Huineng looked at Chen Yaxian and sighed: "Alas, in fact, there is only one root of the disease. When you own property, it takes possession of all of you, and you become a slave to them. You are always worried about your hard-earned family business! I am afraid that my children and grandchildren will not be good, and I will easily throw away your life's hard work; afraid that the world will be uneven, and others will kill people for money; Fear of unjust souls asking for debts, and being burned by the fire of the sky......"

Chen Yaxian knelt down in front of Hui Neng: "Master, master, you are a high-ranking monk, can you do a Dharma for me to resolve these disasters?" I, I, I'm willing to bear the cost of doing things, ten taels of silver is enough, right? ”

The baby shrugged his nose: "Knock on the door!" Hui Neng said seriously: "The karma is in your heart, how can I get rid of it for you?" If you are sick, can I take medicine for you? Man, only oneself can save oneself. ”

Chen Yaxian: "That, that ......"

Hui Neng saw that the time was almost over, and turned the conversation to the topic: "I won't tell you, the poor monk is here to turn his fate today." In the Bodhisattva Method, there are six degrees of ten thousand actions, and generosity is the first. If the old benefactor can give away his property, not only will his karma disappear immediately, but his merit will be immeasurable. ”

Chen Yaxian said nervously, "Really? Alas, Master Huineng, how much can I give to eliminate the disaster? ”

Huineng took out a rectangular cloth towel from his bag and said, "If the poor monk wants to find a place to meditate, as long as the donor can give me a piece of land that this seat can cover." ”

Chen Yaxian looked at this seat, it was less than five feet long and no more than three feet wide, and he breathed a long sigh of relief: "You are a famous monk, but you can't be blinded!" ”

Huineng said with great certainty: "The monks don't lie, and they don't joke!" ”

Chen Yaxian smiled lightly: "Okay, I'll accompany you, please choose any piece of land!" ”

Huineng, Chen Yaxian, and Ying Xing walked out of the village and came to the bank of Cao River. Huineng glanced around and asked, "Master Chen, which land is yours?" ”

Chen Yaxian pointed to the east, west, north and south: "East to that mountain, west to that river, south to the woods, north to the mountain peak." These are my family business, master choose. ”

Hui Neng said yes and slowly walked towards a forest on the bank of Cao Xi. In the mountains, wherever there is a stream, there are lush forests on both sides. They are fed by the stream and give back to the stream. In this way, the stream inadvertently flowed green streamers in the valley. So, the mountains are green, the water is beautiful, the sky is blue, and the wind is soft.

The three of them came to the grove on the bank of Cao Xi, and Huineng casually found a vacant space and unfolded his seat. Chen Yaxian was puzzled: "This is the place you chose?" ”

Huineng smiled: "Yes, here it is." Master Chen, please be seated. ”

After speaking, Huineng sat down first, closed his eyes, and soon entered a state of pleasant and comfortable meditation.

Chen Yaxian looked at his peaceful and comfortable demeanor and sat down as well. The forest was quiet, and the sunlight seemed to be dyed green through the layers of leaves; After the wind is combed by the woods, it is refreshing and intoxicating.

Chen Yaxian, a wealthy man, has not been so leisurely among the mountains and rivers as he is today. The unique fragrance of the woodland and the sound of the bubbling stream made him feel a long-lost cordiality and an inexplicable touch.

A large grasshopper spreads its colorful wings and flies over their heads. The infant crept away and went to the edge of the forest to catch grasshoppers.

When Chen Yaxian saw the baby, she couldn't help but think of her childhood, that carefree, simple and happy time......

At that time, the mountains and rivers here were not surnamed Chen, and the Chen family was just an ordinary family of food and clothing in the mountains. Like all the children in the mountains, he was left in the mountains, hung in the woods, and floated in the streams. A wildflower, a grasshopper, a school of small fish, can bring them great surprises. As a result, their happy laughter echoed in the mountains and forests all day long, flowing like a rushing stream......

The woods were lively with silence: magpies were chirping, building houses with long and short dry branches; The woodpecker knocked here and looked there, and the forest was filled with the sound of its work.

The sound of woodpeckers tapping and slapping shook a bright smile on Chen Yaxian's face. He knew that the hollows left behind by woodpeckers often became new homes that sparrows liked. As a child, he and his friends often climbed trees and pulled out a few sleek sparrow eggs, or fluffy little sparrows, from the hollows of the trees......

Once, he put his hand into the hollow of the tree and touched something cold, and the Bodhisattva blessed him, so that he immediately realized that he was catching a snake! He trembled with fear and fell from the tree. Fortunately, he let go in time and didn't catch the snake, otherwise he would definitely have been bitten hard.

The beautiful and the ugly, the warm and the cold, are mixed together. Just like this mountain, this water, and this forest, they were all fun little sparrows, but when you hold them tightly in your hands and become your own private property, you know that this is a greedy poisonous snake: one moment you are worried that naughty children are playing with fire and igniting the mountains and forests, and the next you are worried about someone stealing trees; If it doesn't rain, you're worried about drought, and when it rains, you're afraid of floods...... The heart that can't be, the endless worries, either suffer or lose, endlessly, endlessly, and wake up several times every night......

Since then, the simple and fulfilling satisfaction, the unrestrained joy, have become distant dreams, and they can never be found again.

A crystal tear oozed from the corner of Chen Yaxian's eye.

When he opened his eyes, Huineng was looking at him with a smile. He wanted to laugh too, but the smile was very sour, very sad, and he sighed unconsciously.

Huineng asked with concern, "Why is Lord Chen sighing?" ”

Chen Yaxian said: "The old man has long heard people say: with gold and silver in his waist, he can't eat more than three meals a day; There are thousands of spacious buildings, and they are only three feet wide for sleeping. But I haven't woken up, I haven't seen through, and I'm reluctant to let go. Now it seems that I, the richest man in Caoxi, am not as happy as you as a monk with empty hands. ”

Huineng said with a smile: "Master Chen used his talents to accumulate Wanguan family property, there is nothing wrong with it, the key is the way to own it and the method to use it." As he spoke, Huineng picked up a handful of fine sand from the sand, poured a part of it into Chen Yaxian's hand, and let him hold it tightly.

However, the harder he clutched, the faster the sand drained away, and in the end there was not much left. At the same time, Huineng opened his palm, but the sand in his hand rarely fell.

Huineng then said: "Property is like sand in this hand, the more you try to grasp it and hold it tightly, the faster it will be lost; And if you take it out and share it with the public, not only will it not decrease, but it may increase. ”

Chen Yaxian didn't believe it. Wealth will only be used less and less, how can there be a reason to increase instead of decreasing?

Huineng knew that he didn't believe it, so he smiled and said, "Master Chen, it seems that you often feel the pain of losing and wasting money, but you rarely experience the joy of giving money. It's like you have a vast mountain land, but you rarely feel the tranquility of the forest as you do today. ”

Chen Yaxian had to nod. Huineng said: "People often say that good steel is used on the blade. Similarly, the value of wealth creators can only be fully demonstrated by using money where it is needed most. This is like the same bag of rice, which is moldy, which naturally makes people feel distressed; If you give alms to the hungry, you may save a life. I believe that saving people will bring a sense of honor, accomplishment and happiness to Chen Shi Zhu more than waste. ”

Chen Yaxian was very embarrassed, because in the past, he often put the grain stored at home to be moldy, and he was reluctant to take it out to help his neighbors. Now that I think about it, I do feel ashamed, ridiculous, and stupid.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng also said: "Using the wealth in your hands in the right place and letting it play its due role will inevitably bring great happiness to the person who has wealth, and will inevitably stimulate his motivation and wisdom to create more wealth." At the same time, building bridges and roads, helping the needy and helping the needy will greatly improve a person's credibility, and people will naturally be willing to deal with him, and then the financial road will be wide and the financial resources will be rolling. Besides, generosity accumulates great blessings and is blessed by the Bodhisattva. So you see, those famous and benevolent people in the world are not only rich and rich, but also often old birthday stars who are blessed and healthy, and have children and grandchildren. ”

Chen Yaxian thought about it seriously, indeed, as Huineng said, those famous families who are rich and noble are all good families. And those nouveau riche who are deceived and abducted, their children and grandchildren are almost all ruined sons with all kinds of poisons, and their families will soon be ruined. He recalled what Huineng had said to himself this day, and every word was really heartfelt, all for his own good. So, he knelt down in front of Huineng and said sincerely, "Old man...... No, no! Disciples, disciples are stupid, they have not had the opportunity to listen to the teachings of the master before, and they do not know the mysteries of the Dharma. ”

Huineng folded his salute and picked him up, smiled and said, "Buddhism talks about the word 'yuan'. Now, the opportunity for the poor monk and Chen Shizhu to meet has arrived, so the poor monk came uninvited and came to the door. ”

Chen Yaxian said: "The disciple understands the truth of 'the sea of suffering is boundless, and turning back is the shore'. I voluntarily donated all the land in Cao Xi to Baoling Temple to support the master. ”

Huineng shook his head and said with a smile: "There's no need for that, if you can donate a few acres of land to build a temple, the poor monk will be grateful." ”

Chen Yaxian said sincerely: "The disciple is sincere. ”

Huineng said, "If you have this kind of charity, and then you can practice it, you will be able to give up all your greed and attachment, and your mind will be liberated." At the same time, giving alms to the monks has great merit. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will bless you with no disasters and diseases, peace of mind and good health. ”

Chen Yaxian muttered to himself: "Thank you for the teaching, thank you for the teaching...... Master"

Since then, Chen Yaxian, like Cao Shanren, has become Huineng's most devout protector disciple.