Finish reading this enlightening poem!

Buddhism flourished during the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi was influenced by his father when he was young and often went to temples. In his middle age, he often interacted with eminent monks and often gave alms to temples. In his later years, he even turned his residence into a temple.

Wang Anshi conducted systematic research on Buddhist theory and wrote annotations for the Diamond Sutra and the Vimalakirti Sutra.

Here we excerpt 6 of Wang Anshi’s poems from "Twenty Poems Picked Up from the Cold Mountain" for appreciation and understanding.

The wind blew the tiles off the house and broke my head. The tiles are also broken by themselves, not only my blood is shed. I will never be angry with him, this tile is not free. All sentient beings who commit evil have their own opportunities. He didn't know this opportunity, so he felt guilty. This is pitiful, and I urge you to practice it truly. How can you be so confused and unhappy with him?

If an ox does not have its nose pierced, it will not be willing to be pushed. If the horse does not turn its head, it can rise and lie down as appropriate. Dry land will never wet, flat land will never fall. I am subject to reincarnation, and I only have doubts about this.

I was once a cow and a horse, and rejoiced at the sight of grass beans. I was once a woman, and I was happy to see a man. If I were really me, I would only look like this. If your likes and dislikes are uncertain, you should know that it is an animal. As a dignified man, don't take things as your own.

When ordinary people dream, they see all kinds of colors. This is not achieved by accident, nor is it obtained by seeking. I don’t know if this is a dream, but I can accumulate animals. Explore and protect, but you are afraid of water and fire thieves. Once you are aware of it, you will realize it yourself, and you will gain nothing from it. Life and death are like dreams, this principle is very clear.

Don’t dislike Zhang San as evil, don’t love Li Si as good. It's too late to think about the past, and it's too early to think about the future. There is nothing to see, it is like an electric sweep. Since evil is wiped out, good cannot be preserved forever. If good and evil are combined, they can be accumulated like treasure. How many worries have you had since the beginning?

I have read thousands of books and know all the principles of the world. A wise man knows himself, but a fool will believe you. It's strange that Taoist Xian jumped out of three sentences. Only realize from the root, do not start from other places.