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By a stroke of serendipity, I visited Master Minghai, the abbot of Bailin Temple in Zhao County, Hebei. The Master taught that everyone should devote some time each day to "being with oneself."
Someone once asked for guidance, mentioning an inability to focus, even switching TV channels incessantly while watching. Master Minghai advised him to practice the "Turning Off the TV Method." The Master added, "In fact, I am also practicing. Sometimes when I am alone, I feel the need to hold a book to calm my mind; my goal is to practice until I can set the book down and no longer need it."
His words were enlightening. Perhaps a "Dharma gate" can be understood this way: it is the cultivation of a self-sufficient mind that remains independent of the torrential flood of information. Most of the time, we are immersed in external information, easily swept away by the waves, which obscures our essence and causes us to lose ourselves. Thus, "being with oneself" becomes a form of spiritual practice.
机缘巧合下，我前往河北赵县柏林禅寺拜访住持明海禅师。禅师开示道，人每天都应当留出一些时间，“与自己相处”。
曾有人请教禅师，说自己难以集中注意力，甚至看电视时也会不停地切换频道。明海禅师告诉他，应当修炼“关电视法门”。禅师坦言，其实自己也在修行：有时独处时需要拿一本书阅读才能静心，那么修行的目标就是能够放下书本，不再依赖它。
听闻此言，我若有所悟。所谓的“法门”，或许可以这样理解：修行是为了培养一颗独立于信息洪流之外、自足的心灵。在大多数时候，我们都沉溺于外界的资讯之中，极易被信息的巨浪裹挟，从而遮蔽本质，迷失自我。因此，“与自己相处”，本身便是一种修行。