What Does the Diamond Sutra Say?

There is a public case from Mazu: a minister, a minister of the Tang Dynasty government, a minister of what department, I don't know, studied Buddhism and practiced Zen. I came to see this Zen master and asked, "Master, should we Buddhists be vegetarians or eat meat?" He probably likes to eat meat. After studying Zen and Buddhism with Master, it is better to eat vegetarian food. Should I eat meat? Just ask Master. How did Master reply? This Zhongcheng is equivalent to the chief secretary and office director of the minister, and is not yet the minister. "Eating is the salary of Zhongcheng." You have everything in your destiny, wealth and honor. "If you don't eat, it's Zhongcheng's blessing." I didn't give him a conclusion, it's up to you. As you just said, should you eat meat or not? "Eating is the salary of Zhongcheng, and not eating is the blessing of Zhongcheng." Do you want to eat or not? He did not answer either. You can read this section right now. We don't want to be deceived or deceived by these people. Just look at Dongshan's questions and answers at that time, and how his education method guided future generations and how he educated future generations to enlightenment. There is a story in Zen Buddhism. There are two Zen masters who are brothers. They are both enlightened people and they travel together. In the past, monks carried a wooden stick on their shoulders with a square iron shape on it, which was called a shovel. The monks carried this handy shovel on their backs and went on the road. The first thing they wanted to do was to be ready to give birth at any time. They took a piece of potato and cut it into four pieces and buried it in a muddy place. Soon the potato will grow and you can eat it. You don't need to beg for alms. The second use is to bury dead things when you see them on the road. The two brothers suddenly saw a dead man on the road, an Amitabha Buddha, so they dug up soil and buried him; but the other brother walked away without even looking at him. Someone asked their master: Your two disciples are both enlightened. I saw them on the road. They behaved differently. Which one is right? Master said: Burying him is compassion, leaving him unburied is liberation. Because after death, people will turn into mud in the end. If they are placed on top, they will become mud, and if they are placed on the bottom, they will turn into mud. Therefore, it is said that what is buried is compassion, and what is not buried is liberation. Through the principles of these two stories, we understand what the Diamond Sutra tells us, "You should live nowhere" and "You should not take the Dharma." You shouldn't grasp a Buddhist teaching to practice, and if you fall on a certain point, you will get attached to it first, which will be wrong. You said, I don't catch anything, so I really study Buddhism. You are even more wrong. Sometimes you have to be serious! Therefore, "it should not be illegal." ——Mr. Nan Huaijin "What Does the Diamond Sutra Say?"