and life” is just this meaning. Reflected in Buddhists’ mental formation are the motivation, vow and practice. If a person lost his faith living in the world, it would be a very bad thing, no faith, on respect and no reverence. People will fall into the Three Evil Paths in Buddhism terms if so. Thus we can say faith is fundamental. If a person has faith, he or she will have respect and reverence and also have binding in daily life. Religious faith in human edification is reflected here. All religious beliefs come down to the real point of “self-discipline”. Buddhists’ vows and ordinations are are attributed to this point too. (From Words of Chan)
The core content of Shaolin culture is Shaolin Chan dharma. On the one hand, it can guide Kungfu practice and strengthen the psychological quality; on the other hand, Chan dharma above materials could present people an entirely new spiritual worldview and outlook on life, making people face the society and life in the tide of the economic globalization in a good attitude. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)
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