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Chapter 61 Jokhang Temple - Learning to get along with yourself
After listening to Gao Zhan's words, Cheng Jia asked:

"Then did you ask them to express your thanks later?"

"I found it! I didn't find it. We found the car and wanted to find them according to the route at that time. Maybe it was because we didn't know the direction that night, or maybe they went to other places for herding. Anyway, I didn't find it.

Later, when our company was exploring there, some herdsmen said that the car crushed their turf and prevented us from continuing to explore. The government helped negotiate to compensate the herdsmen for their losses.In terms of the amount, the other shareholders of the company did not agree to make more compensation, and tried various ways to coordinate.I couldn't bear it myself, so I paid for it out of my own pocket!I just think, that’s not called trouble, we should understand how they cherish the turf, and they can give the best things to strangers for free, how can those herdsmen be greedy?We disturbed their peaceful life!

We live in high-rise buildings and think that our life is good, but the rich clothes and fine food are far inferior to their freedom and casualness. There is no food that can compare to the buttered tea that the Master drank after he was hungry. It cannot meet our standards. Measure someone else's life!Tibetans are the most simple and kind-hearted people I have ever met!Not only is there the grace of saving lives, but also the grace of regeneration. It was after that incident that I re-examined my life, and I began to learn to respect nature and follow the way of heaven. "

Cheng Jia poured Gao Zhan a cup of tea, "Were you afraid when you didn't go to the herdsman's house?"

"That's not fear, that's fear! Cheng Jia, the howling of wolves is scary, who wants to be torn apart by wolves? That's not a story! Think about the desolation around you, there is no light except for the stars, and there is no way to call for help. There is no way to answer and scream, I even desperately thought, if I was really surrounded by wolves, I would stab a knife in my heart, and I didn't want to bear the pain of being torn apart, but I was unwilling, I was not married yet , I don’t even have a descendant, maybe only my sister remembers me in this world..."

Cheng Jia looked at Gao Zhan, this stalwart man was extremely gentle and caring for her, but he had encountered too many difficulties and trials that she never knew about. If it wasn't for today's opportunity, maybe she would never know these pasts, and she couldn't help but feel distressed From Gao Zhan.

With tears in her eyes, Cheng Jia said softly:
"So God is also merciful. Knowing that Cheng Cheng and I are waiting for you in the future, I left a lamp for you."

"Yeah! It's so late, they should go to bed early, if they go to bed early, we don't even know there are people there, God loves me so much!"

"Let's go to the Jokhang Temple to worship in the afternoon!"

Gao Zhan nodded.

They had a short rest and went to Jokhang Temple in the afternoon.

Cheng Jia followed behind Gao Zhan, turning the prayer wheel.

"Gao Zhan, why do you think they didn't use horse-drawn soil and stones when they built the temple, but sheep? How much can a sheep be so small?"

"In ancient times, horses were very precious!"

"Then tell me, does Princess Wencheng know fortune-telling? How did she know that LS was a Rakshasa woman lying on her back, and how did she see that the lake where the Jokhang Temple is located is the heart of a witch? There were no helicopters at that time!"

Cheng Jia seemed to be asking questions, but also seemed to be talking to herself.

Gao Zhan said with a smile: "Okay, someday I will ask for you!"

Cheng Jia felt very strange, she said, "Ask who?"

"Princess Wencheng! Who else would know?"

Cheng Jia smiled and glanced sideways at Gao Zhan: "Wukong! You are so naughty! You are already old, and you are still like this..."

He patted Gao Zhan on the shoulder.

Gao Zhan laughed, looked at the devoutly worshiping people around, and said to Cheng Jia: "Let's go in!"

Gao Zhan took Cheng Jia's hand and followed the crowd to the inside, a smell of ghee mixed with Tibetan incense rushed towards him.Cheng Jia said cheerfully:
“I miss this taste so much!”

Gao Zhan also sniffed it carefully.Said to Cheng Jia: "The 12-year-old Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Temple is a symbol of the whole LS. In the past, LS was not called LS. LS was originally called "Jixue Wotang", which means the milk dam in the lower reaches of the Jiqu River; Because of this Buddha statue, it was renamed LS, which means the residence of gods and Buddhas.

And this Buddha statue is extremely precious, not only because of its historical value and cultural relic value, the most important thing is that seeing this Buddha is no different from seeing the Buddha 2500 years ago.It is said that this god Buddha was cast when the Buddha was alive, and it is very similar to him. "

They almost went straight to the shrine of Sakyamuni.

"Gao Zhan, every time I think of this full-length statue, it seems that it is right in front of my eyes, and I can clearly see its appearance, especially the eyes."

Gao Zhan said with great interest: "Then you are destined for it!"

The Buddha sat upright in the shrine, holding the bowl in his left hand and supporting his knee in the right hand. He had a benevolent face, a serene expression, lowered eyes, and a silent smile. He seemed to be contemplating or gazing.

Cheng Jia watched silently, listening to the explanation of the guide next to him.

""XZ Wang Tongji" records that when the Indian Dharma king Dharma Polo was on the throne, Fu Jian, the king of Qin in China in the East, gave Dharma Polo three priceless treasures, including a seamless brocade coat. He asked the Indian king for a special one. The Buddha statue of Sakyamuni is the most important one in order to promote the Buddhism in China. For the traditional friendship between India and China, Dharma Polo resolutely decided to send the 12-year-old Buddha statue of Sakyamuni, the national treasure, to China. When he walked into the When the shrine dedicated to the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha was discovered, the holy statue, which was originally facing south, was now facing east. The king thought: "Ah!It turns out that the Buddha statue has already turned its heart to China. So with great joy, he built a big boat with flags and streamers hanging on the hull. The musicians played wonderful music and sent the Buddha statue to the eastern Han land. The king of Han also arrived with the most solemn ceremony. Greeted by the sea and enshrined in the center of the king's palace studded with gold.

However, there is another saying: when the Indian king Dalmabala (maybe the Dharma Polo mentioned above) was in power, the king of Handi helped him quell the war. Earth king! "

Cheng Jia was so engrossed that she followed the team of tour guides away.

Gao Zhan was watching the hall, when he turned around, Cheng Jia had disappeared.

Gao Zhan muttered angrily: "I don't even want my husband anymore, it seems that I really have a relationship with Buddhism!"

He came out to call Cheng Jia's cell phone.

After a while, Cheng Jia ran over to him with a smile on her face.

"Why don't you follow me closely? You're so grown up, you still get lost!" Cheng Jia sternly said, but her voice was obviously guilty.

Gao Zhan patted her on the forehead: "I can imagine what you were like when you were a child! Your parents are probably worried every day that you will be abducted!"

Cheng Jia chuckled, grabbed Gao Zhan's arm, let's go ahead.

The two of them rested for a while under the willow tree that is said to have been planted by Princess Wencheng, and then sat on the side of the road and watched people come and go.

"Gao Zhan, as long as I smell this smell, I feel very peaceful!"

"Then what are you restless about?"

"I can't say it, I can't describe it, I feel inexplicable grievances, depression with nowhere to vent, and unspeakable disappointment. I feel that the world is so noisy, and I am so confused. What I do is not what I want, what I want I still can’t say anything! Although I live very hard every day and have a positive view of the truth of life, I can’t resist the thing in my heart. From time to time, I will be defeated by him and lose for no reason. Especially when encountering some setbacks, When I'm sad, all the new and the old overlap, and I can't breathe."

Gao Zhan was a little nervous: "So are you now?"

"Occasionally now, but not when you are by my side! With you, there is almost no chance for my mind to wander."

Cheng Jia smiled.

Gao Zhan was silent for a while, looked at Cheng Jia, and said:
"The most difficult thing for people is to learn to get along with themselves. We have endless desires and endless contradictions in our hearts. There are delusions here and there, and emotions are entangled endlessly. These are not given to us from the outside, but come from our hearts.

All kinds of thoughts pull us here for a while, and throw us there for a while, making us restless for a moment.The more things you think about in your heart, the more desires: what you can’t get, what you can’t let go of, what you can’t bear...

People have to learn to live in harmony with themselves.The so-called harmony is not one or the other, but an inclusive view of all positive and negative things, as I told you before, putting some things aside instead of thinking about how to eliminate them, The good and the bad are all part of you. "

Gao Zhan straightened his body and continued:

"People have inadequacies, disappointments, confusion, and difficulties. These are normal things. This is the normal state of life. Don't think that success is the normal state of life.

We have to accept these deficiencies, disappointments, and ourselves who are facing or creating them.All the contradictions and confusions come from non-acceptance. When you deny your own practices and opinions, you will be uneasy, and you will be worried about being denied by the outside because of your uneasiness.But what if you do it differently?I can't do these things well, but this is me, I accept this result calmly, and no longer have excessive expectations for it. "

Gao Zhan held Cheng Jia's hand in his own.

"What do you want? Cheng Jia, there are always heights in this world that we can't reach, there are always things that we can't do no matter how hard we try, and there are always people in front of us that we can't surpass! What is success? We want What?
What we need most is to accept and improve ourselves, to constantly explore and improve ourselves, and to give full play to ourselves.The so-called success has no scale, it is just the upper limit of your ability, don't be hard on yourself!
Cheng Jia, I hope you let go of yourself and live a peaceful life, instead of walking on thin ice and facing an abyss every day. Life should be a gift, not a burden for us. "

Gao Zhan's voice was as gentle as water, and Cheng Jia felt much clearer after hearing it.

When people feel sad, sad things may not necessarily happen, a traffic light can also make people "live like years"!Cheng Jia was very happy that Gao Zhan didn't blame herself or preach, she felt that she had gained understanding.

Gao Zhan continued: "Although I hope you will always be happy, it is actually a good thing for people to have doubts and pain. It will prompt us to make adjustments. Only when we recognize the pain will we accept it, treat it kindly, and then resolve it."

Cheng Jia nodded.

The prayer wheel outside the Jokhang Temple is still turning continuously, just like the endless earth.The people around Gao Zhan and Cheng Jia come and go with different expressions. This is a lively world, but what is rare is that Cheng Jia suddenly felt a trace of coolness deep in his heart.

She remembered that there was a saying: if all living beings can see the holy image, they will plant the cause and condition of "discovery".So is he freed from this?
Gao Zhan saw Cheng Jia was deep in thought, and called her gently: "Cheng Jia!"

(End of this chapter)