Taishang said: "There is no way for good and evil, but people call themselves." The retribution of good and evil follows you like a shadow. ”

In other words, the blessings and misfortunes of a person are the result of one's thoughts and actions.

As the saying goes, plant melons and get melons, and plant beans and get beans.

And the various circumstances in people's lives are not simply accidental.

Rather, it is a reproduction of the trajectories of good and evil in the past.

Even Shoko himself couldn't believe it, and he was waiting by his side day and night, serving and urinating for him.

It turned out to be the short deserter who was going down the mountain with Juanzi three months ago and injured his hand with a stone.

The four of them, according to Xiangzi's explanation, came to Nanshan Temple.

Indeed, the monastery took them in regardless of where they came from.

The brothers helped the monastery to harvest the crops, and saw that there was no movement under the mountain.

So, I got ready to go home.

The monastery mercifully gave them plenty of entanglement.

However, the short man decided to stay in the monastery and become a monk.

Xiangzi's legs, the night they were delivered, were picked up by the abbot.

Under the careful care of Yuankong, he was already able to go down to the ground with a cane.

In the afternoon of this day, taking advantage of the cool weather, Xiangzi, accompanied by Yuankong, came to the outside of the mountain gate.

The faint pine waves on the cliff, the crisp silver bell at the bottom of the slope, and the two ox-sized bluestones on the top of the slope, everything is so familiar and kind.

Xiangzi's mind couldn't help but jump out of Juanzi's figure again.

It was as if she was still in the stream, happy as a child, fiddling with the little black fish in the bunker.

From time to time, he sat on the big bluestone again, and his white calves were still glowing with a faint silver light.

"Guo Jushi! Guo Jushi! Yuankong's shout dragged Shoko back from her hallucinatory memories.

He twisted around and smiled kindly.

Yuankong rushed to him with some gasp and said, "The abbot said, your legs are not neat, and you can't walk too much." ”

Shoko patted him lightly on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I feel a lot." ”

As he spoke, he carefully sat on the big bluestone, and motioned for Yuankong to sit beside him.

Yuankong's legs were too short to reach, so he had to climb to the top of the stone and twist to sit on it.

Xiangzi smiled gently at him and said, "These days, I don't know how to thank you for your hard work." ”

Yuankong waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "You can't say that, it was you who showed us the way, and I became a monk here, and you are my great benefactor."

It's nothing to do this for you, and don't say thank you. ”

Xiangzi exhaled a long breath and said thoughtfully: "If you want to talk about the two of us, we are really destined." ”

Yuankong nodded happily and said, "Yes, yes." ”

Xiangzi, as if he suddenly remembered something, asked: "I've always wanted to ask you, Sichuan is so far away, why did you come to Xinjiang to be a soldier?" ”

Seeing this, Yuan Kong patted his thigh in frustration and said, "Hey! Don't mention it! My old watch, oh, the one you almost broke your arm.

His sister-in-law let the neighbor's dog tear his legs.

He couldn't get angry, so he consulted with me and got a small piece of pork. He hid the hook inside, threw the meat into the courtyard, and tied the line to the tree outside the wall.

It didn't take much effort to listen to the wolf dog "squeak, squeak" non-stop, and the fishing line on the tree pulled tightly.

The two of us were so happy that we ran home as if we had a treasure.

Who knows, the dog died that night.

The son next door is the captain of the county security team, and the wolf dog is from the provincial capital.

I don't know who has an extra mouth, saying that it was the two of me who did it.

His son brought a few security guards and knocked on my door, and the two of us hurriedly ran over the wall.

After hiding in the bamboo forest for a day, I heard that I was going to take the two of us to fight the wolf dog.

The two of us didn't dare to go home, so I came to the second bridge in Dihua and went to his cousin.

I didn't think about it, but when I arrived in Dihua, I was arrested. ”

Shoko sighed lightly, reached out and stroked Yuankong's back for a while, and said, "Then why don't you go home with them?" ”

Yuan Kong turned from melancholy to joy: "My parents died when I was a child, and there is no one in the family.

Originally, we were going to go back together, but when Master explained the "Jizo Bodhisattva Sutra", I realized that if I can seriously recite the Buddha and practice, I will become a Buddha in the future.

My parents and deceased loved ones suffered in one place.

I can take advantage of the merits and benefits of being a Buddha in the past, and ascend to heaven to enjoy happiness from the evil path.

I think that my parents have passed away, and I haven't even fulfilled my filial piety for a day.

Only by reciting the Buddha's rebirth can we repay their kindness. ”

Yuankong said, his resolute gaze quietly sweeping over Shoko's face.

Xiangzi felt a shock in his heart, and a heartfelt admiration rose from his heart for this little master who was two years younger than him.

At the same time, I can't help but think of my parents' situation.

An unprecedented bold idea came to his mind.

After dinner, Shoko limped to the abbot's room.

Seeing that a few lay people were asking the abbot for the Dharma, he quietly leaned against the door and listened quietly.

I saw a middle-aged male layman, bowed down and asked, "May I ask Master, why is the only way for people to become Buddhas by reciting the Dharma?" ”

The Venerable Master said with a kind and majestic face: "The Dharma is immeasurable, and it is necessary to do it all, and only when the karma is empty can we get rid of birth and death."

Otherwise, even if you have gains, you still can't get out of the cycle of life and death.

In today's world, it is rare to see one or two of them who can cultivate to the state of karmic emptiness.

Only by reciting the Buddha's Dharma, as long as you truly believe in your wishes, you can sincerely recite the Buddha to survive and be blissful.

Even if you have karma, you can rely on the Buddha's mercy to be reborn in the West. That is, the so-called, to bring karma to life.

A lifetime in the West, then life and death, transcendent and holy, never retreat.

This method, so there is this special fruit, all thanks to the Amitabha Buddha 48 wishes for the blessing of mercy.

It is the result of the resonance of self-power and Buddha power. ”

After listening to the Venerable Master's teachings, the faces of several lay people were filled with joy.

Another lay person then asked, "They all say that when you recite the Dharma, you will go to ten thousand cultivators, and they also say that you must first develop bodhicitta

I've never been able to figure out what kind of recitation of the Buddha should be. ”

The Venerable Master compassionately chanted the Buddha's horn and then said, "The secret of ten thousand cultivators is to be in contact with the realm of the six dusts at the six roots, to be able to do not separate, not to be attached, not to be unmoved, to persevere to the end, not to be disturbed by the outside realm, not to be affected by the external environment, and to concentrate on Amitabha Buddha, we will succeed."

This is what the Buddha said in the Amitabha Sutra.

As for developing bodhichitta, Master Lotus explained it very well.

As long as you have faith in reciting the Dharma, you can make a wish and do it.

Let go of all fates, concentrate on Amitabha Buddha, and survive in the world of bliss, that is the supreme bodhichitta.

This world, everything and everything, has nothing to do with me.

Don't take it to heart, just do it, and you've succeeded. ”

Then, a middle-aged woman said with a sad face: "I also recite the Buddha every day to try to keep my mind calm."

However, when something happens, it causes trouble. May I ask the Master, is there a way to deal with it? ”

The Venerable Master said, "If something unsatisfactory happens and you are troubled, you should immediately settle your mind on a Buddha name.

Go back to the light and think: I am a person from the world of Amitabha Buddha, how can I see the same as the people in the world?

In this way, there will be a return of resentment.

Then there was Amitabha, and Amitabha recited happily.

Don't pay much attention to the things in the world, and don't have to fight for your strengths and my shortcomings.

In this way, he is a wise man, and this is his own happiness and his own freedom. ”

The mage paused slightly, and said with a solemn expression: "If you really want to live and die, lest you fall into the three evil paths and suffer, and seek out immeasurably for an infinite period of time." Inevitably, this Buddha name is constantly recited;

It's really painful and impermanent, like saving the head.

Always think about the end of life, and inevitably this Buddha name, often reciting endlessly;

I really wish sincerely, I want to live in the Pure Land, and I don't want to stay for a moment.

Inevitably, this Buddha name is constantly recited. ”

An elderly lady bowed to the Venerable Master tremblingly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master, I have been worshipping the Buddha and asking for the Buddha's blessing for decades, but I still feel that it does not work, and everything is as usual.

Isn't it because I have a lot of karma and can't get the protection of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas? ”

The mage nodded at her compassionately and said, "In the Buddha's sect, everything is answered.

But what you ask for will be fulfilled if it is reasonable.

The most important thing for a Buddhist student is to cultivate a pure mind, and when the heart is truly pure, your light is golden.

Golden light, the devil can't commit it.

With enough merit and merit, and with the blessings of the Buddhas and the Buddhas, you must be on the path of the Bodhisattva.

This is the only way to ask for the blessing of the Buddha and the blessing of the Buddha.

If you ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva for their blessing, then it will be correct to seek the Dharma, which is a reasonable and lawful request.

It must be protected by the Buddhas and supported by the good gods.

The twenty-five bodhisattvas are his powers, Amitabha Buddha's original wishes are also his powers, and all the Buddhas' thoughts are also his powers.

Receiving others to show their own nature, from having thoughts to non-thoughts, this is the true beauty of reciting the Dharma.

You have to think carefully and do it seriously, it has its own wonderful benefits. ”

Seeing that the hour was not early, several lay people saluted and thanked the master one after another, and left the house.

Shoko was still chewing on the Master's teachings carefully, only to hear the Master's voice shouting loudly, "Come in!" ”

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned into the abbot's room.

The Master sat cross-legged on a futon with his eyes slightly closed, like a clay Buddha statue.

Xiangzi trembled and wanted to salute, only to hear the mage's voice say softly, "Excuse me!" Sit down and talk. ”

Xiangzi bowed deeply and sat on the side, glancing timidly at the mage.

As if he had mustered up enough courage, he said, "Master, I want to become a monk." ”

The mage, as if in a state of flux, did not move.

After being dull for a while, Xiangzi raised his voice and said, "Master, I want to become a monk, please shave me." ”

There was silence for a few more moments before the mage opened his eyes slightly.

His voice said calmly, "Your Buddha roots are very deep, but the cause for becoming a monk is not yet ripe.

You are in the world, and you still have things to do. When the opportunity is ripe, you will be a Buddhist. ”

Shoko, anxiously asking what happened.

But before he could speak, the master stopped him in time and said, "Amitabha, everything depends on fate."

You must recuperate in peace, and I will have something to do with you in the future. ”

Hearing what the mage said, Xiangzi didn't want to say anything more, so he left the abbot's room in a daze.

In the end, he is young and strong, and in less than three months, Xiangzi will be able to fight boxing and practice martial arts.

In addition to practicing walking and sleeping all day long, the only thing that can make him feel a little sweet in his heart is to sit quietly for a while on the big bluestone where Juanzi once sit.

Think about those days with Juanzi.

It's strange to say, as long as he sits here quietly alone, Juanzi's shadow will appear clearly in his mind as if he is alive.

Even the scene of hugging Juanzi on the kang for the first time appeared in front of me without any fall.