Prajna opened the letter and read it attentively, and the first letter said, "Father, my son is now fully adapted to the life in the barracks, and my superiors often praise me and praise me, the day I come back is not too late, my son is all right in the army, forget his father, don't think about it, I hope that my father will pay more attention to his body at home, and not be so tired." When the old man heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

Prajna took out the second letter, opened it and read it for the old man, and the second letter wrote, "Father, my son has now been promoted by his superiors, and now he is a deputy general, and when I come back, he may already be a general, and you will be proud of me by then." When the old man heard this, he said with a smile, my son has a future, and he has reached the position of deputy general at a young age, in fact, these are not important, as long as you live, you are my pride at all times, and we are proud of you as parents. Although the old man said this, the smile on the corner of his mouth obviously couldn't be hidden, after all, the old man said so, but who doesn't want his son to be better than others?

Prajna opened the third letter, the handwriting of the third letter is completely different from the handwriting of the previous two letters, it can be seen that the third letter and the first two letters are not written by the same person, Prajna read the content of the third letter, and knew in his heart that the old man's child could not come back, and stayed on the battlefield forever, this third letter was written by his son's comrade-in-arms instead of his son, the letter said, old man, your son has died on the battlefield, he used his death in exchange for the victory of this war, your son is a hero, we will remember him。 If you tell the old man that his son is dead, and the old man can stand it so much, if he doesn't tell the truth of the matter, he is deceiving the old man, and he can deceive the old man for a while, but he can't deceive the whole life, and this paper can't keep the fire in the end, and when the old man knows the truth of the matter, then what should he do?

The old man's face changed a little when he looked at Praruo, and he asked with some trepidation, Little brother, what's wrong, is something wrong with my son? Praruo smiled and said to the old man, There is no such thing, I am happy for your son! Praruo finally decided to lie to the old man, this son has become the only spiritual pillar of the old man, in case this spiritual pillar collapses, the old man will definitely not be able to bear the blow. Prajna said to the old man, "Congratulations!" Old man, your son is now very promising and has become a general, but your son may not be able to come back in a short time, because your son has become a general, and there are many things waiting for him to deal with. The old man said that it was normal to be busy as a general, after all, so many soldiers under his command still relied on him. Although I haven't read any books and don't know a few big characters, I still understand the old man who has a country first and a family later.

The three letters have been read, Praruo handed the three letters to the old man, the old man sealed the three letters with his trembling hands, and then put the three letters into this box, and then the old man took the box back to the room and put it away, Praruo was waiting for the old man at the door, the old man came out after a while, the old man was still holding a big bowl in his hand, there were a few cakes in the bowl, and a bowl of porridge, and a plate of sauerkraut, walked up to Pranya, and said with a smile, young man, I see that you don't look like a local, you know at a glance that you are from other places, you must be in a hurry to go somewhere, I see that your stomach has been barking when you were reading the letter for me just now, must be very hungry, but we are a country man, there is nothing good to entertain you, only some coarse tea and light rice, I hope you don't dislike it. The roast chicken was eaten at noon, and then he was on the road, and he was already a little hungry, but he was deserted, and he was not good at going to the fate, so he finally found a farmhouse, and he was embarrassed to ask for it. Prajna felt that this old man knew himself too well, and he happened to be hungry. Prajna picked up the cake and stuffed it into his mouth, then drank a large mouthful of porridge and ate some sauerkraut with chopsticks. The old man looked at the wolf, and said with a smile, eat slowly, be careful to choke, how can you be the same as my son, my son is also like this. The old man watched as Prajna ate, and Pranya swept away the food and burped. The old man said to Prajna, young man, have you eaten enough, if you are not full, I will go to the pot and get some. Prajna said contentedly, old man, enough, enough to eat, I have already eaten two flatbreads. The old man smiled heartily, what are you, my son has to eat five flatbreads in one meal. Praruo looked at the old man and said, no way, the belly is too small, it can only hold so many things, I want to decorate it more.

After the old man saw that he had eaten and drunk enough, he said to Prajna, "I think you are tired after a day's journey, so I will take you to rest!" After saying that, the old man walked towards another room, and Prajna followed the old man, and the old man took Prajna to a room, which was relatively well equipped, and at a glance he knew that someone had lived there. The old man said to Prajna, "This is where my son used to live, but he went to the battlefield and never came back, so this house is vacant, and now it is just for you to live in." I was in the next room, and if something called me, the old man walked out of the room on crutches and headed for his room.

At night, if you lie on the bed, thinking about things seems to be a little distracted, if you think that you have deceived this old man, this old man is so good to himself, how can he deceive this old man, and there is a clear rule in the door rules of Dajue Temple, the monks do not lie, this is the first time to deceive people, at that time I was still a little nervous, but fortunately, the old man did not suspect, plus I deceived the old man for the good of this old man, this can only be regarded as a white lie, and I am not a heart, and the Buddha once said, save people's lives, even build a seven-level floating slaughter, the Buddha will definitely forgive me。 Thinking of this, my heart felt better, and finally a wave of sleepiness hit, and I fell asleep shallowly.

The next morning, Pranya woke up and was about to go to find the old man, but there was no one in the house, Pranya was worried that the old man would have an accident, so he hurriedly ran out to look for it, and found the old man in a clearing in the distance, and the old man was still digging there with a hoe, and Pranya hurriedly ran over. As soon as the old man saw Prajna and said, young man, you wake up, when I get up, I see that you are still sleeping soundly, I know that you were very tired yesterday, and I am embarrassed to disturb, so I will come out to plant some vegetables, and there will be good food in the future, you wait for me, I will loosen this small piece of soil, scatter some seeds, and I will go back with you, prepare breakfast for you, and after breakfast, you will continue to hurry.

Looking at this land, it was obvious that there were still a lot of them, but the old man knew that he was leaving, so he planned to go directly to prepare breakfast for him. Prajna also understood what the old man meant, and said to the old man, old man, I'm not in a hurry to leave, don't be in such a hurry to prepare breakfast for me, you see that the work in your hands has not been done, but your legs and feet are inconvenient, let us young people do these things! Praruo didn't care whether the old man was willing or not, and directly helped the old man to the side, and his hoes learned in a good way, but this was the first time Praruo had done such a thing, in Dajue Temple, just carrying water, sweeping the floor, where did he do such work. So a lot of operations are not in place, the old man sitting next to him is a little anxious, many times come to say to Pranya, you are not right, or I will come! How can Prajna bear to let the old man come, Praruo first asked himself what was wrong, he was changing back, just like that, Praruo under the guidance of the old man, the operation of the hoe is becoming more and more proficient, in the sun, Praruo picked up the hammer and dug against the land, sweat and the land mixed together, the old man saw this, smiled and nodded at Praruo, Praruo was dedicated to reclamation, naturally did not pay attention to the old man's actions. After some painstaking time, Prajna successfully completed the reclamation of this land.

Then the disciple suddenly realized that there was nothing outside the heart, there was no heart outside the object, and he was free to behave and use it, and he was free from all doubts and the net of doubt. That is, to make a salute, and to remember without a heart, but to say:

The mind is silent, colorless and formless.

You can't see it, you don't hear it.

It seems to be dark but not dark, such as light and unclear.

Give up and don't die, take and don't live.

The big is the Dharma realm, and the small is the exhaustion.

Troubles are muddy (1), nirvana is clear.

There is no difference between truth and truth, and it can be argued and ruthless.

Whatever is collected does not stand, and what is scattered is universal and contains spirit.

The wonderful god is not aware of what is measured, and the right search (2) is beyond practice.

If you perish, you will not see its bosom (3), and if you are born, you will not see its completion.

The avenue is silent, and the Wanxiang is nameless.

If you use it freely, you are always unintentional.

13. The monk also said: Among all the generalities, the unintentional generalization is the top. Therefore, the "Vimala Sutra" clouds: "With no mind, no action, and destroy the outer way." and the Dharma Drum Sutra: "If you know that you have no mind to obtain, you cannot obtain the Fa, nor can you attain sins and blessings, nor can you attain nirvana in life and death, and even everything cannot be attained, and you cannot attain it." It is a hy that says,

In the past, when I was confused, I had a heart, and when I realized it, I had no heart.

Although there is no intention to use it, it is always the same.

Again:

There is no intention and no license, and there is no use without a license.

This is the realm of the true dharma, and different bodhisattvas are branches.

Those who speak without a heart are also without delusion (4).

Remarks

1. It is suspected to be "not turbid" here.

2. This is suspected to be "enlightenment".

3. The word "Huai" here is suspected to be the word "bad".

4. Delusional heart, a "delusional heart" in the market, from the "Taisho Collection" book.