王氏孝子　守孝六年

讲到这儿，我想起一件事实，这不是公案，这是实实在在的一件事，讲给各位听一听。

我在中国的东北──那时候叫满洲里，最初我发心修道，是有种种因缘的。当时我最崇拜的人，就是东北一个叫王孝子的。这个王孝子，二十八岁开始守孝，东北那个地方很冷，他就用木头板钉那么一个小茅棚住着，很冷的。先住了三年，三年过后，他又继续在那儿守孝三年，这样前后

共守了六年。在最后第六年，他就不讲话了；任何人去，都不和人谈话，天天在小茅棚里参禅打坐、诵《金刚经》。

Filial Son Wang Practiced Filiality
Beside the Grave for Six Years

Speaking of that, I recall another true incident I would like to relate to you. This is no story, it's a true tale.

When I was in Manchuria there were several causes and conditions which inspired me to cultivate the Way. The person whom I admired the most in Manchuria was Filial Son Wong. He started his filial period of mourning when he was twenty-eight. It gets very cold in Manchuria. He used wooden boards and nails to build a small hut, but it didn't keep out the bitter cold.