Fakong seemed to be inspired by the baby's journey, and turned his head to look out. At this time, the wind just stopped, and the flags fluttering in the sky hung silently, motionless. Fakong said to the old monk, "Don't move, don't move!" Look, all of you, the flags are really motionless! Because there's no wind right now! If there is wind, it moves, and when there is no wind, it stops. It can be seen that I am right, it is the wind that blows. ”

The old monk casually looked at the dead snake-like banner on the high flagpole, and said unhurriedly: "According to what you say, the movement is in the wind and not in the flag?" ”

"Of course, haven't you seen it yourself!"

The old monk asked, "According to what you say, the movement should be in the wind?" ”

The baby line took the lead and hurriedly said, "Of course." ”

The old monk Chengzhu was in his chest: "Okay, let me ask you, did the gust of wind just now also blow Baiyun Mountain?" ”

Baiyun Mountain is a beautiful mountain outside the city of Guangzhou. At the Dharma Temple, you can see its peaks and peaks reaching into the sky.

Ying Xing said: "Baiyun Mountain is not far from here, and the wind that blows the banner should also be able to blow it." ”

"So, did Baiyun Mountain sway like a banner just now?" The old monk's aggressive gaze was firmly fixed on Ying Xing and Fakong, "Say, you guys are saying!" Can the wind blow Baiyun Mountain? ”

Fakong was speechless, and Ying Xing also opened his mouth and stammered: "This ...... This ......" The old monk stared at him tightly and asked: "What is this, you answer me, the wind blows the green mountains, is the green mountains shaking?" The infant had no choice but to reply in a low voice: "Don't move." The wind can't blow the mountains. The old monk smiled triumphantly: "Isn't this enough?" Because the mountains do not move, but the flags do, so the wind blows the flags but does not blow the mountains. It can be seen that the movement is not in the wind. Ying Xing obviously felt that the old monk's theory was plausible, but he couldn't speak, and he couldn't say it clearly anyway, so he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks...... The monks and laymen in the main hall exchanged their heads and ears, some thought that what the old monk said was reasonable, and some thought that it was the wind blowing the flags, and the chaos was like a swarm of hornets flying.

Suddenly, in the corner, a very confident and very loud voice said: "I think that it is neither the wind nor the flags, but the hearts of the benevolent!" ”

It was like a boulder falling into a deep pool, and layers of ripples rippled in everyone's hearts. Master Yinzong, who had been listening to the debate with his eyes closed, opened his eyes widely, and his keen gaze caught a man who was nearly forty years old, ragged and ordinary-looking. It's Huineng! At the same time, the eyes of everyone in the audience were focused on him.

Huineng stood up unhurriedly and said, "If it is a person who can't see, can't hear, can't speak, can't think, does he know the existence of wind flags or mountains, rivers and earths? Whether it was the wind or the flags, whether they moved or not, it didn't mean anything to him. Without inner activity, the existence of all things becomes meaningless to man. Therefore, I say that it is not the wind that moves, nor the flags, but the hearts of the two masters. ”

Master Yinzong is also a senior monk who has personally seen the Five Ancestors Hongren, and Daoyan understands that just by listening to these words, he knows that the male layman in front of him who is speaking is extraordinary. The so-called wind movement and banner movement are essentially the relationship between the mind and the environment. The wind is the realm, the banner is the guest dust,

That's why Shakyamuni Buddha said, "There is a cause for the world to be born, and there is a cause for the world to perish." "Buddhism is the Dharma of dependent arising, and its highest wisdom lies in revealing the true meaning of life in the universe – dependent arising voidness. The Buddha also said: There is a reason for this, and there is a reason for this life; There is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this. Everything in the universe is born of causes, and they arise from each other, depend on each other, condition each other, and precondition each other, that is, cause and effect each other.

For example, if there is only wind and flags, or there are only flags, there will be no phenomenon of wind flags dancing; Or the flag, though it is there, is not hung high on the flagpole, and no amount of wind can blow it; Or the banner was raised, but the wind did not blow here, but in other places, so that there was no scene of the banner fluttering.

So, it's not the wind, it's not the flag. Why is the heart moving? The Three Realms are idealistic, and the Ten Thousand Laws are only knowledgeable. When the mind is born, all kinds of laws are born, and when the heart is destroyed, all kinds of laws are destroyed. Movement, good and evil, beauty and ugliness, good and bad...... All the contradictions and antagonisms in the world are forcibly separated by those of us according to our own likes and dislikes, interests, and so on. All disputes and contradictions arise from the result of us choosing one over the other with different values.

Who's right and who's wrong? There is nothing in the world, and mediocrity disturbs itself. Huineng has already realized in real life: the environment is created by the heart, the law is born from the heart, and everything is the role of our hearts. So, today he said: It is not the wind that moves, it is not the banner that moves, but the heart.

I don't know when, Ying Xing came to Huineng's side, and he said in a daze, "I know you." I've known you for a long time. ”

Huineng smiled kindly and asked, "When have you seen me?" ”

Everyone is looking forward to Ying Xing being able to tell the origin of this inconspicuous but extraordinary person.

But Ying Xing said, "I saw you in a dream. ”

The crowd sighed in disappointment.

At this time, the old monk suddenly said, "How do you know that we are excited?" You're not me, how do you know if my heart can't move? ”

Zhuangzi and Keiko once played on the bridge in Haoshui. Zhuangzi was very envious of the happiness of fish. Keiko asked him, "You are not a fish, how do you know the happiness of fish?" ”

Zhuangzi replied: "You are not me, how do you know that I do not know the joy of fish?" "The old monk skillfully used the ancient wit of Zhuangzi here. Everyone felt that there was a lot of excitement, and they all looked at Huineng and waited for him to answer.

Huineng calmly replied, "Because, you and this little master have enlightened mind, Buddha nature, and all living beings have Buddha nature......

Ying Xing interrupted Hui Neng's words: "Wrong! Human beings have human nature, and only Buddhas have Buddha nature. ”

Huineng asked him, "You don't believe you have Buddha nature?" ”

The infant shook his head: "Of course I don't believe it." I want to have Buddha nature, I have already become a Buddha, and I still use it to grind my teeth with you here? ”

Huineng suddenly raised his slap and made a gesture to hit the baby. The little baby fled in a hurry and tripped over the futon, looking even more embarrassed than if he had been beaten. Everyone laughed, and the old monk was even more happy.

Ying Xing sat on the ground with a sad face, pointed at Huineng and said, "You look good, your heart is really bad!" I, I, I thought you were ......"

"Who am I?"

"Forget it, you're not anyway."

People were confused by his headless, mindless words. Huineng pulled up the baby and asked with a smile, "Why did you dodge just now?" ”

"If you want to hit me, can I not dodge!"

"But, did I hit you? How do you know I'm going to hit you? ”

"I, I ......"

Huineng said seriously: "Because you are afraid of pain, you can predict that I am going to hit you, so you subconsciously dodge." This proves that you have your own nature. Isn't this kind of mind that avoids suffering, seeks liberation, and longs for peace and happiness exactly what we have in our consciousness, our Buddha-nature? ”

Master Yinzong, who had been quietly looking at Hui Neng, couldn't help but open his eyes a little wider at this time, looked at Hui Neng for a while, and then closed it tightly for some reason.

Ying Xing danced happily: "Wow, I have Buddha nature!" I'm going to become a Buddha! Me, I...... Why didn't I become a Buddha? ”

"Because you're excited. The banner moves but the heart does not move, purify its mind, empty its body, and naturally enter the avenue. ”

Ying Xing circled around Huineng and muttered, "I know who you are, I know!" You are ......"

And they listened heedly to what the infant said. Who knows, he stood in front of Huineng, but asked people: "Are you?" ”

Everyone thought that Ying Xing's words were clueless and unreasonable, but Huineng replied with a smile, and the answer was even more inexplicable: "You think I am, I am naturally so." So the two of them smiled inexplicably, looking very happy.

The old monk was unhappy: "This benefactor, all living beings have Buddha nature, and it has long been said in the "Nirvana Sutra" that this is common sense in Buddhism, what is there to be proud of!" ”

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, today's karma is rare, so I will simply say a few more words. From the perspective of Buddhism, everything in the universe comes into being because of a cause. The same is true of the fluttering of the flag, which does not move if there is no wind; If there were no flags, no matter how strong the wind was, there would be no flags fluttering. So, I say, it's not the wind, it's not the flag. ”

At this moment, the noise of the crowd suddenly stopped, as Master Yin Zong got down from the high Dharma seat and walked towards Hui Neng. He bowed deeply to Hui Neng, and said with a smile on his face: "The practitioner talks extraordinary, and every sentence is to the point of Zen, he must not be an ordinary person!" It is said that the mantle of the five ancestors of Huangmei has been passed down to the south for more than ten years, could it be that the walker is the sixth ancestor Huineng master? ”

Huineng also smiled and saluted: "Don't dare." Hui Neng has met Master Yinzong. ”

Master Yin Zong shouted loudly: "The walker is indeed the Master of the Six Ancestors, and it is indeed the Sixth Ancestor who has come out of the mountain!" We have eyes but no beads, please be worshiped by the poor monks! Master Yin Zong knelt on the ground and bowed to Hui Neng.

Huineng rushed forward, pulled him up, and said: "The rules of Buddhism are that you should only worship and leave your family in your family, how can you bow to me!" ”

"Why should the Sixth Patriarch be too humble? In the world's etiquette, those who hear the Tao first are teachers; Buddhism rules, those who get the degree early are respected. You are a patriarch of a generation, and we deserve to be taught! ”

The baby didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, squeezed over and said brainlessly: "Are you really you?" ”

Huineng smiled: "I am naturally me." ”

"You're the Southern Barbarian who snatched someone's robe and ran away without a trace?"

Master Yinzong shouted: "Baby, don't be rude!" ”

"It doesn't matter. In a sense, it was indeed me who robbed someone else's robe. You think, if I don't go to Dongchan Temple, the mantle of my master, the Five Patriarchs, will naturally be passed on to others. ”

Venerable Yin Zong smiled happily and said, "Master Six Patriarchs, please take a seat, and please show me your mantle so that I can wait to burn incense and pray for blessings and wisdom." ”

Huineng was put on the throne. He unwrapped his baggage, took out his robe, and draped it over his body. An inconspicuous robe, an inconspicuous person, however, when the two are combined, Huineng is not the shabby-looking Huineng just now, but the radiant Sixth Ancestor; As soon as the robe was in Huineng's body, it immediately radiated a brilliant and dazzling light. The monks and laymen knelt down one after another to admire the spirit of the six ancestors.

Huineng lowered his eyes and closed his eyes, sitting motionless on the throne in the noise, not shocked by honor and disgrace, and forgetting both things and me.

At this time, thousands of miles away in Dangyang Mountain, Jingzhou, the thatched hut in the mountain forest still exists, and the little novice has become a personable young monk. He was boiling water in a furnace outside the house, when he suddenly heard the chanting from the window:

All the Dharma is inherent in the mind. He begged out of his heart, and fled away from his father.

Immediately, Shenxiu, who was already seventy years old, walked out of the room. The young monk bowed and said, "Congratulations, you have been in retreat for fifteen years, and today you have finally completed your merits. ”

Shenxiu returned the salute and said: "The water drops are worn by stones, and the ropes are sawed and the wood is broken." After fifteen years of hard work, I finally got through the final Zen pass. In the past fifteen years, you have been protecting me, and you have worked hard for you. ”

The young monk said respectfully, "It is my honor to contribute my modest contribution to your enlightenment. ”

Shenxiu said solemnly: "From today on, you are my disciple, and the law name is Zhicheng." ”

"Thank you, Master, for giving me my Dharma name!" Zhicheng knelt down and saluted.