Old Monk Xuyun 17

 

Old Monk Xuyun 17

He didn't use toothbrush or toothpaste.

He just rinsed a mouthful of warm water and spit it on a towel.

He washed his eyes first and then his entire face.

He said washing like this can prevent eye diseases and improve vision.

After washing my face, I went to worship in front of the Buddha, and then returned to bed to meditate.

At that time, we started to go to the morning hall.

After the morning hall, we rested for a while.

After hearing the sound of banging, everyone went to the dining hall for breakfast.

At that time, life in the mountains was very difficult, there were not many developed fields, and there were very few millet harvests.

Because sweet potatoes are raw, the harvest is larger.

Starting from July every year until March of the following year, it is the season for eating sweet potatoes.

The leaves and branches of sweet potatoes are our side dishes.

Sometimes there are no sweet potato roots and leaves, just fried salt and added to porridge.

The porridge we eat in the morning hall every day is just a little bit of rice mixed with a lot of sweet potatoes and cooked together.

What about lunch?

Although the masters ate a lot at that time, they only prepared some side dishes.

Green vegetables were considered very good.

In the evening, there is no rice or noodles.

We only boil some sweet potatoes or potatoes and put them in the dining hall.

Those who want to take medicinal stones can get some by themselves, but there are very few people eating.

他不用牙刷牙膏，只用溫水漱一口水，然後吐在毛巾上，先洗雙眼，再洗整個面部。他說這樣洗，可防止眼疾，且能增加視力。

洗過臉後，就到佛前禮拜，之後又回到床上打坐。那時，我們就開始上早殿了。

早殿後稍為休息一會兒，聞打梆聲大眾就往齋堂過早堂了。

當時，山上的生活很艱苦，開發的田地不多，收成的谷子也很少。因為紅薯粗生，收成較多。

每年七月份開始，直到第二年的三月，都是吃紅薯的季節。而紅薯的葉子和枝幹，就是我們的小菜了。

有時連紅薯根和葉也沒有，就只有炒鹹鹽，加進稀飯裡吃。

每天過早堂吃的稀飯，只是一點點的米，混了多多的紅薯一起煮的。

中午吃飯呢？雖然當時師父們吃飯吃得很多，也只是隨便弄一點小菜，有青菜已算是很好的了。

晚上，是沒有飯或麵的，只有煮一些紅薯或是馬鈴薯，放在齋堂裡面，要吃藥石的就自己去弄一點，但是吃的人很少。