Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all have the so called ordinary mind , but what is the difference

I remember that a man had a good relationship with a monk, so he asked the monk, "Do monks still work hard in their practice?" The monk said

Hit the books. So the man asked, "How do you work hard?"

Monk: "Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are sleepy." The man said very strangely

You and I are the same, how can you just work hard, I am not? The monk smiled: "Of course not, you don't eat well when you should eat, you don't sleep well when you should sleep, you have a thousand kinds of calculations all day long, you think about everything, your mind is confused, your heart is not quiet, how can you call hard work?"

What is the cultivation of practice? ”

From this point of view, in fact, the so-called ordinary mind is to enjoy the ordinary and simple in life, as long as you can keep your mind stable and not be disturbed by the turmoil of the outside world, you will have a normal mind.

In addition, whether it is Confucianism or Taoism, they all pay attention to "not staying in things", which means not being disturbed by the outside world, and it can be seen that the three have the same view of the "ordinary mind", that is, they can be firm in their minds and not be disturbed by various things in the outside world.

Finally, I will give you a couplet, which can best express the artistic conception of "ordinary heart":

Don't be frightened, and look at the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court.

Go and stay unintentionally, and watch the clouds in the sky.

Although it is said that "ordinary mind", Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are different. Because of their different explanations of the nature of things, the meaning of "ordinary mind" derived from this is also different.

Confucianism: Knowing things, each is in a safe position, and takes the golden mean, so it takes the "ordinary heart".

Taoist: Do nothing and do nothing, skillful as water, sex is quiet, so take the "ordinary heart".

Commentator: Ten thousand laws are born by cause, and ten thousand laws are destroyed by cause. With the fate unchanged, so take the "ordinary heart".

Wen wrinkled, smiling generously.

Good luck and success!

The so-called "normal mind" is not what we call "ordinary mood" or "normal state of mind when there is nothing to do".

The word ordinary mind, originally a Buddhist practice term, was secularized, which changed the meaning of the word, and at the same time hindered later scholars from understanding the original meaning.

If you want to understand it correctly, you have to replace these three words separately to explain the ordinary mind ===".

Straight, constant, pure mind.

The pure essence of stability, integrity, eternity, and immutability is the [Tao] sought by practice, which can be explained in a few sentences of the original text of the "Lengyan Sutra".

- All sentient beings, who do not become bodhi and arhats, are mistaken by the dust and afflictions——— all sentient beings come from no beginning, lose themselves into things, lose their original minds, and turn into things——— all sentient beings, from beginninglessness, the continuity of birth and death, all from ignorance"Permanent residence [sincerity], pure and clear body", with delusions. This is not true, so there is rotation.

These few sentences express [ordinary heart is the way].

If you are interested in entering the practice.

Recommended reading: "The Great Buddha Top, Rulai Tanyin, Cultivating the Righteousness, All Bodhisattvas and Ten Thousand Lines, Shou Lengyan Sutra", this is a Buddhist scripture dedicated to introducing the Mahayana practice method, and it is recommended to read the 40 volumes of the Beiliang translation of the Great Nirvana Sutra, which is a classic that systematically introduces the theoretical system of Buddhism and corrects many mistakes.

I had the pleasure of hearing about "Master Miaoyin: The Road to Buddhahood".