Elder Guangkong retreated from everyone, leaving Zhiqing alone to talk in his meditation room. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Ziyun originally wanted to take this opportunity to meet the old abbot and thank him, but who knew that the old abbot had a serious expression, and only said a few words before letting everyone disperse, so he didn't dare to make a casual mistake, just obediently followed the masters in the courtyard out of the meditation room, and planned to walk around the garden, so as to wait for Zhiqing to come out.

Everyone retreated, and the meditation room suddenly seemed a lot empty, Master Guangkong tried to get up from the futon and stand up, Zhiqing saw this, and hurriedly reached out to help him. Master Guangkong got up, slowly walked to the bronze Buddha statue in his bedroom, picked up a duster next to him, and gently brushed the dust off the Buddha statue.

"Master, let me come!"

"No, no, the old man can still move!" He also read: "The body is a Bodhi tree, the heart is like a mirror, always wipe, don't make dust!" ”

After the old monk dusted off the Buddha statue, he walked to the living room again, sat down at a coffee table for the guests, and asked Zhiqing: "Zhiqing, what have you realized when you went down the mountain to Daming Temple to seek Taoism?" ”

"Well...... this" Zhiqing only understood after hearing this sentence that the old abbot was going to check his homework. I went down the mountain this time, originally to learn the scriptures and seek the Tao, Daming Temple is the royal temple in the previous dynasty, not only the incense is vigorous, and the temple contains thousands of Buddhist classics, it is the center of Buddhist culture in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The disciple went down the mountain this time, and listened to the monks and uncles in the temple every day in the Daming Temple, and also read a lot of Buddhist classics that are not available in our temple in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, such as Master Xuanzang's translation of "Yoga Theory", "Bodhisattva Precepts", and "Pure Consciousness" are the first time I have seen it!"

"Oh, that's really a big gain!" Elder Guangkong knew that Zhiqing was smart and studious when he was a child, and he was naturally relieved to see that he could take advantage of this opportunity to go down the mountain to read the scriptures. He also said, "Since you have grown a lot, let me ask you, what is the purpose of our cultivation?" ”

"Self-crossing and crossing!" Zhiqing replied categorically.

"What is self-ferried?"

"Self-crossing is to cross oneself, and the monks meditate, chant and participate in meditation and enlightenment are to open the mind, so that they can be liberated from thousands of troubles, and be free of desires, selflessness, and troubles."

"Well, that's good, but what is the realm that the monks are pursuing?"

"It's all empty! Everything in the world is illusory, the wind is empty, the fire is empty, Bodhi is empty, and the mirror is empty! ”

"Then this female benefactor outside is also empty?" The elder suddenly opened a window in the room, and pointed to the purple cloud girl who was playing alone in the garden.

"This benefactor......

Zhiqing followed the direction pointed by the elder, but saw Ziyun sitting alone in the courtyard under the hexagonal pavilion to enjoy the flowers and fish, at this time it was past the Qingming season, just as the weather was warming, there was a newly planted red peach by the pavilion was about to bud, Ziyun stood under the peach tree, leaned over to sniff the delicate flower bones, a refreshing fragrance made her fascinated.

At this time, Zhiqing stood in front of the window and was stunned, but he didn't dare not answer the elder's question, so he continued to speak: "This female benefactor... Also... It's also empty..."

"Also empty? Lao Wei saw that this female benefactor was innocent by nature, and she was also smart and clever, and heard that she was lost with her parents when she was a child and was sold to a brothel in Gelou, such a fateful woman, didn't you move a little compassion?

Our Buddhist disciples have always been compassionate, and they can't see others suffering, this girl can't even find her biological parents, although she has escaped a money tiger today, she can't guarantee that there will be Sun Laohu and Li Laohu tomorrow? For such a weak woman who is bullied and has an uncertain future, you are also empty-eyed? ”

"This ......" Zhiqing was suddenly asked by the elders, although he said that the four were empty, but in his heart he couldn't let go of Ziyun, although Ziyun was rescued by him up the mountain, but he could save her for a while, but he couldn't save her for a lifetime. If Ziyun is really empty in his eyes, then why do he always want to talk to her when he is free? Why did he fight for her when Qian Laohu robbed her relatives? Why was he so excited that he was about to cry when the county magistrate broke off Ziyun's marriage contract? What is the reason for all this?

"It's... Disciple... I really don't know how to answer. When the disciple saw that the benefactor was being bullied, he rescued her up the mountain, and today she has been saved, but he does not know how to place her? From this point of view, it is distressing not to save her, and it is still distressing to save her, the disciple does not know whether everything he has done is right or wrong, and he also asks the abbot to guide him! Zhiqing secretly lowered his head, because he was indeed in pain.

Elder Guangkong saw Zhiqing bowing his head and repenting, his face was full of confusion, but he didn't give him any guidance, just smiled "hehe" and said, "It seems that our Zhiqing has really grown up!" ”

"Zhiqing, if you want to get rid of your troubles, you must first understand what your troubles are, you grew up in the mountains since you were a child, and your masters and uncles love you very much, so you have never experienced the suffering of the world, although you know that monks should be 'selfless', 'desireless', and 'troubleless', but you don't know what 'me', what 'desire' is, and what 'troubles' are."

"What is 'I'? What is 'desire'? What is 'trouble'? ......" Zhiqing repeated the elder's words in a low voice, but he couldn't fully understand the meaning of the elder's words. Yes, he doesn't even know who he is, so how can he talk about selflessness?

"Master... Disciple... Disciple has always had a question for you, but I don't know ...... Should I ask? Zhiqing suddenly raised his head, his brows furrowed, his face was solemn, and his eyes were staring at the old abbot's eyes, as if he was afraid that he had said something wrong.

"Oh? What's the problem? You...... Just ask! As he spoke, Elder Guangkong turned around and walked towards the inner room, fiddling with the rosary beads in his hand one by one.

"Who are the parents of the disciples? How did you pick me up and bring me back to the temple sixteen years ago? In the past, when the disciples asked you, you didn't want to tell me, but I hope that today, you can make the disciples understand what 'I' is! ”

Elder Guangkong listened to Zhiqing's words, but only stopped walking slowly, but did not turn back to give Zhiqing any reply, only recited the sentence "Amitabha", and then stopped speaking.

"Master, just tell your disciple! No matter what reason my parents abandoned the disciples, the disciples would not blame them! The disciples only want to know who they really are, and if they are still in this world, the disciples just want to see them! ”

"Amitabha, your parents... Long gone! ”

"What? …”

Zhiqing stood quietly in place, stunned