Chapter 16: Rebirth - Pray for sincerity
"The hour is coming, the elder asks the two donors to hurry over."
"There is a message from Master Lao himself, so let's go over."
The husband and wife had been to the Huasheng Temple before, but at that time, Elder Fa Ming was cultivating, so they didn't bother, but just asked Master Huiming to inform the elder and set a date when the elder was free.
Originally, Xiaozhen would come to Huasheng Temple every year to pray for blessings, and they were all the same days, Xiaoyu was also curious about the reason, but Xiaozhen only said that it was just her habit. Since entering the door of Guanyin's sister, no matter where Xiaozhen goes, as long as he meets the temple, he will definitely go to incense.
In the first few years, every time Xiaoyu went to the temple, Xiaoyu would go to a nearby stall and order a pot of tea to pass the time, which was really difficult for him at that time.
But in recent years, he has been able to get used to it, and he will accompany Xiaozhen to the temple, because he gradually found that the peace of mind when worshipping the Buddha is also very helpful to his practice.
"Elder."
"The two donors have not come to the temple for some years, and the old man has been cultivating for a few days, and he has missed the time, and I hope that the two donors will not be strange."
"It's out of the way."
As he spoke, the monks who were preparing for the blessing came up to the group and informed them that everything was ready.
"Two donors, please come here."
The couple followed Elder Fa Ming to the side courtyard, which was a quiet small courtyard, not very spacious, and the meditation hall there was not very large.
"Today may be a little longer, with Elder Lao."
"It's okay, the two donors care about the people in the world, and it is really rare to remember to pray for the suffering people every year."
It is the compassionate heart of Putuo disciples, with the Diamond Sutra to purify sentient beings, but not everyone has the patience to sit and meditate from time to time, most Putuo disciples will choose to win quickly with the five elements when facing the enemy, and now with the blessing of the flowing rune, it is naturally even more so.
Xiaozhen has always been a healer in the team, and she can't bear to see others suffer, so over time, offering incense and praying for blessings has become a spiritual task she has arranged for herself.
When they arrived at the meditation hall, Elder Fa Ming walked to the cushion in the middle and sat down, while the couple sat not far behind him.
The whole meditation hall soon fell silent, except for the occasional sound of the temple bells.
The room is filled with a faint smell of incense, it will be a little pungent when you first smell it, but it is good to get used to it, the Huasheng Temple has always been full of incense, and the Zen master of Kongdu will integrate his spiritual power into this fragrance, so it can make people calm down quickly.
By the time Xiaoyu had finished praying for blessings, almost two hours had passed, much longer than before, Xiaoyu was already a little tired from sitting, he was free and easy by nature, and he didn't like to be restrained, so a long silence was extremely torturous for him.
"Husband, I'm sorry to let you stay with me for so long."
"It's okay, it's just for a while, Elder Fa Ming is willing to spend all this time for his wife, let alone me."
Xiaoyu smiled, without complaining at all, as long as Xiaozhen needed him by his side, he was willing to do it for as long as he wanted.
At noon, there was no dinner in the temple, and it was still a little early, so the husband and wife returned to the front yard, ready to go to the incense and make a wish.
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and there are many people who come to the temple to offer incense, and the temple was not so crowded when the couple came, but now it is full of people.
At this time, there were already many people lined up at the door of the Buddhist hall, and it would take some time for the couple to queue, Xiaozhen saw that Xiaoyu was a little tired, so he wanted to let him go aside to rest for a while.
"Husband, I'll probably have to wait for a while, why don't you go to the corridor over there and rest for a while."
"Lady, look at your sweat, let's go, the sun is a little big today, you have always disliked this kind of weather, don't force it."
Xiaoyu smiled and wiped the sweat from Xiaozhen's forehead with his sleeve.
"It's obviously you who are stubborn, and your injuries haven't healed yet......"
"Alright, I'll be fine."
Xiaoji's words were interrupted before she finished speaking, if she didn't stop her words quickly, I was afraid that she would be talking for a long time.
Every time Xiaoyu was injured and forced to do something, Xiaozhen would keep complaining in his ear, but of course Xiaoyu knew that she was just worried that it would make his old injury recur.
"I knew that it was okay, if it wasn't for the rain painter who found you fainting by the lake, you would have been taken away by a wild wolf, you know!"
"When did that happen, and besides, I'm not standing here right now."
"But ......"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you in the future."
"I don't believe it, you've said it eight hundred times."
Xiaozhen was defeated every time he fought with Xiaoyu, so he simply turned his head and ignored him and sulked alone. The mighty team slowly moved forward, and Xiao Zhen just looked at the flowers and plants on the side, and did not speak to Xiao Yu again.
"Really angry?"
Seeing that Xiaozhen had been ignoring him, Xiaoyu thought she was really angry, so she went to coax her again.
"Lady, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, didn't you say that you should be happier during the New Year, and there will be good luck in the new year."
Xiao Zhen has never really been angry with Xiao Yu, so he naturally changed his smile when he said this, but he still counted a few words down on him.
"I went out early today, and I tossed all morning, the lady must be hungry, let's eat some snacks first."
Today, I have to run around on the road for a long time, so Xiaoyu has prepared some snacks that are easy to carry, and if you are hungry on the road, you can pad your stomach.
"By the way, didn't my husband hand over a prayer note to Zen Master Kongdu when he came here in the morning, but did he respond?"
"Not yet, there are many pilgrims in the temple today, and the Zen master may not be empty."
"Yes, let's wait and see, if there is no news, we will visit another day."
"Hmm."
As he was talking, the chief disciple of the Transformation Temple came over, and after listening to what he said, he had been looking for the two of them for a long time.
"This person is crowded, and the two of you are easy for me to find."
There are many lay disciples in Huasheng Temple, as long as they are willing to devote themselves to practice, the Zen master of Kongdu will be included in the disciples, and this big disciple is one of them.
He was originally a child of a family, but when he was young, his family suffered an accident, and was rescued by Cheng Yanjin, he was talented and intelligent, and his mind was clear, Cheng Yanjin originally wanted to take him into the door, but he wanted to practice medicine to save the people in suffering in the world, so Cheng Yanjin sent him to Zen Master Kongdu.
"The master is lecturing at this time, and he can't be free for the time being, so please go to the Scripture Pavilion after lunch."
"Thank you, Childe."
"Childe is polite, then I won't bother."
It was almost noon when the couple finally lined up, and it was just time for lunch to come out after making a wish, so the two went to the hall to eat something.
The husband and wife went to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to spend time and space in the Zen Master's absence, and only a few disciples were sorting out the scriptures in the Zangjing Pavilion.
"You're here to find your master, right?"
"Exactly."
"Please sit down for a while, and the master will be here in a moment."
After a short time, Zen Master Kongdu walked in, and the disciples who had sorted out the scriptures left.