Chapter 47: Listening to Buddhism in the Zen Temple
The lack of moon hangs dredging paulownia, and the initial tranquility of people is missing. But I saw the lonely person coming and going, ethereal and lonely. Shocked but turned back, there was hatred and no one to think. Pick up all the cold branches and refuse to perch, and the lonely sandbar is cold.
- Su Shi "Fortune Operator"
"What are you worried about when the law protects whistleblowers?"
"Not everyone obeys the law! One day I was walking on the street, someone stabbed me in the back, and I was hacked to death, and it was too late for the law to protect me. β
"Evil is invincible, be an upright person, what do others calculate for you?"
"The heart of defense is indispensable, and the heart of harm is indispensable. If the villain has bad intentions, he can't prevent it. β
"Bad people don't hurt people for no reason. Both harm and victimization are the result of bad fate. β
"Then do the two of us have a fate?"
"God knows, go ask the master of the Baiyun Zen Academy."
"Baiyun Zen Temple? Q: Do I have to pay for Zen theory? β
"Of course you have to give money for incense, it seems that Teacher Wu Xian is the host of the Zen Academy, where shall we go to see him?"
"Wouldn't it, the history teacher become a monk? I don't know. β
"For several years, he has also traveled to the Big Buddha Temple in Guangzhou and given lectures on Buddhism!"
"So Master Wu has seen through the red dust and escaped into the empty door?"
"Nonsense. It's not about seeing through the red dust, what does he shave. β
"Buddhism is pure, free from the hustle and bustle of the world."
"No, you also want to study with Teacher Wu, right?"
"I'm in the future, no."
"Then let's go visit Teacher Wu now?"
"Okay. I haven't seen you for many years, so it's good to go and see it, and learn Buddhism by the way. β
Nishino and Lina drove out of S City, and after more than two hours of bumps, they finally arrived at Baiyun Temple. The smoke is filled, the mountain gate is open, there are only a few towering pines and cypresses in front of the temple, there is a Bodhi tree behind the Daxiong Treasure Palace, it is unusually quiet, there is no evening drum and morning bell, there is no sound of wooden fish.
The 108 stone steps made Lina panting and sweating, but Nishino didn't have anything to do, and it seemed that he was in good spirits. There are only a few young sweepers in the temple who are leisurely sweeping around, but there is not much garbage on the ground.
"Little Master, may I ask if the abbot is in the temple?" Lena asked the sweeper.
"Amitabha. Female donor, we are not a temple here, it is a Zen temple, only a Zen master. The leading sweeping monk performed the Buddha salute, "Two donors, please come with me." β
"Thank you, little master." Nishino bowed to the little master.
The two entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and Master Wu Xian, who was wearing a robe and gold-wire glasses, was meditating on one side of the hall, and when he heard someone coming in, his eyes opened slightly: "Two donors, what do you want?" β
"Mr. Wuβ"
"Amitabha, there is no teacher here, only the wisdom of the poor monk."
"The two of you are not finished, and the dust is not over. Donor, please take a seatβ" Master Huiwu invited Nishino to sit down on the futon, "Please close your eyes and take a deep breathβ"
Lina and Nishino did so: "Zen master, we are here to seek fate. β
"Are you two husband and wife?"
"It's not." The two replied.
"Since it's not, it's a lover."
"Not really." The two replied.
". When you come to my Buddha Gate today, you must have asked for me. β
"What Master said is very true."
"The female donor came all the way from Guangzhou, and she has an unfinished relationship with the male donor."
"When Nishino entered the hall, he looked back at the female benefactor several times, and the poor monk also looked at it, sin, sin."
"It's sinful to look at it?" Nishino asked.
"Whoever meets a beautiful woman on the road and looks back until they go far away will be reduced by half a month three times. If you pretend to be attentive in the name of dedication, in fact, if you are malicious, you will reduce your life expectancy by three months. β
"We're friends, Master." Lina was stunned by Huiwu's words and didn't dare to speak.
"A man who commits adultery in an informal husband and wife is committing adultery. Heaven and earth will not tolerate this, and the gods and ghosts will be angry. Once you have this heart, although you have not done it, you have greatly damaged the yin and skull. Those who commit crimes will not only have calamities for themselves, but also bring calamity to their families and descendants. Not only do you feel the bitter fruits in this life, but you can also extend to the long calamities in the future. β
"Master, I am a gentleman, the fate of the dust is not over, how can I be adulterous?"
"What is a gentleman? Righteous people too. High character, no desire and no desire, everyone in the world is drunk, only a gentleman
Solitary awakening; Ancient and modern sages, where are the gentlemen? Everyone in the world is turbid, but this person is the only one. A gentleman is the lotus flower among men. Master Huiwu took a breath, "Confucius said: Only women and villains are difficult to raise. How can a gentleman get along with both? Just be open. β
"What is wealth? Guru. β
"There is no defect in the heart, no worries about food and clothing, and it is called rich; Being needed and having a certain influence is expensive. If you want to be noble in front of others, you must suffer from it behind you. Nishino donor, do you know Yimihua? β
"Know a little. It takes only 2 days for the flowers to bloom, but it takes 5 years for them to take root and absorb moisture. Because it has a goal in its heart, just for the flowers to bloom brilliantly. β
"In this world, everything has a time when it is brilliant, and this is the right given by God to all things."
"It blossomed, but it didn't regret it, because it smiled forever at the end of its life, and he knew he would never be alone again."
"There are decades and hundreds of years in a person's life, but there are too few years to move forward as bravely as Yimihua. Work hard and persist with the mood that you must be beautiful once in your life. The most meaningful and successful life is a life that is healthy, happy, and realizes one's own value and contributes to society. β
"Then why did you become a monk, Master?"
"Once in life, you are destined to be beautiful only once. In this way, after a tenacious trek and a long search, at the end of life, I can finally bloom my own wonderful. Buddhism is the place of refuge in the poor path. β
"Take refuge in Buddhism and give others a calamity?"
"Donor, while I am giving others a calamity, I am also a calamity myself. Amitabhaβ"
"Master, I see. Bodhi has no tree, the mirror is not a platform, there is nothing originally, where is the dust? Nishino put hundreds of yuan in the "merit box" and bowed deeply to Master Huiwu, "Thank you Master for your guidance, Amitabha-"
"The fate between people, that's it, there is reunion, there will be separation, you don't know where you will meet, and you don't know where you will wave goodbye. The two donors go slowly, and the poor monks will be waiting for you here in ten years. β
"There is a time when fate gathers and fate disperses, can you say goodbye to the master, everything depends on fate." Nishino took Linna's hand out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and the fog outside the hall didn't know when it dissipated, the sun was shining, and the wind was beautiful.
There will always be regrets in life, some people you want to keep but can't keep, and some people you don't want to meet but will meet. In fact, it doesn't matter how you meet, how far you have to go, and when you say goodbye, the important thing is that you have experienced and seen the same scenery together in the journey of life.
After returning from Baiyun Monastery, Master Huiwu's words "The poor monks will be waiting for you here in ten years", Nishino remembers the most.
"Could it be that Lena will be my third destined person?" couldn't understand it, so Nishino had to give up. Under Linna's careful care, Nishino's mood was slightly better, and he gradually recovered from the pain of losing He Yan.
The date of returning to Guangzhou is getting closer and closer, and Lina really wants to take Nishino with her, but Nishino has never said anything about leaving.
"Professor, I'm Lina, I'm an anxious person, why do you keep your head down? Without saying a word, I was on the verge of suffocation. Lina made Nishino a cup of green money willow tea and let out a long breath.
"If you love it, you can do it, He Yan is new, and the automatic resignation from Baoding Middle School is to cut off his own retreat. Now that I'm gone with you, didn't He Yan's family say that I was a merciless person? Nishino held his head in both hands and pulled his hair wildly, feeling very conflicted.
"The three of us buried He Yan in the maple forest quietly, which was wrong, what else do you have to worry about." Lina said with her hands outstretched.
"Don't be honest? Isn't it fraternity that I'm with you so soon? I'm not qualified to love anyone anymore. β
"He Yan is gone, she doesn't want to see you so depressed. From the beginning to the end, it is better to become a monk. β
"The circle we live in is a river and lake, and there are good people and bad people in it. I am disgusted with the intrigue and deceit in the rivers and lakes. Maybe one day, like Master Huiwu, he will see through the rolling red dust and become a monk. β
"Are we going to live in the talk of others? Can't you live for yourself? β
"People can evaluate themselves and boast about themselves, and that's called narcissism. Most of the time, it is judged by others. The words of the people are terrible, and the mouths of the people are golden. β
"I don't care, if you don't agree to go with me, it's a big deal that you won't go back to the company."
"Don't be stupid, you are the school flower, the famous school flower. I am cow dung, and flowers are planted on cow dung, which is a big spoiler of scenery. β
"Flowers need cow dung, and only with cow dung can they have nutrients and bloom forever."
"I don't have nutrients, just a bunch of dried cow."
"Dried cow is a concentrated essence, and it will ferment and expand with rain, and flowers can still be inserted to absorb nutrients."
"Linna, Zhou Hongying said goodbye without saying goodbye, and He Yan died of illness. I'm in love, I'm exhausted, my heart is dead, please don't hurt me again. The lowest person is invincible. β
"Cheap? The master said, I am destined to have a marriage with you. β
"Which master? Nietzsche or Shakespeare? β
"Master Huiwu."
"Teacher Wu Xian, he can't let go of ...... himself"
"He let go, let go of everything, and the green light and yellow roll are all of his life."
"Linna, give me some time, and wait until I deal with He Yan's assets."
"And what are you going to do with it?"
"Part of it was left to He Yan's mother and younger brother, and part of it was donated to a charitable foundation."
"You don't want it yourself?"
"Most of the money He Yan worked so hard to earn before his death was donated, and I have sound limbs and don't need it. Besides, how can I bear the money she exchanged for her life? β
"I respect what you mean. Well, I'll take you to the Municipal Charity Federation tomorrow. β
"Have you been to He Yan's house?"