The temple manager visited the Zen master and asked about his health. The Zen master replied, “Sun-Faced Buddha! Moon-Faced Buddha!”
The Sun-Faced Buddha has a lifespan of 1,800 years, while the Moon-Faced Buddha lives for only one day and one night. The Zen master explained, “If you are asking about the Dharma body and wisdom life, it is very long; if you are asking about the physical body, it is very short.”
Whether being a Sun-Faced Buddha or a Moon-Faced Buddha, living for a hundred years or a thousand years is the same. If you say I have longevity, I might live longer than you imagine; don’t worry about me having a short life, I might live so briefly that it doesn’t even last a day.
Our physical bodies are inevitably subject to decay. If we can use this body to benefit our karma and be of service to all beings, then living one day is equivalent to living a thousand years. If we live without growing in virtue and wisdom, and without helping others, then living is equivalent to not living. Therefore, it is better to live earnestly for one day, making every second a true reflection of oneself.
Sat Nam ：The Truth is my name。👳🏽♂️🙏🏾
寺院管理人來探禪師，問他身體如何，禪師說：「日面佛！月面佛！」
日面佛的壽命是一千八百歲，月面佛的壽命只有一天一夜。禪師表示：「如果你問的是法身慧命，那長得很；如果你問的是肉體生命，那就很短暫了？」
做日面佛也好，做月面佛也不錯，活一百歲、一千歲都一樣。如果說我長壽，我可能活得比你想像的還要久；你也不要怕我短命，也許我活得短暫到一天也不到。
我們肉身總不免會敗壞的，若能運用此肉身，使之對自己的業力有益、對眾生有利，那麼活一天也等於活一千年，如果活著而我們的功德智慧修行沒有成長，對眾生也沒有幫助，活著也等於沒活，那不如認真地活一天，過每一秒覺寫真實的自已才是重點，Sat Nam ， The Truth is my name。