As soon as they met, the old lady took Xiangzi's hand cordially and said, "Oh, you finally have time to come and see me, a few days ago, I was still talking to you." I heard that you are in Qitai, and you are grinning again, I am afraid that you will forget about me as a godmother. ”

Xiangzi helped the old lady sit down, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "I am a vagrant now, and I will have time to accompany you in the future." ”

Then, he learned about the resignation of County Magistrate Liu and his unwillingness to be an errand in the yamen.

Before the words fell, the old man Kong, who was sitting on the side and couldn't interject all the time, hurriedly grabbed the conversation and said: "Don't do it, don't do it." I've wanted to tell you for a long time, eating chicken food all day long, carrying camel stacks, what a mile, might as well help me take care of the shop, so as to save some family business. ”

Mrs. Kong also shouted as if she had woken up from a dream: "That's it, that's it." Ever since I beat that wild girl in Xiuzhi and stirred up your marriage, I have always carried a stone in my heart. You said that you are not a small boss, and you should be a serious family, can't you just go on like this? ”

Xiangzi, honestly smiled at the old lady, and didn't say anything.

Old man Kong saw that there was a seam to insert, so he leaned over his face and said to Xiangzi: "If you can help me, all the goods in the shop will come in from Qitai." If you earn your head, you can multiply it several times. ”

Seeing the old man, he looked excited and expectant. Xiangzi smiled indifferently and said, "Just listen to you." ”

When the old man saw that Xiangzi agreed, he was so happy that he talked about it for a while. It's nothing more than a way to do business, a way to make money.

The old lady listened patiently for a while, and then interrupted impatiently, "Okay, okay." As soon as you talk about that idea, you won't stop nagging, and in the future, there will be time to listen to you, and I still have something to ask Xiangzili. ”

As he spoke, he dragged Xiangzi into the Buddhist hall.

The old lady looked happy and said, "Oh, since I chanted the Buddha according to the method you taught, my heart is really pure. In the past, I always forced myself to recite as many Buddha names as I could, and I felt that learning Buddhism had become a burden. Now, the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I rejoice. In the past two years, I have felt a lot more brisk walking. ”

Seeing the old lady's happy appearance, Xiangzi smiled gently at her and said, "Studying Buddhism is originally a relaxed and pleasant thing, your roots are good, and I am afraid that the progress of others will not be so fast." ”

The old lady said with even more interest: "Do you think I will continue to study like this, or do you want to add some more homework?" ”

Xiangzi pondered a little and said, "You don't need to do any more homework, in the future, in addition to continuing to look at your thoughts and chanting Buddha, you can also turn your thoughts around." ”

Seeing that the old lady was listening attentively and carefully, she continued, "You can deliberately think about Amitabha Buddha and the special scene of the Western Elysium. ”

The old lady groaned slightly, and said hesitantly, "Why do you miss the Fali?" ”

Seeing that the old lady looked serious, Xiangzi smiled at her easily and said, "Do you miss your eldest brother and Xiuzhi on weekdays?" ”

The old lady smiled frankly and said, "Why don't you think about it, meditate, and they will stand in front of them alive." However, I didn't dare to think about it too much, and after thinking about it for a while, I would use the Buddha name to press back. ”

Xiangzi smiled with relief and said, "You can replace the feeling of missing your eldest brother Xiuzhi with Amitabha Buddha's Elysium." ”

The old lady meditated and tried, and said with a smile that seemed to have an understanding: "I have that feeling, but somehow, the shadow is erratic, it seems to be there, and it is not as real as the two of them." ”

Xiangzi smiled gently and said, "This shows that the degree to which you miss the two is not the same. The emotion of a mother who misses her children is natural, heartfelt, and unadulterated. So, really to the heart.

The purpose of making you think about Amitabha Buddha and the special scene of Elysium is twofold: first, it is conducive to helping you further eliminate distracting thoughts and replace all thoughts with one thought;

The second is that thinking about it from time to time will make the image of Amitabha Buddha and the grand occasion of Elysium deeply planted in your mind. When you pass away, when you see Amitabha Buddha coming to receive you and the world of bliss appearing in front of you, you will not panic because you are familiar with it, which is conducive to a smooth death and improve your taste. ”

As he spoke, Xiangzi glanced at the portrait of Amitabha Buddha enshrined, and then said, "Amitabha, you just visualize according to the way your eldest brother painted, and in the Elysian World, you will visualize according to the description in the Buddha Says Amitabha Sutra." Put the Seven Treasure Pools and the Eight Merit Water, and I want to live in my mind, as if I am immersed in the scene. ”

The old lady felt it thoughtfully, and said, "Well, I think so! This time it's a lot more real than the beginning. ”

Xiangzi smiled with relief and said, "You just do this, watch for a while when your mind is quiet, and read for a while when your mind is disturbed." Over time, the body and mind will slowly live in Elysium. ”

The old lady smiled happily and said, "If only that were the case, I would be able to be with the Buddha and Bodhisattva every day." ”

After a pause, the old lady said thoughtfully: "The day before yesterday, two Buddhist friends asked me to go to the Niangniang Temple for incense, and I was a little unwell at the time, so I shirked it. I always felt that it was not a taste in my heart. You say, should I go or shouldn't I go? ”

Xiangzi smiled mildly and said, "For people who are bent on chanting Buddha and reincarnating in the Western Elysium, chanting Buddha is more important than anything else. As for whether to worship the temple or not, it is a trivial matter. As long as you recite the Buddha with all your heart and nothing else, people and gods will respect you. ”

The old lady looked at Xiangzi hesitantly and said, "Then can you not go?" ”

Xiangzi glanced at the old lady cordially and said, "It's not that you can't go, but you have to go with fate." For example, if you happen to come across a temple or Taoist temple one day, you can go and worship to show mutual respect. If you have time to open a temple or have a ceremony to complete it, you can go and congratulate yourself with some merit money. ”

After a pause, Xiangzi said thoughtfully: "Actually, some temples are not only places for superstition, but also have great educational significance for the public, especially the Taoist City God Temple. On the surface, it worships the ghosts and gods of the city god, but in fact, it is all about cause and effect. He taught people what they sowed, and what they will reap in the future. ”

As he spoke, Xiangzi glanced at the old lady with a serious face and continued: "The story told in the City God Temple is not used to scare people, he is the true message conveyed to humans by the ghost way. It is said that there is a book called "Jade Calendar Treasure Bank" that came from the ghost road, and it is all about karma. ”

Seeing that the old lady was listening seriously, Xiangzi sighed lightly and continued: "Now that people's hearts are not ancient, the benevolence and charity of Confucianism and Buddhism alone can no longer effectively educate the public, and there must be Taoist principles of cause and effect to shock people's hearts. ”

Seeing that Xiangzi looked worried about the country and the people, the old lady just nodded ignorantly.