「快樂之道」

One day, Master Wudechan was harvesting grass in the yard. Three believers came to him and said to him, People say that Buddhism can relieve the pain of life. But we have believed in Buddhism for many years, but we don't feel happy. What's going on? Master Wudechan put down the hoe and looked at them calmly and said, It's not difficult to be happy. First of all, you have to figure out what is alive. Three believers, look at me, I look at you. I didn't expect Master Wudechan to ask them a question. After a while, he said, People can't die, can they? Death is too terrible. So people have to live, he said. The labor I'm looking forward to now is to be able to enjoy food when I'm old. The life of the children is full of sugar, he said. I don't have as high an expectation as you do. I have to live. Otherwise, who will support a family? Master Wudechan laughed and said, No wonder you can't be happy. All you think of is death. Old age, forced labor is not ideal. Faith and responsibility are not ideal. The life of faith and responsibility is, of course, very tiring. It's very tiring for the believers to say, Ideal faith and responsibility. It's easy to talk about it, but you can't eat it. Master Wudechan said, So what do you say can make you happy? Jia said, With reputation, everything can be happy. Said, With love, there is happiness. And said, With money, you can be happy. Master Wudechan said, Then I ask a question. Why is it that someone has a reputation but is very troubled? With love, it is very painful. With money, it is very worried. The believers are speechless.