Hui Ming strode and stopped Hui Neng. Seeing this, Hui Neng took out the robe passed down to him by the Fifth Ancestor Hongren Master and put it on a big stone.

He said to Hui Ming: "You have traveled thousands of miles to track down me, just to fight for the robe. Oh, this is the mantle that has been passed down from the ancestors of Zen Buddhism through the ages, you can take it. However, this mantle is a token of heart-to-heart initiation between the ancestors, and it cannot be obtained by relying on strength to fight. ”

Hui Ming never imagined that such a precious robe would be so easy to obtain. Could it be that the dignity of the sixth generation of patriarchs has easily come into our hands? He looked at Huineng with suspicion.

Hui Neng's eyes looked at the place where the mountain and the sky were connected, Hui Ming didn't see anything abnormal, so he went to get the robe, however, God knows what was going on, he was a strong man with a thousand strengths, and he couldn't pick up a thin robe with all his strength! He tried again, but the robe still didn't move. It was as if the robe had become one with the stone and with the whole mountain, river and earth.

At this moment, Hui Ming couldn't help but sweat like rain.

Yes, this robe is a token handed down by the Buddha Shakyamuni, representing the heart seal of the Buddha. You have not attained enlightenment, you have not attained the Fa, you have not received the inheritance of your ancestors, and even if you use force to win it, it is only a façade! No amount of gloriousness can change its original essence. Donkey dung and eggs are very bare, but they are still a piece of stinky, and they will never become jewelry.

Besides, this Zen mantle was personally taught to Huineng by the fifth ancestor of the master, Master Hongren, is it child's play? Just imagine, from the first ancestor Bodhidharma to the fifth ancestor Hongren, the ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation, how can there ever be a difference?

Hui Ming was afraid from doubt, from fear to respect, and then, his whole body trembled. After all, he was a pious and upright monk, and he knew the cause and effect well, so he immediately repented and hurriedly said, "Xingshi, please forgive me, I was wrong. I am here for the Fa, not for the robe. I heard that you have obtained the lineage inheritance of the five ancestors and become the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, please speak for me. ”

Huineng nodded in satisfaction and sat down on the big rock. He patted the place next to him and motioned for Hyeming to sit down and rest as well.

Hui Ming is full of respect for Huineng at this time, how can he sit side by side with him? He sat on Huineng's knees, and respectfully saluted the six ancestors.

Huineng stretched out his right hand, kindly stroked the top of his head, and said kindly: "Since you are here for the Fa, I will teach you the Zen Dharma." ”

A warm current slowly spreads from the top of Huiming's head to the whole body, like bathing in the spring breeze, like drinking nectar, like Daigo empowerment, like elixir to moisten the heart...... Hui Ming was so excited that he burst into tears.

Hui Neng patted him lightly and said, "Don't get too excited. First close your eyes, calm your mind, cut off the outer edges, clear all your inner thoughts, and then I will tell you. ”

After a while, Hui Neng saw that Hui Ming's complexion had returned to normal, and his breathing had become thin and light, if there was nothing, so he whispered in his ear: "Don't think about what you are good, don't think about what is evil, at this time, which is your true face?" ”

What kind of state is it that we do not think about good and evil, that is, we leave all the delusions of separation and opposition, and our minds do not move or waver, and we do not give birth to any thought and are clear?

This is like a waterhole in the deep mountains and old forests, when the wind completely stops, there is no ripple on the water surface, because the pool water is in a static state, all the impurities in the water precipitate. At this time, you will see that the things in the pool are delicate and clear; At the same time, all the scenes outside the pond are reflected on the surface of the water. This kind of artistic conception, in the words of the Zen patriarch, is "the autumn moon in the clear pool, the spirit is not ambiguous".

Hui Ming's heart is in this state. Under the prompting of Huineng, he suddenly looked back, looked back, and suddenly realized. Like suddenly unloading a thousand pounds of heavy burden, like inadvertently breaking free from a thousand years of imprisonment, Huiming, who was enlightened at that moment of stone, fire and lightning, was so happy that he didn't know what to do, but he just held Huineng's leg with tears in his eyes, and kept shaking like a child. After a while, when he realized his very childish behavior, he smiled embarrassedly.

He thought for a while, and then asked Huineng: "Sixth Patriarch, apart from these, is there a more secret Dharma?" ”

Huineng said: "What I can tell you is not a secret. If there are any secrets, they are all in your own heart. In your own heart, you are more than me, more than the Buddha, but there is not a lot at all. ”

When Hui Ming heard this, he was like a poor man named Hanako, who had been looking for wealth all day long outside but had not found it, and now suddenly found an inexhaustible treasure in his own home. He could not help but be glad and chagrined: glad that he would no longer be poor; I am annoyed that I have been trying to find it all my life, but it turns out that the treasure is by my side!

Hui Ming said: "I have been practicing under the Five Ancestors for many years, but I have never been able to realize my true colors. Thanks to your teachings today, it can be said that people drink water, and know their own warmth and coldness. From now on, you will be my master. Please bow down to the disciples. ”

Hui Ming solemnly knelt down to thank the teacher.

Huineng picked him up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You and I are both apprentices of the Five Ancestors, and we should take the master as a teacher together." ”

Hui Ming said: "I have already seen my mind and I don't want to go back to Dongchan Temple. I don't know where to go to promote the Dharma and reach out to all sentient beings? ”

Huineng thought for a moment and said, "When you go to a place with the word 'Yuan', you stop, and when you come across a place with the word 'Meng', you stay." ”

Sure enough, in the future, Hui Ming was born in Mengshan in Yuanzhou to teach the Dharma, abbot the dojo, promote Zen Buddhism, have a great influence, and become a party master.

After Hui Ming got Huineng's heart seal, he was naturally full of joy. Suddenly, his face sank as he remembered the pursuers behind him. He hurriedly said to Hui Neng, "Master, please leave quickly and continue south." Otherwise, Shadow Hidden and they will be chasing after them! I'll deal with them when you're gone. ”

Huineng nodded, put on his robe, and floated away in the breeze. He disappeared into the white clouds of the mountains like a wandering fairy. In the misty clouds, there seems to be a chanting sound drifting in the wind: illusion is still disillusioned, and the illusion is not over. Peace of mind has its own place, and there is no one to ask for it.

Hui Ming walked down from the mountain, and as soon as he reached the valley, he met Ying Yin and the others.

Ying Yin asked eagerly, "Senior Brother Huiming, did you catch up with that Southern Barbarian?" ”

Hui Ming said: "I went up to the mountain pass first, and after waiting there for a long time, I didn't see the shadow of Hui Neng at all. I also inquired with the caravan from Shaozhou in the south, and they had never met anyone like Huineng. Perhaps, or you are right, he did not go down this path. ”

Shadow Hidden Road; "I told you a long time ago that he would go straight back to Guangzhou along the main road!"

"Then what are we still rubbing here, turn back and chase down that road!" Hui Ming seemed to remember something again, and said: "Oh, by the way, everyone, from today onwards, I will change my Fa name to Daoming, please forgive me." ”

Ying Yin was stunned: "Why...... Oh, you don't want to be the same as that Southern Barbarian, well, very good! Daoming pursed his lips, said nothing, and led the monks to another path.