Master Ren Shan - The Vietnamese Master Nhat Hanh 越南 一行禪師

(English subtitles) Master Ren Shan 仁山法師, born in 1980, is a remarkable Buddhist master in China.
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I mentioned to you before, the Vietnamese Master Nhat Hanh, who is now promoting Buddhism in Europe. When he was a young man, he left his home and went to the mountains to become a monk, desiring to practice. As a result, the master arranged for him to wash dishes in the kitchen. There are hundreds of monks living in that monastery, and they need to eat. There are only two people to do all the dishwashing, he and the other little monk. Two people are in charge of dishwashing. He thought, Master is testing my patience. So he's putting up with it. 1 day, 2 days, 1 month, 2 months have passed.
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After 6 months of washing dishes, the Master still would not let him do other task and ignore him completely, so he to keep washing dishes. He was a little annoyed, and the more he washed, the more annoyed he became. I am not here to wash dishes, I'm here to cultivate. He planned to escape and was waiting for an opportunity. The next spring came, on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month. According to tradition, this day is the Buddha Bathing Festival. Everyone lined up. Bathe the prince statue with the fragrant water. Wash off the dust on the filthy body. Bathing the Buddha, everyone is very happy. When it was his turn, he was also very happy. The moment he poured the water, he realized that I am so happy when bathing the Buddha, but why am I unhappy when bathing the dishes?
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Is the washing different? I had a wrong thought. I should wash every plate like washing a prince. Thus, I can bathe the Buddha every day. After changing a thought, he was filled with dharma joy. There are so many Buddha statues he could bathe. This thought opened his obstructive mind. From then on, everything in his life is practice. He has realized the meaning of practice.