Huineng thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but applaud: "The book is so well written, this is talking about Buddhism and practice!" ”

Li Xueru couldn't cry or laugh: "Huineng, you heard it right, right? I am reading to you the Confucian classics, the "University" in the "Book of Rites", not the Buddhist scriptures narrated by Shakyamuni Buddha. ”

Huineng said: "Whether it is a Buddha or a Confucian, they are all edifying people. Just the paragraph you just read, the so-called way of university is in Mingmingde, Mingmingde is to be clear-minded and enlightened. How can it be Mingde? The method you said in the book is very correct, first of all, we must do 'stop', know the stop, and then have a decision. After the kung fu is cultivated at home, there will be determination, and only after it is settled can it be truly quiet, and after it is quiet, it can be peaceful, can think, and can think, and only through thinking can the door of wisdom be opened, and only then can it be clear and virtuous, that is, clear mind. These teachings are exactly the same as the process of practicing precepts, concentration, and wisdom in Buddhism. ”

Li Xueru looked at Huineng in surprise, as if he didn't know him anymore.

Huineng was afraid that he would not understand, so he explained in more layman's terms: "The precepts spoken of in Buddhism are like dense forests, with which they are blocked, the wind outside cannot blow in. With this protective layer, our hearts are just like a quiet deep pool in the forest, always in a quiet state where the water surface does not have waves, and the sediment in the water is not overflowing, which is Ding. ”

When Huineng said this, he paused, looked at Li Xueru, saw that he was listening very carefully, and said, "In this fixed state, not only the water quality is clear and transparent, and the things in the water can be seen at a glance, but also the water surface is as smooth as a mirror, which can shine on the sky and the earth." The wind and clouds in the sky are changing, the birds in the air are low, and the wind and grass on the ground are all hidden. At the same time, it is clear that it is unmoving, and it will not be disturbed by the chaos of the outside world. This is the wisdom that comes from concentration. This kind of wisdom is not wisdom, not knowledge, but the most fundamental wisdom of man! ”

Li Xueru was stunned, and after a while, he came back to his senses, and couldn't help but applaud again and again, and applauded unconsciously.

Huineng was embarrassed by him and shouted, "Uncle Li, what are you doing here?" Are you watching me act? ”

Li Xueru said: "Huineng, what you said is better than those famous actors." I'm really convinced of you now. I've been reading the Book of Rites for so long. University", I didn't understand how to be Mingde. Moreover, almost all Confucian scholars only literally understood these words as a kind of knowledge and a great truth, and no one ever thought that it was actually a practical method of cultivating the mind! It's really 'listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years'. Please be bowed by the old man. ”

Li Xueru gave a very serious salute.

Huineng hurriedly returned the salute: "Uncle Li, you are too modest. ”

Li Xueru shook his head and said seriously: "No, I am by no means polite. Although you are speaking from the perspective of practicing Buddhism, the principle is the same. It seems that the Dharma is boundless, and it is sure to be a key to unlocking the great wisdom of life. ”

The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and before they knew it, they were already in the middle of the moon.

At this time, Hedang Huineng had a relationship with Li Xueru's sister, Fa Hui Nishi. After she heard in the temple that her eldest brother's little daughter was bitten by a poisonous snake, she came down the mountain overnight, saw that Xiaolan had recovered, folded her hands, and said: "Amitabha, Buddha bless!" Then asked Li Xueru: "Big brother, what did you talk about just now?" ”

"What about me talking to Huineng about Buddhist scriptures? I was talking about you just now, and he said that he had the opportunity to ask you about the Dharma. ”

Hearing her eldest brother say this, she came to her spirit and said to Hui Neng, "The Nirvana Sutra is the last sutra that the Buddha said before his death, and it is also one of the most important and profound Buddhist scriptures in Buddhism. Later Qin Daolang Master said that it "covers the Xuantang of the Dharma Body, the treasure of enlightenment, the mirror of the abyss of all scriptures, and the sect of ten thousand streams." Because of it, the famous allusion of "Taoism said, stubborn stone nodded" was born in the history of Chixian. From ancient times to the present, many people have devoted their lives to the study of the Nirvana Sutra.

When it comes to Buddhist scriptures, Dharma Hui Nun naturally talks about the Nirvana Sutra.

With a smile on his face, Venerable Hui Nun said to Hui Neng respectfully, "Seeing that you are young, my eldest brother respects you so much, I guess you are very good at studying Buddhism. Although the Nirvana Sutra has been recited for many years, there are still many places that are not well understood, so please ask the little master for guidance. As he spoke, Master Fahui Ni took out the thick scripture from his bosom and handed it to Huineng.

Huineng shook his hand and said, "I'm ashamed, I've never been in the school, so I can't read, let alone read the scriptures." However, if you read the scriptures aloud, perhaps I can explain the meaning for you. ”

The smile on the face of the Dharma Hui Nun was like a lotus flower, and it instantly condensed into a thick cloud. She lowered her eyes and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "The Buddha precepts are false. Therefore, those who study Buddhism should be honest first. If you can't even read a word, how can you explain the profound truth of the scriptures? ”

"The truth of Buddhism has nothing to do with words!" This Hui Neng is really not amazing!

Master Fahui was shocked by his words: "What? The miraculous and mysterious Dharma has nothing to do with words? So, what do you need for these millions of volumes of Buddhist scriptures? Tang Sanzang died nine times and went to the west to learn scriptures, wasn't it just to bring back some scriptures? ”

She stared at Huineng like a monster. Huineng sniffed inexplicably, and while looking around, he said, "Where did the fragrance of flowers come from?" ”

This Hui Neng is not only a "blind man with open eyes", but also really like a blind man, even the raw herbs for treating snake wounds such as the "White Flower Snake Tongue Grass" that Master Fa Hui Nun brought in just now and the mountain flower that he wore on his chest.

Pointing to the herbs and the mountain flower on her chest, she said, "Well, every morning when a poor nun picks wild flowers and offers them to the Buddha, he always likes to wear one. The faint fragrance in the room is emitted by these raw herbs and this mountain flower. ”

Huineng tilted his ears and listened to something: "Where does anyone play the piano?" ”

Li Xueru said: "There is a mountain stream near the house, and the water is tinkling, like the sound of a piano. Look, it's over there. ”

Li Xueru's hand pointed out of the house.

Huineng's gaze did not follow the direction of his fingers, but looked at his fingers seriously.

Li Xueru was angry and funny, and said: "Huineng, you were originally a very shrewd person, what's wrong now?" What do you see my fingers for? The fingers are not streams, nor do they make a sound! ”

At this time, Hui Neng laughed and said, "You see, the true meaning of the Dharma is like a beautiful fragrance of flowers, and it is also like a beautiful flowing water; And the words are like the fingers you show me. Your fingers can point out the fragrance of flowers and flowing water, but your fingers themselves are not fragrant mountain flowers or beautiful streams. Moreover, looking at beautiful flowers and listening to the flowing water of mountain streams does not necessarily have to be through your fingers. ”

In the end, Huineng concluded: "The wisdom of the Buddhas is not about words. So, don't be attached to the scriptures. ”

"Oh my God, you are a prodigy, a bodhisattva in the flesh! Amitabha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, how can he be poor and rich, he has to meet a living Bodhisattva! ”

Master Fahui stood up, straightened his robe, and bowed to Huineng Five......

Huineng respects the old and the young, and refuses to accept her worship no matter what. But she was a bhikshuni, and he was a man himself, and he couldn't support her with his hands, so he quickly knelt down first......