Chapter Seventy-Seven
"Hahaha, what kind of people I thought they were, it turned out to be two nondescript guys, neither men nor women, could it be that the Buddhism you are propagating is cultivated by you? Hahaha. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info: "The king of Chu seems to be a little can't help laughing."
"Wow, yes." That year, I was really angry in my heart, and I was about to step forward to reason with the king of Chu, but something unexpected happened, and I saw that the Cihang Taoist took a step forward with his head held high, and said without humility or arrogance: "Amitabha, the two of us are also from the Central Plains, and have just joined Buddhism for more than half a year. “
"Even, can the Buddhist practice still change people's appearance, you might as well say it, let this king hear." The king of Chu really sounded serious.
"People are actually born, most of his appearance is determined by the genetics of his parents, but after middle age, their appearance can reflect some of their mentality in the process of growing up, greedy people are greedy faces, fierce and domineering people are fierce and domineering faces, perennial accumulated conditioned reflexes, after middle age, it is deeply engraved on the face, the Buddha said that the phase is born from the heart, this is the truth, and Buddhism pays attention to the cultivation of the mind, so sincerely believe in the Buddha practice people, They give people the impression that they are amiable and upright, so some people say that every middle-aged and elderly person is responsible for their appearance, and there is a certain amount of truth. "That Cihangdao person is really abnormal, now he has changed his cowardly attitude in the past, and he is shy, but he talks eloquently, and he is clear and round, and he can't help but be impressed by him.
"It seems to be a little interesting, so you can tell me a good story, what kind of thing is this Buddhism of yours?" The king of Chu also seems to be interested.
"Absolutely." Listen to the Ci Hangdao man continue: "In the literal sense of "Buddhism", as the name suggests, Buddhism is the education of the Buddha, that is, the teachings of the Buddha, the teachings of the Buddha, and the teachings of the Buddha. The definition is: Buddhism is the Buddha's education of the nine dharma realms of beings to be perfect and complete in order to achieve ultimate liberation. Or to put it simply, Buddhism is the Buddha's supreme goodness and perfection of the teachings of the true meaning of life in the universe.
Buddhism has three extremely important basic characteristics:
The first characteristic is education. Therefore, Buddhism is neither a religion nor a philosophy, and the teachings and learning of Buddhism transcend worldly philosophy. Worldly philosophy is difficult to prove with scientific methods, but Buddhism, like science, can prove that everyone can prove all the truths of Buddhism from their own hearts through the practice of Buddhism. A person who has attained enlightenment sees all the Dharmas as real, clear, and bright as the human eye sees the sun.
The second characteristic is the supreme goodness, which is the pure goodness and supreme goodness in the sense of returning to the origin of life. Therefore, Buddhism is not a science, science has no good or evil, science is a double-edged sword. If scientific knowledge is not used in a restrained and indulgent manner, it will destroy humanity and destroy the planet. There is no fundamental contradiction between Buddhism and science, and Buddhism embraces and integrates science. The more science develops, the more it proves that the truth of life in the universe revealed by the Dharma is correct, and science continues to prove the Dharma.
The third characteristic is perfection, that is, wisdom perfection without defects. The objective laws revealed by science and worldly philosophy are incomplete and full of shortcomings. A scientist once said that the scientific knowledge discovered by human beings is like the area of a circle, while the scientific truth that has not been discovered is like the circumference of a circle, and the larger the area of the circle, the larger the circumference, and the more unknown realms. Buddhism is different, the truth revealed by Buddhism, the truth of universal life, is the ultimate truth of perfection. This amazed the great wisdom of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and looked up to them respectfully.
Buddha means wisdom and enlightenment, and Buddhism is an education that enables people to attain the ultimate perfection of wisdom in order to attain enlightenment in the universe. Let's look first at the word "teach". "Teaching" is the culture of filial piety, which consists of "filial piety" and "literature". "Filial piety" is a word that will be meaningful; Above is the prefix "old". The following is the word "son", which means the relationship between the ancestors and the descendants, that is, the ancestors and the descendants are one, one is not two, "filial piety" is no generation gap, the ancestors represent the past, the descendants represent the future, the past has the past, the future has the future, the past has no beginning, the future has no end, there is no beginning and no end, this is one. It pervades the three realms, spans the ten directions, and spreads the void all over the Dharma realm, and the entire universe is nothing but an expansion of the word "filial piety". "Teaching" is the culture of filial piety, teaching us what to do? The classics of the ancient sages teach us how to behave; And the first step in being a man is to start from filial piety.
As mentioned earlier, Buddhism is the education of the Buddha, so what should we be taught? It teaches us to understand the truth of life in the universe and how to grasp ourselves and live life to the fullest. Teach us how to get along with each other, how husband and wife, father and son, friends, family, and unit can be harmonious and happy, and teach us a series of principles and principles such as treating people and things, holding on to the world, creating life and increasing blessings, and cultivating the mind; Educate us to get rid of confusion and troubles, to turn into enlightenment, to be free from suffering and happiness, so that we can return to purity and attain nirvana, so that we can know where we come from in life, where we are going in death, and why there are so many ups and downs in our short life.
It teaches us to merge the metaphysical Dao body with the metaphysical objects, to see the nature of the mind, to reach the One True Dharma Realm, and to live a happy, pure, peaceful, and comfortable life. It teaches us to learn from the great compassionate spirit of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, to serve the society with good dharma, and to take altruism as the correct guidance of the dharma, so as to realize the glorious value of human nature.
Therefore, Buddhism is the education of perfection and perfection, which includes the worldly law and the worldly law, which is big and outside, small and inward, vertical and poor, and all over the river and sand. ”
"Okay, okay, I've seen braggarts, but I've never seen you brag so well, but unfortunately I don't believe in you, don't talk about Buddhism, that is, I don't buy the best Confucianism and Taoism in the hundred schools of thought, I only believe in strength, no matter at any time, it is by strength to speak, the so-called weak law eats the strong, only by force can dominate the world." The king of Chu is really arrogant, and he seems to be quite ambitious.
"No, no, no." That year, I probably couldn't help it anymore, and I wanted to come up and interject.
"What do you mean, am I not right?" The King of Chu asked with a gloomy face.
"As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and if you really want to dominate the world, I suggest that you not only believe in Buddhism, but also vigorously promote Buddhism."
"Fart, your Buddhism preaches no killing, and you are not allowed to eat fish and meat, if that's the case, wouldn't we have to let people slaughter and not eat fish and meat, how can my soldiers still have the strength to go into battle to kill the enemy, you let me believe in Buddhism, I think you have bad intentions, evil intentions, staying here will only bring disaster to the country and the people, come to people, push them out and cut them down."
Before the year was finished, the king of Chu interrupted Nian's speech, and it seemed that he was not angry.