A certain temple in a mountain in Liangfu of the Great Dragon Dynasty, the temple is not big, but it has all the organs, there are eight hundred arhats inside, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas abound, and there are Buddhist protectors on both sides in front of the door.

The abbot of the temple sent away the last group of pilgrims in the temple, and looked at the back figure who was still kneeling on the ground in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and put his hands together: "Amitabha, everything is cause and effect, cause and effect cycle, this is a fixed number, the will of heaven cannot be violated, and the will of heaven cannot be changed." ”

Lifan knelt in front of a golden Buddha, his lips moved, silently praying for something.

At this time, the old monk who thought he had a kind face silently walked in front of Fan, looked at Fan who was still kneeling, and sighed softly.

"Master, it's getting late, the temple is going to be closed, Yan Shizhu has been waiting outside the hall for a long time, master, you should go down the mountain, the master has traveled to this temple but there is no room to entertain, I hope the master will forgive me, I hope the master will go down the mountain early and find a place to live."

Li Fan raised his head and looked at the old monk in front of him: "Abbot, do you think the Buddha can really hear the prayers of the little monk?" ”

The abbot shook his head: "Master, the poor monk doesn't know, but the Buddha has mercy on the world, if there is a fate, the master's prayer The poor monk thinks that the Buddha will definitely hear it." ”

Fan closed his eyes in disappointment: "Abbot, it is said that the Buddha's law is boundless, and the little monk has always been convinced in the temple, can't the Buddha relieve the resentment in the little monk's heart?" ”

The abbot shook his head: "Master, my Buddha pays attention to cause and effect, the so-called cause must have effect, what the master sows, what the result will be, everything is destined, the donor looks at the will of heaven." ”

Fan is not sad or bitter: "Since the Buddha can't solve the distress in my heart, in this way, what is the use of the little monk chanting the Buddha every day, in the end it is not empty, everything is empty, only my Buddha is not empty?" Why are the four major empty? ”

The abbot closed his eyes: "Amitabha, the Buddha said: cause and effect cannot be changed, self-cause and self-effect cannot be replaced; Wisdom cannot be given: anyone who wants to develop wisdom cannot do without their own tempering; The true law cannot be said: the truth of the universe cannot be explained in words, and can only be relied on empirical evidence; No reason can not be saved: people who have no fate, including people who do not believe in Buddhism at all and people who are half-convinced, no matter what they say, they will not believe it, he will not listen to your words, although the rain of heaven is heavy, but it does not moisten the grass without roots; Buddhism is boundless, and people who have no difficulty, master, do you understand? ”

Lifan's expression became gloomy: "The abbot is saying that I am a monk who is not strong in his heart to the Buddha?" Is it difficult to find liberation? ”

The abbot said to Amitabha: Master, everything has its own certainty, why do you bother with yourself, and why do you have to embarrass the poor monks. ”

Fan Dao: "Since the Buddha said that everything can be measured, since everything can be measured, why can't the little monk be alone." The delusion of the little monk has been moved, and very people can purify it. ”

The abbot recited the Buddha's name: "All living beings are Buddhas, all Buddhas are all living beings, and Lord Yan is all living beings and Buddhas, so why should the master bother?" ”

Lifan stood up with his hands folded: "Abbot, it's not the little monk who looks good, the little monk comes to worship the Buddha every day and recites the scriptures, since the Buddha said that all living beings are purified, why haven't I seen the little monk of the Buddha, but the abbot said that everything has a fixed number." ”

The abbot looked at the dust that seemed to be caught in obsession: "Bitterness is not bitterness, happiness is not happiness, it is just a temporary obsession." If you cling to one thought, you will be trapped in one thought; When you let go of your thoughts, you will be at ease in your heart. Things change with the heart, the environment is created by the heart, and the troubles are all born from the heart. Some people, some things, are unattainable, and there is only pain to ask for. Since this is the case, relax your mind and go with the flow, Yan is a blessing or a curse, and the master should be like this.

Lifan shook his head: "I understand what the abbot said, but I just can't let go of my obsession, since the Buddha can't be Pudu and the little monk, why should the little monk kneel down and worship him every day, it's not just an empty dream"?

The abbot sighed: "The master must know, looking down is a good state of mind; If you want to open, you will be in a good mood. Everything is speaking, depending on how you look at it. Everything is a prism, different angles, seeing different results. An apple, some people like to enjoy its color, some people want to taste its deliciousness. What you care about is good for you. Time has passed, and what was once long-awaited may be worthless today. Prosperous three thousand, bearish is clouds; If you want to open it, it's a sunny day. ”

Fan smiled: "Bearish? Want to open? Don't say it's me, even if it's the Buddha, can you look down on it, can you think about it? ”

The abbot said: "The Buddha said, there is no self, there is no sentient beings. ”

Lifan took a step back: "Since the Buddha looks down on it, if the Buddha is not greedy, why should the world worship him?" The Buddha does not love vanity, so why should the world bow down? I have a Buddha in my heart, but a Buddha has no self. The little monk suffers from delusions, and he gets a sentence that everything is certain, how can you let the little monk be willing? ”

Fan staggered back and looked at the golden Buddha statue in front of him: "I only see the Buddha crossing the gold, but I don't see the Buddha crossing the people, in this case, why does the little monk worship him every day, and what do you explain, abbot?"

The abbot shook his head: "Everyone in the world has seven emotions and six desires, and the seven emotions and six desires are all delusions in the eyes of my Buddha. If the master is not delusional because of the benefactor of Yan, he can travel freely, so why should he seek liberation from the Buddha? The master is a human being, not a Buddha, and the master is also a human being, and the world has seven emotions and six desires. ”

looked at Fan Jingting's expression: "The master asked, why does the Buddha need to be worshiped by the world, the donor can know, the Buddha is just a belief, the Buddha statue is just a clay fetus, and the above is not the Buddha himself, but the human heart, as long as the human heart has seven emotions and six desires, it is delusional, and if the delusion is not removed for a day, this Buddha statue will always be worshiped here." ”

The abbot seemed to think of something, sighed slightly, held the Buddha beads in his hand, and silently recited Amitabha.

"As for what the master said, why the Buddha enjoys the worship of the world, the donor can know that the Buddha is not guilty, the sin is in the human heart, and the heart has evil thoughts, and the Buddha is not a Buddha, and the Buddha is also a Buddha if he has good thoughts, and there is no Buddha in his heart, and this is the Buddha is all sentient beings, and all living beings are Buddhas, so what the world worships is not the Buddha, but their own repentance, and they sue in front of the Buddha, but they just release the evil that is pressed in the bottom of their hearts, just like the master comes to pour out his lust."

Li Fan's eyes widened: "The master knows why the little monk is troubled?" ”

The abbot smiled lightly and nodded: "The master has been practicing in the temple for a long time, and when he first entered the red world, he was inevitably blinded by the red and willow green flowers of the world. ”

Looking at Fan's gradually enlightened eyes, the abbot showed a smile: "The master asked the poor monk, why the Buddha is gold-plated all over the body, but the Buddha has never transformed the world, master, if the world has no evil thoughts, why bother to gild the Buddha's body to ask for the blessing of the Buddha, the Buddha is not not a world, just because of desire, but pray for the blessing of the Buddha, how can the Buddha spend no time, the poor monk also has vulgar thoughts in his heart, so every year for the Buddha to spend the golden body, every day before the Buddha chanting. ”

Lifan bowed to the abbot: "The abbot solves the confusion of the little monk, is the master of the Tao, is the little monk is too obsessed, the little monk is too obsessed, the little monk reads the scriptures in the temple, every time he asks the family teacher, the family teacher says that the little monk's Zen is in the world, but never tells the little monk how to resolve the worldly Zen, it turns out that Zen is really not in the Buddhist scriptures." ”

The abbot looked at the dust: "Master, there are eight hardships in life: birth, old age, sickness, death, love and separation, resentment for a long time, can't ask for it, and can't let go." The Buddha said: Life is created by oneself, the phase is born from the heart, everything in the world is the phase, the heart does not move, everything does not move, the heart does not change, everything does not change. Sitting is also Zen, walking is also Zen, a flower is a world, a leaf is like coming, spring flowers are green, autumn leaves are drifting, infinite if the heart is at ease, silent movement and static body are natural. ”

After the abbot finished speaking, Fan looked at the abbot: "What did the abbot say, the little monk's heart has moved?" ”

Master, the Buddha said: "No matter who you meet, he is the person who should appear in your life, there is a reason, there is a mission, it is no accident, he will definitely teach you something, people who like you give you warmth and courage; The person you like has taught you to love and be self-contained; People you don't like teach you tolerance and respect; People who don't like you let you know introspection and growth. No one appears in your life for no reason, and everyone's appearance is fate and worthy of gratitude. A flower and a leaf are Zen machines, and Yan Shizhu is also the master's Zen, if there is no debt, how can we meet. ”

Lichen opened his eyes slightly: "Abbot, although the little monk understands, the little monk wants to know that entering Zen is a Buddha and leaving Zen is a Buddha?" ”

The abbot said: "The Tao cultivates in this life, the Buddha cultivates in the next life, and the poor monks don't know, so the answer has to be asked to the master himself."

Lifan bent down: "Abbot, you are a high-ranking monk, please be sure to answer for the little monk." ”

The abbot said the Buddha's name: "The master has won the award, the poor monk is a mountain monk, An can be called a monk, the master knocks on the mountain door with beauty, and the master's Zen Buddha said: Don't say, don't say." ”

"Amitabha, the little monk thanked the abbot."

The nameless temple on the nameless mountain, the abbot dotted the little master. The obsessive monk was robbed by love, and it is unknown to go out of Zen and enter Zen.

"Little monk, you came out, my feet are sore."

"Amitabha, the little monk has seen Lord Yan, and Lord Yan has been waiting for a long time."

Yan Yu looked angry: "Little monk, how many times have I said it, it's okay to call me Yan Yu, it's okay to call me Yan Yu, you can also call Yan Shi, this girl has never given you anything." ”

Lifan sighed with a rosary in his hand: "The donor has already given it, but he doesn't know it yet." ”

Yan Yu waved his hand unhappily: "You say your Zen words in the clouds every day, I can't understand them." Will the little monk still come to chant the Buddhist scriptures tomorrow? ”

"The little monk's scripture is already clear, there is no need to climb the mountain gate, the little monk is going to continue to travel."

"Great, I finally don't have to climb the mountain gate every day to see the Buddha statue, this girl's legs hurt."

"The little monk's fault, how about the little monk carry the donor down the mountain?"

Yan Yu hesitated for a moment, and gently leaned on Fan's back. Li Fan gently supported Yan Yu's plump and slippery legs, as heavy as carrying a mountain.

The abbot looked at the two people who went down the mountain and nodded lightly: "Carrying up is the mountain, putting down is Zen, the master travels to the nameless temple, and the fate in front of the Buddha is not the fate." ”