Isiko kuBuddha
Uma kufanele wenze ubuBuddha ngobuqotho obuhlelekile kunokuba wenze nje ulwazi lokuzivocavoca, maduze uzobhekana neqiniso lokuthi kunemikhuba eminingi ehlukahlukene, yobuBuddha. Leli qiniso lingenza abanye abantu baphazamiseke, njengoba lingabonakala lingajwayelekile futhi lihlelo. KwabaNtshonalanga aboniswa ubuntu nobunye, umkhuba owenziwa ethempelini likaBuddha ungabonakala ushaqisa futhi ungenangqondo.
Kodwa-ke, lelo yiphuzu. UbuBuddha buqukethe ukuqaphela isimo se-ephemeral se-ego. Njengoba uDogen eshilo,
"Ukuya phambili ubhekane nezinkulungwane zezinto kungamampunge. Ukuthi inqwaba yezinto izinto ziyavela futhi bazibonele nje ukuthi kuyaphaphama. Ngokuziyeka enkambisweni kaBuddha, wehlisa umoya, ulahla ubuntu bakho nemibono futhi uvumele izinkulungwane zezinto zizibonele zona. Kungaba namandla amakhulu. ”
Kusho ukuthini amasiko
Ngokuvamile kuthiwa kufanele wenze ubuBuddha ukuze uqonde ubuBuddha. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho komkhuba wamaBuddha, uyaqonda ukuthi kungani kunjalo, kufaka phakathi amasiko. Amandla esiko abonakaliswa lapho umuntu ehlanganyela kubo ngokugcwele futhi ezinikela ngokuphelele, ngayo yonke inhliziyo nengqondo yomuntu. Lapho uwazi ngokuphelele isiko, umuntu ozimele kanye "nomnye" uyanyamalala bese kuvuleka inhliziyo.
Kepha uma uzibamba, khetha okuthandayo bese wenqaba ongakuthandi ngesiko, akukho mandla. Iqhaza le-ego ukubandlulula, ukuhlaziya nokuhlukanisa, futhi inhloso yokwenza okungokwesiko ukuyeka lowomzwangedwa futhi uzinikele kokuthile okubalulekile.
Izikole eziningi, amahlelo namahlelo obuBuddha anezinkambiso ezihlukile futhi kunezincazelo ezahlukile zalawo masiko. Ungasho ukuthi ukuphinda ingoma ethile noma ukunikela ngezimbali nempepho ikufanele, ngokwesibonelo. Zonke lezi zincazelo zingaba izingathekiso eziwusizo, kepha ukuqonda kwangempela kosiko kuzokwenzeka lapho uzijwayeza. Noma ngabe iyiphi incazelo ongayithola ngenxa yesiko elithile, kodwa-ke, inhloso enkulu yazo zonke izinkambiso zamaBuddha ngukuthola ukukhanya.
Lokhu akuyona imilingo
Awekho amandla omlingo ekukhanyiseni ikhandlela noma ukukhothamela i-altare noma ukuzigwaza ngokuthinta ibunzi lakho phansi. Uma wenza isiko, akukho mandla ngaphandle kwakho azokusiza futhi akunikeze ukukhanya. Impela ukukhanyiselwa akuyona imfanelo engaba nayo, ngakho-ke akekho ongakunikeza yona. KuBuddhism, ukukhanyiselwa (bodhi) kuvuka kokudumazeka kwayo, ikakhulukazi ukudumazeka kwe-ego nokuzimela okuhlukile.
Ngakho-ke, uma amasiko engakhiqizi ngokukhanya, ayokwenzelani? Imicikilisho kuBuddhism i-upaya, okuyiSanskrit ngokuthi "izindlela ezinamakhono". Imicikilisho yenziwa ngoba ilusizo kulabo ababambe iqhaza. Bayithuluzi elizosetshenziswa emzameni ojwayelekile wokuzikhulula ekukhohlisweni futhi uqhubekele ekukhanyisweni.
Vele, uma umusha kuBuddha, ungazizwa unamahloni futhi unamahloni njengoba uzama ukulingisa okwenziwa abanye abasondele kuwe. Ukuzizwa ungakhululekile futhi unamahloni kusho ukuthi ungena emibonweni yenkohliso ngawe. Ihlazo kuyindlela yokuzivikela kuhlobo lwesithombe sokuzenzela. Ukubona leyo mizwa futhi uyinqobe kungumkhuba obalulekile ngokomoya.
Sonke siqala ukwenza imisebenzi ngezinkinga, izinkinobho namaphoyinti amathenda alimazayo lapho kukhona okubashukumisayo. Imvamisa, sidlula ezimpilweni zethu zigoqwe ngengubo ye-ego ukuvikela amaphuzu wamathenda. Kepha isikhali se-ego sidala ubuhlungu baso ngoba sisehlukanisa nathi uqobo kanye nabanye bonke. Umkhuba omningi wamaBuddha, kufaka phakathi isiko, umayelana nokuthathwa kwezikhali. Imvamisa, inqubo eyenzeka kancane kancane futhi ebucayi oyenza ngejubane lakho, kepha kwesinye isikhathi uzophonswa inselelo yokuthi uphume endaweni yakho yokunethezeka.
Vumela uthintwe
Uthisha weZen uJames Ishmael Ford, uRoshi, uyavuma ukuthi abantu bavame ukudumazeka lapho befika ezikhungweni zeZen. "Ngemuva kokufunda zonke lezo zincwadi ezithandwayo kwaZen, abantu abavakashela isikhungo sangempela seZen, noma i-sangha, bavame ukudideka noma bashaqiswe yilokho abakutholayo," kusho yena. Esikhundleni salokho, uyazi, izinto zeZen, izivakashi zithola amasiko, iminsalo, izingoma nokuzindla okuningi buthule.
Siza eBuddha sifuna amakhambi ezinhlungu nobuhlungu bethu, kepha siletha izinkinga nezinsolo eziningi zethu. Sisendaweni eyinqaba futhi engakhululeki, futhi sizisonga kakhulu ngengubo yethu. “Iningi lethu lapho singena kuleli gumbi, izinto zihlangana nebanga. Sizibeka ezikhundleni zethu kaningi, ngale kwalapho ebesingathintwa khona, ”kusho uRoshi.
“Kufanele sivumele ithuba lokuthintwa. Ngemuva kwakho konke, kumayelana nokuphila nokufa, imibuzo yethu esondele kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, sidinga kuphela ukuvulwa okuncane kumathuba okushukunyiswa, ukuvula izinkomba ezintsha. Ngingacela ukumiswa okuncane kokungakholelwa, ngivumele ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kunezindlela zobuhlanya. "
Thulula inkomishi yakho
Ukumisa ukungakholelwa akusho ukuthi kwamukelwa inkolelo entsha. Leli qiniso lilodwa liyaqinisekisa kubantu abaningi mhlawumbe abanendaba nokuthi "baguqulwa" ngandlela thile. UbuBuddha busicela ukuthi singakholelwa noma singakholelwa; ukuvulelwa nje. Izinkambiso zingashintsha uma uzivulele. Futhi akekho ongazi, eya phambili, yiphi isiko, iculo noma omunye umkhuba ongavula umnyango we-bodhi. Into oyithola ingenamsebenzi futhi icasulayo ekuqaleni ingaba nenani elingenamkhawulo kuwe ngolunye usuku.
Kudala, uprofesa wahambela inkosi yaseJapan ukuyophenya iZen. Inkosi yaphakela itiye. Lapho indebe yesivakashi igcwele, inkosi yaqhubeka yathululela. Itiye lichitheke endebeni bese elibeka etafuleni.
"Indebe igcwele!" kusho uprofesa. "Ngeke esangena futhi!"
“Njengendebe le,” kusho inkosi, “ugcwele imibono nemibono yakho. Ngingakukhombisa kanjani i-Zen uma ungavele ukhiphe inkomishi yakho kuqala? "
Inhliziyo kaBuddha
Amandla kuBuddha avela ekunikezeni lokhu. Yiqiniso, kunokuningi kuBuddha kunokuziphatha. Kepha amasiko ukuqeqeshwa nokufundisa. Ngiyindlela yakho yokuphila, eqinisiwe. Ukufunda ukungavuleki nokuba khona ngokuphelele enkambisweni ukufunda ukuvuleleka nokuba khona ngokuphelele empilweni yakho. Futhi yilapho uthola khona inhliziyo yobuBuddha.