Recently, Perfect World e-sports blogger "Dasheng CS2" interviewed a special player - Master Huayan of Zhongputuo Temple, who has been a monk for 20 years. During the interview, Master Huayan showed off his high-end gaming equipment: a PC worth more than 40,000 yuan equipped with an RTX 4090 graphics card. The sentence "Marksmanship is also law, and ballistics is also Tao" explains his unique Buddhist game mentality.
It is reported that Master Huayan has been exposed to "CS" since elementary school, and once reached the "Big Eagle" rank in the "CS:GO" international server. He also showed everyone his collection of accessories, including the "Gamma Doppler" claw knife given by a friend, which is currently worth a lot of money.
Talking about the relationship between games and spiritual practice, Master Huayan believes that the two have many things in common: the core is to understand oneself, exercise concentration, and learn to face impermanence. In the game, players need to control their emotions, stay calm, and quickly judge the information - as soon as the gun fires, the situation changes rapidly. If you are impatient, your operations will naturally make mistakes; if your mind is stable, your judgment will be clearer.
He regards this state as the cultivation of mind: "Games and practice may seem to be two poles, but in fact they have the same origin. They are both self-exploration, concentration training, and acceptance of impermanence." Games are like a mirror, allowing people to face their own impatience, persistence, and competitiveness, and correct them.
When he encountered a cheating player, he quoted the teachings in "Hanshan Lost and Found Questions": "Tolerate him and let him". He believed that the other party's account would eventually be punished, and silently "surpassed" the other party in his heart. Master Huayan emphasized that what allows players to grow from the game is to learn to communicate with teammates and improve their empathy. These gains are sustainable progress in life.